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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Fur on These Chickens.

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Fur on These Chickens.
When Alonzo Murphy OF Newton. N.
j.. set his favorite Plymouth Rock hen
two months ago. he placed under her lot
of eggs purchased in the village and
which bore evidence OF having been IN
cold storage. Mr.. Murphy was not at all
confident that cold storage eggs could be
Matched. and he was agreeably surprised
when the old hen in due time came on
with a brood of seventeen lovely little
chicks.
The chickens grew rapidly, but 1t was
noticed that no feathers replaced the
down on their bodies. A close examina-
ton showed that they were covered with
fur. 1t is Mr.. Murphy's theory that
through a wise and bountiful provision.
nature adapts all animate beings TO their
environments.
The fur is thick and glossy and of va
rious colors The absence OF feathers
prevents these remarkable young fowls
from attempting to fly, which Mr.. Muir
ply considers a distinct advantage. In
all other respects the chickens are nor
NAL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
A skidoo Party.

Miss Margaret schidu OF Cleveland has
sent out invitations to twenty-three girl
friends for a party in honor OF her twenty
third birthday for the Esd Of September at
her home. 3 East rwenty-third street. She
says Il VIII be -slkiddoo' party.
People have Joked with my name 50
much that I'm going to have some fun my
SELF said Miss Schidu. There will be
twenty-three candles on the birthday cake.
souvenir cards iettered q viii be given 20
twenty-three guests, an orchestra OF
twenty-three pieces win play behind bank
Of twenty-three palms In the evening at
my uncles farm, which contains twenty
three and fraction acreA there win bs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

200 Cluny Panel Curtains. SO inches
wide, yards long and sold at IS each,
will close at S1.ee and ESQ,
100 Cluny Panel, go inches wide, 5 yards
long, sold at $3.50. $3.50 and $500 each,
will close at $500 and e2.9s.
100 pairs of Ecru Irish Point sold at
$500. s5Vb $3.50 and $500, will close at
e4.se, $3.50 and S2.ao.
Barnett Zion City Curtain, $500, $3.50,
$3.75. $500, s2.75, @1.se, $1.5o, $50 and
$50 pair.
BED Sets, in cable net and bobinet. s7.5o.
$500, $3.50 and $3.50 pair.
- Portteres-75 pairs Of sample Portieres,
ranging IN price from $1,000 pair to $3.50
pair, Will close at s4.se, s3.ss, e2.ss and
N ,ss.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
WoodehucL shot Hunter.

George Adams OF Waterbury lies Sc
riously wounded at the home OF Clifford
Barnum In Middlebury. Conn.
Adams was shot by woodchuck. He
went to Woodbury. a few days ago on
business. Last night, with two farm
hands and his wife. he went in pursuit
of a woodchuck which was in q burrow
In q lot a quarter OF a mile from the
Barnum home The men poured bucket
after bucket OF water into the woodchuck
hole. and soon had the animal gasping
70 keep his head above water at the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
See These MONDAY Specials in Our New Bargain Room Eve

Sheets, worth up to zoe, slightly
soiled, while they last, No.
Monday, at ........ .TJC
Wash Goods Remnants of all de
scriptions, worth up to IL
15c, a yard, at, yd. ,.I2C
Amoskeag Apron Check e.
Ginghams, Monday at, I'D. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

$1-OO, $1.25 and $3.50 fancy Mohairs,
silk mixed - ). .,.-s.. -. -. Soc
z6-inch wide, warranted good wear.
al, yard. $3.50. =. soc
All wool silk finished Henrietta. at,
CSC all wool French Serges, I'd. 500
40-inch French Plaids, yard. .89c
39e French Plaids, yard .25c
46-inch black Broadcloth, y1.00 value,
yaLu - otc
75c all wool Challies, yard. =. 25c
800 Waistings, yard. >. -. .25c
$1.00 Fancy Mohairs, yards. =. Csc
39c Henriettas, all colors, yard .25c
75c jamestown fancies, yard. s. SOC
Toe fine black Mohairs, As inches wide,
yhro ....... 49,. 49,. DOC
SIC cream Mohair. yard. 800
Danish Cloth, new from the mill, no
shorts or seconds, yard IL " C
Crinkledown, all wool face, for baby's
cloaks, ETC., yard. ...... Soc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

