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The times., 1898-05-22
A Question.

! asked the wind for word of him,
The wild wind that seours the sea;
But all the SKY with rain grew dim,
And dead leaves trembled on the tree
/ asked the sea, 50 still and gray,
Signing strange secrets Ger and o'er;
But with moan it stole away,
And left me on the wide. wet shore.
asked the sea-bird, proud and shy,
The plaintive bird that sings;
He swooped towards with a cry,
And on far wave furled his wings.
asked the neon, the harvest-moon,
Hanging 50 still in heavens high place;
Bnt wh;le spoke she psled, and soon
Gathered the clouds about her face.
And with sudden throb I knew
That my poor hope had been in vain;
And round me wept the heavy dew.
And the leaves fell, and sobbed like rain
Ethel A. Ireland. in Harper's Magazine.
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ssLOst.''

whisht, then, oh, my jewell while say.
Only wait to- ! can get the word =
SURG, thought ] had it sweet and gay,
Like the bravest song o Summer bird
Faith, knew 1t well an very well
When this hour the rain began TO fall;
Now the sorra one o. me can tell
What about it was, at all, al all
whisht, then. Oh my jewel! / was wrong
Never lived word so sad.
Not the heavy that driv calong
Bear such weighty trouble as it had
Och anee. an ne'er voice TO cry;
Like the weary crowd o. drownin' moon
So 1t sank or SO was carried by
Never told, an all forgot so soon.
-Blackwood's.
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To whom should person apply who wishes
position in the hospital department as a phar-
macist in the Auny2 wH.E.
He should apply to the nearest recruits
ing officer.
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NOTES AND QUERIES.

What is meant by the Dry Tortugas? G. c.
The westernmost of the small islands
lying TO the west of the southern end oE
Florida.
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Did the Federal Government resort to con-
scriptiOn in the late war? NRP
IL did; have you forgotten the draft
riots" in New York city?
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What is meant by the Triple AHiance2 Y c.
An alliance formed in 1883 between Ger
many, Austria and Italy.
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Did the last Democratic national convention al
Chicago abolish the twO-thirds rule? j. A. s.
No; Bryan was nominated, with the
rule in operation, On the fifth ballot.
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What is a .eParthIan shotas
J. z

A parting shot, or last remark; so cali
ed because of battle custom of the Par
thians, who delivered q shot before fee
ing.
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Mr.. William Blacks new novel, the first
IN two years, will be ready in the early
Autumn. 1t is entitled wild Eelin.
otherwise Called Eelin of the Eyes Like
the Sea Waves: Her Escapades, Adven-
lures and Bitter Sorrows This is Mr..
Blacks thirty-third novel
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We're there any negro sailors on the Maine7
SUBSCRIBER.
There must have been some negroes on
board the Maine. though We cannot name
any. Every large vessel of our Navy has
negroes in it's crew.
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How far the largest guns on battleships
throw a projectiie against a ship or fort with
damaging ehectI SEVERAL
Ten 10 twelve miles The same guns
ashore VIII carry farther, because great
er elevation can be given 70 them there in
firing.
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How vast thou made to pass.
By short transition, from the womb
Unto that other darkness OF thy tomb,
o Babe, o Brother to the grassT
For like the herb, so thou art born
At early MORN
And thy little life Las flowed away
Before the flowing day;
Thy willing soul hath struggled, and is free;
And all OF thee that dieth
white and waxen image lieth
Upon the knee.
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Iy.

