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PERSONALS.

| Mrs. Susan Proctor went to Kfnston
Monday.
! Mr.. w. A. Dunn spent day in En-.
field las: week.
Mr.. w. Berry, of Wakefield is here
visiting relations
Mr.. Frank burroughs spent Thanks.
giving in Everetts.
Mr.. H. w. Nixon spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Washington.
Mr.. N. Biggs went to Richmond
Monday on business.
Mr.. w. L. Harrell, of Hamilton
was in town last week.
Mr.. w. A. Henry spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Rocky Mount.
Mr.. Sherrod Salisbury, OF Hamilton,
was In town this week.
Miss Annie Holiday is in Marion,
s. c., visiting her brother.
Mrs. Hawkins went to Wilmington
Saturday to visit relatives.
Mr.. +. P. Futrell went to Richmond
On business trip this week.
Mrs. Mollie Haskell returned from a
visit to Hamilton Thursday.
Miss Anna Kitchin is Waiting her
grandparents in Wake Forest.
Miss Pattie Manning returned to her
home in Henderson last week.
Mrs. M. E. Gray is in Rocky Mount
visiting her neice, Mrs. Thorne.
Mrs. J. G. Mullen, OF Tlllery, came
down Monday to visit relatives.
Miss Lucy Dunn spent few days in
Wake Forest and Raleigh last week.
Mr.. J. A. Crews, representing the
Wilmington Messenger, was here last
week.
Mr.. Roy Vaughan returned to Wake
Forest Saturday where he resumes his
studies.
Misses Ethel and Marian Webb, of
Portsmouth, are here visiting their
friends.
Rev. o. Ryder left Monday for New
Bern, where he attends the Methodist
Conference.
Mess. T. B. Wheeler and A. w.
Outterbridge spent night in Green
vile last week.
Mrs. G. H. Daniel, OF Rocky Mount, Is
here to see here mother, Mrs. Conan,
who is quite sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Worseley, OF
Rocky Mount, came over Tuesday on
a visit to Mrs. P. J. Madry.
Mr.. Jesse G. Holiday, of Marion S.
c., spent Thanksgiving here visiting
his sister Mrs. G.. A. Camp.
Misses Julia and Sadie Wiswall, Of
Washington, stopped over en- route from
Raleigh ard spent Sunday with Miss
Helen Perry.
Mrs. L. J. Baker of Palmyra returned
Monday from Louisburg where she
went to zee her daughter who is in
school there.
Rev. M. L. Kesler left Tuesday
morning to attend the Baptist State
convention, which is in session In
Raleigh this week.
Mr.. George Bryan left Saturday for
Wilmington, where he accepts POSI-
ton as stenogrspher and Typewriter
for Mr.. III. nj. Emerson.
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WHEN others fail, take ROBERTS
TAsrELEss CHILL Tonic. It cures
chilIs, fevers, malaria and general bad
health. 25c. A red cross on the label
assures you of the pure, hlgh-class
material that makes Roberts q success.
Don't take a substitute.
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DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will
quickly heal the worst burns and
scalds and not leave a scar. It can be
applied to cuts and raw surfaces with
prompt and soothing effect. Use 1t
Tor piles and skin diseases. Beware OF
worthless counterfeits. E. T. White
head & Co.
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excellent medi
kindness
She did Twelve
A. everk thy
Wabash,
.
catarrh remedy, Peruna
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When you feel that life is hardly
worth the candle take dose OF Cham
berIain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They will cleanse your stomach, tone
up YOUR liver and regulate your bowels
making you feel like new man. For
sale by E. T. Whitehead & Co., Drug
UiSts
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MINISTRELS TO-NIGHr.-The
Washington Messenger OF Dec. 9TH
says: "Davis Bros Ministries is the
best and cleanest minstrel troupe that
ever visited Washington" Temper.
ance Hall tonight.
In The METHODIST CHuRcH.-Rey
W. T. Walker will preach in the
Methodist church next Sunday night.
BOUGHT Mr.. Bowers RESIDENCE
DR.. F. III. Arthur has purchased Mr.. j.
). Bowers nice residence on Main
street, and will commence to keep
house there soon after the first of Jan
uary.
Mrs. W. E. WHITMoRE DEAD.-Mrs.
W. E. Whltmore died in Beaufort
county yesterday morning and the
remains were brought to Scotland
Neck for interment to-day (Wednes.
day.. There is no time for obituary,
bit it will appear Eext week.
Mr.. HOFFMAN WILL REMAIN IN Sect
LAND NEcK.-As will be seen by his
card elsewhere in TIL 8 issue,
Mr.. NJ. Hoffman, who has recent
" sold his residence to Mr. J. s. Bowers,
will not leave Scotland Neck, but will
continue business here. His many
trends will be glad to learn it.
WAS IT a BEAR ?-Somed days ago Mr.
Herbert Baker, who lives on Mr.. J. II.
Lawrence's farm a few miles from town
rear Whites x Roads saw something
Just in the dusk OF the evening which
ne thought was black bear. It came
near his house and growled and when
e went into the house to get his gun
be animal went away into the
swamp, and he could find it no more
What the Clerks Say.
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You've MEN WAITED, with fair
1':ucation ana sood character to
Lea, tttta PLY, Railroad
aee nting ausi '..ypeariting. THIS Is
enc sel ny III leading railway com
pa Is 5aa only perfect and reliable
ln.l. I,i0u nj its kind. Al! our gfadu-
ate. are assisted to positions. Ladies
a-a United. Write for free cata-
lo1a-. (Fall term opens August 10Th;
Ge.~ Telegraph College, Lexington
Z 6l45m
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\. D. JOseeV1's Locals.