Dress Linens. Csc, ssc, soc. 75c up to sI.oo
Art Linens, Csc. 3sc. 46c, soc and. 75o
Handkerchief Linen, S5c. soc. soc and $50
Butcher Linen, Csc, lee and ...... .121f Q
Countess Nainsook, 19c, 25c and. 800
English Nainsook and Long cloths, ESQ,
19c, 15c. 12hc. loo and. ga Q
Mercerized Waistings, 12hc. 1sc. 25c
ana 800. ............ .......... Doc
4o-in. Lawns, 25c, lee, 12hc and. loo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

15c English Flannelettes, in
long mill ends, Monday, n
at, yard TT
1870 Outing Flannels, dark
and light patterns, H.
Monday, at, yard. -. -. e2C
32-in. Percales, regular "a
121ac quality, at yard. .U4C
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

Remnants of Wash Goods, a.
worth up to 1Sc yd., at. .I2C
S1-3c Dress Ginghams, "a
good patterns, Monday. T4C
Table Linens, specially priced,
at, yard, 49c, 35c, 25c dE.
ana .4OS
Worth Double.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
SWisses, White Fancies, Dress Linens,
India HnOnS and Persian Lawns

St aauI swisses. s2-in. wide. $3.50. s1.25.
Scotch Swisses, 75c, bsc, soc, 45c and $50
Domestic Swisses. Csc. i9c, i2Mc and loo
India Linons. &c, 74c. loo, 12hc, 1sc.
Persian Lawn. 75c, soc. acc, CSC and iaMo
French Lawns, 4s-in., 25c, sec. soc up
Wash Clinton. 4bc. csc, soc up to .$i.so
Mercerized Batiste. for 25c, sec, SOC, 75c
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

Rope Portieres, from $50 90 $3.50.
Couch Covers, oriental designs, from
$500 to $3.50. will close at S4.s9, $3.50,
S2.9e and 9l.5o.
Portiere Cords, worth up to 35c pair,
will close at 21ho each.
Tapestry by the Yard-$1.50 and ;1.25
Tapestry. will close at soc yard.
5o-in- Tapestry. sold at $500 and s1.75,
will go at 7sc.
Fine high grade Tapestry, $3.50.
Tapestry. Sl.25.
12hc and 15c Burlap. fringed and plain.
all will go at 1-3c.
Odd lot OF Fringe, sold up to &c yard,
will go at, yard 10.
Tassels worth up to soc dozen will
go at, a dozen, 2mc.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
The Leading Dress Goods House of the West

high Wool Goods
che other Omaha stocks combined we show Jon i've times more
Goods cheaper than other houses them Read ths
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Omaha's Greatest Linen DEPT.

All fine high grade Table Linen Dress Linen White Goods
and Domecs found in this department No damaged goods
seconds and prices lower than these goods
manufactured today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

OIL Sardines, per can ....................3o
lib. can fancy Alaska Salmon .......... &c
TEA AND COFFEE SPECIAL SALE
Fancy Santos Coffee, per .15c
Fancy Maricaibo Blend Coffee, per lb. .173zc
Porto Rico Blend, a fine drink. per Id. zoe
Fancy 3. +. or Sun Dried Japan Tea, lb $50
Fancy Oolong, English Breakfast, Ceylon
Fancy Tea Siftings. per ID ......... .12hc
GRAPES GRAPES GRAPES
We have managed to secure 1000 more
baskets of extra fancy jelly Grapes which
will be here Monday morning and we
will continue to sell them as l1lC
long as they last, per basket. -. G2S
toes at tsAes iahos' iipe Aoha ZUC
COMING, COMING. COMING
Another car Of fancy liberia and Sub
way. Colorado, Free Stone Peaches Watch
the ad. Monday evening
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
69c Colored Table Damask, oil
boiled, guaranteed fast zOo
colors, at, per yard. NV
HAYDEN BROS.