One evening thou vert not,
The next thou vert and vert in bliss,
And vert in bliss forever, and Is this
50 desolate Z lot
To he the theme of unconsoled sorrow
Because thy first tomorrow
Thou vert ordained vest 70 wear
Not made like ours Of clay,
But woven with the beams OF clearest {
4 cherub fair?
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Nine. Sarah Grand has written a new
story, entitled 1.-The Modern Man and
Maid" in which she will discuss the mod
ern girl, the modern man, the choice of d
wife and the choice of a husband Messrs.
T. Y. Crowell &. Co. will be the publish
ers In this country.
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s'Oh. whittier hast thou fed,
From the warm, joyous world removed?"
Might one OF old have questioned
OF his dear and dead;
Painting and strainng for relief g-
Unto passion and hopeless grief
Whittier, O thou in vain beloved.
Whittier hast thou borne
The smiles anG kisses, that were gathered up
In thee, for her that bore thee, now forlorn,
AS sweets in the wild roses cup
Before the morn?''
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Is the present silver dollar and greenbaca money
legal tender all over the world? II not what
of our money is? , Is there enough gold and
silver in the United States Treasury TO redeem AZ
once the paper money and all other issues that
represent money? 3. As the compass points
toward the North Pole when north of the equs-
tor. does il point south when south OF the equa-
tori I. How much silver money and how much
gold money is coined monthly yearly at the
present time? y. T. B.
No; none of our money is q legal tender
outside of the United States. . No,
though there is enough to redeem all the
bonds that are redeemabIe now. 3. No.
T. During the twelve months ending
June 80, 1897, the mints of the United
States coined 4.5s6. .2so pieces of gold, an
average of 3s0.52i a month, valued at
S5 970.55S month; they coined 34I04 I51
pieces of silver or 2.S42 O12 pieces 4 month,
valued at s. 2027.317 a month.
Where may enlist in Navy or Naval Reservef
What are the physical and mental requiTgmentsf
=. a b.
You may enlist in the Navy at the near
est navy yard or naval station; apply TO
the officer in charge. To enlist in the na-
val reserve, you must apply TO the nearest
organization of the reserve. In the Navy
you need have no particular knowledge:
the people will train you; but to enlist in
the reserve you must be skilled in SONS
trade or good sailor.
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Where are the headquarters OF the Red Cross
Society 2 Who is president, and IS il a United
States Government institution? 3 What are the
requirements for membership? 4. Do members
receive salary for work done? 3 Are women
eligible to membership c. c. :
Washington. d. c. 2. The president is
Miss Clara Barton. II IS not a United
States institution. 3. Anyone can be a
member by paying the annual dues l.
Employees receive salaries. ). Yes
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of the courtroom, and many other stories
of unclassified and miscellaneous charac-
ter. One OF these is Johns Wedding
Suit" which will be vividly remembered
by anyone who ever read it, The stories
are all shorter than In most collections of
the sort, and there is thus a chance for
an unusual variety There are only a lit
tie more than 200 pages in the book, and it
contains twenty-five stories
(New York: Charles Scribners Sons.
Washington: All booksellers.)
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Oh, joy that on the narrow space
There IS no spot of acted sin,
No burning trace.
As where evil thoughts have been.
Thou hast not known how hard it is 70 kill
The inveteTate strength OF self-desire,
To quench the smoudering and tenacious FIRE,
And never did thine unexpanded viii
Gather up conscious energies 20 move
Against the God Of love.
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XII.

Then flow, We blameless tears. while,
little while ye may
The natural craving TO beguile
This task is yours; with you
Shall peace be born anew
And sorrow glide away.
Oh, happy they in whose remembered lot
There should appea darker spot
Than this, of holy gTound
This, where, within the short and narrow bound
From morn TO eventide.
In quick, successive train,
An infant lived and died
And lived again.
William E Gladstone
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Animal Intelligence is the title of a
book by Wesley Mills, announced for
early publication by the Macmillan Com
pany. The author was in 1887 president
OF the Society for the Study of Compare
tive Psychology in England. and it is
from the standpoint of the Comparative
Psychologist that the present volume is
written.
The times., 1898-05-22

What granite is considered the best for naonu-
ments-Quincy, Barre or Scotch?
JOHN OLESON
OF the three that you name. probably
the order should be: Quincy. Barre. and
Scotch and there are many varieties Of
these. The price varies at the quarries,
as well as in the market.
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Please compare the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
and the Great Eastern? G. ". & N.
The Great Eastern was 692 feet long. So
feet wide and had horse power Of 26l0.
divided between the screw. with 1000, and
the paddles. with 1000. The Wilhelm der
Crosse is SO feet long, 6S feet broad. Her
gross tonnage Is 1881 as against 1900 in
the Great Eastern, her horse power is IS
COO.
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How small the tribute then, Of human pain
The eternal wisdom did ordain
Thy migrant spirit should be bound to pay
Upon its way
Unto fruition OF the mortal prize;
Purchased for thee by rain Of scalding tears,
By agony indign,
BY woes how heavier far than thine,
Through more protTacted years
And deeper sighs.
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For on that one, that well-spent morn,
Unconscious thou vert borne
TO wash the baptisInal stream,
To gain thy title 20 the glorious name
Which doth unbaT the gates OF Paradise.
And thou vert taken home
Before the peril that might eome
By thy parents human pride
In thy oft-beaming eye;
But not before
Their blessings on thee they might pour
ana pray that If so early bloomed the tide,
Yet God might speed thee on thy path
Through the void realms OF Death
And Christ reserve thee IN his bosom peace
Til pain and sin shall cease;
TIL earthly shows shall fy, and they
Shall wake TO life with thee from clay.
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The literary supplement of the New
York Times contains an article about the
Spanish Armada. in which ii is mentioned
that the medals struck in that year read
as to the Armada. 1T came, it saw, and
it fled"
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VI.