800 ozen spools John J. Clark's six
cord thread at Sc or for DC.
Special attention to Mems Under
ware, cotton and wooien-a full line.
Rock bottom prices on Ladies cotton
underware ia Vest, Pants and Union
snts.
Home made Wooden Blankets at
so,30 a pair.
Young men always call on n. B.
Josey for Clothing, Hats, & Shoes.
n. B. JOSEY,
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be sick. 1 congratulate You on the
merits of your wonderful medicine and
wish you continued success
One of DIR. Hartman's free books on
catarrh, sent to any address by Thu
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
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p" N = friends rec
c.r.llendcd purana
sohigghiy hat l pur-
cha 5ed 2 bottle to
try it and have
never been sorry.
=" At times my
system became en-
tirely run down, /
could not sleep
well and lost my
appetite. Since l
have used PerunaI
feel like a different
woman and hardly
know what it. is to
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ii, Hoffman & Bro.

nOTT0N SEED Yy.NTED.-Ia am in
The market 34:,jli his season to pay
the = ,..es. Ea,>et price for youc Cot
ton seed Ainr!a supply of Neal and
HUI atwaYs on hand to exchange
VIE suct, is desired
9-14t! 0. K. TAYLOR.
sc;..aga 'er Is, 1900.
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Stops tne cough
Ind Wonks off tho Cold.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay.
Price rs cents.
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J. w. PERRY 4 co.
Cotton Factors.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 3, 1900.
COTTON. EASY
Strict Middllng, 81
Middling cotton, 81
Strict Low Mlddling, o.
Low Middllng, So
Tinges, %
Blues and Sandy, 8
B. E. Peas, $500 PER Gag.
PEANUTS.
Fancy, p cts.
Strictly Prime, q to cts.
Prime, p to p cts.
Low Grades, II to 2 cts.
Machine picked, j. to p CTS.
Spanish Peanuts, Soc. bushel.
B. E. Peas, $500 bag.
Peanut Bags. 68 In. 8 or. 81
j. w. PERRY & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

- YOU; FRUITS NOW We
y lave the most ccmpIet3 assortment
nj IT, v5s est Fruits in this market.
E.er. Il. eaed and cheap,
J. y. RAY & co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-12-06

I4N ~ .oWn doing al kinds OF Tin
Boot. and Gathering. Cali on Us.
III raIs st.sra1 Iced. g. 4. DIXON.
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DOES IT PAY TO BUY CHEAP?

Scotland Neck, N. c., Dec. 5, 1900.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-07-21

County Prcsidcnt--r. II. McGnty.
Vice Pres, NJ A. ponon; Rec e; Sec, Z. j.
Reagan; Fin. See, ID. Il. Kecfe; Treas, II.
Nj. Kcefc: lns. See, A. ii. Aeefc. Meets
second Sunday at y. III,
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LEGAL DIRECTORY.
PARTIAL LIST OF RELIABLE ATTOR-
NEYS OF MINNEAPOLIS. WITH
LOCATION OF OFFICES.

