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Observation-Disclosures

rnaacu On the subject II deals with ever
offered. II sustlrfes the claim that IT'S
lueadlty rnakes Il Of great service 10 stu
dents. Eaiie is practical suggestions. the
rssast - many years practice AZ the bar
and experience on the bench. are o. in-
finite service 70 the active lawyer. The
inas1-thzt vital auxiliary 70 q law-boek,
IS nn1st thorough. The COMMUNICATIONS Of
eminent jurlsts. s1eh as Justice Harlan,
must BE- exceedingly gratifying TO the
author.
JOHN Z STODDARD'S LECTURES
Complete in ten volumes. New York,
Chicago and London: Bedford. Middle
brock & Co.
When Il was announced that John J.
Steddard was % retire from the lecture
field. r1any people in the Eastern cities.
where be bad leetured every winter. r.
oalyed the news with regret. For nearly
twenty years his name was a household
word because Of these lectures. which
we're on travels and always illustrated
with beautiful stereopticon views. NOW
comes another announcement which viii
~ received with as much pleasure By his
admirers as the other was Of regret. Bel
ford. MiddIebrook & Co. are 20 arrange his
lectures fl book form, in ten series. and
the FIRST one. entitled Norway. switzsr-
land. Athens and Venice" has Just been
published.
My. Stoddard has had such a long prac-
tiee before popular lyceum audiences that
his genius and ability have lent to him
rare fitness FOR the work embodied in
these lectures. lie can give an excellent
picture Of the people and their ways.
Personal contact and personal expert
ences have accomplished this. His
record is literally spiced with fun. The
works viii not only be appreciated on ac-
count OF their attractiveDess of style but
also on account Of their intrinsic merit.
For those who cannot travel in foreign
countries. with the aid of these intensely
interesting books they can be easily car
ried through the many scenes and seem
10 breath the very atmosphere surround
ing them.
BLACK Nanny" Southern romance
written in verse. has Just been published
Tor the holidays Some Of its songs are
decidedly superior 10 the average minstrel
negro dIttiez. The author. Col. William
Lightf0ot yisscher. is wei known
throughout the West and middle West as
a newspaper writer and lecturer. BLACK
Nanny" Is published by H. j. Smith
Publishing Company.
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lain for these decades of centuries. Now.
of course, perfectly sound marble was en-
ployed IN columns. both because they were
completely visible and also because they
had a great weight TO carry. Sound mar
BILE was employed also in the outside
stones of the entablature and of the celia
walls but the inside stones of the celia
walls and the two inside stones OF the
epistyle were faulty from the start-faul-
ty because of this vein of schist.
AS long as the building was covered by
a roof the faulty character OF these stones
was of no Importance whatever, and. as Is
well known the Parthenon was always
covered by a roof un;il it's final disruption
BY the gunpowder explosion two centuries
ago. The ruin that now threatens the por-
ton left standing on that fatal occasion
began from the moment of the explosion
and it has become more serious with each
succeeding year. The roofless condition of
the building has made 1t possible for the
rain 10 penetrate into the schist veins of
the faulty stones.
At first but slight damage was done TO
these stones. but the frost Of winter and
the scorching sun of summer made the
evil greater from year to year, until at last
the scales fall from our eyes, and We dis
cover that these stones are rotten through
out. The horror was revealed In its full
extent by the earthquakes. when a num-
Der Of these rotten blocks were shivered
into many pieces. The fact that these
splintsred blocks did not fall is due to the
soundness of the aeighboring blocks on
the outside. But though the ultimate
cause Of the ruinous condition Of the Par
thenon was the employment in its con-
struciion Of poor marble for the interior
and inside stones, which two centuries of
exposure to rain, frost and heat have made
rotten, still other things have eonspired
with these-namely, fire and cannon balls
before the disruption and earthquakes OF
all periods.
There can be no doubt that the Par
theuon would hold out for many centuries
longer Il IL were covered by a roof. But n
is thought by most men that a roof over
the Parthsnon would disdgure Il absurdly
or course 1t would but then the roof
would save the building ond sentiment
would give the front seat 10 sound reason
do.
