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Made No Difference
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
'Shave yourself, sir. don't your" ssid
a barber who was trimming the hs.<s-,f
a customer.
Yes replied the customer. "How did
you knos-'
WELL" rejoined the barber, II know
1 have never shaved you, and do some
times trim your hair. Besides that, I
think a hair-dresser would do a little
better job than you seem to do
VERY likely"
wed have pretty hard work making a
living if every man was like you," pur-
sued the barber. after clipping and snip
ping few moments in silence.
Perhaps"
You're in business, amt you?'
Yes"
'Well, spose no BARRIERS ever bought
anything of You, how would you like
that?''
IT don't think it would make any diff
ference in my case rejoined the Gus
toner. MY business is selling mouth
organs.
And the barber finished the job in
silence.
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One Last Doubt

Alone In that vast hall, asleep In that
latal chair which she had occupied ST
the tourney at Penryth. sat King Ar.
thurs child,
The anger. doubt, dismsy and nr,le
had passed away from that lovely brow
Forgotten, apparently, In her slumbers
was that fell tourney day-and in ner
sleep she smiled.
I seemed as Ii the repentant Merlin
mad condescended to teguie her long
slnmber with gentle dreams. Ii was q
form of maiden lovelness betwixt child
hood and womanhood
I1e chair she sat in was of ivory and
tie eagles plumage in her hair attes;ed
the truth of Lyulphs tale.
upcn the hem of her robe co,;ld ba
seen the dark stain OF vaaoe's bla,a
win which hue, also, her sandals were
uyed. The ivory warder was still in
her hand and her dark locks flowed
from beneath net Of pearls.
II was the vision De Vaux had seen
In his dream, yet so much fairer that
he called that dream a vapid shadow
OF night compared with the original.
lie stood motioness with folded arms
gazing upon the vision, trembling. nev-
ertheless, in his fitful joy and thinking
how he should accomplish the awaken
ing.
END then came a doubt. Those long.
dark lashes which fell over those cheeks
OF rose-would they reveal eyes that
would look kindly upon him? Should he
destroy this spell only to see in the
slance of the awakening maiden fear.
anger, repulsion?
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at the vision De Vaux had seen in his dream

fierce. The shattering shrilling of the
trumpets grew wilder and more insistive
-more encouraging TO the combat "a
outrance."
Then the spears began to draw blood,
the swords to flash back flame as they
encountered. 1t was time to drop the
Wdider.
But Gyneth held it aloft and ON her
face grew fierce flush, her eyes cleaned
with the fire of the combat and through
her parted lips her breath came in quick
drawn respirations and exhalations as
she half leaned forward and watched the
tourney.
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Years of Honor

And each year brought new wreaths
OF laurel to Arthur's head. He fought Y
bloody battles. brought the Saxon to
submission, and the fame of himself and
his round table spread throughout the
wcrld.
All knights who sought renown in arms
fiocked to the court of Britain: and all
who suffered oauseess wrong sought the
presence of Arthur to implore aid-nor
asked that aid in vain.
and now came Whitsrntide again and
the feast of Pentecost. The King sum-
rnoped all his princeses and peers, all his
knights, and all who craved knighthood
at his hands, his vassals, his mnstreli
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The Blood of Vance

Then young Vanoc-they called him
Vanoc of the Beardless Face-was so
pressed by Morolt that he fell dead at
the foot of the chair where Gyneth
sat. His hearts blood gushed out over
her sandals and dyed the edge of her
robe
Just at that moment darkness swept
down upon the lists. Whether it was
that a storm had been gathering
which those who were about the lists
of Penryth had not observed-so close
ly were they following the dread car
mage of the tourney-or whether IL was,
as afterward the people said. a super
natural storm sent by the mighty
wizard, Merlin, who shall say?
Suffice it that, as the blood of Vance
dyed the sandals of Gyneth the storm
broke in all its fury.
Darkness, gloom, thunder and light
ming swept down upon Penryth, and
the war of the elements quelled by its
might the strife Of mortals. I.
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The Pages Mission

