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nately with red and blue. The monster
represented is unquestionably Typhon,
whose lower extremities were composed
of serpents, and whose triple body is
described by Euriples. lie holds in
one hand fiat object, the significance
of which Is uncertain, and is apparently
engaged in watching the struggles be
tween Heracles and the Triton.
A number of archaic female statues
clad in mantles and tunics are the most
characteristic of the votive single figures.
The most naively simple of these, with
her woolcn tunic and peaked red shoes,
looks just like peasant woman; hei
shoes are very like those of the Greek
country people of today. The first
figures discovered resemble those of an
principal center.
These archaic statues have one and all
a monotonous, meaningless smile, and
the large staring eyes which, as seen in
the primitive images of Athena, gave
her the epithet of the FOWL eyed" The
eyes, indeed, play n very important part
in these early figures, supplying, rs has
been demonstrated by series Of obser.
vations, the canon of measurement for
the whole face. The breadth If the
mouth, the length of tho nose. the posi-
ton Of the chin and brows are in fact
determined py muitiples of the diameter
Of the rur':, tho outline Of whlci AS is
still to be seen in the old head of Hera Mt
Olympia, which shows a central point
and scratched outer circle) was first
traced with a compass. The whole con-
struction of the face is thus mathemati-
cal.
A group consisting Of two lions tear
ing down bull is a recent find. This
group is in high relief, sculptured on
several tufa blocks set side by side; 1t is
OF great power, and the effect is IN
creased by the brilliant coloring. The
later of the archaic figures found show
a great advance on those more primitive
methods. AS illustrations of art history
they are of much importance. as they
afford us a series of examples OF the
early Attic school of sculpture OF the
decades that preceded the Persian In.
vasion. Before these statues were dis
covered the real character OF this art
was only to be gathered from few iso-
lated examples. But now it is revealed
10 us in a whole series Of works Of in
finite delicacy and refinement. II is
very interesting TO note the stiff archaic
style melting under the bright and genial
influence of the Attic sky. The tresses
of the hair-mere icicles before-fall
gracefully about the shoulders; warmth
and life begin to b infused into tha con.
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without further ceremony, were Obliged
to take our departure. On leaving the
general said: "very well, very well.
good-by; and with you, Mr.. X, I will
speak some other time, we shall SEQ you
again, II not at present then on my re.
turn, and shall not bid you good.by,
but au revoir!"
We afterward ascertained that the
general parted with every exile In much
the same manner. The result of the
was that The Siberian Gazette, for Civ
ing employment To exiles, has been pro-
hibited. An exile employed on the
statistical bureau was discharged. The
candy mahufactory Of A. NJ. Roub-
left was closed, and we were all finally
sent from Tomsk. Even those whose
terms had expired were sent with the
rest. This is sample OF Russian Jus
tice. 1t was by such means as Just men,
toned that Gen. RousinoR bettered our
condition.
1t is possible that these remarks about
Rousinof, IL they reach tho eyes Of the
Petersburg authorities, will In their esti-
nation enhance his value, and he will be
given an opportunity TO hang more So
phie Perovskaias and realize his dream
OF the highest destiny Of man. But let
the world understand that there is little
difference between the hangman Froloff
and Gen. Rousino6, and what difference
exists is certainly in favor OF the former.
COUNT A. NoRRAIKow.
'wheb ono Of our number asked the genera.
how many times he had visited the fortress, and
when, no replied only onc.,, in January, hc WAS
asked how was II possible 10 raise vegetables and
flowers In the severe wipter weather of Peters,
burg. The general became confused, and Kaid it
must have been summer when he was there
Schusselburg is the worst Of ali Russian prisons
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A CURIOUS LOVE SCENE.


lsuSsia.
Especial Corrcspondencel
NEW YORK, Aug. 2i.-Moonlight over
the terrace of the cars country palace
at Peterhof. \ tall, handsome young
officer in the uniform of the Russian
Imperial guard and girl in costly
ball dress leaning over the carved balus-
trades of the terrace hand in hand, or
gazing silently into each others eyes.
"Will you not tell me your name, even
nowT asked the young man at length,
in tone of tender entrcaty.