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ing "a a vegetarian family. who has for
sworn mice in her preference for garden
growth, and is especially partial 70 beet
root.
Is the cycling fever TO be followed by 4
shooting craze among the fair sex? The
question is suggested by the latest davel-
opment az the St. Peters Institute n the
buckingham palace road.
Mr.. A. Dimmock. the chief instructor
and gyrnnastic manager, said regarding
IL:
I've have 5000 ladies on our books who
have been taught fencing. cycling and
symnastic exercises here, and il Is from
these that the members OF the club viii De
largely drawn. I believe this viii be 2 big
hing, and that We are the pioneers of
movement that viii be very widespread
before long"
do you think ladies will take TO carry
ing revolvers?" he was asked.
II should hardly suppose So" said Mr..
Dimm0ck: but a gentleman who was
standing by suggested that IN view OF the
molesfation OF lady cyclists in out-of-the-
way country districts. some OF the holder
spirits among the wheelwomen might for
self-protection.
Baroness Hirsch has not abandoned her
plan for colonizing the Jews IN Russia. \
friend Of hers said the other day: ut IS
absurd 70 say that the plan Of eolonizing
Russian Jews in Argentina has been ab2n-
doned: in fact. there seems TO be an eu-
tire misapprehension OF the position. The
late Baron Hirseh. who spent his wealth
on a lavish scale for the benefit of his
persecuted compatriots, was most anxious
that the sufferers should be got out Of
Russia az quickly as possible. aud with
that object in view a large number of jew
ish families were conveyed TO the Argen-
tine colonies. In the course OF time II was
discovered. as was only natural, that some
of the coionlsts found IL difficult 10 adapt
themselves TO their new surroundings; and
moreover great trouble was caused by
swarms OF Iocusts which came time after
time and devoured the crops.
In the light of experience it was decid-
ed, as shown by the report OF the council
of administration. a translation Of which
was published In the Jewish Chronicle, not
to send any more families 70 Argentina
until the existence Of the colonies is as
sured and consolidated, Meanwhile, the
has interested itself tn the In
struction OF the young In the Jewish agrf-
cultural colonies which exist in Russia.
and further as the report states, il has
entered a number of young Russian Jews
in the agricultural schools at jana and
Diedeida, founded by the Alliance Israelite
good agricultural educa-
ton will be OF great value to these young
men.
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see. The whole western facade is dis
figured by an Immense scaffoIding, built
in the strongest possible way from enor-
nous beams that were brought all the
way from America to serve Athens. This
mighty scaffolding subserves a twofold
purpose. Primarily, IL enables the archi-
tects to replace certain rotten and broken
architrave blocks with fresh blocks; but
its important secondary purpose is TO serve
as a prop TO the entire entablature, and
prevent the collapse of the building in
case of an earthquake.
The inside and interior stones Of the en-
tablature are rotten throughout. In many
cases these rotten stones were broken by
the recent earthquakes into many pieces.
though by the verlest miracle these pieces
still cling together. AS is well known, the
eplstyle consists of three huge blocks that
stand on their narrow edges side by side
and span the DETERMINATIONS. OF these
three blocks the outside ones alone are
comparatively sound. while the interior
and inside blocks are Ia most rulnouS
condition. All Of these inside blocks are
10 be replaced by new ones that are now
lying on the ground below. ready to, be
hoisted into position as soon as the
mighty derrick that is TO lift them on
high shah have arrived from Europe.
The thought OF new eplstyle blocks in
the Parthenon IS shocking TO most souls,
and yet IL Is a choice between that and
immediate ruin. The new blocks will be
covered with oil and wax. in order to
rob them Of their glaring whiteness and
newDess. But even more sorrowful is the
fact that. though this ruin may be stayed
for one or two centuries yet TO come, still
IN the end the Parthenon must collapse.
unless virtually the whole enta blature be
replaced by new and sound stones.
