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SOMEBODY.
I ——————
Bomebody’s coming into the world,
Somebody's leaving it, somebody weeps;
Bomebod y’s bark on life's stream is whirled,
Somebody gayly glides over the deeps.
Somebody somewliere is lnughing to-night,
Somebody's sioging while somebody
sighs | i 4
Somebody somewhere is quafiing the bright
Fruit of the grape—while somebody dies,
Somebody's heart is bursting with joy,
Somebody's starving somewhere alone,
Somebody's praying for somebody’s boy
Somebody suffers and maketh no moan.
Somebody's hand is lifted on high—
Somebody's heart is riven in twain;
Somebody somewhere hears somebody cry - i
And the river flows smoothly again,
y
Somebody's dirge is sung by the waves,
Somebody nevermore sorrow will know;
Somebody Dame Forune's floklenoss
braves-— i
Somebody's soul’s as pure as the snow; |
Somebody's heart's as black as the night, © |
Somebody's eyes are cio-ed—‘neath the |
sod;
Somebody's soul wastoo weak for the flight,
And so it soared npward—to God?
AR ——————————
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS.
Miss Lydia Davidson was evjoymng |
her cup of tea in her ocomTortable little |
house in Ravensbourne que Saturday
afternoon, when her friend Miss New- |
man was announced, Toe lady was |
well known for the fervor and energy |
which she infused into her conduct of
what inferior minds may regard as the
minor events of iife; also for a severity
in her attire that may be described by
one wishing to deal mildly with it as |
“‘gentiewomnnlike,"”
She euterad with even more than her
wonted hasteaod dash, and cried:
“How do yoa do, Lydia, I am most
thankful to tind you at howe. I have
come with a definite purpose, as talking |
over a thing is better than writing a
dog.n notes, Very strange and start-
ling events sre happening here, aud 1
have amved at the copclusion that it is |
my duty to lay them before you and |
other friends, in order to “see what can
be done,”
‘Dear! dear!’ murmured Miss David
son, in vague alarm; ‘yon don't mean
it! Tell me all about 1f, dear Jane,’
‘1 will tell you as much as I at present
know," returned her friend. “Well, to
begiu with, When I was comiug down
from London early last spring, & gentle
man and a lady were in the some car.
rage with me, I took them for a honeys |
moon couple, and felt sorry (oconstraiu
their tete-a-tete. They made me most
uncomfortable with all the private ana
confidential things they had to say; and
they kept poring over a little book |
with their heads - together—poetry, or
some rubbish or other, I suppose. I've |
no patience with that sort of thing
ave you?"
_ Miss Davidson, was, however, roman
tic, aad could not get up a show or in
digtation in time to respohd to her
friend’s glance; so she only look a little
foolish and abashed,
‘And for six months,” Miss Newman |
continued, ‘have they been coming,
regularly twice a week— Monday and |
Thursday. And they may havé done it
for mx years, foraaght I know, because
1t is only since I have been at my new
lodgings, opposite the Bull, that I have
noticed them carefully, They arrive
early, —about 10 o'clock-—have some |
refreshment, 1 fancy, for they always |
stop in the hotel a while; then, they
€rive or walk out, not always together
~but often take different roads; stay
out—ohl ul 4 orb, or 8, and some
times they have a quanty of | ©,
those nice/dres-baskets and ti ay }
like luggage—and then, after their din-
ner, off they go toward the milway
station.’
‘Really! cried Miss Davidson, in as-
tonishment. ‘And their appearsance? |
Do they look like"
‘Gentle people?’ put in Miss Newman,
‘Yes, decidedly, Lhat is a pomt on
which I am never deceived. The lady
dresses exquisitely and most becoming-
ly. They're not young, nor, of course,
very old. He 18 8 handsome man with
a military air. Infact, I am prett
sure he is an officer, for I saw so mu
of the military when I lived at Dover,
and then, (lowering her vice) ‘I heard
so many sad things about garrison
doings that I begin to feel anxious
The Bull is such 8 respectable hotel it
would be quite ‘a misfortune for the
town if—if anything nnpleasant ware to
come out,” eeoncl Miss Newman,
foroed by the vagueness of her subject
into, for once, being herself vague,
Dear mel What you say quite
startles me,” said Miss Davidson. ‘If
anything like that happens a hundred
miles away, or even in London, it isnot
so bad; but here! It's a shook to me!