Abel, Ace r., 301-2 Bank Of Com. Bldg
Alexander, Ludwig, Temple Court.
Ankeny, A. r., 500 Globe Bldg.
Bates, w. f., "11 Sykes Block
Blccckcr, Geo. ~, 331 Boston Block
Brady, NJ. c., Temple Court.
Brcc, A. L., Guaranty Loan.
Byrncs, 4. T., 800 Kasota Block.
CAVITY, Thos., Guaranty Loan. =
Davenport e. Than, Phoenix Bldg.
Darelus, A. b., 925 N. Y. Life Bldg.
Dcutsch, Henry, S2G Guaranty Loan.
Donahuc, W. H., % Wash. Ave. s.
Forth, Geo. r., 402 Globe Bldg.
Gallagher, Chris A., Guaranty Loan Bldg.
Gjertsen e. Rand, 711-713 N. Y Life Bldg.
Hcrtig, Wendell N. Y. Life Bldg.
Hobbs, r. T., 255 Temple Court.
Lane & Mantz. Oneida Blk.
Leary, w. c., Temple Court.
Munro, Weed, Loan g. Trust Bldg.
Mahoncy, Stephen, 302 Guar. Lonn Bldg.
McIIalc, John j., S01-302 Blk Of Com. Bldg
Nyc, Frank NJ, Guaranty Loan.
0'Bricn, J. T., Oneida Blk.
PiIgram, W. II. H., 515 Temple Court.
Smith, Geo. R., 610 Boston Blk
Steele, John H., ITO Phoenix Bldg.
Stctlcr, L. E., 307 Globe Bldg.
Young, II. W., 4O2 Globe Bldg
Van Fosscn & Frost, $50 Guaranty Loan.
WEIGH & Hubachek, Blk Of Com. Bldg.
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Because, but for his timely aid,
The day was near at hand

DeSduSe, Out IoT MS tlnlely ala,
The day was near at hand
When Washington would sink in death
With all that glorious band.
Remembering then these services,
Those flags should ever Irvine
That fought the foe together on
The banks of Brandywine.
For freedoms sons can nc'er forget
While Liberty lights the world,
That France gave first the guarantee
That kept their flag unfurled.
For justice then and gratitude
The freedom valor won,
Must Ger reflect the love OF France
And of her. gallant son.
Then Washington and Lafayette
And France with us can shine,
While freedoms stars maintain theil
place
Above the Brandywine.
And so while we live united thus
Let mutual commerce flow,
Well send you meat America yields,
And you'll send us Bordeaux.
Reserve Officer O'Loughlin.
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NEWS FROM IRELAND
The farmers Menagerie.

Inc Farmers Menagerle.
There was an old farmer who had a
Moo, moo, moo!
- She used to stand on the pump and
4 bow, !
And what could the farmer do?
Moo, moo, moo, moo,
Moo, moo, moo!
She used to stand on the pump and
bow,
And what could the farmer do?
There was an old farmer who owned
some sheep,
Baa, baa, baa!
They used to play cribbage while he
was asleep, -
And Taught at the farmers ma.
Baa, baa, baa, baa!
Moo, moo, moo!
He owned COW and he owned some
sheep,
And what could the poor man do?
a. pig,
Whoof, whoof, whoof!
He used to dress UP in the farmers wig,
And dance on the pig-pen roof.
Whoof, whoof Baa, baa!
Moo, moo, moo!
He owed pig, some sheep and COW,
And what could the poor man do?
There was an old farmer who owned
hen,
Cuk-a-cadoo, ca-doo!
She used to lay eggs for the three hired
men,
And some for the weasel, too.
Cuk-a-ca-doo! Whoof, whoof!
Baa, baa! Moo!
He owned a hen, pig, sheep and cow
And what could the poor man do?
There was an old farmer who had a
duck,
Quack, quack, quack!
She waddled under two-horse truck
For four long miles and back.
Quack, quack! Cuk-a-ca-doo!
Whoof! Baa! Moo! -
With duck, hen, pig, a sheep and a
COW,
Pray what could the poor man do?
There was an old farmer who had 9
cat,
Meow. meow, meow!
She used to waltz with gray old rat
By night in the farmers NOW.
Meow! Quack! Cuk-a-ca-doo!
Whoof! Baa! Moo!
With cat, duck, hen, pig, sheep and {
COW,
Pray what could the poor man do?
St Nicholas.
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STATE OFr1CEns-MINxnsorA,