'Oh, no, mo- -not yet" answered the
girl tremulously. Let us tie happy
while we can't will not be for long,"
mot for longY' echoed the young oili-
Ger wonderingly. "Why, what possible
harm 0an come to us from my simply
knowing who you are, dearest? Tell me
what all this means"
IL cannot tell you, must not tell YOU"
she replied despairingly, Ever since
that day when we first met in the
woods'-
THE happiest day of my life"
Ever since them" she continued, II
have been dreading that each meeting
would be our last; for if any living soul
were even 10 suspect that we have met
and spoken thus
But just then there came strange and
startling interruption
A vast black shadow fell athwart the
moonlight, and towering figure in the
gorgeous uniform of Russian cuirassier
came striding toward them along the ter
race.
There were few men who would not
have recognized at a glance that massive
head and gigantic form, and those cold,
1 piercing eyes which no touch of human
Z feeling had ever softened.
! Daughter" said he, in q cold, meas
ured tone, more ominou5 of evil than the
noisiest anger, ''thcy are looking for you
4 in the ball roomi go quickly"
At the word daughter" the young
guardsman started rs if lie had beon
shot. He had no difficulty now in guess.
ing who his mysterious lady love was,
when her father stood before him in the
person Of Nicholas, emperor Of Russia,
The czar waited till the voting grand
duchess had disappeared, and then, turn.
ing 10 her lover. asked in the deepes,
tones of his commanding voice:
| who are your
In . clear, pnfaltering tone the doomed
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ISkctched In her dock by our special artist
Presently on the horizon out of mist
came the great ship they had left behind.
She gradually came up SO far as to over
lap the lnman steamer, and then its cap
tain concluded, his journals having
cooled. to put on more steam. Up came
the speed from ten to nineteen knots
while the hull of the Teutonic again
gradually faded away in the distance
astern. 1.-TWO minutes before l2 O'Clock
midnight, between the l4th and 10Th OF
August, the lights at Sandy Hook were
abeam and the race ended. Soon afteI
the Teutonic also came abreast the light
ship, making her maiden record of & days,
II hours and As minutes, against th4
quickest previous maiden effort Qhe
America, in 1SSi) of 6 days, Is hours and
Al minutes. She was beaten by the New
York by only twenty-five minutes,
though she sailed course ten miles
shorter than the winning steamer.
To have done SO well on her maiden
trip is a victory for tho Teutonic. She
was obliged to lay off as long from fog
as her rival was from heated journals,
and the time that the New York over
Tapped her was infnitesimal for so long
voyage. The Teutonic is the longest
of all the ocean greyhounds. She is so
large and so steady that, notwithstand-
ing the teRpestuous weather through
which she came on the voyage, the racks
for holding the dishes on the table in the
saloon were never fixed. 1t will be seen
from the following table that every day
she sailed she made an increase of speed:
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FIG. l..


Of Trinity college, Dublin, at Chautau.
qua, who has only recently returned
from Greece. This, perhaps, will render
timely the following condensation Of
long article that recently appeared in The
Manchester QSng.) Guardian regarding
the excavation by the Greeks themselves
Of the Acropolis OF Athens, which has al
length been finished after seven years Of
slow but continuous progress. This IL
considered to be the most important work
done in Greece lately.
The platform OF the Acropolis proves
to be artificial. Originally the Acropolis
was q conical hill, and the amount OF
earth and rubbish that was put there &c
broaden and level its top must have been
enormous. Many statues and valuable
relics were unearthed during the excava
ton, and although some Of these have
thrown little light on any obscure period
OF Grecian history, they have been OF
much importance in art. Nearly the
whole surface of the hill has been dug
down to the rock, as deep as twenty feet
and more in some places. Thus wall
and foundations are brought to view il
the innumerable architectural fragments.
drums of columns, capitals and mold
ings, cornices and reliefs that are scat.
tered over the rebuilt surface Of the tabl,
head on which the original Athens stood
and, lastly, in the wonderful archai,
sculptures in the new museum which ha.
been erected for their reception.
The earliest temple Of Athena is the
most interesting site recently uncovered.
An interesting discovery is the partial
recovery of the actual sculptures of tn
principal pediment of this earliest Pan.
theon. The style of the work belongs tc
the last decades of the Sixth century b.