here abandoned by all save his dog. What
lesson We may learn from the devotion
OF q dumb animal"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

soc Tailor suiting. all gray plaids,
/ yaru $500. ........ ..... .25c
Z Send for samples. out-of-town Gus
toners.
LINING DEPARTMENT.
Tailors' trimmings.
High grade Satin, for coat lin
tngs, yard 49,. SO 90
High grade silk Serges. yard, $3.50
anu ........r 81 90
Opera Satin, yard. $500
SIMPSONS pure all silk lining, I'd CSC
Burton's Messaline, yard soc
Also a full line of Italian Serges
and Mohairs.
Lustral, 100 shades, yard -. =. .85c
Gloria Silks, 80 shades, yard. .35c
Manhattan Silk Percalines, Soc, csc
Spun Glass, yard. ........ 200
Nearsilk Taffeta, yard. .25C
Moreens, yard, SOC, Soc and .25C
Cambria Innings, yard. -. .31kc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

Finest Flannelettes made. SO inches
wide, all new styles. fine Persian
patterns, yard ........ .1Oc
Arnold's Superfine Flannelettes, SO
inches WIDE. fine Persian styles. This
is the best fiannelette made, I'd. 1Oc
Pacific Flannelettes. superior cloth and
fast colors, yard. .7Ac
Toll du Nord Ginghams. yard. 8 1-8c
y fine new Shepherd Checks, yard 90
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

No. Copper Bottom Boilers -. Goo
6-foot Step Ladders. .4SC
Large Granite Dippers. ......... 15c
Granite 9-inch Pie Plates. -. &c
Brush Holding Mop Stick. ...,.. &c
Quart Fruit Cases. .............37 SIC
Best Screen Wire. .1Nc
Hunters Flour Sleeves. ....... DC
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

1121ac Dress Ginghams, in long
mill ends, great range IT,
of patterns, at, yard. -. s2C
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Hardware, Stoves, Housefurnishing Dept.
Specials in Hardware for Monday

45c Galvanized Wash Tubs for. !. .29c
66c Galvanized Wash Tubs for. :. soc
csc Galvanized Wash Tubs for. +. Acc
75c Galvanized Wash Tubs for :. 59c
Handsomely decorated Bread
Boxes 40c
csc blue and white lined 12-quart
Water Pals -. ........ Acc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

to move muscle OF her body, but stands.
sits or lies as abe IL placed. She will not
move her hand nor her eyes. but sits all
day in one position, staring nxedly At what
ever is before her.
Deputy Sheriff Huribut was obliged to
lift the girl into a wagon, where she re-
posed as an inanimate object until he
reached the county jail. There the deputy
lifted her out and carried her into the In
sane ward, where she pursues the same
strange practices which have SO alarmed
her relatives. No noise alarms her, nor Is
there any ruse which will surprise her mys-
FERROUS immobility. The girl seems as IL
turned to stone and her muscles are tense
and hard to touch. When questioned OF
asked to converse she remains silent. and
when food or nourishment is offered her
no attempt is made to partake OF IL. and
the physicians fear she will starve 70 death
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Let Her Have IL.

Judge John F. Voorhees, OF the district
court OF Pueblo. Colo, is in possession OF
a unique 'cross bill' filed in a divorce
court. The Judge even considers It classic.
1t is from the husband Of a woman who
has filed a suit for divorce In Judge Voor-
bees court and is written on a postal card
under date line OF Albuquerque. N. M. anS
signed Oscar Greer. The card reads;
Dear Judge; noticed where my wife
that-used-to-be has applied for a divorce.
/ promised her when I married her she
could have anything she wanted. so give
her my consent Let her have 1t. for Gods
sake. and don't mention the thanks- / wish
/ were able TO send her a dozen divorces.
because that feel Il Is stumbling block
removed OSCAR GREHRs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
High Grade Wash Goods Dept.
Nothing like ii in Omaha-EYenthinq New and Upfo.dae

