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The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
LIFE IN NASHVILLE, N. c.
THE VANDERBILT ESTATE.--A LETTER FROM EDWARD D. BARKER, BROTHER OF REV OTIS W. BARKER OF NEW TOWN.

Probably one of the most remarka ble and interesting enterprises now under way in the United State is the creation and development of the vast Wander
 bilt estate upon the A8heville plateau among the mountains of Western North Carolina. Here in a natural park of thousands of acres w. H. Vanderbilt, a younger son of one of America's great est railroad magnates, has erected 8 house-nay, palace, which is the won- der and admiration of all who see it. It is situated on an eminence which com- mands 8 far reaching and exquisitely beautiful view of the encircIing moun- tains and the intervening country. It is perfect gem in it's inception, execution and finish and is appropriately placed ip setting of great natural beauty.
 The work upon the house was begun some five years or more age and contin- ued year after year under the eyes of skillful architects and able builders. So great was the quantity of material re- quired in the construction that a line of track some three miles in length was laid from the railroad up to the site of the house. And over this road up the steep grade special engine has been making it's daily trips carrying the | building material and the large company of workmen who during the time of |
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sIIEPAUG RAILROAD.

+Nos ClIlbCI l5p loGt5. 8hTHEL-Leave 737 q. m7 5I3 p. m Sunday s.I2 a. Arrive 9.57 g.. m. 40, D. m. sunday els p. m. dAH Lkl NiLLE-NUTth, 800 a. n., 5-3O D. rl sunday, >~55 a. n. Leave tor Bethel 942 a. m, 423 ?. Ill. sunday, p. m. 5IIEPA ACG-NOrIu, tJ Is a. m., t5.42 D. m Sunday, t5-4e ain. South, 1928 a.m.,t 3-5l D. Ill. sunday, j-a5 D. III. ROABCRA FALLS-NOTth, 30 &. n., t552 pm. Sunday 1851 am. South, 1920 8 m r3 50 I. n. S,.l.day, .5.26 p. n. HO8HL RI l-NOrth, IO.I0 8. m., 5 IS D. 1n Sun. day, 3lO a. n. South, s.Il 8. 1n., 3-26 D. m. Sunday. ,. I5 D. n. JUDD's -BRIpGE-North, tI0.2o a. 1n.. re.o4 D. In. ~uAiay, tS.!7 a. i'll. south, rJ.65 b. lIi., ? l5 r. Ill. Suu.tay, -j.u3 p. III. " ASIl IliEGIO ION-&Orth, Hoo a. Tn., 6l5 D. LII. 5!lI''sty, s3' si. Ill. South, S-53 a. rn. 40 D. III. sunday 4.5i p. n. NEN PEkoTUN-NOrth, II .Io a. n., 6.Iy D. n Snn ,1E' 9'3S a- Ia south, e-z9 a. Ia., 3.I9 pm RQAE lHD-NorIn, ll.25 8. m-, +6 .2s pm. Sun day, "54 q. Il. south, r8.4O a. h., i2 .u3 D. m sunday, 4-26 p. A9gKh!!ss-;North, u-85, t6-88 p. n. Sun day, i0.j2 4. Ln South, ts -55 a. m, Il 58 D. 1n sunday, 4.is ?. Ill. BA&IAI-HoTtL, I2.00 pm. .,6.45 D. III. Sunday, lG2o D. IA. south, s--i a. n., 1-5g D. IF. sun day, t-,'1 a. La a&->o.tn, rl2ot pm, r645 p. m. Sunday, 'il.24 a. III. SOuth, fS.25 a. m, T B p.rn sun ;lay, 5sJ D. LiICu kLD-AITive I2I0 p. m., 6 50 D. m |, sunday. iv-3O s Ill., South, e.2o B. h., 1 l5 D. n 0InuaV, 3.5J D. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

