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From Across the Sea.

Iron Pssh
"Dont you think q new Soulc paper in
England would succeed 2"
"No; hut q Key to Punch would make hiI
In America"
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Sold by ali druggists. sl; siI for S6. Prepared
only by c. l. HOOD CO., ApothScariSs.
Lowell, Mass.
IUO DOSES ONE DOLLAR
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All or Nothing.

IITGm Lus,
She-DOn't you ieel a draught over there near
the window?
lie uaEing the hlRD-l don't know but DO
What would you advise me to do; pull the
blind down or move over nearer TO you2
Sne-BoIh.
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be very watchful over the health Of their
children during the disease, which has not
yet begun to abate perceptibly.
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laundry Laudatus.

After the long and cruel wore the poets collar hss
AWAY:
Quick ~ returns, Though wounded. sore,
LAKE, scissors. eager for the tray.
--AnsTieaa GToes-.
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Fashion never seems to tire OF the polka dot,
which appears IN all sizes and every material
from the Cleopatra cottons to the costllest
six. Even the Gauzes and woven wire cloths
Tor collar, jacket and cun pieces have the
polka dots In relief.
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About the Size of It.

IRON Puck.
K!dder-I dontsupI ose you would take his
weight in gold for your new baby, would you ?
Eupop-N-N-No; should hardly like 10 sell
out Al cOstl
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TIE regular use Of MoNELL'a TEErHna CORDIAL
during tssthinE AVsrta the uiHEThoea. 70 cents,
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A Portable Ovation.

IProm Puck.
Harpe.-somebody told me that Rialto
Loeffer was making q big thing out OF his
comic opera-clrries his audience with him
every time.
Carper-ue does. He takes his own orcnes-.
ira and ushers everywhere.
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Lenten Whisperincs

from Pack
Jesstc-Why, your Old bonnet is still as good
IS rewl
Vesse-Ses, dear; as good as your new one:
hut not so good asine new one am getting for
Easter.
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.ls liar sS sE.; %:d: dsi HI
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Sold by all druggists. Ell: six for s5 Prspar,
only by c. l. HOOD b CO.. ApothSesrio
Lowell. Mass.
IUU DOSES ONE DOLLAR
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~ BRANCH OFFICES

~ BRANCH OFFICES,
WORLD UPTOWN oFFIcE-1267 BROADWAY.
between 3lst sud 32d sts.. New York.
BROOKLYN 36y FULTON 6r. HARLEM -
Nsvs Department. 100 EAST 12brH BIZ. Ad-
vsrtisements st 237 EAST 1l5rH ST.
PHILADELPHIA. PA.-LEDoER BUILDING. 112
souTn 6Tn Br. wAsHINdToN-6l01+T late sT.
LONDON oFFICE-32 CooxsPun ST.. TnASAL-
oAn BoukRE.
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HEARD AMONG The PLAYERS.
A Straight Tip on Powers's
Appearance at o Matinee.
Actors Complain Because They DO
Not Look Like War Generals.

james I. Powers. the star Of "a Straight
TIP, went on the siale, at the last matinee,
In his street clothes. 1t happened Ia this way
Power, rs ready relate !, has been sitting
for liie. Size a,rtng, or, rather. he has been
posing iOr Il, Tor the last SIX or seven weeks
Mr.. Powers thinks mat posing is not tie cas-
lest thing In the world when fellow has ia
stand on one foot for half an hour, with his
arms NJ ansles Of fifteen and ninety
degrees. On this particular occasion he posed
from 10 O'Clock ill !. After he had put on his
clothes he went into barber shop to Re,
shaved for the matinee, for q Carmencita with
beard would be little too freakish even for
"a Straight Tip" lie dropped into chair
and told the barber to shave MIN as easily az
possible. The barber followed his instruction.
and Powers dropped on into snoozc. The
tonsorial artist allowed him to sleep fol
about thirty minutes. and then concluded
tnat Powers had had enough shave and sie eI
for 10 cents. The actor was aroused. He
started W. II wac Is. He was at the Nor.
ion House, while nj the Park Theatrethe man.
ag, mcnt were In conservation. Messrs.
Harley and Rosenbaum sent to the hotel where
Powers stops, to the painters studio and tc
other places. Powers arrived at the theatre al
9. 25, just In time 10 appear on the stage in hb
street clothes aud without his makeup.
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A Historical Character.
From Puck.
Teacher I'm history class)--who was 1t that
blundered in the charge of the Six Hundredf
Brl1ht Scholar-Mc Allifter.
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The Lillian Russell Opera Comique Company
IL already being advertised. anu Miss Russell
the Garden Theatre. ola Cisaie." Audra'us
opera, OF which Miss Marie Haiton (swee,
little retiring Marie y claims the rights,
viii be produced Just as It was
In London aud Paris. Mis AuRlle
Claire. who has just been making successes 10
London, AMI VINO dlu good work with James
w. Morrssey's English Opera Company at the
Grand Opera House, aud Carl Streitmanp, are
still mentioned as members Of the company.
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And still they come. Rich ana Harris ara
next season to manage q iarce-comedy, called
'Boys and Girls" This IN not condensed, as
imaginative minds might surnise from " Men
and Women" nor IL It - dramatlZstion OF
Louisa Aicott's Little Men" and Little
Women" Ii is simply q sop TO CerherCs, or
another morsel for the epicureaD delectation Of
a farce. comedy loving ruohc. Miss May irwin
is to create tne leading sounrette part. The
author, hy the way-not that II matters much
Is j. hn j. McNally, who achieved "a Straight
TIP"
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A Good Combination.

