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A MEMORABLE HOUSE.
The Residence of Sairey Camp,
Oh Kingsgate Street, London.

Every reader of Dickens will remember
Sairey Camp, one of David Copperfeld's''
enjoyable characters. The house In which
the great writer placed her still stands on
Kingsgate street. in London. There are no
birds or rabbits there any more, says tue
Globe-Demoerat of st. Louis-only the
scanty outfit Of a cheap shaving shop, pre-
sided over by detected barber. But above,
in the first floor front, is that historic win
dow which was easily assailable at night
by pebbles, walking sticks and fragments
of tobacco pipes, all much more eflicacious
than the streetdoor knocker, which was so
constructed as to wake the street with ease,
and even spread alarms of fire in Holborn,
without making the smallest impression on
the premises to which it was addressed"
The well-regulated nina will find an hla-
rious interest, not unmingled with yenera-
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TIE "RED house, At rR1ER.

as several additions have been made, the
church is more CT less disfigured. 1t has
four towers. three aisles and two cbancels.
The cross-walk and the high altar are its
most interesting features to-day.
NotIe Dame is the oldest Gothic church of
Germany and at the same time the most
beautiful house of prayer of the city of
Trier. 1t was erected in 1227-43 of yellow
limestone and gray sandstone after the
model Of st. lved in Braisne, near scissors.
The foundation is laid out ON the order of
Roman cross. The portals show prominent
works of sculpture from the year 1910.
Stained-glass pictures and eptaphs of a high
order adorn the interior. Forester, the
famous historian, says that this church is Of
such peculiar outline and construction that
the history of artitecture cannot point to
another similar edfice. In regard to arti-
tectural execution ii is one Of the most re-
markable historical monuments The Trier
OF to-day stands on the ruins and debris of
the Augusta Treverorum." In 1892 Goethe
depicted the valuable "reminiscences of the
city in mastery sentences, and no philoso-
pher of high order has left untouched the
historical treasures present within its walls.
The Provincial Museum, which is SPLEEN
didly managed by able hands, affords as in
teresting visit to scientists and laymen as
the city Of Rome herself with its decaying
ruins of a splendid past, and with her Trier
completes for the palm Of antiquity.
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A MOUNTAIN SUNSET
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The hills slope down to the rivers brink
To the long white margins Of shining sand;
Beyond lie stretches of mountain waste,
Guarding the gates to the sunset land.
The skies are amber and rose and gold
Like seas. toss the green and fragrant pines;
Through shadowy gulches the crimson light
OF sunset falls on the dew-wet vines.
1.-THE thorny masses of chaparraI"
Send forth perfume that breathes of sleep,
The scarlet laurel its glowing blooms
Flashes DER causeway and chasm steep.
Over the mountains and darkening canyons
The night mists float like fairy veil,
And the topaz skies which were bathed In glory
Have lost their gold and begin to pale.
The pines gray-webbed in their swaying MOSES
Show fading outlines: the air grows sharp;
The night wind signs through the long coarse grasses
Like the tones of the sweet EOian harp.
Few are the SOUNDS to disturb the silence,
The restfu lmurmnr of mountain springs
The foot o J some startled deer that presses
Through Iair green masses of tangled things.
The line OF the mountains grows dim and DINNER,
The golden river Its sheen has lost,
The trees and bushes all blend together,
For night her mantle Ger earth has tost.
o. vanished sunset! thy coors linger,
On mem'ry's canvas again they CLEAN.
AS they did Ger those beautiful wooded mountains
Those mighty canyons. that lovely stream.
Alameda Cat, oct. 20, 1880. ANELEH
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4 COMPETITOR OF
ANCIENT ROME.
The Palm of Antiquity Claimed
by Trier, the Oldest City
in Germany.
IN THE MosELLE VALLEY.
The Founding of the City Is Wrapped
in the Mists of Ages-The Re-
markabIe Buildings That Have
Been Discovered There - Its
History, so Far as 1t Is Known.

