HARE GEMS IX BOOKS.
i
LITERARY TREASURES IN THE ASTOR
I LIBRARY IN NEW YORK.
Volume TIiit Are fltorchnuorn of Rcholnr
I (htp and Aro Worth fcmnll Fortunp.
I Anrlrnt IUnntrRttoin In l'i Intoim M.inu
rrlpL. ! Even many otherwise well informed
peop'o lire not nwaro that the public li
braries of this city contain some of tlio
choicest literary gems extant books for
which wealthy bibliophiles hnvo offered
fabnlons sums. If Xew York is not tho
literary center of America, then books
imtnonre in number, rare in antiquity !
and almost priceless in value nro not
factors in the competition.
There arc thirty-four public libraries
In New York, and the number and value
of the volumes within their walls have
grown so rapidly that Tarts. Munich and
even London will bo surpassed in their
library collections if the present growth
continues.
Tho day when the citizen of 2ew Am
sterdam was content to sit outsUe his
door, drink beer, smoke, grow fat and
die in the firm belief that he had enjoyed
life, lias given way to an tutirvly differ
ent Ftale of affairs.
Twenty-five years ago one public li
brary collection was considered sufficient
to meet the demands of every class, call
ing or profession. Todnv nine mstitn-
tions can be picked out. each one of I
Which is patronized by a single clasa. .
The Abtor is the richest of all our li- j
toraries. One million dollars' worth of j
books repose upon its shelves, but not !
withont frequent disturbance. From
fifty to 180 studious men and women are
delving into the enchanting mj-steries of
aome favorite themo every day that the
reading rooms aro open to tho public.
' Tho library contains nearly $.'00,000
worth of rare books nud manuscripts,
which i.re seldom allowed to go into tho
ha.'.3 of the public, Perhaps tho largest
and finest single volume in New York
may be found there. If any ono thinks
that the contemporaries of Shakespeare
and Milton would marvel at the superb
product of modern illustrators he is very
jnuch mistaken. Nothing has been pro
duced in the hist century that can equal,
much less rival, tho illustrations in a
Seventeenth century manuscript entitled
."Antiphonttle." It contains 22$ pages of
Tellum, udorned by 272 small and 03
large miniatures in the highest style of
the French art of that day. Some of its
illustrations have been attributed to Le
Bum, the great painter of the time of
Louis XIV. The larger paintings for
the most part aro scenes from the Scrip
tares appropriate to the various church
festivals, and many of the initial letters
which accompany the stanzas are
illura'ned in a style wholly unknown at
the present day. This volume, bound in
purple morocco, with gilt mountings and
ornamented with the flower-de-luce, was
designed for the coronation of Charles
V. At a publio sale it would easily com
mand several thousand dollars.
Anuther valuable work is Sylvester's
"Universal Paleography," in two vol
umes, containing upward of SCO finely
executed facsimiles of media?val works
of art. This sumptuous work is said to
have cost the sum of 20,000 for its exe
cution alone. Among other rarities is a
copy of the first letter written by Chris
topher Columbus after he discovered
America. There aro only six copies of
these in existence. Tho letter consists of
only four leaves, but at a London auction
ale in it brought $700.
Another rare volume to be found only
in this library is Lloyd's "History of
Columbia, Now Called Wales," pub
lished in 1634. It contains the legendary
narrative of the expedition of Prince
.Modoc and a Welsh company that vcy- j
aged to America prior to Columbus, but !
never returned. Many foreigners have I
sent to this country for abstracts from j
this ruro volume. j
The earliest known edition of Ptole- j
my's geography repose on Vivi shelves of
the Aster. Tho dates on their title pages j
rane f i o;n 1178 to lG'Jl. There is alJo a
superb f pecimea of tho "Eiblw Sacra '
Lali:i:i" .. 1-iCS. tlio first elki-ja of tho '
Bible b.Hi.'i.l i:i old crimson morocco, with
gilt od.;L, which is worth 10,000. In-
wdo the covers tT3 tho names of tho!
"iniM.r::d printers," Juhann Faust and ''.
Pel.:'.- Msr:t'-r. The oldest poly;;tt :
eduiu'i or tho Scriptures, executed r.r. :
she i... ''...- f C:iru;si..l Xi;u.':i-.:, which .
co-.it C.ixi-0 ducat j in g -1 .1 na-l iil'teui '
yet r ir it:) preparation, is also at the
Aster. Th.i oldest manuscript of i-llin
iho '-Lk-Uuium Evaneiiis," printed on
Tela..: -outi:inij:g vln!e pa.'jvs of
db.M,.; :;, Thi.-i i t-.tm:: (:;, r' was
exec;:..- i i.y t'.io monks in A. O. 1170.