Am I asked for the reason of this ruin
ous condition OF the Parthenon? There
are several reasons. several causes. some
OF which have been in effective operation
for many years, though all unsupported.
We have been brought up 10 believe that
the Psrthenon was a perfect building
erected by master builders. who employed
only the best OF material in It's construc-
ton. II occasions shock to discover
that though this Is true in general vet
Il IS true with certain limiting 4uaufca-
tons. because Of which the building is
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ATHENS. Oct 4.-The Parthsnon Is
doomed. l do not mean that It VIII I@I
tomorrow or next week, but It's decay =
as sure and certain as anything can De
in the world Today the effort % repair
the famous structure seems as pany as 1la-
mimic thunder Of the stage sounds when
Mkensd 10 the tremendous sound blast OF
Jove. II is doomed. too. because the carry
builders thereof. like the modern contract
or OF this eras civilization. builded rather
for appearance than stability.
The outside marble blocks CT the Parthe-
non are sound enough. bat X is as II
some giant worm had eaten our the heaFt
OF the remainder and only the shell was
left. II IS l think. the saddest. the most
CispiritIng sight that one who IS familiar
with the ancient greatness Of Greece, the
fame OF her temples. and the glories OK
the Parthenon in the days when i was
really what Il was built for. can possibly
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now threatened with ruin. In point on
fact. the builders Of the Parthenon en-
ployed first-class marble only on me OUT
side CT the building. only where the eSs
could see il.
IN the Pentelic marble there are Ne4iis
az sehis- that disaggre and ruin many
fair Il,-k Visitors win remember the
many unfiuted drums Of columns thai ne
here ana there around the temple. Insse
are drums that were rejected OF the euiio-
ers-rejec:ed because they were fSel.S ~
some way. often precisely because OF 'hls
disastrous vein Of schist. Indeed, one %
the new epsstyle blocks has Just oeeh
1ected by the COMMITTEES OF arcnitesls -
cause Of its faulty character. Wiz
ssgs., 'verea onIy after the block had bean
rornnletely hewn ard was ready 10 ne
hoisfei into position. No doubt that block
viii remain there FOR centuries TO come,
illst as the rejected drums OF columns nave
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A new international periodical devoted
20 bookish themes s. 20 be launched this
month BY the Messrs Harper in this
country. and BY the proprietors OF The
Times in London The magazine which
Is 70 appear once week. is to be edited
hy M X. d. Trail and will be called
Literature From the announcement
or the publishers the journal promises TO
be OF an extremely dignsfied character.
but liberal and timely. Whether II Will
be illustrated or not Is not yet known
Also. nothing has been said about the re-
sources OF the enterprise. whether they
VIII be confined to contributors i'm Eng
land or are TO include writers on this side
OF the Atlantic. Whatever the details Of
the scheme may turn ont 10 be, the gem
eral character OF il is evidently 10 De at
tractive 10 fAstidious readers.
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NEW LONDON CHURCH.
Negetarians Hold Up Tabby Cat as
One OF Their Conxrrfs

VeEetarians Hold Up n Tabby Cat as
One Of Their Converts.
LONDON. Oct 23-Visitors from the
United States this s'asou have found "a
new curiosity in a highly respectable look
ing private house with a Queen Anne door
way ~ No. ~ Chapel street II Is the
Church ~ Humanity and Il looks as little
like church as that John street place o.
worship / TeTne usber IN New York.
on entering the building. one IS at once
struck with IT'S similarity and yet It's d's-
similarity 20 a church interior. A. the
east end. mounted on three steps. is the
sltar draped IN crimson velvet and edged
with gold lace The organ IS a small one
manual affair and she .ectern and pulpit
are Of carved oak dr3red with crimson
velvet pals. The church IS seated with
CT 8irs
This religious institution was founded
by Aueuste Comte. It's creed. be declared.
