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WHAT ARE BipTTsT PRINCIPLES
Brother Roweu Confcs.ina his Inability to
Find Omt-Dr. uIscoa's Ketort.

i've been fifteen years trying to find out
what Baptist principles are. said the Rev. Mr.
Bowen in the Baptist Minister'S Conference
yesterday. whacking his hand on the seat be-
fore him. I'm saturated with the life "
Baptist, too because my father was ono. But
haven't found ont yet what Baptsts believe in"
Tho causo Of this outburst was the way in
which the brethren had been shilly-shallying
about in u debate on the subject Of Ordina-
ton The essayist. the Rcv. Dr. Hiscox. had
Just finished reading y logical paper. placing
the power Of the Church itself above that of the
ministcr-a most unpdlaiahlc conclusion. appu-
rcnily. to most Of the assembled pastors
An aged brother attomItrdto rnprove Brother
Bowen 10y saving that he found his Baptist prn-
ciulcs in the New Testament: but Brother
Bowen said that he thought that u good many
things might hc found in the New Testament,
perhaps some things that were not thorc.
When the cssuyist arose - close the discus
sion. brother asked: II the Church can elect
luyman. or anybody IL chooses t. preside at
tn" ordinances, how is any one 70 know whether
that person IL lifted to hold that responsible po-
sitionf DR.. llis'ON leaned forward: " You
mean, then. that mono but ministers. n council
OF minister's, can decide who is fitted for the
ministry Z" " y, -" yes. -" That's il said the
brethren. AM they GRAINED their nceks to catch
the answer. " | 500" shouted Dr. HlsroX at the
tor of his voice. You are All leaning toward
Ep'scopaey" The brethren laughed and clapped
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To THE EDITOR or THE SCN->r Enclosed
please nni ten cents as Dakota contribution .. the
Alurdc Joc hr-dle> picture funi lWN.Id FATHER. bow
ever furnish fole "a hang hm, a. c B., certainty guilty
OF two ~ the most ouuasDpu, onie rrut. ever mo-
uAh % lN tn American nh"n-,f'. Nf lhf Presidential
uN 'Nt N- party, aul .usi4N- l IcN NI. W.. iiir
reverence nni r..Itgf with which iIr f.N 'D lHt r,-
iniNfe regarded rr United state, I,' .ifi l' .rU,
tuuus uAt tluunal ~ sAaseN4s tho DAs.st .t I.fty
lr. Nii|ts lAAA
A.Ah4uA. ID. MAY
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IN his general order issued May II,
"GrorcE " NcCRARy. Secretary Of War"
Informs the di-hul-ing officers Of his de-
partmr'' thot the purchases Of "clothing,
subsistence. forage. fuel quarters, and tul.s-
portuiion from July1to Dee 81, ISL may
be- maIco or contracted for in the absence II
a Congressional appropriation. In other
words, Mr. McCRARY directs his subor-
dinalc- TO defy the act of July y, $50, which
distinctly forbids the expenditure, by any
department, in any ono fiscal year, Of any
sum ia cNcc-. of the appropriations for that
year, aud which also forOids any contract
for future payment Ol money III excess VI
such appropriations.
To the great item Of pay, which aggre-
gates about ono-ihrd OF the whole cXpcndi-
turc for the army, Mr.. McCKARY deyotcs
special letter. in answer To- an inquiry from
nRryrL, MORGAN a co. Mr. McCHAGY sub
stan'ally rHiAiains that in the absence Of
appropriations by Congress he, under the Gi-
rcction of the Exc uiive, has the power 10
keep zap tine military establishment by de-
vices unlnoWl 90 the law. 10 fix the NUM-
Der of Tine nrmy, and 10 regulate the pay
oil officers AMI men by his own arbitrary
will
U-or,lo, roads Nl.oo Dus.ion ,l.oeo aud
IS altogether the most aulaciuu- and Ai.h-
.ts
handed uri winch tho country has Wlf-
messed since the close Of the civil
war. The Queen Of England would not
dare 10 ISSUE such am order, or 90 defy Far
linmout hyntenptiug to support AN army
without the regular appropriations. France
Is now con'ul-ed with intense excitement
for far Joss cause. Hero. where written
Constitution G,lluD and limit. thcrow.r-
uf the l.,ut.ye. AMI the law oNp.r--lv ,.e-
clarcs under what restrictions the pDllie
money shall lo extended. the Executive
openly aul hlazonly usurns tho func-
tons Of Congress, and procltiu5 10 the
world that hc Will carry on tho army Lv an
Rbuse Of credit and bv paner i--t,,, He'd
"ccrtiHod Vouchers"
". SHALL s.n who,bor tbis wilf.l.orl in.
sultint, u-,rn.tinn win t,l.r.t.l I,.D.
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Tho roin which began Yesterday morning