President-C. ]. O'Brcn Owatonnn.
=, sccrstary-Thomas Connolly, 52s Penn av
Treasurer-John Flood, Duluth.
~, P Pres Of Insurance Fund-R. j.
Vice President-T. II. Murphy, Brainerd,
Secretary of Insurancc--JOhn Mahoney.
125 Central av., Minneapolis.
Treasurer of Instrumentation Shelby,
Montgomery.
State Medical Director-Dr. E. w. Buck.
ley, st. Paul.
Directors Of Insurance Fund-w. T. Fa.
hey, Green Isle; w. A. Kennedy, Mont
gomery; ]. ]. Daley, Minneapolis: John r,
Rochester.
State Board Of Audit-T. J. DOYLE. St
Paul; Austin Kennedy, Rochester; John
Kennedy, Minneapolis.
STATE OFFICERS OF LADIES' Aux1L.
larry.
av., Minneapolis
Vice Presfdent-Mrs. Mary Reilly, Brain
secrctary-Ella KeatIng, 147 Pleasant av.,
st. Paul.
Treasurer-Mrs Katherine Mcdonald, Du.
luth.
Insurance secretary-Miss Margaret Ora
dy, saltwater.
Insurance Treasurer Mary Sullivan,
Rochester.
State Medical Director-Dr. e. W. Buck.
ley, st. Paul. .
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4. 0. N. DIRECTORY
NATIONAL OFFICERS.

John r. Keating, National President, Chi
cago. III.
James T.. Dolan, Vice President, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y.
james b. Bree, National Secretary, Con-
necticut.
Z; y. Moran, National Treasurer, Wash
ington, d. c.
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MORRIS, STEVENS COUNTY.

County President. Vim. Riordan; Pres,
ID. Hcnnessy: Vice Pres. j. S. Walsh; Rec
Sec, II. i. McCanncy; Fin. Sec, Il. A. CAL
laghan: Treas. and lns. Sec. Timothy Muir
ply. Meets first Sunday of month.
Ladies' AuNiiary-County President, Miss
Pres, Mrs. Alice Sec; Rec. Sec, Miss Mar
garct Callahan; Fin. Sec, Miss Nellie Me
Hugh; Treas. Mrs Elizabeth Mahoncy.
Meets Mt Norris Mimi
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General Lafayette.

When first Colu1nbla's patriot sons
Rose up to strike the blow
That cleared way for liberty
And foiled their country's foe,
They got from some but cold contempt,
While others cast frown,
And sneering said, such malcontents
Should hang by Britain's crown.
Still on they went, those gallant men
With hearts for freedom steeled,S
And often brought the Briton down
On many hard fought field.
Yet all seemed vain, their hearts were
When empty Golfers told
That they must soon give up the fight
For want of men and gold.
In that dark day of deep distress
When fortune seemed to fail,
From out friendly foreign port
One gallant friend set sail.
Yes, far away in sunny France,
Brave Lafayette obeyed
The dictates of a noble heart
To hurry to their aid.
And now upon that west bound ship,
Like the needle to the pole,
He scans the red horizons brim,
While the dark waves round him
roll.
Before him lies the ocean wide,
Behind princely home,
Yet .all's forgot but Washington
As he dashes through the foam.
His grand resolve and gallant mien
Won captain, crew and mate
To urge the ship to greater speed,
Lest he should come too late.
So when at length they reached the
shore
He lcaped upon the land,
And quickly found Columbia's son,
Who shook his noble hand.
1t was the most affecting scene
That could perhaps, take place,
When Washington held Lafayette
Within his fond embrace.
For Lafayette brought men and gold
To aid that noble cause,
Which God Himself to man pro-
claimed
By His eternal laws.
And here 'twould seem twas Heaven
decreed .r
That he arrived in time
To be an aid of Washington's
Upon the Brandywine.
Onsthe morning of the battle,
Ere the bugler blew breath,
He moved in Patrick Henry's words,
For liberty or death.
Then refining round his fiery steed
He leads that gallant line,
Which surges like mighty wave
Along the Brandywine.
As onward passed his rushing charge
No foemen lived behind,
They died or fled the battlefield
Like chaff before the wind.
And thus they fought through every
fight
Till England's flag came down,
And Lafayette, by freedoms right,
Had sprung into renown.
So Lafayette's general now,
Brave frances gallant son,
Was cherished in Columbia's heart
The next to Washington.
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NATIONAL DIRECTORS.
p. J. O'Connor, Savannah, Ga.
NJ. J. Burns, indianapolis, Ind.
VIM. J. Cronin, Boston, Mass.
Patrick O'Neill, Philadelphia, Pa.
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ANOKA COUNTY

