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PRESIDENT LINCoLN.s DREAM.
His Assassination Foretold in . Vision
Of the Night.

His Assassination Foretold in . vision
Of tho Night.
WASHINGTON Cry, Feb. 23.-fSpecial
Correspondence president Lincoln had
dream which b believed prophesied
his assassination. He was lying on a
lounge in his chSmber, and when he
awoke he saw his picture in looking
glass opposite him His figure was re-
iected at full length and his face had two
separate and distinct images. the tip of the
nose Of one being about three inches from
other 9th The Illusion nS nG ssartled hi uns
He got up and looked in the
glass, but as he didso the second face van
ished. He lay down again, went half
time Be So tnst one q the 1sces.ss ~ paler
than the other. He believed that the
whole was . foretelling of his death, and
he said that it made great impression
upon his wife. He tried the experiment
again and again after that, but never sue
ceeded in reproducing the images. Senator
Logan was TO q certain extent 9 believer in
dreams. He thought it was bad luck to
dream of his teeth, and he dreamt Of these
just before his adopted daughter Katy
died. She was absent at the time, and Just
few days before her death he said one
morning at breakfast: 81 am afraid Katy
is sick" This expression came from his
dream, and few days later he got tele-
gram chronicling her death. General
Grant had number of dreams during his
last illness, which were reported at the
time, and which he thought foretold his
death. Just before he slipped and
fell he had & premonition that he was
going to be injured, and he had the same
kind of presentiment when he was first in
augurated here as president. He made
personal inquiries about the stands
at the capitol, and told the officials
that he feared an accident. He even went
so far as to have an army engineer ex-
anime the supports Of the immense stand
erected on the main east portico. The test
was made by allowing 500 or 800 persons to
go on it that morning. 1t was found to be
all right, and report to that effect was
made to General Grant. As he heard it he
replied: II don't doubt but that you are
right, but still l fear something will
occur there that will be unpleasant
to me-" An accident did occur, but
it was an accident to Grants
father. and not to Grant. The old
man stumbled over a board which had
been insecurity fixed on the capitol steps
and seriously injured his leg. 1t was at
first thought that the leg was broken but
it turned out to be only severe sprain
Grant did not hear of this until he
reached the White House As he got out
OF the carriage he saw the carriage contain
ing his father drive up and though he said
he knew nothing of the accident he asked:
Father, were you hurt much" The old
gentleman informed him that he was not
seriously injured. "Well, l am glad,n
said General Grant, that it is not worse.
but l felt sure something would occur"
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.
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and listen not 70 the remonstrance. she
must wait over . season, and then expostu-
late with him again whsn his heart 70
Never set thyself up against thy hus-
voice!
A woman should be circumspect and
eparing in her use of words and never even
ior passing moment should she Islander
others or be guilty Of untruthfuiness.
should she ever hear calumny she should
keep i to herself and repeat It to none, for
4 10 the retailing Of calumny that disturbs
tne harmony Of kinsmen and ruins the
peace of families =
Is this Japanese version of the New
Testament or japanese Bacon's essay7
Ihe continuation is more domestic but
equally TO be commended a. regimen for
the hausfrsu:
woman must ever be on the alert and
keep q strict watch over her conduct. In
Inc morning she must rise early and at
night go late to rest, instead of sleeping in
the middle Of the day. She must be intent
on the duties Of her household, and must
not weary OF weaving, sewing and spin
ming. OF tea and wine she must not drink
over much, nor must she feed her eyes and
ears with theatrical performances, ballads
ana dltties To temples whether Shinto
Or buddhist) and other like places where
there is great concourse of people she
should go but sparingly till she has
reached the age Of 10.
she must not let herself be led away by
mediums and divineresses and enter into
an irreverent familiarity with the gods !;
neither should she be constantly occupied
In praying. If only she satisfactorily per-
form her duties as human being, she may
let prayer alone without ceasing to enjoy
the divine protection.
In her capacity of wife she must keep
her husbands household in proper order.