I must comment on it to Eiiza,” she ad-
ded, us that funotio entered, bent
most unamisbly on juserrupting the
conferende, ;
TH fimsh my tea,” said Miss New.
man, putting her ers firmly on the
sancer, ‘It's an e t oup —most re:
Prenbing: Lydia.
Had it not been for the softening mn-
finence of the morsel of gossip, long
brewing hostilities might now have
ripened in fleren strife between Eliza
and her mistress’ but Miss Davidson's
questions about the strang.
ers claimed the maid's at.
hontai ar he hadn't heard nothing
abou t-ways, nothing but a
stray word or two. But she'd soon
fathom it, she would. She had no
opinion of people as came and went, and
no oue knew whenoe tor whither,’
Dignity prevented Miss Newman's
joiving in the conversation bet
foe Eliza was taking patt in 1t; but she
was glad in heart that that foraible
person should be set on the trac
‘Ill tell you whist 1 think ab | he
excisimed Miss Davidson, # little later,
‘T think, dear Sush the
SOME Very distinguish,
and that the lady-<she ms
bona him, aed that.
be
Fate Bi
i
gd.
‘have. been, you
#0 dp)
know what he thinks, But don’t send
bimto talk about 44 to ‘me, for it's not
a subject I should go into with a young
man, unless it was one of the clergy.
I am off now to see the curate about it,
Oar rector resents inquiry, Ido believe,
for I can’t get anything out of hun.
(hod by, Lydia.’
‘Goud by dear, Ut not ring for
Elza TH let you out.
Lydia had searchly settled herself
gain after performing this little at-
tention when Eliza appeared, cloaked
and bouneted, at the sitting room door,
remarking, ‘I've been out a little
while, ma'am, After what you said,
just now, my duty was plain; and I
went around to Ball at once, know-
ing #% sou'd not he wanting me.’
‘O,dear me, Eiza’' returned the
doet’e mistress, ‘I gaiteforgot that your
ulece, Mary, is barmaid at the Ball,
And hd you see the land-lady? And
cau #he explain about the stravgers?
sider the suspicious conduct of the visi-
tors io that hotel opposite, and to de.
termine what steps should be taken in
their regard. I have my own notion as
to what should be done; but I will put
that aside until 1 have received your
suggestions, There may be no dis.
graceful discoveries; but that remains
to be proved. My watch warns me,”
concluded Miss Newman in a different
tona, compelled regretfully to excise
some telling sentences, *‘that if they
come back in a fly, and they somelimes
do so, they should be here in six min-
no time to waste,
therefore, what is to be done,”
“I must confess, I only came to look
at thew,” sad Mrs, Farmer, after a
pause,
‘I havn't any idea what to do,” said
neveral vbioes.
‘Would it be of any use to speak to
Mrs, Weston, of the howl? timidly
‘Of course, ma'am, [saw Mr: Wes
ton,’ retnrued Elza, energetically, ‘It's |
could'nt get
I said to her as
possible: ‘Will you tell me,
nothink out of her.
oivil as
fies as comes here twice a week, a
Mondays and Thursdays?” But she only
the names of any of my parties, not
oven to the gentiemen from the Bavens-
bourne Record.
but I'll make some excuse to be there
events,’ and with that liza withdrew
to her own domain, leaving her
tress to spend the rest of the evening
heard of morganatic marriages
the'r results, :
Miss Davidson
‘rim, burried into a vacant place next |
to her, und, after burying her lace for
undertone: “Have you seen your |
brother to-day? - What does he think?"
*“No, dear, no; he’s not coming; but
Aud the good lady tried with
e Miss |
Newman forebore further remark till |
Mr. Miniver Weekly ascended the pul- |
Toen she betrayed a I'nging to |
Bat |
Lydia resolutely turned the crown of
ber bounet toward her friend fearful
might again
be
‘Woe unto the world because of
Or,” con- |
rely Eaoglish, has it. ‘Woe
world because of scandals,”
“There!” whispered Miss Newman,
to. the
some good with him. TI never
I told him he must do |
He'll preach about |
hem."