G. In this temple in later days was
found the special shrine of Athena Polias
the city guardian. Itcontained the olive
wood image to which every four years
the solemn procession of the citizen
made its way, bearing on the mast of its
galley car the festal mantle, or peplos,
the goddess birthday gift.
The archaic figures are perhaps the
most wonderful series of objects brought
to light. Many of these were found un
der the Acropolis wall built Immediately
after the Persian invasion of 4S0 b. G.
They are divided into ten principal
clauses the early groups wrought in
porous stone and routine figures in mar.
BILE. Three of the pediment structures
relate to the combats of Heracles. The
subject is a three headed monster with
winged but otherwise human bodies,
ending in the triple coils of serpents
which taper off to fill the gable end.
The heads have pointed boards, curvine
slightly under the chin of a brilliant
blue color; the hair is also blue, the
bodies red, the snaky coils banded alter.
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A columnar base was found contain.
ing fragment of dedicatory inscrip
ton recording the fact that the static
which it had originally supported was
the work of the sculptor Antenor. On
the top of this base was socket, show.
ing that it was intended to receive the
two feet of statue. The figure Is that
of woman holding up the corner Of her
mantle, like early Etruscan figures OF
Hope, although she seems to have held
in her right hand fruit rather than
flower. The folds Of the falling drapery
are curiously undercut, being followed
out two or three inches, and round the
edge of the peplos runs rich Ionic Dor
der of star flowers, with their petals al
ternately painted red and green. The
chiffon or tunic below is of a reddish pur.
pie hue; the hair, as in most of these vo-
tive figures, has been painted red. The
eyes are iDlaid with crystalline stones,
and show iris sockets once filled with a
darker material. The eyelashes are OF
metal.
Brilliancy of color seems to be most
remarkable point in all the figures, OF
which they still show evident traces. As
a rule, the faces themselves and the
broader surfaces Of the drapery appear
to have been left In plain white marble.
Such ancient conventions as gavea Grim
son hue to the hair are most repulsive tc
modern notions, and yet, taking the fig.
ures as whole, Notwithstanding theiI
original brilliance, no signs of barbarous
or tawdry coloring are seen. Tho ex.
perience obtained from these Acropolis
statues is unfortunately itself of most
transient nature. The colors, which are
SO fresh and brilliant when first brought
into the light, fade almost before the
ewes of the spectatOr.
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THE BIG SHIP TEUTONIC.
SPEEDY, THOUGH BEATEN BY THE
CITY OF NEW YORK.

She Is the Longest Vessel os Any Kind
Now AGoat, md Here IL . Description
Of Her Race with the New York, To-
gether with Cut from q sketch.
To the modern school boy who studies
geography the Atlantic ocean is getting
to be "that body of water lying between
Europe and America upon which ocean
greyhounds race" There is to be no in.
ternational yacht race this year, and the
lover Of salt water sports permits his in
terest to be absorbed in the records or
the races between the leviathans that
swim between England and America.
Tho big race of tho season has just taken
place between tho Teutonic. OF the White
Star, and the City of New York, of the
Inman line.
The Teutonic had just been inspected
by the emperor Of Germany, and, fresh
from the iluttering flags and salutes Of a
naval parade, started fifteen minutes
after her rival from the harbor of Queens
town. The City of New York was also
in trim shape, having been q month in
the hands of those who gave her thor
ough overhauling. 1t was about p. m.
when the City of New York got away.
She loungcd lazily along, waiting for her
antagonist to get a good even. The ship of
German name soon came up and steamed
ahead of the New York, and, taking ad-
vantage of her headway, ran directly
across the bows of her antagonist. The
decks of the two vessels were crowded
with interested spectators.
When the captain of the New York
saw his rival showing her heels in such
uncivil manner he called for moro steam.
The Teutonic got her full headway, and
as the hours fitted by it became appar.
ent that the ship ahead was not gaining
so much as she had been. After awhile
those who were watching began to see
that the New York was slowly gaining
on the Teutonic and that the latter was
slowly dropping astcrn. After awhile
she passed out of sight in the mist.