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Next iu point of amiouitv
V'vrlifs English version of the
:.-.:.:c-ut, written ia l.'.'.V, and
fi" antobi-.graphy of Ilnm-
!' ' f Gloncfhti-r. Thero r.ro
li: Persian manuscripts of Uie
li v. : tury, Ije.sides tu;uiu:;erit.s
-omnelcnt E ;yptolo:ist--,
. .'.:i- l:;t M: 'Amelia D.
. ii!!--peet;d l e collection
;. it to tills en , have pro
U'jv.h y c: p. lieh in
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.1! .-.oil on llio "Lii-.i iot' Ameri-
IT of four V.lrr;ios, would
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ttd KC,1, tho first JVbl . printed
i n; ;iie(it!:iova,or tiu Brceeh'-s
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oj l.'if); a copy of t;w pujal bu;l
Lnt;:er, 10'0; rare Sinnwse
cri-t , iiud tlio v;Jo..i in,l in
::!' eo'.'.oelio'i of n;;t.,;-;iv.ph b't'.ers
emperors, poets, Kl,u:-- i;ien, pre.ii-i-oldiers
and nurhois urn included
'roin
tants,
itliij collection. New York Heiv.l-d.
A Snn.luy Suit.
Sir. Coii.' tunt S.mubbler Vhat hind
if u suit tlo you think I had bettor get
2tar Sundays?
Mrs. C. S. Well, if you want one to
uttcu. your usuul Sunday disposition,
yta had better get a popper and Jt
k.aifc Exchange.
A Momentary Pctpy.
At first blnsli it would revw to bo an
Impossible) feat for a pedestrian a poor,
defenceless woman, nt that to r.cccti'
j fully bar three entrances to tho Brooklyn
bridge. It took place on the Brooklyn
Bide one morning last week, when the
wago workers were hurrying to the
metropolis, and a large aspembly was
kept in ft state of suspense for minutes
that seemed ages.
To explain the feat accomplished, you
rememl)or how tho entrances are ar
ranged a ticket oflice on either side, be
tween them two iron parallel bars to
guide yon through. IVtweec theno rail
ings is a pp.'ir thftiruji wliMi yon pass
on to tho "chopping boxes," where tickets
nro deposited, but if yon have to pur
chase them yon pass between ft rail and
the box.
Sho was a gray haired old lady and she
wished to buy n ticket. Thero would
have been less difficulty had it not been
for the umbrella. It was thrust under
the old lady's arm as a man poses his
umbrella when going tip tho "L" stairs
point to the rear and breast high.
The old lady stepped into the middle
space, and while the umbrella swung
round like n tollgate bar, closing the
space behind her. (-he reached over to
the ticket oflice and calmly proceeded to
open her purse, fumble a roll of bills,
finally relect one, and with both arms
stop the passing of pedestrians until a
disgusted lot of humanity was dammed.
Vith the umbrella posed like an in
fantryman's bayonet fixed to repel caval-
T tho old lady and her gray hairs held
the fort. At last her pennies and tickets
'md been picked up ono by one, Sho
gave way and the crowd purged around
her liko tho floodlide around a shad polo
tho North river. New York Herald.
The Cirrnt Itulo of I.I Cc.
We have to be governed very largely
by the analogies of nature whenever wo
venture into the realm of the possibili
ties and the unknown, nnd there is no j
analogy in nature 01 someuung uenig
given for nothiirr. Tho seed has to
push through the ground to find the sun;
the tree has to draw its sap up from un
seen Bources to whirl forth its buds; the
bud itself has to force its way through
obstacles of bark and fiber; the bird has
to build its nest with careful endeavor
and many journeys ero it feels the little
wings beneath its breast; tho gold has to
bo mined, the precious Ftono dug from
the matrix; the diamond has to undergo
fierce processes of grinding and scouring
before its facets shine like living light.
Strugglo is the rule of life. Were it
otherwise ft would seem as though we
might all of us have been pnt- upon the
planet in conditions of luxury and ease
and eminence that would roquire no
effort on our part, and leave us free for
all tho enjoyment tho world affords.
But what soft, nntempered, worthless
metal we should be in such case! It is
tho fire that tempers the steol; it is tho
hammer that welds it; the grinding,
whirling stone that brings it to an edge.