TN the midst of the fertile valley of
I ( the MOselle, between two mountains
7 which in prehistoric times were dedi-
\ + Gated to the gods Mars and Apollo,
an interesting city is situated. Tradi-
ton places the foundation of Trier,
ur Trrve, at time which battles allresearch,
because the most profound student is I'M
able 10 throw light upon thattar distant age.
The Saga, upon which we are forced to rely
as to the origin of Trier, sets forth that the
historical city was founded by Trebeta, the
son of the Assyrian King Minus and the
stepsOn Of Semiramide. 1900 years before
Christ. There is an Inscription on the So
rallied ''steip," formerly the town hall, the
"Rei House" of to-day, which reads as fol-
lows: ANTE Roman TFeyris stetit annis
mile trecentis." Trier stood 1900 years be-
fore Rome.
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TIE poRrA N1GRA OF rRIER.

peror Probus set his soldiers to work at
wine-growing and then distributed the vine
yards among the inhabitants.
After Constantine'S death in 337 the first
efforts were made to shake off the Roman
yoke. In 1856 the Franconian King, Clod-
wig, came and destroyed the Roman posses
sions along the Moselle and the Rhine, but
nowhere throughout Germany have the
mementoes of that age been preserved with
SO much convincing originality
Wherever excavations for new structures
are going on they bring to light all kinds Of
curious finds. Thirty years ago a Roman
mosaic floor was resurrected. a veritable gem
of that ancient art. The Provincial Museum
a creature Of the present day, contains finds
from Trier and the surrounding country
which are equally valuable as relics of art
and history. In 1884 magnificent tomb
stones were found, one OF them being that
OF the noble family of the Secundini.
The bridge which spans the Moselle and
the Simeons-Portal may be designated as
the Oldest structure of the Trier Its piers
are composed Of powerful blocks Of basalt
laid upon each other without intervening
mortar, but fastened with iron braces. In
I7I7 two piers only Of the entire bridge had
to be replaced with new ones. The rest Of
the foundation remains unchanged, the
work of prehistoric ages.
The Simeons-Portal Is similarly con-
structed Of stone blocks fastened together
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A STORY OF A DOG.

Twas Rover's watch.
His master had gone far into the town
AS was his wont when duty called:
And Rover he mute sentinel Kept watch
Oer all the grounds In masters absence
A faithful brute was he, and never failed
To guard the grouse from trap or willy poacher:
And worse than these upon the Scottish hills
The wolves In packs infested every quarter.
His companion was the young laird's son,
A bonuy lad of ten thereabout:
And frequently they romp'd and gambol'd round
The heather'd knobs or by the ripping burn.
W hen weary, they would often lay them down
In some seQuestered nook and fall asleep,
The boys head cross the great dogs shoulder;
And thus they'd lay until the evening bell
Would rouse them from their slumber.
Twas Rovers watch.
The boy had wandered from the manor,
And Rover grew instinctively alarmed
Lest harm befell the boy. So he set forth
Sagaciously to search the accustomed
Haunts of his young friend and master.
He found him on the slope of neighboring hillock
Full PROSTATE on the grOund-a purple tide
Flowed from wound in tn boys fair neck.
Torn by wolf The dogs most pteous howl
Rent the still air and went reverberating
Ger undulating hills and down the valleys;
Then all at once he made a frenzied dash
Among lot OF furZe for there he spied
A shaggy-c0ated wolf in ambush hiding
And waiting for the dogs departure when
He might return and satisfy his greed
On that falr boy.
A struggle fierce ensued-Rover victor:
And lifeless, there upon the green sward lay
The body Of the wolf; the dog returned
And with his fore paws tried to move the boy;
He licked him Ger and DER, as II his
Kindly ministratons might resuscitate
And bring to life again the murdered child.
Then louder rose the dogs wild lamentation,
So clearly heard that from the hamlet came
Many people, who were tenants OF their laird:
They saw the lifeless boy, and with one voice
Declared the dog in rage had killed him.
They tried to call him of-he would not move,
Till at length the laird returned. and he OWNED
Aye. cen agreed with all the neighbors
He too should die.
Some demonstrated with the laird, and said
The killing of the dog would IN nowse
Bring back the boy, and time would heal the wound;
lie would not hearken to them, but forthwith
Brought out his rifle, and with deadly aim
Pierced the dogs brain, and with a moan he fell
Dead by the side of his young master.
when passing lear the furze bush he beheld
The carcass OF the wolf, aud then at once
Saw his great blunder.
oh, the remorse! Oh, the bitter anguish
That flied his soul! Beside himself with grief
His footsteps he retraced to his poor dog
And there he prayed that he might be forgiven
For his rash act. a dog with human instinct
He had sain-a brute that slew the slayer
OF his MORLEY ASHTON.
San Francisco, Oct. 81, 1890
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River 1t is thought the mud of the marshes,
which lies at depth of from eight to twenty
feet and is chiefly decayed vegetable matter,
would burn like eat when dried, and GER
tainly it would make the drained land rich
and valuable for agricultural purposes.
Now that the swamp has been acquired by
private persons, 1t is impossible that in the
not far future canals and bitches will be
started and the drainage begun. Should the
work be accomplished, the present vast,
worthless area might become garden-spot
of rich farming country, where every pro-
duct of the semi-trOpies could be produced.
And so, if a land of plenty may be called
land of bliss, the dreaming fancy of the old
Creek legend may yet be, in measure,
realized
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Sdirey Camps.