After while-after breakfast-he called
MS page Henry-a youth whom he had
saved when his spears sacked the Castle
of Hermitage over the Scottish border
GO ycu," said the Baron, ito the tower
OF old Lyulph and ask him from the
Baron of Triermain what this vision
means.
He is reputed to be sprung from Druid
sires and to be great adept in the rev.
eiation of things not understood by ordi-
nary mortals. He alone now, they say
is Versed in the ancient mysteries.
1t is said that he can foretell not only
the fortunes of individuals but the rise
and fall of kingdoms He reads the stars
Tell him my tale and tell him that il
that vision l saw in my sleep was not
some fantastic form, born of disturbed
slumber, that l swear by the BLESSED
Rood that, if she is still alive, no othel
woman shall be the bride of Sir Roland OF
Triermain. Be secret. Co."
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seen. And after that much courage, mitch
greatness of heart and mind"
The page returned with his message ana
his story, and, after day of preparation,
Sir Roland rode forth alose to seek the
castle of St. John and the enchanted
Princess.
None of his retainers knew where he
had gone except the page-and the page
kept his counsel. Sorely did the border
bands keeping the marches against the
Scot miss the baron.
The borderers of Eskdale forayed Cum
berland, but there came no aid from the
sword of bold De Vaux. The baron was
otherwise engaged.
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A Message From Lyulph

The page sought the lonely tower of
ancient Lyulph and delivered his message.
Then it was that, to the wondering ear
of the youth, the ancient sage told the
foregoing story of the adventures of King
Arthur in the Castle of St. John-and CT
what followed. And old Lyulph ended
with:
THAT maiden is still imprisoned in nee
romantic sleep in that castle. She may bo
won of mortal man--if he can meet the
test. But fasting, vigil and prayer ara
necessary before the castle can even fc
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The Sins of His Youth

The King went on a pilgrimage and
held fast and vigil for two months after
the fatal tourney.
'sWho shall escape from the sins of
his YOUTH" he said: "Peccavi. pecca-
viz
years and lived to see the falseness OF
his much-loved Queen-the crime of
Lancelot-until came that great battle
of the west where he met death, or
we know not what mysterious DOOM"
The story of Gyneth and of the King S
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Misgivings

So we'll accomplished was each knight
so trained in tourney that at first no
blood flowed. They tilted at each others
helms and the lists were strewn with
plUmes as the sea with foam.
Even the gentlest female eye might view
for a while that contest of chiValry with
an untroubled gaze. For each helm ana
breastplate shone bloodless in the light
of that fair day.
But the combat grew iiercer and more
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deluded man-whispered airy nothings
In her ear, in short, made love to her.
Arthur declared that he must ride
away the next morning. But the next
evening found him still feasting and
dallying in the bowers of Gwendo1en
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-25
By
SIR WALTER SCOTT

nerves had got SO by this time that n.
could not stop to think
AS this last door swung open to his to,,,n
DE Vaux knew that, at last he saw rn-
END OF his quest. Behind him he heard
mystic chorus chanting:
Son or Honor, Theme of Glorvl
inink OF the reward before thee.
And then
Tremble keep and totter tower. =
rms Is Gynett's waking hour.
Ana tnere before him, he saw Gyneth,
1t was vast hall into which he ya7oo
ana the light came into it through crir,-
son curtains which made such a soft nm
PIE shade as the hills receive when tui.
light leaves them.
Ana all around the hall were won5ro,s
palhtings-everything asleep. There h.
hare slept in his form, the stag in his la,,
the eagle in its eyrie-many varied nic'
tured forms of life-but all asleep.
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derelictions in the lonely castle gained
currency in the court and while the
story was as yet a new thing many
knights set out to find the castle in
which they believed the princess was
held in enchantment.
But none found it and her story was
forgotten Five hundred years passed
and England was engaged, among 9TH
or things, in keeping her northern bor-
ders against the Scots.
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Seeking a Vows Fulfillment