County President. Thos. Coleman; Pres.
Hugh Butler; Vice Pres, William Ward;
Rec. Sec, Jos. richards; Fin. Sec, D. g.
shannon; lns. Sec. ID. Il. Shannon Treas,
John Mcdonald. Meets second Sunday at
q. a. Il. hail. Second az.
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Kathleen Early; Pres, Mrs Rose Clark;
Vice Pres, Miss Nellie Burns; Rec. Sec,
Mrs. Jennie Hawkins: Fin. Sec, Miss Sadie
Reilly; Treas, Miss Mamie Carney Meets
first and third Wednesdays in Columbian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
THE UNDITINUA-A MYSTERY.
INDECENT GENIUS AND REFINED GOLD
ARE IN THE WAY OF GET
TING TOGETHER.
TING TOGETHER.

The Undiynum is now open to correspondence
with solvent and intelligent persons. and with
view TO such correspondence II has advertised in
the New-YOrk newspapers. Its exact title is not
the Undiyinum, but something equally remark
able as an example Of genealogical skin and
ingenuity. and just what its right title may be
matters the less because the thing itself is
wrapped in mystery. For brevity and conven-
fence let the Undivinum be hereinafter desig
mated It
When a solvent and intelligent person applies
BY letter to the lockbox Indicated in the adver-
tisencnt of It a sheaf Of literature. printed.
typewriter and handWritten is sent TO him.
From this literature he learns several things.
The only thoroughly ineligible piece Of infor-
nation. however. to be gathered from it ali is
that more may be learned by calling between
7. IN and ?. m. al the temporary headquar-
ters Of It. where a certain professor VIII per
sonaIy enIghten the seeker after truth.
The rest is mysterious misty and mystical.
conveyed in language not altogether under
standed Of the people" as vet Put in the main
the object Of Il appears to be- tho combination.
alliance or conjunction of Worldly Wealth and
INDECENT Genius for he furnishing 10 the latter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
GIPD THAT Is No BEATTY.

From The Wash inrtun star.
TIL Tlaiu,-st of tn large WadinG birds 10 be
seen in many IF cur geological gardens Is the
adiutart q ratiHa ~ India and Africa Nature
seems To- have a--l-neI him IN experimental
mood and. disguised with her handiwOrk, TO
have turned him out UnHn shed The young
adiutant with his bald head ana beak like d
pickaxe j. repul~fyeiy ugly. and the melancholy
eraY-ts OF lis a. ulyI.r suggests hat he has seen
raself mIrror-d in some still pond and the rev
citation Is Weighing upon his mind As he grows
older however. .InI begins 10 take lively inter
esq in cad rats. rs, effects of the shock 10 his
vanity pass away. H becomes JauntS-n2y-
Ist..Iuu--aud in sheer liEhtn-ss IF haart attends
dancing parties n thu mud slopes If his irclos-
ur, where he G.Es and bows and kicks and
SCTaV-S with half G.-r-nGed wings Ia the ad-
rllratioE e Ms f-CIhHTed companions. All the
cranes and srorE- great dancers and n the
rarly nafriu sea suI. YOU may So really graceful
terpsIchor-an performances in the paddock Of
any zoo where thu are on eNhiI Iti0n- An elder
by adjutant practising his steps all by himself
Is . spectacle TIL sympa thetic observer can
hardly regard without mingled laughter and
tears. He is awkward. SO ungainIy Yet 50
ch-rrfuliy earnest about II you sorry for
the deuded bird. and yet cannot refrain from
hopirg that the heart II the hen adjutant viii he
moved ~ the pathetic display OF inaputude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