ton, in tho cor temptation of this window,
for it looks in upon that apartment, not too
spacious, but crowded with many memories,
and sacred TO "Sairey's" special snuffiness
and fuffiness.
In this room was uttered that precept, fit
to be written among the eternal verities for
the rightful guidance of life: Betsy, drink
fair, wotever you do" and these walls
echoed to those memorable words from the
lips of Mrs. Prigg: Bother Mrs. Harrisl !
don't believe there's no sicn person"
There in that window to-day are the very
flower-pOts-among which Mr.. Pecksniff rat
tied with the drivers whip on memorable
occasion, thereby awakening ali interest in
the bosoms of the ladies of the neighbor-
hood, who, in shrill tones, and all at once.
proclaimed it greatly to his credit that he
he was on mission quite alien 10 their
thoughts and hopes, they reviled the mis-
guided messenger with equal volubiiity for
terrifying OF delicate females with his
cOrDsas'
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CUPID AND THE FAIRY.

1t time when the earth very young,
And perfume filed all the air,
That little peasant boy on pleasure bent
Came tripping to the brOoklet sweet and fair.
III.
He in chubby hands basket bore,
Full of blushing roses bright
That fairy god 10 him had given that day,
"For distribution as she said, "to all VINO may
appear in sight"
One came and chose the color to his liking,
And as he tried its fragrance to extract
Lo! the leaves all fell and withered quite away
This was "envy," cold and cruel, making human
hearts in pain contract.
~.
Others came and made selections from the bright
and pretty flowers,
But in bis Efforts each Jared better than the
other.
One chose hatred" "Inalice" another chose, alas
Till in the basket lay fragrant rose the envied
fain would smother.
And as the youth removed it from its tiny hiding
place,
The fairy god appeared once more before him,
wondering, stupid:
MY son." she said, preserve this flower, truly as
thy LIES own blood;
Its name Is Love '-henceforth thy name is
Cupid"
And thus she left him standing silently,
The beauteous flower In his trembling hand.
He took 1t to bis home and nursed 1t.
Till its freshness and beauty filed all the land.
San Francisco, oct. 10. 1890, ALMA ALDEN.
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HOW SHALL JOAN OF ARC BE
PAINTED?

AS faif cbfd-watchipg her fathers focks
Wandering among the lambs-the genrlest there;
Green fields, wild flowers, few tall trees
A crown Of golden buttercups upon her hair?
Or shall Joan be painted as a warrior
Leading to battle soldiers brave-though but a
maiden fair;
Riding on warhorse. a lone guiding star,
Helmet in place of buttercups upon her hair?
Or In the marketplace of Rcuen shall he paint her.
Bound to a stake with cruel chains her life work
done;
FagRots and tiny wings OF fire about her,
Crowned with halo by the setting sun?
No, let the artist paint her as she listens
Listens to whisperings from the far sky blue:
Voices unheard save by the Maid of Orleans,
Telling Jeanne d Arc the mighty ork she has to do.
GRACE HIBBARp.
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mosE1LE BR1DGE WITH ANCIENT PIERS

pomp and splendor which she only partly
maintained during the middle ages, and of
which nothing remains at the present day
but the memory Of past grandeur.
Once the masters of the land, the Romans,
following he course of the rivers and noun
tainS, divided Gallia into provinces, and
Tripr was made the capital of the Belgian
Galla (Belgica Primal. Fifty citadels forth
fed The Roman possessions. Trenches and
bitches were added, and several excellent
highways led to the various fortresses,
Ma NJ, Bingen, Coblentz, ETC., Of to-day.
Water conduts were built. the remnants of
which are visible at the present time.
But the temples and triumphal arches aave
disappeared, OF lie buried with their found
atians in the bowels of the earth. The me-
tropolis OF the first Belgian province flour
ished roudly. 1t was for many years the
residence of Roman imperators, the guber-
material seat and the domicile Of the
pretorian project of the land of the Gaus.
Therefore we need not wonder that the
present age should reveal the ruins OF a
palace, a colossal arch, an ampbitheater,
Roman baths, bulwark towers and basil
lea. such as we search for in vain on the
other side of the Alps-a very treasure
trOye for the scientific and historical ex-
lIOrer.
The cultivation of the vine was introduced
by the Romans, and as far back as 2S3-
veiy much earlier than on the Rhine, Em-
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A MUFF TO MATCH.