Burns are absolutely painless when DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is prompt ly applied. This statement is true. A perfect remedy for skin diseases, chapped hands and lips, and never falls to cure piles. Edgar F. Hawley, Newtown. s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blake. man, Botsford; B. Hawley 65 Co.,, Step neY.
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BOTSENKD ID RRrnc.L.r1,n.r

fgLSt -,,s ttChD~AoTth, 7,36, lO8s a. Ill I4U, 459,
 G9- g . 7S p, m. Sunday, o.IO a. III. soath, 7l7,
 ?, 'J, n, Hoo "'iH' ]~'@' ''0 pm. Sunday, 6.26 T EI'NEI-North, ,1.4s, ,Io.23 am., 20 h.. 40.
 iit3 i35 p a ln 34ndas ia a. nl south. 7s, sO3, 0NG Z H3 HIlL-North, 7-2-, IoI7, Iii a. m, 443,
 0'43 P; m. sunday, 7-54 D. III. South, 7.34'
 ?. Ill. >' 'f" fEJ |! !MBULL-Horta, 7.lg, IO.I, l2 5s a. Ill.,, 3'3,' o., P. In, sunday, IA a. h. South
 r., ,'35 S 2'It J'.3' 9. Ill., 453, 7-I9 p. m. Sunday oiIl-D1EIOKT-North, 7.o5. 10, F 40 a. rr., 4.z5. 2'-2 ?. IL. Sunah5, 135 a Iii. Arrive, 75O,
 ? Il N' '''>
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SPRING SUITS & LIGHT OV
 ERCOATN.

richer display of them never shown in Bridge port before And we have the room with greatly increased floor space, dpay them to better advantage Wo promise you the courteous, square, dealing that has always characterised store and made it pac of business sought after Trusting it may be pleasure all our old friends and welcome many taces this We shall do utmost to give entire satisfaction
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
A CHRISTLIKE LIFE

that the mans Christliness must be ex- plotted for the benefit of others. We need not fall over one another, as is the tendency of the day, to heap fattery up- on the dead, but if there be any help or rescue or light in the memory of them, we must use them for the encouragement of the living. Their lives belong to Us.
 Limiting myself, then, to this purpose, let me try to reproduce the picture of the
 man as it was stamped upon my memory during cOmpanionship in work extend ing, with a short break, over 10 years past: A man he was of no conspicuous parts or talents, but he did not on that account bury what talents he had he never ''dallied with the corner of the nap- kin" Almost unconscously he had ac- quired the habit of simply doing the next tniug''as 10 the Lord ard not unto men," His obedience was almost the unc0n- scious, urquestioning obedience of the child. In this respect he truly reached ! that ideal of Christ which i perhaps one of the hardest for d man to attain.
 Net otherwise was it with the uncloud-
 ed simplicity of his unshaken faith The doctrines hich he had learned as the'' ar ticIes of the Christian faith, were taken into the world and applied to daily life They were found sufficient to meet every crisis, and to carry him through his GO years 'unspotted from the world"
 Nor was this daily life of his as smooth
 as a stranger might think who should note bis unfaihrg cheerfulness and good temper. Remembering the cfact not sell dom produced in many persons by be rcayements, loss of fortune, disappoint-
 mcnC or anxiety for the morrow, a casual observer would have imagined from 1 Charles Warren's habitual calmness of
 manner that he had been sirgularly free l from such setbacks, But it is unneces-
 sary for me to tell you who knew him
 how many cares and anxieties have for | years past beset his life. Justly unable
 to blame himself for any of his misfor- l tunes, having erred, if he erred at all, upon the side of generosity and uncom-
 mon Christian charity, the ''care of this world,' of which an unusual share fell
 to his lot, was unable to "choke the
 word so that it should become ',unfruit-
 full" Beautifully childlike in this re-
 spect. he threw aside the waves of mis-
 fortune like 8 strong and confident swim-
 mer and never for one moment doubted
 the policy of trusting in Divine Provi-
 deDce, and seeking first the kingdom of
 God and His righteousness" Once and once only I saw him almost ruf1ed and
 indignant, and that was when he came to ask my permission to enter his strong protest against what he considered an in- truson by visiting clergyman upon his rector's prerOgatives, and a reflection up- on his rector's methods.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