“Jane, dear Jane, don't!” gasped |
and Mr. Weekly |
were op- |
“Mrs. Farmer,” oried Mise Newman, |
the ‘eongrégation streamed out |
“One word, I |
“Good morping, Miss Newman; I'm so |
responded pretty |
“Iv'é 80 many i
You know you asked |
Mrs, Farmer
Strangar's visit t5 Havens. |
“What!” said the matter-of-fact Miss !
just now to beg you
me ifo-morrow afternoon
My windows commend the
pearance on Mondays; and
ng your sister-in-law too,
1. am going to ask Miss
n,
I want Yo caton
‘bye, 1 am glad yon
that it is a matter to
nght.” And
Miss Newman took care that the
in most cases found themselves in
asked Miss Smith,
“That has been tried. You
‘And what is the suggestion, Miss
make?” Miss Brown inquired.
“That we should club together to
employ a detective!’ answered the
with decision, ‘We must
make sure of our facts, I find on 1wu-
quiry, that the cost of a regnlar detec-
ex-policeman who has been employed
nos exceed two guineas a day. In
certain the residences, ocoupations, (if
any), and much of the past history of
‘We must not get ourselves into any
scrape by prying,’ said Mrs, Barton,
“If there is money wanted,
ought to have had some of our men-
women are such poor and needy crea-
tures.”
But the discussion was suddenly
stopped by a ory from Miss Newman
‘*Why, she’s very elegant looking,”
“There's nothing more aris-
tooratio than a hooked nose; but she
must be 85 if she’s a day. What a
lovely silk she has on!”
“Bless mel!” said Mrs,
and he's a good 55 jut there's an air
about him; and as for her, she might
be a duchess, Look at the magnificent
mantle she has on!”
The couple who were
handed them a telegram,
*I’U run across to the postoffice and
Miss Newman, rushing out,
Several pairs of eyes were turned
from the window to follow the host.
**Mrs. Varner, is there anything the
matter?” wulaimed Miss Davidson in
pale and troubled fuce.
*Yes--no,’ stammered the little woman,
‘I—1—don't feel quite well, I'm going
home,’ and she hurried from the room.
Bomething like a shriek rose at the
bad just taken Miss Newman's vacant
piace at the window. ‘Why,
Farmer! she exclaimed, but Mrs. Far.
‘Postoflise won't tell!’ gasped Miss
Newman, coming back in a very ex.
rales,’
‘Mra. Farmer has gone away,’ said
or leaving a message for you, Miss
Newman,’
‘I think I can explain,” Miss Brown
ery from two or three others,
look, look, they're going!’
dently in a flurry, were the landlady,
a waiter, and the mysterious stranger,
A fly then whisked round from the yard
and pulled up with » jerk, The stran-
gers took their places in it, and a
housemaid come runnivg down with
some wraps, the lady's umbrella, and
other small things in ner hands,
‘There's an np-train to London in
sight. minutes,” said Miss Newman,
watch and time table in haod., ‘They're
to give them the alarm, Some one is
on their track, and a confederate has
given them notice,’
‘Is Miss Davidson here?’ cried Eliza,
rushing in, the corner of her shaw]
filled with what seemed to be bundles
of letters, and an open telegram in her
band. ‘Bead that!’ she exultautly ex.
claimed, at the same time giving her
mistress the message,
Obediently Miss Davidson took the
te m and read:
‘From Muss Isaacs, Duke street, Pad.
dington, . To the Iaay or gentleman,
Na. 8 sitting room, Ball Hotel, Ravens.
bourne. Return immediately. Prom.
isos on fire,’
‘Héavens,’ oried Miss Davidson, pi.
ously.
‘Gracions,’ exclaimed Miss Brown:
and a chorus of voices, ‘Dear we,’
‘Oh,’ and ‘Ab.’
‘And now read that, reiterated Eliza,
as she handed the following eirenlar to
CORLL Gani Lied
to their visits, of whioh the nobility
and gentry have so justly complained,
with regard to those of less experienced
and considerate wardrobe purchasers,
As a specimen of the letters they are
econtivuslly receiving, Mr. and Mrs.