Y German blue American, new and
up to date, yard. ..............5 90
Banzai Silk. new fall styles, yard. SOC
Linen finished French Percales. all
new shirt waist styles, yard :. ~ Nc
New fall Scotch Ginghams, yard. 100
New fall Madrases, COO, 45c, SOC, ESQ
Everything in fall cotton goods here
at less than elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Entertaining Little Stories for Little People

and delight was great to find the home in
tact. and the wee birds safely Matched;
for though the cows had munched the
grass close down to the ground all round
the nest. not a hoof had touched the little
inmates. So, there they were, three cum
ming mites. with stubby heads. covering
close together In Instructive fear OF the
human presence which overshadowed them.
The cows grazed quietly by. and overhead
the pretty mother trilled forth her delicious
carol In. the morning sunshine. And there,
till the little birds were feathered and
fioWn. the cows were every day pastured.
yet never hurt came to the wee nest in
the grassi
Who watched over the mother In her peril
as she sat upon the eggs? Who guarded
the nestlings In their hourly danger when
the slight protection of her tender body
was removed? cannot tell-the matter
is too deep for me; but the lark knew all
about 1t. taught by a higher wisdom than
mine.-St Louis Globe-Demoerat.
.
Faithful Friend.
Napoleon relates that at the close OF
some great encounter he went over the
battlefield where the dead were still lying.
ut was bright moonlight said the en-
peror, "and the silence was profound. Sud-
denly a dog glided out from beneath the
garments Of a dead soldier. darted toward
US. uttering cries OF deepest distress-as
II beseeching Us for aid as he returned TO
his dead master. licking his face.
Whether Il was my feelings at that
moment" continued the emperor, ''or
whether 1t was the place. the hour OF the
act itself. nothing In my entire experience
on any Of my fields Of battle ever made
upon me 30 profound an impression
stopped to contemplate tho spectacie-
This man has friends. doubtless; per
hsps In camp. In his eompanl-bnt he hs1
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Every Item a Winner

All Wool White Flannel, at,
s ya5d' sS'' 2S0 Zoe
All Linen Brown Toweling, reg
ular 81ac quality, on C.
sale at, yard. .VC
Lonsdale Muslin, Mon 73o
dayet, per yard. .....s Az
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
GROCERIES! GROCERIESI GROCERIES!

n Hayden's, Leaders OF Omaha in highest
81 aaifty Lowest Prices and Freshest
40 lbs. best pure cane Granulated Sugar
TOT ;, ....''.''''..'.NVO
70 h. sack pure Rye Graham Flour -. ESQ
Is 10. sack pure Whole Wheat Flour. $50
10 lbs. best Granulated Cornmeal.. -. .12c
lbs. best Rolled Oat Meal ........... $50
10 bars best brands Laundry Soap 80. $50
Id. pals pure fruit Jelly ..........,.. .171zc
Fancy Cinnamon for preserving purposes.
per Id. Observation-Disclosures. &c
4 packages Uneeda Biscuits ............. .15c
The best Soda Crackers, per lb............6c
The best Oyster Crackers. per lb....... &c
Fresh crisp Ginger Snaps, per lb........6c
Xcelo Breakfast Food, per pkg..........5c
Potted Meats. per can ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
India Linons and Lawns, regu-
lar 10c quality, at, NJ
yard -. .TC
A Living statue.

z A PECULIAR mania Miss Annie
Fuzee OF Toledo. o.. has changed
into a living statue. and her case
is the strangest In the records OF
the probate court. She refused
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Curtains, Drapeies, Etc.

will o.
of all Of n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Asks a Pension at Io1.