She rod to the place where the King
sat in his seat of state and, dismount-
ing, kneeled before him and threw back
he VEIL AS she did so the King started
from his seat and cried "Gwendolenl"
But it was face more frank and wild
than that of Gwendolen upon which he
gazed, where less of magic beauty shone
and in the eyes and forehead could be
seen the lines of Britain's royal race.
Great prince" said the maiden, he
hold an orphaned maid. In her mothers
name she claims the fulfllment of a
fathers love. The vow he swore in the
desert valley of st. JOAN.
The King kissed her and kissed her
bi ow, asking, THY name, fair child?'
"Gyneth," she replied.
1t was an embarrassing situation for
the King, and as the lords and ladies
of the court whispered together he blushed
and cast a furtive look at Queen Gwen
evere. But Lancelot sat beside her, and
the Queen appeared not to understand.
The King then bade the heralds make
proclamation that the knight who should
bear him best in the tourney about to
his bride with the dowry of Carlisle,
Reged and Strath-Clyde.
Eagerly the knights were arming and
Gyneth was escorted to a seat-the seat
reserved for the queen of the tourney.
AS the knights were assembling for the
fray Arthus took Gyneth aside and gave
into her hand his 'warder" or leading
staff" the truncheon which controlled the
tourney.
Il have sworn that my knights shall
fight a summers day for your hand"
he said. Unto your hand 1 give my
warder. When you throw it down the
strife will cease. When you see that the
combat is getting too fierce throw down
the warder and trust Inc to provide for
hi,cL.,,
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The Sleeping Princess

Courteously he waved them aside ard
went on to the door at the other end or
the hall. He opened it hurriedly. His
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and his court to assemble at Penryth,
where the great feast was this year to
be held.
There was feasting a nd minstrelsy and
Jousting, and there We're gathered those
knights whose names have come down
In song and story-Gawain, Lancelot. Ga
lahad, Modred Caradoc and the rest.
On the great day of the feast, as the
heralds and the marshaIs cleared the
lists for a joust, there suddenly came
into the ring damsel mounted on a
white palfray and accompanied by a
hand of damsels, likewise mounted.
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Too Tired to Sleep

On all the border there was not a
more valiant knight than Sir Roland
de VauX. the Baron of Triermain. lie
was old enough to be married and why
he was not he really did not know.
His minstrels told him that it was
because there was no maiden of motal
birth who was fitted to match with
such va1or and excellence Sir Roland
had his doubts-but he accepted the
verdict
One evening. after an expedition
against the Scots, Sir Roland came
be elk to his castle pretty well worn
out. The foray had been long and the
skirmish hot.
His dented helmet and the mark S
upon his shield showed that the fight
had been a stubborn one. He was in
that condition when he was too tried
to sleep"
He called his minstrels and, after a
flagon of wine. ordered them to sooth
him to slumber with those slow, soft
tones he liked the best.
So they played and at length, about
midnight, the Baron of Triermain fell
into a refreshing sleep. The minstrels
still sat by his couch. watching
ready, should he rouse. to strike again
upon some soothing chord.
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His Vision