Tho rain which began yesterday morning
made delightful change in the temperature.
SO that people who the day before found sum
mer clothing too heavy. were not uncomfortable
in winter garments. The moisture thoroughly
penetrated the thick stratum Of soil everything
the pavcments in many parts OF the city. and
impaired fresh vigor to the grass and foliage in
the parks. The farmers. however. need much
moro than one day Of rain 10 refresh their
pnrched and arid nnlds
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4 Faithful Portrait.

rum me i'NINuIVi i'Nf
THE SUS welcomed Mr.. Hayes TO the
metropolis on Monday by printing in its regu-
lar edition well executed engraved portrait Of
the dc JdCiO Pros ideut, with the legend Fraud 4"
Inscribed ON ms capacious brow. W. do not
Know that We have ever se' n 80 faithful a por-
uut II is the picture That the cool hr,ulod
Charles Francis Adams SAYS viii live in history.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

In tho course Of the interview tho Presi lont
expressed hn.c quito furCN AGAINST the prtN ucH ut
t,ieial onriss hauns TO- do rcr.uunilN With ur mi-
chine of politics lie sand that u was proper That tht~
officials should vote, speak u occasion demanded. amt
contribute financially thcN feel able AMI Iu~udnd 900
All of The hut hC dd not THINK ~ proper for them
a. engage actively 900 c Wauiei nj of the party, such
a. running conNcuu 'us. paucu~s, Ac.-fiHs
Why haven't they as much right as other cti-
zens 10 undertake political management? Shall
a man when he takes a Government Office
abandon any portion Of his privileges as n
voterf HAYES uses the Offices to buy favor and
to aid him in his political manipulation. yet
the occupants OF them must stay away from
caucuses and ward meetings. He cannot hum
bug the people 10y such talk
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Onc of the most astonlshIng thlngs ahont

One Of the most astonishing things about
Mr.. ELLlss administration OF the Bank De-
Inrimcnt has been his Indifference 70 facts u
general nCtorety The Trades Savings Bank
for Instance. during period Of severe financial
depression. when capital was vainly seeking
safe investment at low rate Of interest, offered
seven per sent for deposits. This was a pretty
strong indication that the institution was not
doing a safe business; but Mr.. ELLIS paid no
attention to it. Since tho bank closed lis doors.
people who were tempted by the offer Of large
interest have been anxously waiting for u frac-
ton Of their principal. II Hills had regarded
well-known facts with less Indifference many
an unfortunate depositor in this shaky hank
would have saved his money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

The Assembly, last evening, by vote OF
9s to T. passed the Senate bin approprating
$780, 600 for the further construction Of the
new Capitol. Last week. Gov RoBNsos vetoed
an appropriation # one million dollars for tho
same purpose. The reasons he gave for Veto
INK that appropriation were sound. They are
equally applicable Ia this one.
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Hero is curious advertisement which
appears in the H,Tdi.