An effort Is being made through Con-
gresham Thomas w. Bradley OF Middle
ton. N. Y. TO obtain a pension for Mrs.
Phoebe Gainsford Of Port Jarvis who cele-
brated her 1Olst birthday on June 80
Mrs. Gainsford was a daughter OF Jabez
Rockwell. a soldier in the revolutionary
war, and IL is on this ground that a PEN
sion is being sought. Mrs Gainsford is in
good health despite her great age. Mr..
Bradley is preparing data referring 10 Mrs.
Gainsford and her father and will Submit
them to the authorities In Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Some Quaint Features of Everyday Life

dancing. with twsnty-three numbers on the
program
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

mouth of the hole Adams tried TO push
the woodchuck under the water with the
butt OF his rife AS he did so the wood
chuck. Adams says, seized the rife trig-
ger with its claws, discharging the rife.
The bullet entered Adams stomach,
passed through his body and lodged in
his side. Surgeons have failed to locate
IL. The woodchuck escaped in the sx-
element following the shooting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

.@Ts no fun being tvins." grumblea
81 Ralph. as he sat swinging his
4t4 feet on the veranda; you never
0f1l2ot have anything all 10 yourself.
Even Harry has things TO him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
POPULAR PRICED WOOL
DRESS GOODS

In this department will be found dress goods for ehhdens
fade street dresses generally old double what we ask for them
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
goods realize the full Importance the Monday Offerings Hayden

Great Notion Sale
Monday Staple
notions at one
half TO one.fffh
regular prices.
Don't miss II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

9x10 Brussels Rugs at. $1,000
S-8x11 Brussels Rugs, at $1,000
9x12 Brussels Rugs $500
9x12 Brussels Rugs (seamless) $3.50
9x12 Brussels Rugs at Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
8-3x10-6 Brussels Rugs at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $1,000
8-3xi0-6 Administer Rugs at $500
9x12 Administer Rugs at....................$ $3.50
9x12 Electra Rugs, at ................... $500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
September Furniture and Carpet S

cuom
which
thusashc o
wish practically possessing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09

8-Sx10-6 Electra Rugs, at .&22 90
9x12 Seamless Velvet Rugs, at ......... So. 80
9x12 Best Body Brussels at. $40 80
8-3x10-6 Best Wiltons at. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500
9x12 Best Wiltons at. $50 90
Tapestry Brussels Carpets, in newest colorngs and
designs, with borders to match, at 90c 85c and 75c
Velvet Carpets with borders, newest designs
grains, in great assortment at loweset price possible
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

their appetite or ambition. With vigor he point
ed out the danger to public morals which the
scandalous conduct of gods and goddesses would
occasion were mOrtals to justify their own mis-
behavior by celestial precedent.
If in religion Eurpides was an innovator in
the realm of philosophy he was a confirmed pes
simist Life is sadness. and it We're better not
to be bOrn-such is the burden of his song-and
death should not be object of terror, but
should be met without a murmur. There is
no horror in the inevitable" Waving aside the
puerile tales of CharOn and Acheron, we may
conjecture. if we may not know. what lies be-
yond the river. Affirming nothing, he puts the
query:
Who knows but death may be what men call life,
And life be dying?
Having launched this question, which was
common to the thought of the day. he becomes
more precise and determines that at death the
body returns TO the earth. and the soul, the
breath of life, is lost in the midst of the ether:
nothing perishes, tie elements return to the
source whence they sprung. This austere and
extremely disinterested conception of immor-
tality in which the identity of the individual is
lost in the elements finds frequent repetition in
Euripides and doubtless reflects his deepest
thought.
Passing from such topics to the more practical
affairs of every day we find in the dramatist a
persistent desire to s1tirize women. The noble
female figures borrowed from the legends-AI-
cestis Iphigenia and Others-were lofty typi-I
cal above reality but when he animadverts upon
contemporary women his views are of extreme
severity. He seemed to be without pity for their
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

religious skepticism lay in its presentation in a
popular form TO the masses. But even here the
path was blazed for him by AEschyIus. as We
read In a passage which charmingly displays the
subtle discrimination of our critic Speaking OF
the elder dramatist ne says that in his eyes
Zeus is at one and the same time the ether the
earth. the sky, all things and that which is
above all things-a conception lofty II is
contrary 70 the creed of the masses The re-
ligious audacity Of ASschylus has therefore pre-
ceded the skeptical audacity Of Eurpdes and,
in the days Of the latter. mems minds were
prepared 10 hear even in the theatre doubt
cast on what concerned the gods But on this
path. upon which he was not the first 20 en-
ter. Euripides was 70 walk more resolutely
and to go further than his predecessors. In
the name of common sense. as well OF
morality he criticised the fables Of mythology
and was a pioneer in denOUncing the evil 90
which the deities stopped 10 reach the ends OF
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