II was just the beginning of thu
dawn of an autumn day. when the sun
was struggling with the gray frost
clouds that lay like silver crepe
around the mighty head of Sl1iddawn
mountain when Roland awoke.
He awoke with start and, sitting
upon the edge of his couch, looked
around and asked (which of you, my
mlnstrels, touched his harp with that
dying fall just now? 1t was SO soft, SO
sweet, so faint that 1t seemed the
whispered call of an angel to an ex-
piring saint.
And, what ho, there, my warders-
when did she pass-that maiden with
her heavenly brow. with an eagle plume
in her dark brown hair?"
The chief of the minstrels declared
that no note had been struck in the
chamber since midnight and the cap
tain of the guard declared that no such
maiden as his lord described-in fact.
no one-had passed in or out since he
had gone on duty before the baron
slept.
The baron was troubled. He had seen
distinctly that fair form and that fair
face, had heard that dying fall" of
music.
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and there sleep fourteen kings and
queens. Good Queen Bess and her un-
fortunate cousin lie at rest only a few
feet apart. On becoming king, the son
the remains OF his mother placed in a
magnificent tomb close to that of her
treacherous cousin. Not a day passes
but that the old, old story Of feminine
jealousy Is retold and the queens eff
figy has repeated over it in all the
of her contemplate treachery. to the
frail sister who came to her for sue
cor.
But more famous than even its royal
tombs Is the abby's poets corner. All
hearts are thrilled as they stand and
view the beautiful marble cenotaphs
and mausoleums which cover the walls
inscribed with the names of the master
spirits Of the Englfsh-sp world.
Names of men like Spencer. Dryden.
Dickens are there.
X
The pictures in the National Gallery
are arranged by schools and in chrono-
logical order as closely as possible. The
same is true of the splendid collection
of paintings in the South Kensington
Museum and other London art centers.
In the Raphael room in the museum is
displayed the marvellous cartoons exc
cuted by the great artist for Pope Leo
X, as copies for tapestries. Two sets Of
tapestries are still in existence. made
from Raphael's famous designs, both
very dilapidated. One is to be seen in
the Vatican and the other is preserved
in the old museum In Berlin. Many of
Engand's choicest art treasures are
hidden in private galleries. and the pail
aces of the royal family are excep-
tionally rich in splendid art collections
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as well as priceless furniture, sumptu-
GUS arras. gorgeous tapestries and other
hangingS.
The Albert Memorial, London. is said
to be the most magnificent monument
in the world. 1t was erected by the ma
husband. at a cost of 100000. At the
four corners of the spacious platform.
on which Albert sits enthroned beneath
a tall spire-like canopy surmounted by
a cross. are beautiful colossal groups
Of statuary representing Europe. Asia,
Africa and America. The pedestal has a
wonderful array Of 169 figures in re-
lief portraying the worlds greatest ar
lists and master minds since the dawn
of history. The list includes likenesses
reformers, while the colossal statue Of
the mild and amiable Albert, a good
man, but not e great one. sits enthroned
above them all.
Berlin's art treasures are mostly
housed in the Royal Museum, founded
by Frederick william III Among the
old masters, one of the most conspicu-
GUS is Murillo's est. Francis of Padua."
holding the infant Jesus. who is caress-
ing him. Groups of cherubs fly around
and a chubby little angel at the saint =
feet holds UP a spray of st. John 8
lilies.
The kaiser has many splendid homes.
and his palaces are ali well supplied
with great numbers of the finest paint
ings and statuary by the best artists,
both ancient and modern. But Ber-
Inns art collections, while carefully
made. do not include the great number
Paris, Dresden, Munich, Vienna ana
other continental cities.
The Brandenburg gate is the most
beautiful and historic monument in
Berlin, and stands at the entrance to
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trarily are removed to the Louvre. But
while the Luxembourg has lost in this
way many of it's many treasures. the
pictures Of Daubigny, Gerome, Caba-
nal. Bonheur and Bougereau still re-
main.
Among its most admired sculptures is
the modern marble by Craux, entitled
youth and Love-" La Nature Sc De-
voilant" ("Nature Unveiled'). by Err
nest Barrias. shows the ancient mar
velous dexterity in combining the pure
white and colored marble, as in the
wonderful antiques in Athens.
Messonier's masterpiece, Napoleon
III at Solferino," is also another treas
ure Of the Luxembourg. 1t represents
the emperor at the time of his great
victory over the Austrians and reminds
one, of the saying of the ancients:
knows not the right time to die
Napoleon III, like his far greater pred
ecessor, lived to endure the humilia-
tion OF crushing defeat at the battle of
Sedan, and like him died a melancholy
death. an exile from home and country.
Versailles is filled not only with mag
nifieent pictures, but also is rich in
souvenirs of the reigns of the three
Louis and Of ill-fated Marie Antoinette.
But most imposing of all its splendid
salons is the Gallery of Battles, de-
voted to the portrayal Of the victories
of Napoleon. to this day the idol of the
French people. 1t Is greatly to the
credit of the Germans that when they
occupied the palace in 1871 the pic
lures were carefully covered, to pro-
tect them, particularly as the paintings
depict with marvellous accuracy the
telling defeats suffered by the Prus-
slams at the hands of the famous Cor
sican.
The original marble Of Vela's Last
Days of Napoleon" is treasured at Ver-
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ample OF most Of the old masters. but it
IL also a storehouse for priceless antiQui-
ttes-statuary, gems and art objects Of
all kinds and description. The Louvre is
even more than magnificent repository;
neither money nor time could replace the
imposing building whose history links it
with the golden days of the grand
monarque and has associated with its
walls some of the most famous men and
women in the history Of the French
nation.
The palace of the Louvre was the
abode of King Louis XIV until he left
1t to take up his residence in the still
more magnificent palace he had built
at Versailles. called by vo1taire "the
abyss of expense" 1t was in the Louvre
in 1872, that the marriage of gallant
Henry Of Navarro to fair Margaret of
valois was solemnized. Only five days
later the signal for the awful massacre
Of st. Bartholomew was given from
stones may still be seen the ''N'' of it's
great patron, who enlarged and beau
titled it. In fact. 1t was owing largely
to Napoleon's characteristic trait of ap-
propriating everything beautiful in his
victorious march through the coun-
tries of Europe and sending the objects
to Paris to ornament the city and in
crease its art treasures that the Louvre
still owes many of its masterpieces, al
though after the fall of Napoleon
France returned it's ill-gotten gains to
their original owners The large
tie Corporal" when he had the power to
do so may be imagined when it is
known that as many as sixty pictures
were restored to the Pitt Palace gal
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Lord Kitchener's Guns.
THE present commander Of the Er