Tho Pretty Adjunct to Toilet Easy to
Make and Inexpensive.
A muff that matches your dress is very
pretty adjunct to your toilet and has besides
the merit of costing very little, whereas, a
good fur oneis. as we all know, very expen-
sive. Muffs are very easily made, and yet
they are generally considered formidable
things to attempt, says the New York Tri-
bune. Dressmakers who would not hesitate
to undertake any intricate garment will tell
you that they cannot possibly make muff.
And yet, like everything else, they are very
easy to make, once you know how. Cut
your material II by n inches, and your soft
silk lining is by 26 inches. Join A and b
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GEMS IN VERSE.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL.
TO A LITTLE FRIEND.

~ TITLE traveller here below.
May thou tarry with us long;
And cheer our hearts as on we go
With many smile and song
AS on thou movest day by day,
With Gods grace may thou be fed,
And ever In the perfect way
Be by his angels led.
May he direct thy lovely eyes,
Upward to the heavenly light
Upward to the fair blue skies,
Where all is pure and bright.
These tiny hands, oh, may he guide
To work sweet acts of love;
And may'st thou ever in peace abide
With one who reigns above.
October 22, 1880. LYNN DARR
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In dreams / see thy face
In dreams thy heart Is given to me alone;
And In the spIendor OF thy smile / trace
The heaven that would own.
In dreams those dear dear eyes
Fasten their gentle glance on my heart
Shilling Its misunderstanding Its throbbng cries,
Bidding all pain depart.
breathe thy blessed name,
And tender echoes DER my memory sweep
Touching to melody the silent strings,
To rapture soft and sweet.
My soul goes out to thee
In wordless whisperings of such passionate
pain
Such volceless yearnings thy dear self to see,
But all In vain-in vain.
Why do love thee thus?
Why does my soul caressingly to thee cling
This strange this strong, sweet, wiideriDg worship
trust,
That to thy feet fling? C. L. W.
San FTdncisco, Oct. 20, 1899.
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LOVE

Oh love doth WELD magic power,
Surprising every art!
All would know It,
All would feel 1t
Though striving to conceal 1t.
Each claimant deems the dover
The brthright OF his heart!
IT'S all that life holds worth the living!
IT'S all that's held in death!
LIES best pleasure,
Deaths best measure,
The saints and sinners treasure
The recompense worth giving
For mortals' feeting BREATH
Oakland, Cal, 1890 MARY LAA BERT.
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the COARSE tOWBI IOIIOWS.
The proper time to exercise is three hours
after eating, and once day is sufficient.
The day, for one who loves his health,
should also be begun with few light calls
themes, such as raising and lowering the
arms, expanding the chest. inhaling and ex-
haling the breath, etc OF course it gees
without saying that sponge bath should
come next, but here again | insist that the
water must be 700.
For the man with a weak circulation rub.
bling with a coarse towel is better at first.
After time he can take to the water, aud
soon, if he starts the blood moving with the
mild ealistllenics, he will experience no
sense of discomfort from the sponging.
Exercise and TOo water are great things in
my Judgment, and when properly used they
will carry a man through TO healthy,
happy, hearty old age.
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KNOWEEDGE.