The volume Of this life was soon unrolled.
But the hours of thy small earthly store,
Although
Than might be numbered az the dawn Of sense
By child's first intelligence,
Yet were their single moments told
To them that stood around
By a faint moaning sound.
Repeated with that laboring breath
That ever ushers death,
Instead Of the serene and soft pulsation
OF infants respiration.
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''The Book of Ruth and the Book of
Esther" are published by r II. Russell
for VIII Bradley. and the volume is said
to be an excellent piece of work It is
set in Satanich type. and in this case it IS
most important not to leave off the final
letter in "Satanich."
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Yes! Narrow was the space

Yes. Narrow was the space
Whereby life ran its hurried race,
Like one affrighted by the far-off glare
OF the worlds pleasures and alarms
That from the sin, the sorrow and the care
Fled 10 seek shelter in the arms
OF his first Father and had rest
Upon his breast.
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Is there any law forbidding a man paying his
debts in notes, and then having those notes dis
counted by broker who IS his own partner2 10
this could be proved, could a warrant be sworn
out and any damages gotten from the giver Of
the note2 READER
We think not.
The times., 1898-05-22

Harper's Magazine for July vii have an
article on "A Century OF Cuban Diplo-
macy" by Albert Bushnell Hart, pro-
fessor of history at Harvard University.
The country in general is beginning TO
feel that it has had quite enough of the
Harvard professors, but Prof. Hart takes
the refreshing view that the attitude of
the United States has been constantly
characterized by a forbearance and q lack
of territorial ambition rare among ma
tions.
The times., 1898-05-22

Please give short outline Of the process by
which wire nails are made? c. T. :.
Wire nails are made by machines into
which the wire of the desired size is fed
1t Is cut of at the proper length, one
end upset to form the head. the other
end tapered TO form the point The Op-
Grafton is completed instantaneously.
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e. P. Dutton & Co. will shortly publish
a novel by Willis Boyd Allen, entitled
Navy Blue" which will deal with life
IN the United States Navy and at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The volume
is to be profusely illustrated and will
contain a dedication to Secretary Long.
The times., 1898-05-22