THE present commander Of the Eng
= lish army in the European strugs
gle, Lord Herbert Horatio Kitchener 10
an Irishman by birth. and received his
education in the Emerald Isle. After
joining the British army he won dis
tinction in Egypt, and he changed both
physically and politically; he defeated
the vast power of the mahdrs swarming
hordes. built railroads across the deserts
trackless sands and won the highest
fame in the Boer war. BY his men he is
known as *. of K..' which means
Kitchener Of Khartoum.
When ruling in Egypt as the repre-
sentative of England he lived In style
in the ancient capital. his servants being
arrayed in rich Hveries Of gold and
scarlet, and his handsome carriage and
pair preceded by Egyptian outrunners.
who cried to the crowd on the streets 10
make way. His dinner service was OF
golden plate. In official matters he was
a steel machine which drove his men to
seemingly impossible deeds.
During one of the expeditions OF his
last campaign in the east took place an
incident which shows the knowledge ne
possessed Of all military matters and
He sent back to England for some guns
OF special make, but they did not
come. Instead there arrived q note from
the home oftice stating that the authori-
ties suggested another kind as being
better, and were sending them BY next
shipment to the seat of war. Kitchener
wired back Immediately the following
reply: . u., .,
in attending to my order. But you can
them.I can throw stones at the enemy
myself" !
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vases. many of great size, which are
credited to his brush, but which are
believed to have been very largely the
work Of his pupils. merely touched
up by the great master.
The imperial picture gallery OF Vi
emma justly boasts of possessing
masterpieces of almost every school in
the world at once deeply interesting
and helpful to students of art, as well
as being delightful to lovers of the
beautiful In art. It's greatest treasures
are its pictures of the Venetian school
and particularly the works of Rubens
and Durer. in which it is unsurpassed.
Raphaefs Madonna al Verde" Is
here. Durer's masterpiece. the Trim
ity." and Holbein's best portraits, as
ter and other famous Dutch artists
are exhibited. The imperial art-his-
tory museum IL crowned with a CO.
lossal figure OF Athena. On the balus-
trade are the figures of twenty-four
famous artists. In the imperial mu-
scum Of weapons. In the Hochparterre.
is an unrivaled collection of weapons
and armor, tournament weapons and
medieval "Jousting suits" as we'll as
oriental weapons and armor OF unsur-
passed beauty Of Workmanship.
Belgium's art treasures are to be
found in all her cities. and the works
OF the Flemish masters are among
those most highly prixed in every art
gallery of note N the world. Sir An
thony Van Dyck, one of her famous
sons, was born in Antwerp in 1893. and
was himself a favorite pupil OF Ru-
bens and assisted the great master on
some Of his most celebrated compost
tions. Peter Paul Rubens was a ma
tive of Westphalia, but q resident Of
Belgium for many years. When youth
he went to reside in Antwerp with his
mother, and attended the Jesuit school,