Harper's Bazar.
A Toor FolJ:' (inrdrn.
So early were collectors in California,
and so universal was tho interest felt in
Europe over tho new plants of the Pa
cific coast, that many trees of sequoias
and other superb conifers wero planted
in tho parks of England, France and
Italy long beforo the discovery of gold.
Wealthy Californians, as early as 1853,
visiting Europe, were surprised to find
how popular were tho brilliant annuals,
flowering shrubs, vines and trees of
their own state. Returning they often
urged neighbors to cultivate more of tho
native plants, but with littlo effeot.
In Alameda county, a plain, unedu
cated Englishwoman of Lancashire yeo
man stock was one of tho firt persons
in all California to make a home garden
of wild flowers from field and hill, I
remember in my boyhood tho passionate
devotica that sho showed to this pursuit.
"It do bo the best l;:nd tho cun ever
shone on," she declare !, "for poor folk
to l;avj a garden. Chr.rlea II. Shinn in
Century.
Tho Juice of tlio I'npnw Tree.
In his "History of Barbados" Griffith
Hughes mentions that the juico of tke
papaw tree is of so penetrating a nature j
tnat, it the unripe peeled trait bo boiled I general. "Certainly, "answered the of.l
with tho toughest old salted meat, it cer; "and it is not to their reason, but to
quickly makes it soft and tender. Ker- their vanity, I would appeal. " The ofll
sten r.lso tells r.s that boiling meat with j cer rode up to the front of the mob, doffed
the juice of tlui i.,":;:w is ouito a com- ! his cocked hat. pointed to the iruns and
lnoti thin-r in Q v.iN
Captain S. P. Oliver, writirg in Na
ture, July 10, 1J-7U, nays, "la Mauritius,
whero we lived principally 011 ration
boe" cut from tho touli flei.li of tho
M:dirasy o.ven, wo were in tlio habit of
hanging tho ration under tho leaves
themselves, cud ii: we v.-i re iu u hurry
for a very tender piece of fillet, our cool:
would wrap up the undercut of tho sir
loin in the leaves, when the r.ewly
killed meat would be as tender as if it
had been bung for a considerable time."
-Chambers' Journal.
A lluronct as a CnnMtiihlo.
Among tho constables in tho Royal
Irish constabulary stationed at the depot
la the Pheuix park, Dublin, is Constable
Sir Thomas llehlin, Bart. According to
Debrett's baronetage the Eeblin family
is of ancient Scotch origin, and formerly
pnsses-ed princely estates in Scotland,
and also laiye domains in tho er.rulies
of Kildare, Carlow, Dublin and Mayo.
Tho third baronet disaip-itO'l a largo por-
tio;; ii
I'M. lily estates, ,11 id tin
fourth.
fifth I'.tnf sixi.ii haroneis li'.if.u;"
tlu'oui-h with the r. maiiider.
1 to get
'hen tho
present baronet found himself Ian
Hiid tillered the Hoval Irish cor.tit
h.ry. Yankee Blade.
lets
ibu-
Tlio Count's Organ.
One of tho most interesting features
of the Giant' causeway is "The Giant'o
Organ." This huge "instrument" con
sists of a group of pillars c f various
lengths set upart on th j hide of the main
cliff. Tho larger coluiaus being in tho
center und the smaller ones tapering off
0:1 cither side, after the fashion ol c rgan
pipes, admirably sustain the idea which
tiionamo "Giaut's orgua" conveys. (it,
Louib Uc;.uUio.
An exchange says that coal for the
taking is the go now for people living
along the banks of the North Dr.tnclt
of the Susquehanna and even alone;
the banks of the big river for a g od
distance. It is a well known fact that
for years coal that Ins been washed
down from the mines at Hazlcton and
soiin from the Wyoming region has
been accumulating along the river bed
for a hundred miles and more tin il
now many people enjoy the luxury of
burning free coal. The getting is all
mat is rcijiurcu. 1 ne coal taken
from the river is washed smooth and
round by the action of the w.ner It
is said that very little Mate is found
among it, and that when used in the
stove it makes an excellent tire. Some
of the gatherers of this coal get it for
their individual use and some get it to
sell. The proprietors of Savidge's
sand digger have been taking twenty
tons a day from the river at Johnson's
run above Northumberland liy using
the digger. Jt is said that Jero Sa
vidge disposes of the black diamonds
at the rate of two tons for five dollars
while i Shamokiii Dam party is said
to sell it for $1.40 per ton.