How far back does the practice OF celebrating
Easter Day (not Sunday go, by using eggs an
emblem? KATY
1t is impossible TO say. The use Of Eas-
ter eggs is common TO all ChrisJendom.
and seems to be a symbolic tradition Of
the primitive Church The phenomenon
of Matching was chosen as a symbol OF
the resurrection. In the thirteenth cen
tury We read of people forming process
sIons to march to the cathedraIs, where
Easter eggs were distributed.
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'Is that thy feeble cry
But just beyond the threshold OF the graye2
Art thou yet waiting in the voiceless hsil
OF Dis, or hearst the mourning waters fall?
Thou canst not be nigh
Where mad and shrieking spirits rave.
Or dost thou slumber take
BY the deep, CLASSY and translucent lake,
Through chill, exhaustless night
Apart from woe, yet senseless Of delightP'
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We live amid the tumult and the stress
OF fierce, eddying fight,
And 70 our mortal sight
Our fate is trembling in the balancesj
And even ii hath seemed
The Tempter at the neither scale
Might over Love prevail
But thy dear faith can never fail,
Thou art redeemed
The shadoyy forms OF doubt and change
Athwart thy tranquil fate no more may range
Nor speck its lucid path
With tokens and remembrances OF death,
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What are the salaries received BY chaplaIns on
board United States warstips? J. W y.
For the first five years after date Of
commission al sea $3.50. on shore duty
S2,000. on leave or waiting orders. 81 COO.
After five years from date of commission,
al sea s., 500 on shore duty s., 800. on leave
OF waiting orders s.. 500.
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Please state how many British prisoners were
confined in the BLACK Hole Of CslcuttaT' How
many died that night irom sU1focation and how
many remained alive? p. W. @.
One hundred and forty-six Of the Eng
Hsh prisoners were forced at the swords
point to enter the military prison called in
the slang Of the soldiers ''the black hole"
This place was about eighteen feet square.
The date was June 20. 175s the hottest
time Of the year. Only twenty-three were
taken out alive the next morning and
some OF the survivors had gone insane.
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The curved or serpentine hounce is TO
be carried to extremes. The height of style
demands that the upper edge should lie
straight along tho place assigned for It,
while the lower edge ripples naturally into
easy folds Capes and mantles as we'll as
gowns will wave in these rippling frills
until the first thing we know we will all
be very tired Of them, and then they will
be gone
There are some pretty and graceful
gowns made without them. These gener-
ally have more conservative trimming
and, may add, give better satisfaction.
AS minor mention one may speak Of the
long lace ties now affected by tho tailor
maiden, These tie In triple and often
quadruple bow in front of immense size,
and the ends hang to below the waist.
Black, white and ecru lace are all used.
The application of lace just begins to show
the extent to which IL will be seen later
on. From the narrowest possible width to
that 42 inches wide it will be worn, mostly
the heavier qualities. / saw black Brus-
sells net over "a mauve satin skirt. Around
the bottom 1t was worked with a regular
lace design thicker at the edge and merg-
ing off into the plain net imperceptibly.
The waist and sleeves were wrought in o
like manner with exquisite effect.
Strap trimming will be seen on the
handsome cloth suits to an unusual ex-
tent. Military effects In the way of frogs
and braided devices are shown on the
handsomest tailor and other outdoor
gowns. Indeed those now in course of
preparation for the horse show Gre nearly
all made with more or less military style
about them.
To accommodate those who find it 80
difficult to tie cravat right there are
new ones arranged so that they fasten in
visibly by means of a hook and eye. The
women rise up and call the inventor
blessed; yea, also, and they praise him-or
her MATE LEROY.
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A TREATY WITH TURKEY.