It is not a miracle. It won't cu,e everything but it will cure piles. That's what BeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will do, because it has done it in hundreds of cases. E. F. Hawley, Newtown; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blake man, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,, Step ney.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

Success is the reward of merit" not of assumption. Popular appreciation is what tells in the long run. For 50 years people have been using Ayers sarsap- arilla, and to-day it is the blood-purifier most in favor with the public. Ayers sarsaparilla cures.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

Take dose ot DeWitt's Little Early Risers just for the good they will do you. These little pills are good for in- good for headache, good for liver complaint, good for constipation. They are good. E. F. Hawley, New. town; s. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley S Co.,, StepneY.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
THE >-ryU rN-,-I,A-D.

THE NEW ENGLAND R.. R. BAHLEl NlLLE--kast 7.2t I2.O2, ,a-u,7J5 D. lr. " est 00 a. m, 3,6.+2 D. III. q. III, t2.53, I6.}5,y. III. SANDY HOOk-F,ast 40. I2,12, am. 727 D. m. soUTHBCR CRY-East 7.5o,' iI5,5i. 7,37 p. m. West
 tTrains stop when sIgnaled only
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Matt 3,: 4l. "Weu done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over n few things. will make thee ruler over many enter thou into the joy of thy Lord "
 If "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard neither have entered into the heart rt man, the things which God bath rrcpar- ed for them that love Him" yet it l. but natural that human curiosity should oc casionally try to picture to i-self some tangible particular of this un, pnaRabir glory. "If any of this ia ever to bp foi me, we may fairly ask, "What form should like it to take? Wha- picture of supreme and sati flying bl-es- edne.s can my imagination cur iurr un:"
 Review. then, All your pjctu'r~ Gf eternal blessedness and you will ecqrct find any one more satisfying to vour human craving, more adapted 10 your human nature, than this, which trans- f'Trrd from the earthly c0uv4s of th. rtrabla t" the heavenly rpaiitv-rtprr- -cnt5 the Lord himself as saving to hiul who has simply done what h. Wal biddpn ro do, ''Wo}' duuc good Ard f.irhfuI scr want: thou hast been faithful over a f.H thing, will make thee ruler over many thingS: enter thou into the y of thy Lord.
 This is better than any figures of crowns, and golden h4rp@, and dazzling mugniticepce--uch things as it is given to but fe" to grow weary of in the ex- perience of life time. This is better be cause more practical, more adapted t. the
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
DANBCRl DIVISION .

'ANBURY-NolIh, 6.4U, 7.45, s.ItI, q.2o io5o 8 in4 3,3U, 3.le, $ 35 6l0 p n. south, t.O0, 7 .58, y'' d. !n-' iI.+o 4-3, IO- D. sunday. s.G5 a. sETHkI IT kI-North, G.4o, 7S7, Io.48 a. n.a -'%l, ".eS' 5.49, G,tj P. ln. sunday, IOI7 a. In.' 95'55o ?: 5o' South' oo6 7.a7 lo.O5, d. m II.47, RtDDI>tI-N"rth. 7.3O a. m., 22s, E6-87 ?; ID sunday iQ.H ',. h., o.i9 p. m south, "'iz a; @ @lH ll-54 5.26, ?. ID. sunday, SIS A AaNF9kD-North, -.43 a. un.. PA, 6.83 D. III. 2ui"i&y, Ie.yt a lIl., Ul r. h. Soutu, 6.I6 a. IT. m''' ~o9' '5I p. H. sunday, ,.=2 8. m 5.22 p. BiIANCINILLk-North, 7.l4, io5I D. m., 2I7, 'I,t 2,5r, o'-. P. II: sunday, lO m ,D- p. m. SItMiay: s.2s d, H., 5.2s D. Tn.
 U t-''iNS E O" N-N"rth, 1Jt' En., -.l3, h2i D. IT, 9GhHay. 3-51 a. ln., 7.5> D, Iu oouth 5 t'' --! I-.'3, 041 D. 1l Sunday, 5 3l 8. Iu. 5SI
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

The best of Ayers hair vigor is a re- fined and delicate fluid, which does not soil or become rancid by exposure to the air, and which is IS perfect sub. stitute for the oil supplied by nature in
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

youth and health as modern chemistry can produce.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
Bridgeport Steamboat
 Company.
STEAMER ROSEDALE.
STEAMER NUTMEG STATE.