, Uull's-IIead Flavoring Kxtrr.ct. the
house-vit'e's indispensable companion
are rapid.v displacing all worthlers
goods. They are cheap a good
article can be made. Price to ct--.
Undisputed Merit-
The greatest success of the Royal
baking Powder is due to the extreme
care exercised by its manufacturers to
make it entirely pure, uniform in
quality, and of the highest leavening
power. All the scientific knowledge,
care and skill, attained by a twenty
VPars'
practical experience arc con
tributed toward this end, and no phar
niaceutical preparation can be (lis
pensed with, a greater accuracy, precis
ion and exactness. Every article
used is absolutely pure. A number
of chemists are employed to test the
strength of each ingredient, so that
its exact power and effect in combina
tion with its co-ingredients is de
finitely known. Nothing is trusted
to chance, and no person is employed
in the preparation of the materials
used or the manufacture of the powder
who is not an expert in his particular
branches of the business. As ;a con
sequence, the Royal Baking Powder
is of the highest grade of excellence,
always pure, wholesome and uniform
in equality. Each box is exactly like
every other, and will retain its power
and produce the same and the high
est leavening effect in any climate, at
at any time. The Government
Chemists after having analyzed all
the principal brands in the market, in
their reports placed the Royal Baking
powder at the head of the list for
strength, purity and wholesomeness,
and thousands of tests all over the
country have further demonstrated
the fact that its qualities are, in every
respect, unrivaled.
The first pipe organ was made by
Archimedes B. C. 220.
Quick and sure 1 One-third of a
bottle cures neuralgia, and backache.
Mr. W. II. Gill, Byesville, Guernsey
Co , O., writes: ''I had a severe attack
of neuralgia nnd pains in my back
and shoulders, and afcer using one
third of a bottle of Salvation Oil was
able to go to work.
An IrroltllbU Appv.nl.
Men and women who understand the
art of bending others to their will give
due importance to the passion of vanity,
and do uot 6cruple to piny upon it. A
young French officer who was ordered to
fire upon a French revolutionary mob,
begged his general to let him try first to
persuade tliem to withdraw. "It is uso-
less to appeal to their reason," said tho
said ; "Gentlemen will have tho kind.
ness to retire; for I am ordered to shoot
dawn the rabble. " The street was cleared
at once ; for none could brook the idea of
being classed with the scum tf the city,
During tho agrarian riots which dis
turbed England in 1833, a mob of vick
burnera and machine-breakers appeared
at the old mansion of two elderly maidon
ladies. The walls of the hall were deco
rated with suits of armor and antique
weapons pmes, naioeras, swords and
battle axe9. The mob clamored for tho
weapons and for drink. The ladies cour
ageously refused their demands, and
when the mob 6oemed ready to resort to
violence, Hiss Betty, the cider of the
ladies, went up to the leader, a hideous
looking man, and said ; " Ioh, too, of
nil the peoplu iu the world! I'm not sur
prised at those poor misguided creatures.
But that such a good looking, intelligent
man as you should attack two defence
less women does astonish me! You aro
, the man I should have looked to for pw
; tection. But you are not the man I took
you for! Never again will I trust to
good looks!" There was do standing up
against that compliment. The man took
off his bat, and said : "Come, old lady,
l we ain't so bad as all that! only give us
some beer. We would not harm a hair
cf your head!" "No: I kuow that,"
retorud Mit Betty. "You can't; I
wear a wig!" The mob roared with
laughter, and retired without another
wori. Womanly tact had won the day.
A srntleinan is distinguished from a
churl by the purity of sentiment he can
reach ia all these three passions by his
imaginative leva as opposed to lust : hi
' Imaginative possession of wealth as op
I posed to avarice; his imaginative desire
j of honor as opposed to pride Raskin,
A Womatfs Piick.
It is the mainspring of her
life.
What can she do, where can
she go, so long as. that deadly
backache saps every particle of
her strength and ambition?
She cannot walk, she cannot
stand ; her housework is a bur
den ; the hours behind the
counter or in the factory are
crushing ; she is miserable.
The cause is some derange
ment of the uterus or womb.
The backache is he sure symptom.
LydiaE. Tinkham's Vegetable
Compound is the one unfailing
remedy. A woman discovered
it and gave it to women. A
woman reads your letter and
gives you a woman's sympathy
and help. Thousands send
letters grate
ful for physical
salvation. The
same salvation
is for you.
Don't hesitate.
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