OF an opportunity to expand. This idea it NAV
be noted, Is not altogether novel the lat. A.
iECr Orton. otherwise called Roger Ticbborne
made II his maxim that. since some people has
money and no brains; others has brains and No
money, the former should turn their attention
10 the exploitation of the latter and vice versa
orton's theory was published about twenty-five
years ago the inception Of It occurred about
nineteen years ago, when a well to do. refined
'aoS met incidentally an itinerant genius
Of high caste, possessed of rare intellectual
gifts" Together the well to do and the itinerant
there was something very itinerant by the
way, about Orton-hit upon this plan of an IN
stituuon- The woman promised the colo for
building a structure; her idea found favor
with genius" but unfortunately there was d
hitch. owing TO the domain Of geometry being
at that time obsolete" And then the woman
died. 1t is to be inferred that her heirs and as
signs had no taste for genius or geometry. for
It has been cast upon the troubled waters OF
life with nothing to support it except the sym
Pathy OF the intelligent and solvent public Al
large.
This reference 10 geometry as a domain"
which obsolete nineteen years ago Is in
tensely puzzling until the seeker after informa-
ton looks a. the diagram Of II, which may
the same time be intended picture of the
structure which that refined, well To do lady
would have built In this diagram, or picture
there are represented IT perspective several
iamina Of square plan. of diminishing sizes.
upon them TWO cubes and the whole topped off
with a sphere. The obsolete character Of he
geometry-to say nothing OF the speIIing-corr-
monty taught nineteen years ago is here shown
by inscriptions ike 'PyIhagorian Problem"
with an aLgebraic statement Of the Pythagorean
Theorem. and 'EucIds Pons Asinorum' with
statement Of a proposition not called by any
such name In those days Higher up the
lower cube. what seem 10 BE- meant for doors
are shown. and the sphere al the top is marked
The Observatory" from which it might be in
ferred that the whole Of Il is meant TO represent
an abode built for INDECENT Genius by refined
Cold Certainly only Genius could accomplish
the task Of getting UP those steps with legs
small enough 10 pass under the portals
But 10 attempt to explain the mysteries Of
Il without the assistance and authorization OF
the professor III charge at headquarters would
be as hopeless as presumptuoUs- And the great
est mystery Of ali Is how a sufficient number OF
people can be found within reach OF New-York,
rnentalIs ami financially capable OF supporting
at undertaking Ike this, with rent stationery
and other incidental expenses To meet for the
great majority Of ma nbjnd, after ali occupy
the rliddl- space between INDECENT Genius and
its adequate contrary.
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NEW.YoRk TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED sT-ppLENENT

more lhan glad OF the new opportunities which
ments- This week Mr. Grossr,ft, MI,
Mendelssohn Hall on "Wednesday 81 =
evenings and Saturday afternoon. Navt Vel,
ne VIII appear on Tuesday evening and v-esras-
day afternoon He has two new nroarar,r,ss
the first Of which is called -Aw4uI Fo-os~ cd
includes himself and many other trophlasor,e
persons The second programme concerns the
trials Of an entertainer In both there viii he
songs Of Mr. Grossmith's own making and those
who have heard him know what funny songs he
can make
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may seem, the majority Of them master II in one
lesson Il any college man VIII stop TO recall
now long II took him 10 learn the Greek alpha
bet he can form some idea of what an amazing
feat this is-bearing in mind that the gulf be-
tween English and Greek is paltry compared
with the chasm that yaWQs between English
and Chinese. Yet these demure little laundry
men, coming mostly from the common people OF
the Canton district, and not otherwise remark
able for intellect VIII fix every character in
their mind at a single sitting.
The way account for the phenomenon is this.
Part Of the educational system il China is the
menoriZIng OF long extracts frCu the works OF
the sages. Thousands Of verses must be learned
by heart SO they can be repeated without the
slightest hestancy before the scholar - passed
by the teachers. Then, again. the competitive
examinations for places in the Civil Service con
Sist largely in the repetition OF the countless