A TREATY WITH TURKEY.
original treaties stored away in Wash
ington, and they are as jealousy guard
ed as if they were crown jewels.
The treaty closing the Revolutionary
war has a seal box Of solid silver six
inches in diameter, without ornamental
tion except for the British coat Of arms
on the outside. The red silk and gold
cord and tassels by which it is attached
to the treaty are very gorgeous, although
the gold is somewhat tarnished and the
silk worn. The seal itself, or what is
left of it, is the old seal of Great Britain
of st. George and the dragon. Like
most of the old seals, it is breaking and
crumbling very badly, and from some
cause, probably the heat the impression
has become so indistinct as to be hardly
recognizable. There is no pretension to
engrossing in the writing, which is the
ordinary British business hand of the
period. The first words of the treaty
are, SIN the Name Of the Most Holy
and Undivided Trinity" 1t is signed
by George r. The representatives of
the United States were John Adams, b.
Franklin and John Jay.
Russia is very ceremonious in form,
and one of her recent treaties with the
United States is finely got up, the seal
box being of solid gold and the cord
and tassels being heavy and splendid
The Russian side of this treaty is writ
tep in French.
Switzerland exercises great care in
the writing Of her treaties, the engross-
ing being done by skilled penman. A
treaty made with King Leopold of Bel
GUM in regard to the Kongo Free State
has cover Of crimson, crushed levant
morocco. 1t is very valuable, as the EN-
bossing and gold stamping are said to
have been all done by hand. A treaty
of amity with Turkey in 1869 is written
with gold ink, and the Turkish charac.
ters, which are made carefully, are very
graceful. 1t begins with the sultan 3
insignia in gold, four inches across and
three inches high.
When this newest and latest treaty OF
Paris is completed, it will doubtless be
bound tastefully and elaborately, as be-
fits its Importance. 1t has been suggest
ed that Uncle Sam inscribe the copy
which he sends TO Madrid with the
significant phrase Remember the
Mainel but ne will do no such thing.
He Is too much of gentleman.
JOHN II. WHLoUGaBY.
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poruerod with the blue serge. Above this
bordering down the front opening and on
the shoulders to simulate square collar,
there were straight bands of Bulgarian
embroidery. A double cord with two balls
was tied around the waist. This was easy
TO make, and the style is good and made
the small wearer look like n little prince.
Among the suits for boys of from 8 to
12 l noticed that the most were "three
piece suits" No one who has never had
boy can imagine the fierce longing no
evinoes to get out of n two piece into q
three piece suit The one has only a snug
jacket and trouserloons, but the other has
q coat and vest. Vests have three pockets,
and one isn't always obliged TO keep his
jacket buttoned
Speaking of vests reminds me TO men
tion the remarkable number of vests, vest
fronts and vest effects In the new fall gar.
ments for women. The preference seems
TO be for white vests, satin, faille, cloth or
pique There Is no device left unthought
Of to get something new In the way of a
vest either real or imitation. 1t Is COM
forting TO remember that they are beoom-
ing to everybody. The guimpe or pinafore
style in q modified manner Is seen on
may gowns for young ladies and even for
some matrons. This arrangement gives
opportunity for many pretty color com
binations.
AS general rule the materials most In
vogue for fall and winter will be plain and
dark SO that little brightness shown up
in the way Of a plnafore or guimpe or q
vest front will not come amiss. It is said
by good authority that barring the tailor
gowns nearly nlne-tenths Of the street cos
TUNES will be black. The superb beauty
and magnificent richness of these new
black goods will need no excuse. have
mentioned them in detail before. The
Irish poplins in their new width and their
waterproof quality make them the best
handsomest and most elegant.
There are always some ladies who yearn
after colors and striking effects. For
those saw lot of pretty striped novelty
goods, not very heavy, but quite bright In
ooloring, golden yellow over brown
This material was made up, too, and here
Is how one dress was made: There was O
Dewey flounce. The upper part of the
skirt had the stripes running up and down,
and the flounce had the stripes around.
At the joining there was a bias ruffle OF
the same with stitched heading. At the
bottom Of the skirt flounce were three mar
row bias rutfles all around. The waist to
this was of black satin duohesse, trimmed
with black velvet ribbon. This toned the
skirt down little
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seeded to Great britain by France and
Florida by Spain. The treaty of Paris
Of 1888, between Great Britain and the
United States, closed the war Of the
American Revolution and established
the independence of the United States.
By the capitulation of Paris, 1914, Ma
poleon renounced the imperial power
by the convention of Paris, in the same
year, between France and the allies, the
boundaries of France were fixed as in
1899; by the treaty of Paris, 1915, Ma
poleon was declared the prisoner of
Great Britain, Russia, Austria and
Prussia, and his person confided to the
first named; the treaty of Paris of 1866
closed the Crimean war between Rus
sia on the one side and Great Britain,
France, Turkey and Sardinia on the
other. The declaration of Paris, 1856,
signed by the great powers, but refused
by the United States, abolished priva-
teering, provided for the protection of
goods under a neutral flag and declared
that blockade to be binding must be
effective.
The first meeting of the two commits
sions in the present instance will open
with ceremonious exchange Of creden.
tials each commissioner on either side
showing his power certified to in writ
ing by his minister of foreign affairs or
secretary of state, The credentials Of
our commissioners will be modest type
written sheets, while those Of the Span
ish commissioners will be very elaborate
and verbose giving at length the full
title of each holder.
The negotiations will probably be in
terrupted by recesses during which the
various commissions will submit knotty
and debated points to their home gov
ernments. In time, however, all the
disputes will be settled and two original
copies of the treaty will be drawn up
for the dual ratification. According to
the etiquette of nations, Spain will
take one copy, fix 1t up with the royal
arms and seal, bind it according to
Spanish taste and send it to the state
department at Washington. Uncle Sam
will take the other copy, ornament il
with spread eagles, red, white and blue
ribbon and such patriotic devices and
send it to the Spanish premier.
In this way treaties are often made
works of art We have a good many
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rs.e EnRIish Army.

In the 40 years that elapsed between
tho battle Of Waterloo and the fighting
in the Orimea the British army attain
ed a maximum of inefiiciency. 1t is
only now, when the chief actors in the
great drama of the struggle with Russia
are dead, that the public is beginning
TO learn the extent of the incapacity and
inefiiciency of the men responsible for
the equipment and training of the Brit
ish army. But for the courage of the
British private the Crimean campaign
would have been disastrous failure
Indeed but for the accident of fog on
the morning Of the battle of Inkerman,
which enabled handful Of British
troops to impress 40, 900 Russian sol.
diers with the idea that they were more
numerous and better supported than
they really were, the English army
would have been driven into the Black
sea and the subsequent history of Eu-
rope altered beyond recognition. Lon.
don Standard.