Leaves Bridgeport every night lexcept Sunday l2 O'clOt k, from foot ot South avenue Leaves New York every day except sun day) Il a. h.. from Pier B, East River
 STEAMER ROSEDALE Leaves Bridgeport at 500 a. m. Returning leaves New York Pier 39, East River foot of Catherine street, at p. m foot Of East 8lst street East River at 3.l5 p. m. 2I5. N 0' @ EA kE ,,,,- -,-,,-z 50 cents EACC h9IOS IIChE1 I5 cents
 Good Until Csed.j
 Boat connects with the Berkshire division train leaving Bridgeport at 6.25 on Saturday evenings only.
 Western and southern Freight taken from Bridgeport at New York rates, and bills lad ing given.
 \. E, WEDGE, Ell CONNEITY
 ABt' Supt.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
CIRCULATION {:
The Home { ircIc.
IN mzvoRY CT CHARLES A. WARREN.

A SERMON PREACHED AT CHRIST CHURCH, WATEKIOWN, IN MEMORY OF CHARLES A WARREN, SENIOR WARDEN, BY REV II. ". CUNNINGHAM, M. A, RECTOR, ON THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT, lN96
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

Beecham's pills for constl- patton Io' and a5s. Get the book at your druggists and go by 1t.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27
ONLY ONE THING NEEDED ITO MAKE THIS
 MAN HAPPY
and that is visit to our store and a chance to secure some Of the great bargains we are offar- ing this month

THIS IS HOUSE CLEANING TIME! with us so we cannot devote our time to what he young man at the head of this column is doing as every minute is devoted to those who are eager to grasp this opportunity to secure some of the greStest bargains ever Of
 fered in the history of the shoe
 business. Don't delay and find
 fault with us if you are too late to secure some of them, They
 are going Get some of them Mems $4 Gait Button Shoes 5o. Mems $5Culf Fuyorites, siI-s , to :. $i. Mems GEO French Calf button, hnnd s"wed } j0.
 Ladies' $4 kid Button, sizes l-2, }, l ,, , G. plain toes l 5O. Ladies Rubber RoCts, regular price l.15, Si Money saved on any pair ot Shoes pur chased of Us this month. It's money aut sheIve room we need. You need Footwear Come and sce Us.
The Newtown bee., 1896-03-27

Matt 2I: q. "Weu done, good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful oyer a few things, will make thee ruler over many enter thou into the joy Ot thy Lord
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Annaal salss Iaore than soaaO10i.aIs..
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
MARBLE FALLS MENTION.

Marble Falls. Tex. Oct. 3.-lSpecial.)-
Mr.. Tom Turner. who was injured ut
Granite Mountain Wednesday. died the
next day and was buried yesterday morn
ing in the cemetery at this place
The firm of Christian x Allen. who
filed deed of trust a few days ago, men
ton of which was made at the time. will
soon be all right again. the assets being
doubly sufficient to cover liabilities. The
failure was due to liabilities incurred in
the failure of Sam Allen at Houston Il
short time ago. Mr.. Geo. Christian. the
managing partner of the firm of Chris
tan X Allen. was in no ways RESPONSE
BILE for the action which he was forced
to take. He has the entire sympathy
of our people. who esteem him for a
highly honorable gentleman and capable
business man. The branch business at
San Marcos is not included in the deed
of trust and is in no ways affected.
Mr.. Nj. II. Reed. who has been very
sick with fever for several weeks, has
been removed to his fathers home at
Bertram and is improving.
Mr. II. $. Evans and family. who have
been in the hotel business here for the
past six years. has leased his hotel to
Mr.. ]. w. Reed and left yesterday for
his ranch near Burnet
The Marble Falls Literary society has
been recognized under the auspices of
the school, A most interesting meeting
was held last night at the university.
Miss Stella Hallford. who had been ap-
pointed to teach in the school here, re-
signed her position in order to complete
a course of study under Professor W.
II. Bruce. formerly principal of this
school. now in charge of the school at
Athens. Tex. More than dozen ap-
plications have been received for the va
cancy and selection will he made by
our trustees Monday next.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
FREDERICK COUDERT vpx,,
ZUELAN COMMISSIONER RE
TURNS FROM EUROPE
He FOUND some VALUABLE PApERy
Bearing on the Boundary Question !,
England, Holland and Rome-Re.
fused to Say Which Side
They Were in Favor Of.