did not know
That cen life's darkest hour
Might bring some golden dover
To bless the future years;
That cen eriefs bitter tears
Fall not in vain;
Some loss is gain,
II we could know.
j did not know
whcreto the path did tend,
That waited ut the end;
judged by human ken,
The poor, weak faith OF men;
In spite Of pain
That loss is gain
j did not know.
l know to-day
That Fate, though stern, was kind;
In my folly was blind:
The present makes manifest
What deemed worst was best;
My doubts were vain
That loss was gain
1 know to-day. SELMA SCHMIDT.
San Francisco, October, 1880.
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Let me venture few little points to those
of my girls who, since the summer, have
worn bright ring on their third finger:
My DEAR don't let the man to whom you
are engaged to be married pay any of the
expenses of your living or trousseau until
you are his wife. A alico dress and con-
tentment are much more to be desired than
fine silk one garnitured with scandal
Don't complain to the man to whom you
are engaged of the different members of your
own family; it is not good preface to mat
rimonial bliss.
Don't write silly letters to him, even if he
is fond of affection given in that way. Let it
be by word of mouth, rather than with pen
and ink.
Don't expect him to love you as no man
has ever loved before; the methods of loving
are very much the same all the world over.
Be satisfied if you have got good, honest
love.
Don't believe that he is a combination in
beauty of all the ancient gods, of all the gal
liant knights and of all the great statesmen;
but conclude that he is gentleman, and that
should be your ideal.
Don't believe that he is thinking of YOU
every hour of his life. He is not; be salts
fed If he is working away, with every now
and then giving a thought to the girl for
whom he is making home over which he
expects her to preside as loving, thought
full wife.-Ladies' Home Journal.
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be made ten times at
first. From that num-
Der there may be a
gradual increase up
10 forty.
Two chairs placed
about eighteen inches
apart can also be
made to answer very
well in place of the
Sliding parallel bars.
With them the per-
son exercising devel-
ops the muscles of
back, chest and arms
by extending him.
self at full length,
his hands resting
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BEDROOM
GYMNASIUM.
How an Almost Perfect Physique
May Be Acquired by Practice.
The APPARATUS That Is Needed and the Man
ner Of Usirg-Hcw Health May Be Pre-
served and Doctors Bills Avoided.

AENTJTTEND to physical development.
AJAX Exercise of tie proper kind taken
INV Systematically and intelligently VIII
make strong man stronger and weak one
better able to cope with life.
Use the proper apparatus and 1t will cure
dyspepsia. weak lungs, weak action OF the
heart, nervousness and nervous prostratlon,
and, in fact, about all difficulties arising
from organs that have become disordered.
Nor to enjoy the benefits of perfect health
is it necessary that man should enter
gymnasium. says the Boston Globe. He can
do all that is needed at home, and in his
bedroom.
Get chest-pulley, it takes up very little
room, As an aid to health it is unsurpassed.
Il lLcrlt
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TO CARLOTTA.

Time may with unkind finger trace
His cruel lines upon thy lovely face
Amid the gold that crowns thy head
May weave many 4 S livery thread,
And rob thy cheek Of its peac hike hue,
Thine eye of its clear, deep blue,
Thy grace OF form and buoyant tread,
And bow thy stately head
Yet e'er how faded thou may be,
Thou't still be fair to me.
lctober, 1890. BERTHA BRAMBLE.
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Tricks Of the Trade.-An Idaho bank on
counter what was supposed to be SAC, 600 in
gold. This stopped the run and brought in
depositors, and when the trouble was over
the gold was taken down. The packages
contained iron washers cut to tie thickness
and size Of 500 gold pieces.
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10 in.

of YOUR material together in a neat seam.
making the round for the huff; then insert
layer of wool wadding. Sew the ends A
and of your lining also together and draw
1t through the aperture next to the wad-
ding. Gather together on an elastic large
enough TO put the hand through comfort
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Pecan nut farming is one of the growing
industries Of the Gulf States. After the
trees have once begun to bear they involve no
labor or expense, and yield, it is said, an in
come of from $500 to $1,000 an acre, accord
ing to the quality Of the nuts.
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ably and turn over ON to the material of the
mu1f itself, and overcast neatly. Over each
edge tack piece of fur or feather trimming,
and with pretty bow tor a finish you have a
comfortable ana stylish addition to your
winters costume.
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llUUS u WHICH, IL ptlHIIlo, an
Giant Pulley. of which should be taken. Let
the man stand perfectly erect, with his back
to the apparatus, and raise the weights by
pushing the arms straight forward.
This develops the muscles of the chest
and arms. He then turns about and pulls,
the result being that the muscles of the
back and the arm tleXorS come into play.
Then raise the arms above the head and
force them backward.
This motion benefits the upper back, the
neck and the extensor muscles of the arms.
Bend back still further and the small OF the
back is acted upon beneficialy. Then bend
forward at the hips, aud the most sensitive
portion of mans body, the abdomen, will
be made stronger.
The abdominal muscles need more exer-
else, perhaps, than any other, and as rule,
they get scarcely any. The abdomen is her
to all kinds of complaints, to remove the
most of which only proper exercise is neces-
sary.
In pulling this pulley it should be remem-
bered that u light weight is the best 1t is