appears IN tho HTdu'
II THE GENTLEMAN wUo WHILE CALLING on
L Friday evening. rucNctsd silver Va-,. marked. IN
monogram. A 4. G, would avoid the disgrae,
posurc, lac Will return 1t inmc diatcly.
Does this mean what it sccms to moan7 Has
some gentleman, while making a friendly visit.
yielded to temptation. and put an attractive
silver ornament into his pocket2 This hardly
seems probable Besides. no kind-hearted per-
son would attempt by public advertisement to
recover a piece OF silver carried of in such a
manner The better and more natural way Of
proceeding in the case described would be TO
address a private note 10 the offender. and
either to treat the thing ms a joke. or TO appeal
seriously to him as a man TO repent Of his mis-
decd and restore the sequcstcrel property.
We suppose therefore. that the herdif adver-
tisem,nt has some hidden significance. and re-
latcs TO subjects very different from those it's
language seems 90 signify
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr; Reservoir
Park i. closed at T. Wltn There h. sul uul .I.ir ~
NOR, of day |is ami Ili at ihr time Nl,u tl,l N rA
people and cnirtn are aule 90 ENJOY IT, WEST SiuA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Now it is a COW that has died Of hydro
phohia from the bite of a mad dog. A few days
ago 1t was horse that died Of this maady; and
everybody knows u the recent cases OF 1t among
mink ind
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Five Boston confcctioncrs have been IN.
dctod for adulteratns candy with chromato OF ni.,
other injurious substances
Marks Gruschcn OF San Francisco has
the two ordinary holes in his amt an eSfso,.
one that bullet made during street h-I
Two Thousand sheep were lately sold i,
Adelaide. South Australia. at twcnt, n,c ,,nt..t,I
rhisis the 'nect Ut the drought Dfou-At sud Hd nfe
Che curses oi that country
Two Virginia City undcrtakors Tough.
in Che street the other day. Tor Che o....ouo all,
that had lnid out aud the other htl sta,n .
stealing undertaken kcpt the body, but couldn't co,c
his bill
Robert Stcklcs Of Shaftcshury. VI. filed
hushcl basket with 30 hai.t,uc- ono oi winch c..,l
1us ounces that tell in terrific hul storm that na.-d
over shaWsbury and the northern part OF B,nnu "a
Friday afternoon last
Over two hundred pages of delinquent
tax notices published Chicago new .la.orl,
week. The property affected would Seem to o.a.nr.o
almost every lot ia tie city. The publication w4Aeosi
the Taxpayers s5nupn
An American citizen was garrotol and
robbed recently while travelling from Turkey o -
Petersburg No diplomatic correspondence Will bc noccs
sary, Turkey and Petersburg are TWO small town.
in the oil regions OF Pennsylvania
The sea holds 10000, OO0. 100000 tons al
salt Should the be dried up there wal .. a M.
post Of salt the entire bottom the oaaa *
icct deep. and the salt taken AMI sIrt4l r IA
land 1t would cover 1t to depth OF 80 feet
Two men went bathing in hot srgin.
near Austin Texas. the 10Th uit and cor. Da,.lL
Richards. we'll known Dave Rcd" was drssusI
Thu holy, whchit recovered dive hours aiiersa-t
was almost rarholcd the skin pccing N in large nAot
The "Sandiak Sheriff." or "Standar1 a
the Prophet" which ue TURKS threaten to raise . be.
lovcd by the Mo.lem to bee piece OF curtain which
hung before he apartment OF Oh, Prophet vic,
Ayosha The Mo,lcms who would rally under It's iodi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

A lawyer In the General Sessions ycstcr-
day called attention 10 the sentoe attire II his
client Yes" the witness retortcd. "he is
dressed like a gentleman; its my suit that no
has stolen Tho lawyer in this case set up for
his client the same kind Of plea that the Office
holders SIT up for the man who swelod round
town last week as the occupant u chair that
had been stolen FIR him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Tho oppressive warm spell, which reached
m end Yesterday. WAS great blessing to the
haitcrs. the tailors the lager beer dealers. and
many farmers. Unfortunately. however. por-
tons OF the country are suffering grieSouzly
from drought
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Srytnty-lyo Italians. engaged IN LAYING ruo
track OF The steam railroad IN Atlantic avcuUc, Bru Af
srucN yesterday tor an Increase M vases from ~ q.
q g., u dtN. IhrN were put under p.IO, watch A.
mM tn ~. CONTRACT ,nsened 10 pay siIJ day, and
about MT! mtn resumed
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II is m cxtraordinary degree ~ interest

II Is an extraordinary degree Of interest
that hqs been tak"n i'm the change Of the Frcnr
Ministry 10y several ~ the Governments Of Eu-
ropn. especially boy the German and Italian
Governments. As soon MS it occurred these
Governments were on the alert and sought for
an explanation 81 the change. II almost seemed
as though the Germans regarded il as a men
ace, because it placed in power tho ultramon-
tame party. which BISMARCK regards as the enc
my If Germany. The Italians were even moro
aeitatcd about It than the Germans. as some
Of the men called 10 the Ministry 10y MAcMAHoS
have lately been active in advocating the rcsto-
ration 81 tie Pope TO his ancient authority. The
attitude Of these powers. during the last few
days. has done much 10 increase the apprchcn-
sions Of the IMAGINATION party. The Duke DE-
CAFES has busted himself in rcassuring them
and declaring that the Ministerial change is not
10 be regarded as indicative II unfriendlness
toward Germany or Italy. or OF any change in
the foreign policy Of France. These assurances
have been reiterated day after day hut they DO
not seem 10 hc taken at thrir face value. Both
Germany and Italy continue to display more
than their ordinary watehfuiness. and Germany
has made haste 10 strengthen her military cs-
Enlistment on the French frontier.
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Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SrN is
sued to-morro,c morning. must be- hudtd 90 W's
erunu,g before sir 0','oct.
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Tho city owns two Egyptian ediiiccs that
are destined o. fall before the march Of improve
mcnt namely the Tomhs city Prison and the
Fifth avenue reservoir. Tho former stands or
rather Is sinking-in qvaemire That cannot Doe
drained because It's scn rs are below high
water mark. The latter siruatlre-the rcsor-
yoir-is upon a hillside than which no better
site could be founi- fora new Capitol building
% hc built with material from the stone quarry
Up at Albany.
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President HAYES will presently find the people
on his siic.-H,rud
Oh no, wc think not Tho people arc ncvcr
on tho side of undsguiscd. unquestionablo
fraud.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Tho Times has report that SAM BowIEs
Is travelling in Kentucky rs a HAYES missions
airy. and trying to buy up support for tho
Fraudulent President by the offer Of offices
and tho Texas Pacific subsidy bride. 1t says
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ZACH CHANDLER has left Washington for