But the City Of New York, after three
days rushing her engines, was obliged 70
slow down on account of heated journals.
One engine was stopped altogether and
the other run at half speed. THIS oc.
CURED at night, and the next morning
passengers coming on deck and seeing
officers looking anxlously astcrn, began
to look themselves in the same direction
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of tho elevator
division tells me there Is even a patent
on certain number of ropes that enter
the drawhead Mt the top Of the car and
sustain the weight,
One of the interesting elevator patents
is Sasse's, by which the wotion Of the
car, upward or downward, actuates II
ventilating fan over the heads of tho pas
sengers in the car. II is pity this de-
vice Is not more generally applied, for
many elevator cabs are uncomfortably
hot. 1t might also be good idea to at
tach an automatic device to the conduc-
tor. to make sure that he keeps awake.
Another novel invention is that of stair
way elevator, to be applied to any fight
Of stairs, the car being drawn up the in
cline on q little railway. A number Of
patents cover devices intended to otightcn
or release chains attached to weights, SO
that as passengers step OFF or on the car
may be always in n balance. Ono of
these patents calls for no hosting ma
chinery, the plan being for the conductor
10 pull the car up or down by graspinS
the rope. Another requires n passenger
ol tit WI W 'dhN u
weight about equal 10 his own avoirdu-
pois and hang it upon n hook ON the outer
wall provided for the purpose; on leaving
the car he must take weight from its
hook and place it in the cab TO preserve
the counterpoise. 1t Is needless to say
that this invention has not como into
general use.
Hundreds Of patents have been taken
out on safety devices alone. These are
automatic catches, electric brakes, air
cushions in which an elevator might fall
from n tenth story without hurting any
of its occupants, safety doors which pro-
ject over the landing and make it impos-
sible for the car to move either up or
down till the doors are closed, automatic
doors which push laggard passengers out
and in, and wedges which gripand tight
ly hold tho car the instant the rope
breaks.
1t Is worth while mentioning, too, that
the elevator is an American institution.
If not acknowledgements here, it is here
that it has had about all Of its develop
ment, here it has been brought To its
high state Of perfection.
WALLER WEILMAN.
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modern architecture and added millions
upon millions of dollars to the value Of
city real estate. II Is the elevator which
makes it possible for the owner Of val
liable piece Of ground TO rent ten floors
TO better advantage than he could for
merly rent four. II Is the elevator that
has made it possible to build the great
hives Of humanity, thousand work
ers under one roof, now so commonly
found In the largo cities.
Tho elevator has even invaded the pri-
yate house, and q number OF patents
have been taken out within the last year
ON machines particularly designed for
use in residences. In New York there
are a hundred houses with elevators,
and many in Chicago, Boston and other
cities. In the residence of Cyrus w.
Field there are two cliffs" both of them
beautiful pieces of machinery, and orna-
mental and attractive rs furniture. 1t
is now the popular thing to have resi-
dence elevator, with carved woods In
the car, rich upholstcring and nickel
plated cylinders. Even the White House
has an elevator, though very little one,
1uSt large enough loT tWo ptiSoho w
squeeze in, and not two If they are both
as fat as President Cleveland was. Mr..
Cleveland, by the way, Is the last man
that used this elevator, as it has not been
kept in running order since he left the
White House. There is not much use
for II at best. 1t was put in for the ac-
comodation Of Grandma Garfield, who
was too infirm TO walk upstairs, and
then the assassin Guiteau came along
and spoiled Grandma's proposed visit to
her son. The elevator has been an I'M
lucky one from the start. Two White
House employees have been hurt by 1t,
and one nearly lost his life.
This case Of models 10 the patent office,
and the hundreds of inventions for which
no models were furnished, arc strongly
suggestive Of the ingenuity, the ie-
sources of man. The experts tell us
all elevator machinery Is very simple,
and yet here are nearly eight hun
dred patents on elevators and parts
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The journey around the Congo cata-
racts, which now takes between three
and four weeks, will be made in two
days by the Congo railroad, which is
now in course of construction. The loco
motives will weigh thirty tons each, and
the speed at first will be about eleven
miles per hour Trains will be run only
during daylight. There will be three
intermediate stations on the 2s5 miles of
track. The railroad is expected to pay
expenses from the start, as the outlay
for carrier service over its route already
exceeds $780, year.-Chicago Trib-
une.