New York, Oct. 4.-Frederick p
Coudert the eminent lawyer and mem.
Der of the Venezuelan commission. an.
pointed by President Cleveland to inyes.
tigate the Venezuelan boundary question
returned to this city from The Hague on
the French line steamer La Borgogne
Mr.. Coudert went abroad for the DIR
pose of examining the old Dutch records
relating to the Venezuelan boundary, and
has spent considerable time over the gov.
eminent archives, with the result that
quite an array of new testimony bearing
upon the point at issue has been un.
earthed.
Mr.. Coudert was seen tonight concern.
ing the results of his trip. He said
much had been accomplished.
Immediately upon my arrival at The
Hague he said, Il met Professor Barr
of Cornell, who had already spent much
time in gathering data. Together we
went through the records very thorough
ly. Then we went TO London, where
many of the records were transferred
ut the time of the purchase of Guiana in
1915. Many of these records had al,
ready been published by the British gov
eminent, and very fairly. We found
other useful evidence there, however. and
both in London and Holland met with
uniform courtesy in the prosecution of
our search"
Were all the records prior to 1915
transferred to London at. the time of
the sale!" was asked
NO. indeed" answered Mr.. Coudert.
Not all of them. We found some very
valuable. papers in the old Dutch
records
Just how valuable these were or what
they tended to establish Mr.. Coudert
would not disclose. but reiterated his
statement that they were very valuable
Another useful source of information
he said. was the propaganda at Rome
where some most valuable records We're
found
The pioneers in this territory" said
Mr. Coudert, were monks. chiefly of the
order of Chapuins, and they furnished
some valuable information"
Regarding the correspondence which
has passed between Secretary Olney and
Lord Salisbury recently, ne said:
Il understand this correspondence
deals with the subject of arbitration
generally and can not be specifically ap-
piled to the Venezuelan controversy.
The recent visit of Joseph Chamberlain
did not, in my opinion. have any con-
nection with this matter
SO far as | know. nothing further has
been accomplished in the matter than
when L left, and if any negotiations are
being conducted by the executive of the
government to settle it they We're un-
known to me. | can not say when the
commissioners report will be ready nor
whether it will be furnished before
President Clevcland's term of office ex-
pires."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
IF YOU HAD A FRIEND

About to visit some section of the coun-
try where malarial disease, either in the
form of chills and fever or bilious re-
mittent was particularly rife, what
would be about the best advice you could
give him! We will tell you-to carry
along or procure on arriving. that DO
tent medicinal safeguard, Hostetter's
stomach Bitters. known throughout ma
laria plagued regions. here and in other
countries. as the surest means of disarm-
ing the miasmatic scourge. and robbing
it of its fell destructive influence. Not
only does it fortify the system by in
creasing its stamina. but overcomes T.
regularity of digestion. the liver and the
bowels, and counteracts the unfavora bic
effects of oyer-eXertion. bodily and men
tai. exposure in rough weather, or oc-
cupation too sedentary or laborious loss
OF appetite and excessive nervousness
The functions of Authorization, bilious
secretion and sleep have in it most
powerful and reliable auxiliary.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
CONDENSED TESTIMONY.