Abrams subjoin the following:
‘Lin'y Be has just had great
pleast ve in recommending her friend,
the Du vhess of C—, to request Mrs,
Abrams to call upon her: Lady Bo
having always found Mrs. Abrams’
utmost liberality and puuctuality,
‘Appointments may be made for
| or on Monday,’
i i
i
Second Hand Tobaooo,
‘Just see them go for them! I sup-
| much as we do our Havanas,”
| Two gentlemen, one of them a repor.
| ter, had just cast their halt smoked
| mark was ealled out by seeing a couple
{of gamins
| stumps,
| “Kojoy them? Well, I guess not,
Do you imagine that they smoke all
| the old ‘buts’ they manage to scoop in
aronnd the city?”
| “I pever gave ita thought, but don't
| see what else they want them for.”
| teil you that these old stumps, which
! railway waiting-rooms, and public pla-
| ces generally, as well as from the gut-
{ ters, are manufactured into cigars and
| tobacoo, but I am informed that such 1s
the case, and this ‘second hand, busi-
{ ness is becoming quite an industry.
| Why a dealer was explaining the pro-
j cess to me the other day. Of course
{ you don’t see any large concerns en.
| gaged in the business, The trade is
carried on 10 obscure shops and tene-
| ment houses, and hence few people out
| side of those engaged in it have any
| idea of its extent. There are proba-
| business right here in Boston,
| “The process of travsforming the
| filthy acoumnulations of gutters and
| enspidors into bright, finely flavored
smoking tobacco is thus explained: The
old cigar stumps, after the charred sre
| cut off, are soaked in a solution of am-
| monia and some other chemical which
| takes nearly all the nicotine ont of the
| tobaceo and removes sll trace of smoke
avd creosote, The mass of pulpy to
bacto is then pressed into
sliced by a cutting after
| which 1t 1s given a bath in some kind
of a bleaching solution which removes
nearly all the properties of which the
weed is possessed when it comes {rom
the plantation, Itis now taken to the
roof in trays and left to dry in the sun,
| When thoronghly dry it is esr-faliy ta.
ken up in the trays and emrried below,
where it is passed under dn atomizer,
by whieh it is dampened with
paration of glyeerine sod some flavor.
| ing extract, alter which it is in shape to
be mada into cigarettes or put up in
| packages as smoking tobasoo,
| business is said to be perfectly legis
mate, as the manuisciurers compl
| with the revenne laws and the tobacco
| thus pays a double fax.”
“It is a good thing that those who
| smoke this second hand tobacco, do
not realize what it is, or ils nse might
be lessened.”
| ““Idon't know about that. Those
who ought to know say that the cigar.
| ottes are far Jess harmful than many of
those put up in more sitractive shape,
| and that it would be a good thing for
| the youth of the country if all cigar.
| oltes were made of second hand tobao-
| #0 prepared by this process.”
sa AAs ow
nacriine
machine,
BR DY
Cuarlons Ancient Marriage Yow,
One of these standing pillars of stone
| ("The Stones of Stennes,” in the Ork-
| tic history, Through the upper part
| summed the sacrificial victim was tied;
| uses, Hither many & pair of love sick
{ swains resorted, and by joining hands
| through this magic ring plighted their
| troths for ever—a pledge of love which
| was to them as sacred as a marriage
i vow. The Boottish Bociety of Auli.
| quarians gives the following explana
{tion of \he ceremony: ‘When the
{ parties had agreed to marry they re
paired to the Temple of the Moon,
where the woman, in presence of the
man, fell down on her knees and prayed
| the Woden (for such was the name of
| the god whom they addressed on this
| ooasion) that he would enable her to
perform all the promises and obligations
clio had made, and was to make, 10 the
yong man présat; after which the
both went to the Temple of tie ng
where the man prayed. in hike manner
before the woman, They then went to
the stone of Odin; and the man being
on one side and the woman on the other,
they took hold of edch other's right
hand through the hole in it, and three
swore to be constant to each other,”
Oreadians paid great respect to this
stone of Odin, ow when visiting it were
in the habit of depositing some present
in the shape of bread and cheesa, or a
rag. It was believed that if a young
child was passed through this hole it
would never shake with the palsy in old
age.
Gloseng.
by.the Chinese to be
possessed wonderful wedicinal vir.
tues, sspecially in the way of miracy.-
lously prolonging thelife of the dying,
possibly
of the root
This is su
arising from the resem
to the body
The Stars,
Venus is morning star during the
month, She is slowly approaching
the sun, and her superior conjunction,
which does net occur until May. But
she is still yery beautiful in the morn-
ing sky, as any one may see who
commands a view of the southeastern
heavens, and makes an observation au
hour before sunrise.