ZACH CHANDLER has left Washington for
good. and gone back to Michigan. We fancy
the days OF his public services are over, and he
will have leisure to give undivided attention to
his largo estate. ZACH is n rough Specimen
but he is very far from being n fool. No man
contributed moro to count in HAYES than the
willy ZAcHARrAu; yet the Fraudulent President
turns the cold shoulder on him. and has put in
his place in the Cabinet the doctrinaire ScHUHz.
whose specially is the civil service reform hum
bug. Good-hy ZAcHARfAH Take tho pledge.
and your days will he longer and happier
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Can It be that Mr.. DAnyrM is working up

Can II be that Mr.. BAESUM is working up
the browning wonder of his elm this CHARLEY
Ross hls moss: II has been int.mat.d that the
Ross family have known more about the ahdu'-
ton than they would evormuke public And now
that the world has hecoue interested In tho
missing boy. ne would prove agooi cnrd for q
circus for at least one season However the
probability is that the great Snowman il sincere
in this business. but il the hoy turns W. thou
sands will always look upon 1t as a humbus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Mayor ELY. Commissioner CAMPBELL, and
Corporation Counsel WHITNEY the board i'm
charge of the Cty Recori, have not yet seen III
TO relieye the city from the expense OF paying
two men TODD work which is not sufficient to
keep one man busy. Tho aggregate # the
yearly salaries Of Mr.. MoEMssoN. supervisor Of
the ciy Record. and of his assistant, WILLIAMS.
is $500. No publishing house in the city Of
New York would give more than 81 500 for the
services for which these officials ret tho ca
trayagant price of 81 500.
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An explanation from Mayor ELY is now in
order. GEORGE the Count JoASSEs. who Joined

with Mayor Ely in DOING honor to the Fraudu-
lent President. has written a lame apology for
his course Mayor Ely has not done even this.
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HIS success has not been nnttering; indeed. that
his failure has been dismal. We do not believe
the story. SAM BowLEs is not n fool.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

We take from the Springfield Republican
the following specimen Of the swash served up
in some country papers as New York corro-
spondcnco:
THt srS keeps M its war his Frauduloncy but gets
neither gold nor glory by IT."
We request tho fools in general to understand
that The Sun is not published either for glory
or for gold but solely for the satisfaction Of say
ing exactly what we like to say on all sorts Of
subjects.
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Tho HeraM makes mistake in onnos