Chas. B. Hood, broker and manufac-
turers' agent. Columbus. O.. certifies that
DR.. Kings New Discovery has no equal
as. cough remedy. ]. D. Brown, pro-
prietor st. James hotel. Fl. Wayne. Ind.
testities that he was cured of a cough of
two years standing, caused by la grippe.
by DR.: Kings New Discovery. B. F.
Merrill. Baldwinsville, Mass. says that
never knew it to fail and would rather
have it than any doctor, because it al
ways cures: Mrs. Hemmings, 900 East
Iwenty-hfth street. Chicago. always
keeps it at hand and has no fear of
Group, because it instantly relieves. Free
trial bottles at G. o. Yates drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
DID YOU EVER

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle now
and get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the re-
lief and cure of all Female Comprainrs.
exerting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs.
II you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa
Nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melan-
9choly or troubled with Dizzy Spells.
Electric Bitters is the medicine you
need, Health and strength are guaran-
teed by its use. Fifty cents and S1.00
at G. q. Yates drug store.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
HARRISON ROCKED

Cincinnati o.. Oct 1.-THE republican
campaign committee received telegram
tonight from ey-President Harrison CON
SSenting to make political speech at
Music Hall, i'll tbs city. next Wednes-
day night He will hr here during
Wednesday to look after the tomb of his
grandparents and father at North Bend
and to attend law ease in the courts.
On Thursday night he will speak at
Charleston. w Va.
Hon. Thomas McDougall will preside.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
SAW THE CZAP DEE

Portsmouth. Eng. Oct. 5.-Thc inhab-
itants of this port, military naval and
civil. were astir ut an early hour in Or
der TO witness the departure of the car
and czarina for France Their maiestics
passed the night on board the imperial
yacht Polar Star. The weather was fine
and cold. All vessels in the harbor were
dressed rainbow fashion from stem TO
stern and the imperial couple were given
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
LEWIS RENONJNATED

Center Point, Tex. Oct. 3.-(Special.)-
The democratic senatorial convention for
the Twenty-fourth district met here to-
day and nominated +. ]. Lewis of San
Antonio for reelection to the senate.
Before the nomination Il resolution was
adopted endorsing his course. The con-
vention was in session ten minutes.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08
THREE BUILDINGS RIrRvrD

Temple. Tex. Oct. 4.-(Special)-At .
O'Clock this evening fire destroyed three
frame buildings in the western edge of
town. They We're the property of the
Temple Building and Investment com
pany. Loss about $1,000. All insurance
had lately been cancelled, as two pre-
vious attempts had been made to set
them on fire. There were six houses in
the row
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08

ACTRESS REPORTED DYING.
London. Oct. 4.--Bernard-B erre. the
ing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-08

FOR SALE-Farm, Carl, Tex. 80 acres
90 in cultivation; good residence and crib.
everlasting water: price $24OO. one-third
cash.. Jas. McClintoch. so E. 4th St,
Austin.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-19
MODERN LPISILES.
Difference Betwe en Letter Writing 2 Past and Present.
Condolences and Brevity Now the Rule, Whereas in Times Gone By Peo- pie Wrote More for
 POsterity.

The letter writing of to-day bears lit tie or no resemblance to letter writing of other days, and MT. Andrew Lang in an interesting paper in the Illus trated London News discourses on the letter writers of the past, and says that
 the lack of good letters in modern life' is not so much from the lack of writers" as from the Hack of readers" :" and long letter, say from Australia, is perhaps never read at all, and that we have become so frivolous "a man as far away as Samoa will write a note as if to friend in the next street. 2 The pace at which we live, the rush and hurry of each day, are answera ble in measure for this change in our style of correspondence; but, above all, is it not the result of the flood of jour- nalism which sweeps all before it? The letter writers of the past wrote for pos terity, 1t is true, but also to keep their friends in touch with the topics of the day, political and social says London Queen. Our newspapers do this for us to the fullest extent, and only the most private matters remain for the letter writer to record, matters of so private nature that were such letters