II the wife be evil and proiigate the house
is ruined. In everything she must avoid
extravaganza, and both with regard to food
and raiment must act according to her
station in life and never give way to luxury
and PRIDE
While young she must avoid the init
macy and familiarity of her husband s
klnsmen, comrades and retainers, ever
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JAPANESE WOMAN WEAVING.

his clothes and dust his rug, rear his chill
dren, wash what is dirty, be constantly in
the midst of her household, and never 60
abroad but of necessity.
Her treatment of her handmaidens will
require circumspection. These low and
aggravatlng girls. have had no
proper education; they are stupid, obstin-
ate and vulgar in their speech. When
anything in the conduct of their mistress
husband or parents-in-law crosses their
wishes they fill her ears with their invec-
tives, thinking thereby to do her a service.
But any woman who should listen
to this gossip must beware of the
heartburnings it is sure to breed.
Easy it is by reproaches and dis
obedience to lose the love of those who,
like woman's marriage connections, were
all originally strangers; and ii were surely
folly, BY believing the prattle of servant
girl, to diminish the affections of prec-
ious father-in-law and mother-in-law. If
a servant girl be altogether too loquacious
and bad. she should be speedily dismissed,
for il is by the gossip OF such persons that
occasion is given for the troubling the har-
mony of kinsmen and the disordering of q
household. Again in her dealings with
these low people woman will find many
things TO disapprove Of But if she be for
ever reproving and scolding, and spend
her time in hustle and anger, her house
hold VIII De IN Il, communal state Oh as
turbance. When there Is real wrong
doing, she should occasionally notice it.
and point out the path of
amendment, while lesser faults
should be quietly endured without
anger. While in her heart she compass
sionates her subordinates weaknesses, she
must outwardiy admonish them with ali
strictness TO walk in the paths of pro-
priety. and never allow them to fall into
idleness. If any is to be succored, let
her not be grudging of her money; but she
must not foolishly shower down her gifts
on such as merely please her individual
caprice. but are improbable servants"
aThe Greater Learning for Women"
must have been written by japanese
Lord Chesterfield 1t is very gospel of
expediency, founded on very much his
loriship's caustic view of human nature.
What follows is the climax of Woman
According 10 Man.
aThe I'VE worst maladies that afiiict the
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lar conclave and failed, and while the
Sacred College holds that like result
would have followed any further attempt
in the same direction, it is moral certainty
that, had Crispi retained the premiership,
the interference would not have been want
ing.
These matters. together with the un-
settled health of the aged pontiff, have
again brought the question of the papal
succession into prominence. There is now
a mere possibility of break in the long
line of Italians who have been chosen for
the high office, although, as Vatican pol
itics crystalline slowly, it is yet too early
to venture prediction in that respect.
Among the cardinal candidates who are
likely to be prominent before the conclaye
when it assemblies are seven who are con-
sidered TO be ambitious of occupying the
chair of ST. Peter, viz: Parocchi, Bat
taglini, San Felice, Agostino, Alimonda,
LaVaileta and Dusmet. The first is the
vicar of Rome and president of the Sacred
College, vigorous Genoese, still under 80,
with a strong nature yelled by q mild
paternal manner. He was formerly
archbishop of Bologna. and is today virtu-
ally the ruling spirit of the church. He is a
man of the rarest erudition and the broadcast
and post liberal view, although in matters
affecting the church he is iniexible. His
most powerful rival is perhaps Cardinal La
Valleta the dean of the Sacred College, who
is Parocchi's senior by some four or i've
years, and who traces noble blood in his
veins. His candidacy would be peculiarly
acceptable to French influence, since he
is by descent a Gaul. Moreover, ne Is
quite the equal of Parocchi in matters OF
church law and government and stands
very high as an authority. Almonds Is .