A Good Combination.
from Judge.
Reporier-Herc Is my account OF the wed.
ding of that Boston man to the Chicago girl.
Editor-Have you put head on II?
Reporter-Cerlainly. "PorE and BeauA"
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Prom Judos.l
Powers of Darkness.
"Do you believe in evil sprltsfn
~ should say SO. l have occasionally taken
q drink In BrooElyn.
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Both of q Min d.

TTT0m RdTpeF's Hlsnr.I
sanso-The one delight OF M life is making
money.
Ars. Sanso-And the one delight OF my life
is spending money. How admirably mated 10
Erel
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Dress buckles arc made OF metal and pearl
and also OF heavy cable cord made In the form
OF serpent.
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Yesterday rroup in one space Of the Parks
menagarie consisted Of one poor little seal aud
Gvc big white Lirds with enormous beaks.
Apparently the birds were exclusive, bscause
they didn't want the seal and tried TO mp him
with their ,illa He would sh1e arou1d and
Iy to approRcn them In the rcar The battle
was an amusing one. The birds seemed simply
bent on teasing the seal, VINO uctcd Ike q
hooblc-dc-hoy boy under the persecution.
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An actor has been complaining very vigor-
ously because he doesn't LOOK like Gen. sher-
man, or Gen. Sheridan, or Gen. BeaureRard.
He says that he has lost two positions in war
plays because OF his fatal non-resemhlancc.
Managers, he says, are getting 30 friRhtfully
historical that the ordinary every. day looking q
actor mas no chance.
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The production Of "Gho.ts. =" Ibsen's play.
In England, Called forth may howla. Even
the unonendin. actors who arpesreu In the
pav were not spared one w.ier wondered
why there were actors who were willing 10
assist IN the degradation Of their art, The
writer ought to visit the Rialto. Then nc
wouldn't wonder quite 30 mucn.
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! was In Carlton =. Charmnn's studio the
other doy ana he showed me q strong drawing
he nad made for illustrating IN article In one
aground and the heavy sea breaking 1ercrly
against her. It was iuli Of lfe. Chapman's
marines nre poetic and rave d great deal Of
force. He has improved TINS past year In his
art. and holds ont great promise as painter.
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Miss Helen Barry IL still doing the theatres
as vigorously as ever. Mis- Barry Is u lenieni
| critic, for she applauds frequently.
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my little girl has been taking medicine for q
nervous trouble nearly two years. receiving
no benefit. then bought bottle of DIR. Greene's
Nervurs, and her recovery by its use has
been remarkable. Others OF the family have
received benefit from It's use.
&C. II. BEMIS. CRANKY. Mass"
tD- DR.. Greene. the successful specialist in cur
ing all forms Of nervous and chrome diseases. IS
West 18th st.. New York. can be consulted free
personally or By letter Call write him about
your case. or sond for symptom blank to fill out.
and letter fully explaining your disease. giving
advice &C., will be returned tree.
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Joseph Murphy's "leading lady" 1--WE must
be technical or die) was taken suddenly III,
and Miss LpdusIi Young left this city yester-
day 10 take her place for the time being.
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Very pretty costumes, rather nonde'crlpt In
fashion, half Rirl half man and half woman
In selection, are aIrrn'ly being designed for the
early sprinItramps that are fashionable arounl
New York. Very carly OF morning one can
see on the outskirts OF the PARK, away from the
gvze OF many passers by, gay young girls IN
short skirts, boots. cap, blouse waist and
paletof, putting In hice wofI by way oiex'r-
else uron the tramp. over the arm. or
strapped to the shoulder, ID. more often taan
not. storm coat TO be wcrI In case oil tudden
shower.
...
Inc 'auies "no 'e'en'S uenouuseu street
VI 'ne .i'S t"ee'r ''e ho" 'ou''uE W "'s a'u
"aA'u1 n".e' h"eepe's vi "e"a''e"'
'h'e' 'he i"'oa' u's"i" """""'e VI ~" 'on'
""'e" ueefees ''o nA"'S 'hu'' pfusp '"o
The new parasols are most elaborate, very
gay aud exceedingly costly. Nearly evIry one
has hand plece. copsisting OF n rune of lace
null and flowers fastened OH the handle 10 TO
claaped BY the gloyed hand. Along tho RIBS
arc ruchings OF chiffon or carlands o. Tiny buds
an d laces.
Bonnets for dress occasions are made, In one
| case out OF three. OF nothing more than the
| triple elastic band. This may be OF Jet, or II
may be OF gold braid, or II may be OF folded
Ribbons. The band Is tied In the buck with
| erect bows and through the knots are drawn
| flowers. There are nllets OF pinky red ribbon
that are very effective In this way, win one
great rose Tor Rsrniture. Others IN black are
| at once delicate and striking, with lace
| aigrcites aud gold and purple or brown ana
gold orchids. The large hats are even larger
inan common, and often most fantastic Win
enormous bows and equally large bunches OF
nowera
Some Of the li.'e thread and silk stockings
are hip lengths and Just now can be hough,
at SPECIAL saies for 80 cents In limited numUer
| of colors.
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George Gould and his charming wife, for
merly Miss Kingdom. saw Miss Maiher IL,
hJoan OF Arc" from box at the Grand
Opera House Monday night.
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Henry @. King jr., the champion one-mile
walker of the world, did half-inle N 2 miu-
utes ana 55 seconds on u sandy track, i've laps
to the half-mile, at Mobile, yesterday. The
record for nalf-mile WAS formerly minutes
l2& seconds.
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Z. s. Willard, when he closes his present
season at Palmer's Theatre early next month,
will take u peep at Niagara Falls. He will sail
lor Europe May 30, his company preceding
him by ten days.
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Agnes Booths signature Is in a hand which
Is very English In Its character and with II sus-
pcon in 1t OF convent education. French nuns
write hand which accen,uates the peculiarl-
ties OF English chlrograpay, and q very pro-
nounced picturesque sort OF writing IL IL.
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What used to be the bllllard-room In the
Imperial has been converted into an annex TO
the bar, and subjected to II new decorative
treatment Of the walls which is singulRrly
felicitouA. l should judge from the look,
smell ami touch that the maiu section of the
wall was sheathed In thin sheets of smooth
sole leather. lit is not, the imitation Is ex-
celent and deceptive. Such novel idea in
decorative treatment amounts almost to genius,
The enec. WAS exceedingly good.
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The regular meeting OF the Middle States
Regatta Association Will be held ut the Grand
Union Hotel, tEis city, Monday evening, April
q at O'Clock sharp.
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sorNp WHERE THERE IS NO EAR TO HEAR.