Wa. That which distinguishes modern
from ancient ideas Is She conception OF de-
vel0r uent Z. does not enter into eight
eenth century thought It permeates aud
governs that IF the nineteenth The f1Bn-
der o. This church saw. az none had ever
seer before him the magnificent re
as fra a panorama o. the life ~ humanity
stretching frem the most distant past and
through tHe present extending into futur-
ifv The foandsr believes that worship
should be placed urou the footing ~ COM
non sense and Instituted. rot constituted
the religion o. humanity
Thfs ehurea Is the beginning ard er8 -
Corte-s gree scheme for the conversion
q ne world and yet a large congrefa-
ton follows the teachings OF the founder
every sunday.
II has been davrlcua fhat ere q the
most regular articles OF export. though K
ands 70 place among The customs aguras.
- human aesn- The siavs trade between
Pekaai and HonzkonE-ths later in large
measure. I believe. rs p p2iat Or trans
shipment FER Cauton-has lonE been such
as 10 scaadalize the Chinese prefeetural
autha~itIsz TIE numerous ki3aAppeTs
wao mainly supply it are generally weH
known. but 70 SORT 81 measures are -akeu
against them which Is not surprising IN
viaw ~ fra fact thaf hardly a single petty
ef1c.zl takes a steamer passage f9F Can
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ton without including among his belong
ings set OF small girls. who seem 10
Ietch much higher prices there than here.
The developments OF the "peunv-in-t tho
SO; system have been many and diverse
but none has appealed 20 quite 50 nract1,
car demand as one shown recently 10 An
invited company al the Crystal Palace
which. IT realizing one-quarter even ~ 49,.
claims put forth OF its behalf. win eff@ct
little short OF a revolution tn wnrI.invscia...
domestic economy. In the fewest nosefbIe
words, the problem has been worried 49,.
o. utilizing the heat generated nv re -
binary gas lamp q the streets FOR tba mr.
pos" OF warming water TO the boiI;ro
POM ana an influential syndicate has
btrh formed 70 turn 70 useful acoo,,r+ =
discovery OF so many POSSIBILITIES c.
iatl9Hs show that a sum OF A ouarter -
a million sterling IL expended a.r,r,,,,tI,.
on me Ens illumination OF the T.or9ay
streets and II Is urged that II he bls, 80
only one-tenth OF the lamps In usa va
ti'Aea 70 account. no less than l20 90 ~
~ -''s.Hs OF o2iling water could be made
atatt&hte az q commercial profit AZ a sc,
OF haIipepny a gallon 10 the pubic
The idea, f. should be exnIaEnaa h.. -
carried Tar beyond the merely thsoreti,,si
stage For the past four months thers -
oeen n fun working order AZ the C,rvstsI
ft3@ee Rn exact model OF an ordinar,,
street refuge lamp 81 six Jets. which has
supplied as much as 125 gallons Of boiIin,
water 20 The stail-holders and frugal sT,
oA'stS glad 70 be able to make their
oNA tea The idea has been brought not
ohiy 10 ne notice q ard adoption by va
Fl1as important provincial ve~frfes es
tt'ose % Liverpool and nottingham In. y.
that % s. -ln-tfle- Fgalqq Tn,'a y
Tno nave made concess. ous 10 the eyr,sI,,
80 ~ "Alea Tney aHticlnate fhaf of,5+a
naif me present cost % fllurufns,fov, ,,-,,,
p saved - the ratepayers. Tbe Svs,a-,
~ rs SHOWN as fhe Pluto waste bea.
gasburners. ~ @oi1es1ic
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DR.. William Dewitt Hyde. president Of
Bowdoin college. Is said 20 have volume
entitled Practical Idealsrn" in the hands
of the Macmillan Company.
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a new story entitled Lost Mans Lane"
has been completed by Anna Katharine
Green. author of THE Leavenworth
Case THAT Affair Next Door," etc.
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Emile Zoia's Paris announced as
among the forthcoming publications of the
current season. will not appear In book
form until early IN 1895
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NegetarlaEs are this year oe,a,-,.,u.,
Jeoiiet q the first founded socfst,, - ne
taiiee the crusade against the cons,,,,-..l[..
o meat All sorts % veretarss, s- IN
f''e1's are advanced. ore being r,fe,rs-a :.