The Herald makes mistake in opposing
the removal Of the capital to New York. 1t says
that bringing the capital hither would tend TO
corrupt metropolitan morals. that purity Of
legislation would be impaired. and that Now
York is not SO accessih lc % many Of the people
ofthe State a. Albany is None ofthese Oh tons
will hold water. 1t is absurd to talk Of the bad
moral influence Of the Legislature on this great
city The moral eif.,t produced would rather
be upon the Legislature, and il ought 10 be
good one, for the body would be more conspicu-
Gus than it is now would be composed Of "a bet
ter class OF men. and would enjoy the stimulus
OF the intellectual life and business enterprise
OF the metropolis. As a consequence. lcgisla-
ton would be more careful and OF greater
purity. II Is strange TO hear any one say that
tho doings at the Capitol at Albany would be
made more corrupt than they have been by
transferring the Legislature to this city As 10
the comparative accessibility Of Albany and
New York. We DO not doubt that tho people Of
the State would agree that New York lies far
moro in the path 81 their Journcyins than the
present capital. Every citizen OF The State ks
forward with pleasure 10 a visit 10 the mctropo-
lis. while no one cares e 20 10 Albany. and docs
not 20 unless business or other duty calls him
There. The work OF the Legislature is chiefly
devoted TO what concerns New York. We pay
great share Of the taxes imposed. and this IS
the true place for the capital
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Isn't that pretty hard" said Mr.. r. i.
HAYES OF Ohio when he saw THE SUNS en-
craving Of Mr.. ADAMs's portrait Of the Fraudu-
lent President. If the picture seemed hard to
HAYES. how must the reality which it depicts
seem to the de'raudcd people of tho United
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Tho appointment Of Gen. PILLOW to be
United States Circuit Judge. TO succeed Judge
LANNON'S, In Northwestern Circuit, would bee
exceedingly improper. PILLOW is a southern
man, Mailing from Arkansas or Tennessee.
While the Circuit in which there is now "A
vacancy in consequence Of the death ~ Judge
LANNON'S. comprehends the State of Michigan
aud some other Northwestern States. II Gen.
PILLOW has any record a. Il lawyer IN his own
section Of the country, he knows nothing. of
course 81 the local law Of States SO far north of
that section Ii would be grent allront to the
bar of the Circuit to send man there as Judge
who would be a carpet Dagger from the South,
and who can have had 10 training in the law
and Jurisprudence Of the States whore he would
have 10 preside The principal reason for dis
Irritating the judicial power of the United States
into different circuits 10 he exercised by Judges
assigned 10 those localities, has always been
that the Federal Courts necessarily have TO be
guided in their adludications by the local as
well as by the Federal law and to import a man
from one extremity Of the Union to another.
and make him u Judge in community Of
whose law and practice he is ignorant, even if
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In another column Is u copy Of a lcttcr
offered in evidence before the Senate COM
mit'ee engaged in investigating the charges
against Bank Superintendent ELLIS. That lot
ter alone Ia suf1lci, mt to convict ELLIS Of the
gravcst neglect Of duty 1t was addressed to
ELLIS in March. 1875. by Bank Examiner REID.
and conveyed the Information that, in the opin-
ion Of REID. the Third Avenue Savings Bank
would not nay its depositors moro than fifty
cents on the dollar. Yet the Third Avenue
Savings Bank wns not closed until October.
1875 more than half "A year after REID had writ
ten this letter. Instead Of paying fifty cents on
the dollar. it is very doubtful whether tho de-
positors will get twenty five cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

Weighcr OWENS testified before the Gus
tom House Commission that Assistant Weigher
KNox was turned ont Of Office. and also out II
the church for drunkenness. KNOX testifyng
Immediately thereafter. produced a letter from
his paslor, denying that no had been expelled
from the fold for drunkenness. Somebody has
evidently made a mistake in stating his facts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-22

IL Ia n good political trndc. is very bad adminis-
traton. We dare say that some sort Of bargain
for Southern support may be presented TO the
Fraudulent President. in this proposalto bcstow
a Northwestern Judgcship on Southern man ;
but we should imagine that tho people and
press Of the Circuit would express their indig-
nation as soon NJ the project reaches their ears.
, 1877-12-21

Toile"s Of the See--Opticians.
, 1877-12-21
Rice-Paper Plant.

The proper name of this plant is ara-
tia pGpystfsca, or, in the Chinese Ian
guage, "tung- -tsau"-hollow plant 1t
grows abundantly on the hills in the
northern parts of the island of Formosa,
where the natives gather it and barter it
to the Chinese. 1t attains height Of
twenty TO thirty feet. But as the pith,
from which the paper is made, deterio-
rates in those parts of the tree which
have grown old, it is usually cut down
when it reaches height Of twelve feet,
or thereabouts. The slender stem is sur
mounted by large, sycamore-like leaves,
above which, in the fourishing season,
appear several wand-like branches, each
covered with small, pale-yellowish flow
ers. The wood is hard, heavy and dura-
BILE. This plant is thought to be not very
distantly related to the common English
ivy.
The beautiful smooth paper made from
this material received its vulgar name,
"rice-paper," from an erroneous impress.
sion that it was prepared from rice. In
preparing the trunk of the tree for the
paper. maker, it is cut into lengths of
nine or twelve inches. The pith, which
is from one to two inches in diameter, is
forced out by driving into it strong,
straight stick, just as an American boy
forces the pith out of the sections of
elder bough which he designs for his
pop-gun. The pith thus obtained is then
cut by workmen, who apply the blade of
long, keen knife to the cylinders and,
turning them around dexterously, pare
them from the circumference to the CEN
ter, making rolled layer of equal thick
ness throughout, and about -Four feet
long. This is unrolled, and when suf-
ficient number of these sheets have been
cut, they are placed one upon the other,
pressed out fiat and smooth, and then cut
into squares of the required size, gener-
ally of about three and quarter inches.
1t will be seen that this more nearly re-
sembes the ancient papyrus than modern
paper, but it is more beautiful than the
former, being a very pure pearly white,
aud admirably adapted to the peculiar
Chinese style Of painting.