TO the Editor of The Tribune
Sir In order to settle dispute l have decided 10
write to you for your opinion on certain subject.
cannon were discharged by electricity in the middle
-, +bo Doeert of sahara and no one were enough
TO hear it. would there be any sound SOOND'
Ncw-IOrk, April g, 1891.
volumes of philosophical discussion nave oech
called forth by this problem, and no universally
accepted solution has yet been reached ~ opens
up the whole great theory of subject ana op!e'''
upon different views of which schools OF pNlioS-
ophy have been founded. In its narowesC sehse'
however. it depends upon your idea of sound
If sound be the sensation produced by certain
phenomena upon the auditory nerves. certainly
there would be no sound in the case men'loheo'
But If sound be the phenomena that Woulo pio-
duce sensation upon the auditory nerves GER
tainly there would be sound there Inc I"V'cr
theory seems by far the more reasohap~' I'LL"
is the more generally accepted.-EdJ
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THE FATHER OF THE BRITISH NAVY.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir so far as known the last survivor OF the famous
fight between the shannon and Chesapeake IN Boston
Harbor seventy eight years ago is Sir Provo William
Parry Wallis, G.. c. b., who since the death OF oir
George sart0rlus In 1880 has been the senior admiral
OF the British Navy. lie Will complete century OF
existence Sunday next, having been born In laaN
Nova scotia, April IL, 1871. AS he was entered on
the books OF the Navy on May l, lT05 on board the
LDiSeau, he has been in the naval service for ninety
six years Sir Provo may be said TO have been the
actual oaptor Of the always unfortunate Chesapeake
the first lieutenant of the Shannon having been Klleu'
and Captain Broke seriously wounded that the com
mand devolved upon the second lieutenant, who car
ried his own frigate. another prize Into HALIFAX, Where
among the thousands awaiting their arrival was his own
father, then chief clerk in the Navy Yard For young
Ludlow, second officer Of the Chesapeake, who was
mortally wounded In the engagement wallis dld every
thing that was possible, and he among the chlei
at his funeral. In letter addressed To the
writer February Is, from his estate In the south or
England, Sir Provo says: Il regret to state that
cannot give you any account of Captain James Law
than to that In the shannon thought
him gallant fellow who brought the Chesapeake INTO
aston In frstrate STYLE but who was MORALLY
wounded, and ! never him alive. Lieutenant
4. G.. Ludlow lived for about ten days after our ar
rival at Halifax but died TO the great regret OF all Ut
US. lie fine. gentlcman-l like fellow. and they
both deserving Of being kept In memory by their
eountymen. knew Captain Dacre, OF the
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A STEP TOWARD CHRISTIAN UNITY