{| ury aunais of the month by her econ-
junction with Mercury on the 24th,
the sparkling
not detgud
atmospheric
desire 8 glimpse of
| planet, who, however, will
to show his face unless
| Although Venus and Mercury, as we
(see them at conjunction, are appar-
{in reality far apart. Venus is ap-
proaching the sun snd moving east.
| ward, being, when in conjunction with
| Mercury,
Mercury is receding from the sun
junction, at the same distance
the gun. The former 18 approaching
| superior conjunction, the latier is very
| near western elongation; and yet thev
seem, as viewed from the earth, to be
i projected on the sky side by msde,
Japiter is morning star throughout
{ the mouth. Although thus ranked in
astronomical olussification, he will be
near enough to opposition to be a su-
visible neariy the entire night. He
now makes his appearance above the
{ horizon at 9 o'clock in the evening in
the northeast, and on moonless nights
shines forth with exceeding splendor.
He remains slmost stationary during
the whole month, moving a little far-
for the same reasons that the stars are,
that is, by the earth's eastward motion
in her orbit,
when January closes, he comes looming
majestically above the horizon shortly
before 7 o'clock. No lover of the stars
can help feeling the imposing presence
of this Lar of the planetary host.
Uranus is morning star. He pursues
least contribution to planetary records.
| He is Jeaving the neighborhood of the
sun, and consequently drawing near to
the earth. He makes slow progress
among the stars, for it takes him seven
years to pass through a zodiseal con-
stellation,
Neplune is evening star, He pur-
snes his snail-lke course just now far
sway from any of his brother plane
He is thirteen years in passing through
a constellation, and therefore il is easy
10 keep the rum of hus place iu
heavens,
Baturn
Lilies
baL
He is second
to Ji in brilianey =od size, and
moves serenely on his oslestial path
with nothing noteworthy to record con.
cerning his progr When Jupiter
rises in the early part of the month,
Saturn is pearly on the wmerndian, and
when Jupiter bas reached the z:mith,
Saturn 1» sinking below the western
horizon, Nothing sew has transpired
in regard to this fascinating planet,
but we have faith that something
| worth knowing will be revealed con
is ev
ipiter
ening star,
before the 27th of September ushers
{ helion,
| pew year holds two full moons in her
| bountiful hand, The moon fulls on
ithe Ist, 20 minutes after midnight;
| and also, on the 30th, 19 minutes after
111 o'clock in the morning. On the
| 4th, the moon is in conjunction with
| Japiter, and on the 6th with Uranus,
{ Venus, and on the 14th to Mercury.
| Of the 16th she is at her nearest point
{ to Mars, aod as this is the day of her
| eliange it shows how near Mars fs to
{ the sun. Those who watch the course
{ of the moon wil find it easy to keep in
mind the relative position of the planets,
On the 24th the moon ‘s in conjune-
| ion with Neptune, snd on the 26th
with Saturn, Bhe thus completes her
circuit, and at the same time gives the
{order of suoession of the plancts,
{| drawing hear to the morning stars Ja-
| piter, Uranus, Venus and Mercury, aud
her ponderous sphere near the evening
{ stars, Mars, Neptune and Sacurn,
{ There are compensations in things
celestial as well as terrestrial, One of
these is the full-orbed winter moon as
she ‘runs high” in the heavens and
pours over the ice-bound earth a flood
of silvery light that makes the winter
nights beautiful as a dream,
isan sss
Madagasoar's Tepography,
Madagascar consists of a central
plateau or highlands rising from 4.000
feel to 5,000 feet above the lowlands of
the coast, and from this plateau rise
occasional volcanic cones, the highest,
Ankaratra, being 8,950 feet above the
sea. The volcAnoes extend rrom' the
northern extremity of the island to the
twentieth paralled of south latitude,
South of this appear granite rocks, at
Jeast as far as twenty-two degrees south
latitude. At higher latitudes than this
the rocks of the interior are practically
unknown to Enro To the north
of the volcano district of Ankaratra
A Gay Ula Bow,
Senne.