Tusinian of venerable aspect. He has
had the most intimate relations with the
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a woman is obedience. In her dealings
with her husband both the expression of
her countenance and the style of her adj
dress should be courteous, humble and
conciliatory, never peevish and lntract-
able, never rude and arrogant. That
should be woman's first and chiefest
care"
A Japanese Daniel. But what have the
daughters of the great republic got to say
to this? Let the poor male who creeps up
his own front steps in his Office clothes
lust as the last fine people who have been
at his wife's afternoon reception are sail
ing down to their carriages lay to heart
what follows:
sWhen the husband issues his instruc-
tions the wife must never disobey them
In doubtful cases she should inquire OF
her husband and obediently follow has
commands. If ever her husband should
inouire of her she should answer to the
pofnt-to answer In careless fashion
would be mark of rudeness. Should her
husband at any time De reused 70 angea'
she must obey him with fear and trem-
bling. and not set herself up against him
in anger and disputatiousness. A woman
shouid look upon her husband as II he
we're heaven itself, and never weary OF
thinking how she may yield 10 her nus
hand and thus escape celestial castigation.
"As brothers-in-law and slsters-inlaw
are the brothers and sisters OF woman
husband. they deserve all her reverence.
-. Again, she should cherish and be
intimate with the wife of her husbands
elder brother. Yea, with special warmth
shnnld she reverence her husbands elder
hrother.n This is the law of primogeni-
ture with vengeance, and what follows
leaves the divine right in the Instance
Lay it to heart, daughter OF tns MaS9u ,.hsn
how Priscilla should COMFORT herself wneh
= A,cx>yx,c Mrs John Alden.
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cends is a signal to the outside world Of
the progress of the conclaye. The inciner-
alton of the ballots closes the session for
the day, and the conclave does not reas-
semble until evening.
At the evening session an opportunity Is
given to those cardinals representing for
eign powers to state whatever. serious OBJ
iections may exist TO any of the candi-
dates. and which, in the event Of that can
didate's election as pope, might operate 70
the disadvantage of the Vatican abroad
These objections are duly considered
Twice in the present century have the for
eign cardinals successfully opposed the
election Of leading candidates. There are
many modes of conducting papal cleo
ton. but the simplest and most generally
used is that described. One of the Oldest,
by which many popes were chosen in the
early wears of the church, was acclaraa-
ton. all the cardinals simultaneously de-
signaling their choice. Compromise can
didates have several times been taken by
general agreement, whenever the race be-
vesn two strong cardinals became SO close
as to deadlock the college. In such an
event Cardinal Vanutelh must b named
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<nys that the treatment Of their
r. night cause q pang to any Rener-
oean heart.
ans lot is summed up in what
"a "the three obediences,,-obe.
a while yet unmarried, to father:
u1ce, when married, to q husband
~ that husbands parents; obedience.
IN widowed, to = son. At pres
- tie greatest duchess or march
tooom in the land is her husbands
1tndge. She fetches and carries for him,
IoWS down humbly in the hall when my
nd sallis forth on his walks abroad, waits
r4on him 1t meals, may be divorced at his
Dood pleasure. Two grotesquely different
ndusnces are now at work to undermine
his state Of slavery European theo-
~ concerning the relation Of the sexes
|fu1se your flag, AmericaD; the other.
l1fopean clothes. The same fellow who
etzuts into room before his wife when she
> dressed a la Japanese let's her 20 in
mt when she is dressed al'Europenne.
k5oeably such acts of courtesy do not ex-
ND to the home, where there is no one
~ - -, for most Japanese men, even in
~ year Of grace 1880, make no secret Of
1T disdain for the female SEX Still it is
eln& step that even on some occasions
eu1j1eration for women should at least
estnulated.
- Is the opinion deliberately ex-
- in his Things japanese" pub
in Japan by one who has lived
the Japanese for many years, and
more OF their language and litera-
Nan any foreigner living.
~ It must be owned that what he says
authority or illustration in 1.-THE
nA Daigako" (''The Greater Learning for
Nenen'l, by the celebrated japanese NOR
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the strange and unique ceremonial that
Will be observed, and which has been here
tofore observed in all papal elections. The
moment death is announced, the chamber
lain or "camerlengo" of the Vatican will
enter the room in which the body lies,
bearing in his hand small mallet. Ad-
vancing, he will reverently raise the in
strument and tap thrice upon the forehead
of the dead pope, calling him by name at
every stroke-nOt by his official title, but
by the Christian name and surname He
will then draw from the finger Of the
dead the signet ring of ST. Peter, known
a. the Ring of the Fisher" from the
fact that it has craven upon it the figure
Of the apostle drawing from the sea net
full of fishes.