To the Editor OF / n lrlD u II C.
sir I am glad Dr. RainsfOrd has spoken His
oition in inviting csrgymen not epscopally ordained
- cl,n . lectures in st. Georges Church Good
Friday must be entirely satisfactory TO his brethren In
no church lie did not think he was violating a canon
by inviting any ono TO speak at special service
,a, be was authorized to ask any layman Of his own
cn ,r.pation TO do. lie had idea Of letting these
cergvmeu take any part in the service that belonged
90 tho functions of regularly ordained minister in good
tarding in the Church. They simply there any
,avm.n.o Of ST. Georges might have been. They occu-
Nod the lavman's position. II they had asked TO be
nerntted 10 take any part in the service that DR..
Rainsford AS priest authorized to perform, they
ronld have found the bars up. That would be some
thing no ayman could do. cannot that any fault
attaches TO Dr. RsinsfoId except that perhaps he knew
II would cause unpleasant misunderstanding among
his brethren at time when the Church calling her
children 20 the most solemn ContempatlOns and dcyO
tions
But what Of these clergymen who accepted the stna
ton thus offered them They knew the Episcopal
Church did not recognize them authorized ministers
I'm sacred functions. They knew they could not ap-
pear In any capacity that any layman In ths Church
might not occupy. Now these clergymen are gentle
men, They are Christian teachers; they are men Of
earnest. devoted lives in Christian charities and tn
deaVOrS they foremost IN good works and examples
OF molly living mat any ono might LOOK up 10 WIN
profit assume these "a facts, winch their frput1
lions justify In doing. But any layinan may have
All these virtues. These gentlemen know thcm~cveS
to be only ldymen in The sight OF this Church ana would
have 10 be regularly ordained by bishop before thcy
could legally take part In the offices OF the Church
Under these circumstances, 50 well known, have not
accepted and recognized the Churclfs position with c
gard 10 them Is this not step In the right direction
toward that reunion proposed by the bishops OF the
Anglican ChurCh1 p.
New York. April 9, 1891
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DIR. CROSBY AND FRATERNITIEs.
HIS POSITION AS COLLEGE OFFICER n
SECRET SOCIETIES.