: s'-eA anu weil-fav9Ted tabby cat belong-
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Tnsnt Ct human life when the mind of
ran was beginning SIS conscious struggle
with the material world In this hes
much OF the charm ~ the new book.
says q reader q IT'S advance sheets
Rudyard kfp'fngss first Jungle Sto-ieS
were written for ST Nicholas. and this
year Mr. Kiplfng viii contribute 70 ST.
Nicholas a series of stories for boys ana
girls II what II for him an entirely new
vein. They are fantastic stories about
animals, and he calls shem the Just So"
stories. because they are meant 10 be told
"1ust So 70 children. The first one VIII
appear Ia the November ST. Nicholas.
Messrs. Harper and Brothers VIII shortly
issue Celebrated Trials by Henry
Lauren Clinton. author OF Extraordinary
Cases" The forthcoming volume consists
OF sketches Of the remarkable cases with
which the author was professionally con-
nected- IL comprises. among others. the
extraordinary Cunninghann-Burdsn MUIR
der case. and the dramatic episodes IN con-
nection with the overthrow OF the Tweed
ring. As the author says: There are a
few cases OF peculiar and extraordinary
interest. which. IL published never lose
their interest
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The German edition Of Mr.. Edward Bel
lamy's 'Eqsalityr is to be followed shortly
By an Italian edition.
a Soldier Of Manhattan" Is the title OF
stirring historical romance, entirely
American. which Will be published by d.
Appleton & Co
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Among the announcements by the Mac
MILAN Company for October is Prof.
james NJ. Baidwin's book Oh Social ana
Ethical Interpretation la Mental Develop
mel1t."
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Messrs. Cay and Bird OF london. are 10
publish Mr.. Hough's story of the Cow
boy" which seems to have arrested En-
glish as well as American attention by its
fresh and picturesque quality.
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Sophie SWEET. that clever teller of Ameri-
can stories. issues this year. through the
Lothrop Publishing Company. a new story
Of country boys and girls entitled Tom
f'tckerlnE, OF Scutnsy: His Experiences and
perpiexitles"
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The Jewish Daily News. of New York.
has made a new departure. The paper
has formerly been printed entirely IN Yid-
dish. but now one page Is printed Ia En-
glish and has proven 4 success from the
start
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The latest London news of Hall Gaines
"Tha Christian has a very practical bear
ing upon The popular opinion OF the book
The English publisher has sold az edition
a. 5Q.9o and Is printing another huge
edition.
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THE TeacVp Club" by Elisa Armstrong.
sooa 70 - published by Way ana VIII
Hams. IS unique Ia the fact thai is char
scfe-s are All OF the fair sex. Even the hero
IS made known 10 the reader only through
me gossip OF the members of the club.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-02-25
Ancient iis Greek Music.

We have fair idea, theoretically at
least, what was Greek music, but no
practical knowledge. Some fragments
Of written music have been found, nota-
bly, hymn supposedly Of the year 100
A. d. In The Forum j. Gennadius tells
Of the more recent discovery made among
the ruins of the treasury Of the Atheni-
ans, due to French explorations:
The musical notation on all these in
scriptions is expressed by the letters of
the Greek alphabet, which, when mark
ed upright, inverted or tilted forward,
over the syllables of the text, indicate
the various notes. Two sets Of such mu-
sical symbols were in use with the
Greeks--the one was vocal and is EN-
ployed in the first, the other instru-
mental and figures in the second, Of the
two hymns 70 Apollo. As, however, the
instrumental accompaniment would
hardly have been noted at the sacrifice
of the song itself we must infer that rot
only the voices sang in unison, but that,
in this instance at least, instruments
and voices were in unison. The hy-Gn
discovered and deciphersd by the de-
scendants Of the invaders. whose disco ~
fture it celebrated, was, for the first
time after alapse of nearly 10 centuries,
again sung on March ~, 1894, before the
King Of the Hsflenes, at Atifens, where
u hid been ofihiHal3x cQmpQsed
~ ii 10y III Ia III Il VI ~