US 1t has seemed more interesting to consider
him chiefly by himself and TO attempt to enter
into the peculiar spirit of his dramatic work.
after first outlining his critical attitudes These
few words scarcely do justice to the scope of
the authors undertaking. With patience and
skill he has sought the expressions that may
views upon nature. philosophy and religion.
upon politics and life in general and from them
he has constructed a consistent and harmonious
picture of the philOsopher-pOet Eurpdes does
not belong, told to the hardy race of
cheerful spirits who have dominated human af-
fairs and mastered their own Affections; he be-
longs TO the race of those who have taken life
seriously who have had too close a view of it
to find it satisfactory. and have suffered Even
in the most painful circumstances of life he
displayed an heroic degree of philosophic COM
pOsure. This temperament which made it natu-
raj for him to be the friend of Socrates and to
be closely allied in thought and belief with the
philosophers of his day. is in marked contrast to
those of his great rivals. and it's manifestation
doubtless initiated against his dramatic fame
while suggesting that had he not given up phi
losophy for the stage he might have attained
tellectual sphere
In common with the sophists. he had the spirit
of inquiry which examines and questions abun-
dant irony for prevailing prejudices and cOnven-
tional ideas, and skeptical audacity in treating
of religious traditions Many of his cOntempO-
raries made bold to cast doubt on the divine
legends. but they chiefly philosophers who
addressed q limited public. The novelty of his
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

Count ZOrZis "COrnhilI' paper on "Rusllin
in Venice" with its vivid lights the vandal-
ism which he and the famous EngIishnan
strove to arrest many years ago, is full of in
terest for the lover of the most romantically
beautiful city in the world. Times have
changed since Ruskin was overcome with sur
prise at finding a Venetian patrican enthusi-
astic in defence of his cty'S artistic patrimOny
against the ignorant zeal of the 'restOrer" No
doubt the historic families are handicapped by
decay of fortunes in doing all that they would
like to do. Looking wistfully along the facades
of palaces now occupied by foreigners a Vene-
tiaa said to a traveller the other day, Our
noblcs are all dead now or they are very pcOr'
Yet civic pride still lives in Venice, and the
citizens are putting their house in order with
rcverent care. Everywhere one finds that pre-
cautions are being taken to avoid disaster like
that which overlook the Campanile. The re-
construction of that monument by the way,
creates a veXing problem. Is it wise or fool
ish: The corner of the library injured by
the fall of the old tower has been restored
with a skill encouraging us to feel n greater
confidence in the builders of tie new one yet
the glimpse TO be had of the beginnings of the
latter is not altogether reaSsuring. Then there
IS the question of st. Marks. The cathedral is
seen to infinitely greater advantage in an un-
Obstructed perspective; its proportions its dig
nifty, its whole charm may be realized as never
before. Indeed, the whole square is improved
by tie absence of the Campanile. If Venice
could only eat her cake and have it, tool
New-York tribune., 1906-08-12

The memory of Lewis Carroll is preserved
magazine for children. called The JaboeIao-
IL reVeIs in '-pOrtmanteau words ln 1e =
Der of August last the "hippOpythOn W. W.. =
up TO antics, in September the -etlllIvs
capers. and in February the "ch'Inp
was portrayed -.
A combination word in vogue in one -
district is freezing wheeling n
a ''pOrtmanteau word" published the ouls-
by Guy ThOrne: ''Tle usual fOOtbaiI A-.-1 q !.
the North ana in Wales) is regarded aa -
sands as q mere 'alcoh0iday.