Among the most Interested and active
| students at the University of Vermont,
| at Burlington, this term, is an old man
{ with white hair and wrinkled face but
| erect and active as any freshman, An
| aiterview with a student revealed many
| interesting incls concerning his aged
classmate,
“Why, is it possible yon bhuven’t
| heard of him?” was the reply 10 the
| reporter's faquiry. “That's the Rev.
| Mr, Wilder; he's a rara avis, I ean tell
{ you; just back to finish his course,
{| which was interrupted in 1831. He was
i a member of the class of . but was
{ obliged to leave the University on ac.
count of some trouvle in his fat er's
family.”
**He must he seventy-five years of
| ager”
“Seventy-five! Well 1 should say he
was, He has just passed hiselghiy-third
birthday: but he euts up like sixiy.”
| “What degree is this youthful sty-
dent working for?"
**I think he has not arrived af a defi.
| nite conclusion a8 to that; be is pros-
| pecting as it were, He visits the room
{ of nearly every Profess r in the Uni-
versity at :atervals, and makes it
mighty mteresting for them. He feels
{ young but he has all the conceit of his
| years, and while in the normal attitude
of a pupil he occasionally assumes the
roll of instructor, As a consequence
i the Professors are often placed in em-
| barrassing situations, But the old gen-
| tlemen means all right; he is thoronghly
good at heart, and they know it would
grieve him to interfere wilh him, so
| rather than hurt his feelings they sub-
| mit quietly, and then most of the time
he is as dutiful as could be “desired,
{ and pays the strictest attention to the
{ study in hand. He is as enthusiastic
{over his work as the most ambitious
{ boy could be, and never tires of talking
Wp)
a
i about it.
“Where are his people, or hasn’t he
any friends?”’
{ **Oh, yes he has children married and
| living in Charlotte, and he has a sister
| living in Connecticut, who has attained
{ a very high social position. Mr. Wilder
hae lived for a nnmber of years at Char.
lotte, but last fall he announced his
| intention of coming te the University
i to complete his course. His wife, who
{ I think is his third, then went to Cali.
fornia on account of her bealth, I un.
derstand he has had a great deal of
sickness and trouble in his family,
After his wife went West Mr, Wilder
cane here apd engaged rooms and
| board, and has been here ever since,
1e is conscientious and all that, but he
armless fun than any
boy in the Universit He is sure tw
be present at every enterlainment that
| comes along, and if there are any games
he is foremost and the most enthusiastic
participant, The voung folks take pains
to see that he has every opportunity for
{ enjoying bunself and he does it, too.
Why, the other night he took in two
socials running, and came out the next
day as spry as a bird, At one of them
they played drop the handkerchief, and
he was the liveliest player in the games.
Then, too, he very frequently visits the
| rink, There is to be a grand march at
| the rink to-night, 1°71 warrant you he'll
| be there, and if you want to see him
| skategjust drop around.”
Ti
hil
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can stand more 1
The Cemming Roy al Visiter.
Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of
| the Prince of Wales, was 21 years of
age on January Sth 1885. His attain
| ment of his majority were celebrated,
| after which he will visit on this conti-
‘pent and acquaint himself in sowe
| measure with the United States and
| Canada.
| Queen Victoria, his worthy grand-
| mother, continues to be in good health,
| generally speaking, and may live many
| years yet, even long enough to survive
| the Prince of Wales, who is said to be
possessed of the belief that he will never
| bs King of Great Britain and Ireland.
His heir, and failing the Prince of
| Wales, the heir to the crown, 1s the
{ young prince 10 be with us shortly,
who, whether his grim apprehension
will prove true or not, will almost cer-
tainly become the ruler of an empire
comprising a population considerably
| exceeding three millions ot souls,
{ Albert Victor has been carsfully
educated and given considerable expe-
| rience in the navy. He isa quiet and
| studious young fellow with a strong
bias toward the cultivation of learning.
The observant reader will votice that
his countenance, while marked with the
characteristics of the Guelph family, at
the same time strongly resembles the
more refined lineaments of his amiable
mother, the Princess Alexandra of Den-
mark, After his holiday on this side of
the Atlantic, Prince Victor will stady
law at the Middle Temple, London.
Origin of the Amulet,
ss—
of theamulet: “The legend of the amuse
let is weil known by all women In the
Orient. Many years ago Genghic Khan,
the great Tartar warrior, overran Per-
sia. The Shah's harem was captured at
Teheran; compristhg some 300 or 400
beautiful odalisques. These beczme at
large and inc
ves he could not
istingwish his Persian from bis Tartar
wives. In order to be able to do so, he
resorted to tne