When the Sacred College assemblies, the
second week after the pontiffs death--the
funeral having taken place meanwhile
steps are taken for the election of success
sor. This gathering is called a conclave
and i one Of the most solemn Offices asso-
ciated with the history of the Vatican. It
is held in an apartment that is shut off
from all possibility of communication with
the outer world, and to secure the abso-
lutte privacy Of which the most extraordin-
ary precautions are taken. Doors and
windows are bricked up, single entrance
being left for the use of the cardinals. In
the interval between the death and the fu-
the cardinals living in Rome, as well as
those from distance, to meet their
friends, and during these days there is apt
to be q good deal of political ma
neuvering; but after the tenth day,
each cardinal retires to his
own little apartment-which is more like a
cell than anything else and thereafter he
sees no one except his confreres until the
election is over. On the day of the con-
clave all are summoned from their cells by
bly, chamber. From this moment until the
result Of the voting is announced they
have no communication save with the
Vatican officials, who act more like turn
keys than servants. Their clothing and
even their food is searched, lest they should
contain correspondence from friends out
side. If, by the greatest exercise of leni-
ency, . visitor is admitted, he must speak
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royal house of any Of the cardinals, and
TINS. together with the fact that he is not
50 vigorous Q theolbgian rs some of the
others, may set him aside Agostino is .
moderate and one of the oldest members
OF the Sacred College, beng nearly 20 years
Of age Dusmet is still older, and Battag-
INA Is 40 The latter, like Agostino, is q
man OF conciliatory nature, and would on
that account be probably acceptable to the
monarchy. San Felice is also very old,
and somewhat frail in health, hut he is
greatly beloved in Naples, and indeed,
throughout Italy. The foreign element in
the college is represented by Gibbons, Of
America, Ziglara, of Corsica, and the VEN
cradle Lavigerie, the leader in the great
named three, however, little Is to be pre-
dicted for except in an extreme erler-
gency there is hardly chance Of other
than an Italian pope being chosen. The
retirement OF Signor Crispi makes this
probability the more remote
When the present pontiT dies. this Is
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among the dark horses" who have n good
chance If ro.u;rc <,,t ahooa

among the dark horses" who have n good
chance of coming out ahead.
Proceeding with the election by ballot.
voting Is continued on the lines indicated
until choice Is reached, and this is made
known to the people by the absence of the
smoke, for although the ballots as in the
unsuccessful instances. are also burned, the
smoke is not permitted to escape When
the result is reached, it is announced by
the ringing of a bell; all the senior car.
the newly-chosen pontiff and inquire If ne
accepts the election. On receiving his
amrmative answer, he is at once saiuted
by the entire college. He then announces
the name by which he desires to be
known throughout the world as the
on the robe and head-dress of his new
office, he is approached by the Gamer
lengo, who places upon his signet
finger new ring Of the fisher" the old
one having been broken in pieces, accord
ing to immemorial custom. Each cardi-
hand and foot Of the pontiff with the two
fold kiss" and the assemblagc dissolves.
When one remembers that thirty-four Of
the sixty odd cardinals are Italians, and
that two-thirds vote is needed to elect, it
will be seen how difficult il would be, in
any event. for foreigner to overcome the
united Italian vote. But not always is
this vote united; some are, like Alimonda,
leaning towards the royal house of Italy,
although they would still preserve the
papacy free from the intermeddling or con.
troll OF cabinets and courts. The Crispi in
fiuence gone and the allied cabinets OF the
three powers no longer to be dreaded, the
field seems clear for . vatican election
without pressure when Leo passes away.