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Nothing Knew.

We see by the papers that the "Con.
gress of Hypnotism" is now in session in
Paris. Hypnotism-that is a peculiar
kind of sleep; deep and profound. We
have that kind OF congress in this
country, hut it won't meet until next
winter, unless the president calls an ex-
ira session. Il Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle
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PASSENGER ELEVATORS
aeoulT or A TRIP THROUGH THE
oMTeo STATES PATENT OFFICE.

vvsIess Wsllman Thinks Yc1 May Judge
sea rsspss by Their Elevators. or 'Iifts"
- - EngilsA Delight 10 Denominats
0hsa-Anerican E3svaters In the Lead.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-On the top
lope Of the United States patent Office I
came upon large glass case filled with
1nodels Of passenger elevators. Thought
q once Of the entertaining accounts Of
~ English and European elevator or
fslift" which Murat HAlstead has been
jefitipg. Al glance one would say
some Of the elevators in this case pre-
slutsd The plans on which the foreign
'sslletor were built-clumsy, complicated,
s1ow, bat strong and safe. Somehow or
c11sor the thought naturally follows that
you can tell a people by their elevators.
The elevator has become such an inn
portant feature Of our civilization that it
partakes of the characteristics OF the
people who make and use It, and when
one goes to city or country the inhab-
itants can be pretty well judged by the
manner In which they carry you YER
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With such a record on her maiden trip
mot half day beyond the quickest
time) the City of Paris, now the cham.
pion, would better look to her laurels.
The Teutonic's machinery once settled
and oiled to business, and with good
weather, she may soon break the record.
The Teutonic is the longest ship aaoat.
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AN $1,000 HOUSE.

Plans of n Handsome Frame Two Story
and Attic Dwelling.
Frame Two Story and Attic Dwelling
Stone foundation. Attic unfinished.) Par
lor and hall finished in hard wood; inside
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George Littlsuooa'. Retirement.

George l.ittlewoCd, the champion six day
go-cs-you- please pedestrian, has permanently
retired from the track on account Of an at
tacs OF muscular rheumatism. This has en-
couraged Herty 10 challenge Alberts to race
for the worlds championship
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thereof. Some Of
them do not ap.
pear to be so very
sim pie, either.
The elevator is n
growth of tho last
twenty years, and
therefore nearly
everything about
tits still protected
by patent. This
explains why ele-
vators cost from
ono thousand TO
two thousand dol
lars. All tho re-
liable safety
valves, power ap-
pliancs, ETC., are
covered by pat
ents, an d the
C hicf examiner
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Estimated cost of building, 81, 500 Ar
tistic Homes, published by National Build
ing Plan Association, Detroit, Mich.
Retirement Of Gibbs.
George NJ. Gibbs, the famous one mile
amateur runner of the Toronto Athletic club,
has retired permanently from the path. His
best record is Am. q 2-5s., made at the A. A.
u. championship games at Detroit last Sep
tember In this race he defeated I. p. Con-
neif, the star distance man of this country.
Connect, however, turned the tables two
weeks later at the Canadian championship
games, held al Montreal, and there was then
the pleasing spectacle of seeing the amateur
champion one mile runner OF America a
Canadian, and tue same time for Canada an
American. IL would be hard to say when
both men were fit which would be the better
at this distance, but if any odds we're given
they would he slightly in favor of Conneff-
New York Sun
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RELICS FROM OLD ATHENS
THEY HAVE DISCOVERED MANY IN
TEREsTiNc THINGS THERE.

Archaic Figures That wsrs Evidently ~
work u SssiPton who LivsA ussdfsas
% Yssss Before the Era of Christiaaity.
They Were DsigAtiy Painted.
A great interest has sprung up
throughout the United States In Greek
antiquities because Of the lectures re-
Gently delivered by Professor Mahaffy,
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VIEW.
blinds; oil finish. Height Of stories: First
story, 10 feet; second, o feet inches. Gel
lar, 6 feet inches. First story contains hall,
okla, with wardrobe Off parlor, l4xl5 with