HIS POSITION AS COLLEGE OFFICER n
SECRET SOCIETIES.
TO tho Edftor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Among the recent notices OF the life, lab0rs
and writings Of Dr. Crosby there Is no reference 10 HE
attitude respecting matter which sooner or later
forces itself upon all university officers In article
entitled "My Objections TO Secret Societies in Col
Ieees (aThe Congregatonast,' vol. xviii, no. 10,
1871 reprinted in The Ithaca Journal october 10,
1s73) he formulaes his objections as follows Their
circumstances Their evil influence upon the literary
societies Their natural use 3Or disturbance OF pub
lie order out Of the darkness dark deeds grow 1hey
interfere with faithful course OF study; Ike Doat
clubs and baseball clubs they absorb the attention.
the Yapoeons of the secret societies were very low on
the college record. The confidence between parent
and child is broken the secrecy of the college society
renders IL peculiarly adapted to be rival TO the
family The secrecy affords opportunity Tor lmmo-
ray Youth should be especially season Tor restraint
and any secrecy established at this Crisis OF NE Is IN
direct war Herewith They pretences ana thus AZ
war with truth candor and manliness Leave OUT hoSc
secret associations whose conceament Is for saiety'
as in political crisis, and secret society Is deep
ton more less innocent according 10 inc chai"'
Of its contents -. ,. ~, .base ed,,-
oatinnaI M9aasS as follows: q know that many ex.
celent men, long after they leave college, suPPors
these societies Ministers OF wear the mystic
badges But for all that, cannot but oeIeVe S nS
Ihe nrncpe ON which they rest - Prfh' 49,
is gained by them which might not De gained
far better dealing The Principle Which eR' may may
Rova weight with some who would prefer 10 do wrong
man 10 he reckoned as lacking wit" ~. 49,,
'h't ~ 20 no noted that the article written rom
tbo dnal standpolnt OF college officer and former mem
her Of secret society. IN this rare instance s oo
yupes ecaudatus had strength OF character anu so
Although clergyman, Dr. Crosby Te rams tho e conn
reducing ecclesiastical authority and take t nrR
mon ground OF simple justice. BUKI e. "iL 20,
H0 Cornell University, ithaca, n. Y, April g. loSi'
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Guerrero well, and had also the pleasure Of being
acquainted with Admiral Sir Isaac CONN and his
brother, the General"
Sir Provo was mIdshipman on the Cleopatra, yhsn
captured after long action IN 1905, by the French
frgate Vile de Milan. For his gaantry in the affair
in Boston Harbor, juno 1872 although only twenty.
two, he made commander, received the thanks "
the British Government, and was soon after given
command Of small ship OF war; the youngest officer %
the English Navy then enjoying that distinction. All
this happened before the battle Of Waterloo was fought
In 1S47 he appointed naval aldede-camp TO tho
Queen, four years later he was made an admiral, and
In 1857 appointed commanderi chief on the coast
OF America. and hoisted his flag on board the line
OF battle ship Cumberland. IN 1860 the admiral
created X. L. b., and In 1863 arrived at full flag
rank As already outlined Sir Provo has been for tho
last six years the Father OF the British Navy. Tie
venerable man is still in the enjoyment OF q fals
measure Of health and strength. .-
JAMES GRANT WILSON.
New-YOrk. April 9, 1891.
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BREWERS DENY RESPONSIBILITY.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your Albany correspondent. under date NJ April
s. makes the following statement viz. "When the
bill permitting the sale of liquor Sunday and relax
ing the Excise laws Of the State in hundred other
bad respects, which prepared by the retail liquor
dealers and brewers Of the State, and then submitted
TO the Assembly by Mr.. schaaf. Democrat, Of Brook
Ign. is submitted 10 the Assembly more by the
Assembly Excise Committee. it will be this week.
there only four persons who VIII be able to recOs
nize It,"
Permit me 10 state that the brewers Of this state
have not prepared holped 10 prepare the bill here
referred TO- and that they have had no knowledge Of
provisions before its introduction into the Assembly
The following from the report of the
of the NewYoTk State Brewers and Masters AssO-
citation. submitted 70 the convention october 10
1890. will explain the brewers position 1t deserves
10 be mentioned that we refrsined from joining In a
proposed petition 10 the Legislature for relaxation Of
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WHY TIE STATUE OF MOSES HAS HORNS.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Since The Tribune is supposed 10 be the avenue
TO all useful knowledge l seek through its kindly au
to learn what was the original significance OF t'e
horns a. represented on the head of Moses III tne
great statue by Michael Angelo Bu0narOttl. ouon
Information may prove new TO m9Te thInnl,0RRGpER
New-York March 81, 1891
IA common explanation of these horns Is thaA
an ancient tradition ascribes to Moses the posses
sion of them, as symbols OF light and power. lhis.
however, appears TO be an astrological eNplaha-
ton. thought of after the fact 1t is probable
that these horns were a relic OF animal worship.
prescrved when the whole ritual and behef 10
which it belonged had disappeared. Mlchaei
Angelo may we'll have had in mind the conception
of the classic Jove, who, in one period OF myth
illogical deveopment-a time, perhaps, OF syn
crctism and compromise-was figured with Short
curved horns growing above the temples, not UNI
like those of the Moses. In poem attributed 70
Orpheus, Jove was described not only with horns
but with wings; and the poet, whoever he was
of course found himself obliged 10 resort TO SYM
bolism for an explanation. The two wings, he
said. meant the swiftness of the winds, and the
two horns pointed East and West, to the rising
and the setting of the heavens. book published
at Venice few years after Michael Angeles death,
Vincenzio Chartarios Images of the Gods, treat
ed classic mythology in way which the great
artist would probably have approved, In TINS
work the conception of JOve as wo-horned was
elaborated. and he was associated with Pan, whose
brute characteristics were never disguised nor for
gotten-Edl