Sometime ago the independence Beige de-
clared that It had positive information
that the pontiff desired tina: Cardinal
Layigerie should be selected as his sue
cessor, and had animated as much at the
last consistory. No better foundation to
this statement can be found. however,
than the wish of certain politicians to
advance the claims Of France at the
Vatican. Charles Martial Allemand-
Lavigerie. now archbishop of Carthage
and Algiers, is native of France and has
become known TO the world mainly
through his anti-slavery crusade. He has
during period of twenty wears travelled
over and worked everywhere in vast ex-
tent of territory. and is almost wor-
shipped by his people. Although a sep
tuagenarian, his robust physique and black
hair, relieved by an almost snow-whits
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Instant ehcrad anens ana never even for m
hear fhn i.s.. ne rs oe allowed to zee or
rivs 49, - PFe!ty easy. The japanese. 10
Woyds r. 49, Sssu,I. nave no oaths or coarse
bscE ~ &. slen ianguage. They have to fall
snf;nrst,. 5n;saelo-caxon. The customs Of
sit n ~. u.u Ito not auow men and women to
wes,;r We e sang apartment, to keep their
r. fhe ~. nppa5el In the same place, to battle
other snrt Risce' Or 70 transmit. to each
All
ssThs ~, an L ~ = that:
ner 49,. v.9 V or cnaneeth, giving place to
NAV - - tnas the tdAddtor temporis acsi
- wn - sne 'front.' row.
IN III css. an eoIng abroad ct night must
70 1870 =. eises carly lighted lamp, and (not
certe;,, H a =. .s.IangeIsl she must observe .
hnshsnd .sd s.:t n ner relations with her
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General Porter has the sinnuite iest, -
backed By capaci0uS fund o. anecdote, to
make him one 11fcng the best equipped Of
after-dinner speakers. A presiding officer
said OF him, introducing him to an audi
ence: IAN you have to do Is to drop .
dinner in the slot and up comes speech"
This ID one Of the generals ready hits in
his own style:
New England speakers1 have said that
the Puritans were always reformers and
missionaries among the people with whom
they came in contact. T noticed recently
an item in the public press, an evident
reference to this disposition of the Pilgrim
tempt to show him just how near ne was
to the borders of the hereafter.
The item referred to announced that
the Puritan had collided with He'll
Gate. Whenever the modern New
Highlander gets q man Just on that
border edge, and it is seen that some
takes care that he is not the person. He is
az conservative in this respect as was the
night cab-driver standing in front of .
house in which there was q dinner party.
A man came out of the house, staggeed
across the sidewalk, laying out more zig
Gags than did our patriotic sires at the
siege of Yorktown, opened the door of the
driver inquired: Where will / go, sor?'
".To hell = muttered the man inside.
AFTER cabby had driven along for some
time, not being yet intimately acquainted
with the topography of the torrid country
mentioned inquired again:
Where am to take you, sor?'
To hell = mumbled the passenger.
''Coachy scratched his head, pondered
over the situation and finally said:
"I beg your pardon, sor, but can back
up when / land you p"
General Porter tells good story about
his going to Europe for the first time.
.'As soon as / landed in Ireland at
tempted to look for traces Of some of my
ancestors, who came from the extreme
north of Ireland. Meeting an intelligent
looking Irishman, informed him of my
mission, saying that my ancestors emf
grated from about that spot hundred
years ago, and / was there trying to look
them up. He answered: 'Ye say your an.
cestors migrated from our town to Amer.
ky about hundred years ago? Thin
why are yes looking for thin here?'"
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LEN above others, to upbraid others, to
~ 10y others, to be pulled up with indi-
~uai pride, to jeer at others, to outdo
leis-all things at variance with the
In which woman should walk.
vniy qualities that befit woman are
euletness.n
.ae man who wrote this last paragraph
japanese Solomon. II reads like a
~ cnapter In the Book of Proverbs. In
LAY follows the foreigner in his own ex-
rNnce would imagine that some change
~ .sa nave taken place in Japanese notions
a. w s'y SINCE The Greater Learning
my. nnomen" was written, or that white
s sash" doesn't count. or that Pierre Lot;
1rcs,SSe Rider Haggard. and Sir Edwin
ehc u'u the most favored of the monsters
ss 20 catch nuts.
-. .c q her earliest youth girl should OBJ
nne oil demarcation separating