THE SCJRANTON nUBUNE-SATnitDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1898. Ill JEWELS OF ROYALTY Fabulous Treasures That Are Possessed by Orient al Monarchs. From the Sw Yoik Sun. ijargo rums Imvo nlvvnjs lind a RTont rhnrtn to tho Oilonlnls, who have nl wuy paid more for them than 12uiu jinans. The Orient lililce within her .h-.il tmsly Ruatdcil paluces ninny line collec tions ot Jewels. Tho NUnin of ltycimi liiul owns the Victoria diamond 'or which ho paid $2,000.f01. The Mahuinjnh of Tnnjorls likewise possessed ofarlch store of ireins, many of them rare and cutloui The Mnhaiajah of Uatoda paid $100.00') for the 123-eatnt Star of the South, and nlso hoiiRht tho 22T carat pale yellow Dp Beers diamond exhibited at the 1SS3 exposition. Accotding to the testimony of P. (! AV. Benlamln, nt one time United States mlnlslei to Persia, the late Shah hnd a very i-iMtiatknble collection ut tretns, estimated to be worth hPtvveen JIO.000.000 and $15,000,000, but It Is al most impossible to net lellahle Infor mation nbout them, so closely aie they guarded The same may be said ot thej Sultan ot Turkey t collection, olued at over $10,000,000. When the English took possession of the palace of King Theebaw at Man dalay, Hurmah, they scaiohcd cant-ily foi the fabulous treasures which It was Mipposed this Oriental mouaich pos vecsed. They were doomed to disap pointment. Nothing of nnv speclnl value was found, the far-famed Jewels consisting of a miscellaneous lot of poor emeralds nnd i utiles. Many of them were ot laige slue, but bo inferior In quality that the Knglltdi regalia could not be enriched by adding any ot them. So little are they valued that they aie now exhibited In glass caes in the Indian 51ucum in London. Many of these Oriental collections, ntcordlng to Sir 1-Mvvlti Arnold and other Oriental tiaveleis, nie kept In iolated room". Sometimes the gems an. wrapped In tags or concealed In ginger Jar.s. old boxes, and out-of-the-way place, so that even an Inti mate visitor may be a guest tor weeks and only occasionally sea a Jewel, and nnl when he lia the entile confidence of his host nie the treaties shown one at a time "f ail the eostlv wonders that the pal nee jf the mogul empeiois at Delhi contained lie most wonderful and the most costly ur the peacock tin one. This was i'ontiurtd iilliliiir the leign of Shah Jehan, and was ihr woik of it Fienchman, Austin, of lloidcnu. who hill sought iituge at tli" niii-tuT'i coutt It wus esllmatd that the value of the tluotie was CG.OOO.OOO hteillng. It stood in the cenlet of the beuutlful hall of Pilvut- iiuilienif. and was liati. d atter the llgutes of two peaioiks standing behind It. t'.ielr lulls being Hvpanded, and the whole mi Inlaid with sni'phlies. i uble" meialdp, liculs and o'het precioi's stone cr uppiopriuU mlnrs as to repiesent life. Til" tluone Itself was lx feet lour by four feel vtd 1; stood on six masshe feet, wlui h. with the bodv, weie of solid K"hl inlaid with iiible". cieinlds anil diamonds! It was sin mounted by a. numpy of gold supported by twelve )lll, us all rkhly emhlazoni d with ot lv i;iim and a filnge or pent Is nm.i liienied the bonlei of the ei-uopy. He -tvv.eii the two jieacoek" stood the t'.guie of a pal tot of ordlnarv Viae, said to liu- bren eaived out ot u sienle em erald On each side of the tluone stood n umbiella, one of the (ilnlal eni blins of loj.ilty. Thev weie foimed of cilnvnn Nelvet thlcUlv embiolder ed and fiingtd with peat Is. the hnn-iHe- ught feet high, 1 Ping of gold. Ftmided with elianiniH'" It has been luio that the famous Kohlneor was one of Hie Jewels that oinumenti'd the tin one and as this diamond, now In tin pos,'sson of Vletoila, was owned b. Shah Jehan, the story may be true. When Delhi was tucked Ly the 1'ei Mnns under N'mlli Shaba in l'P.'.i the ihloiie w.is plundered of Its Jewels, liloK'ii up and en lied aw,i. with $750, 000 WO ot loot. A hlei'k of white mar ble now m.uks the --pot whet.- it once fcloud i alheiine 11 and l'etei the Uiout of ltushiu weie liiveis of pieeious stone and iiillected line examples of the Jew -el-'s ,ul, which nie pieseived, togetlu'r itn other precious telle s In tin- Kiein lln in the Ouregena I'nlatu. at "Moscow. Hen are tin ones studded with dia monds I utiles, tUl'tU0se, peuils, ein ei.ilds and sapphire-, an orb contain ing a nibv weighing 1) cant", auu t-wonis and stimilais thickly studded with g"in The Jewels pioper, which lie iiulused In tas.-K. Include woikman ship of Henal-inline FJyzuntltie and Persian handlwoik, all by uiaster li mils The wealth ol gems used Is itniolug. Stones ut and uncut, sunl it laigest size. Fhine In there ic grf"i Most wonderful of all Is Hie oi' nation crown of Catherine I, made vui- iall for her by oidcr ol Peter thi fSic.it There aie ,:!.,! di.imonds in hi" iinivn, and over the brow is a oi.ifnillcrnt niby. In a sepaiate case ii pi.ic.d the Jewels worn by the e-ni-pi -sS a, . Und duches-'es en state ou "usi ns hnd among diamonds the gem BHloie is x veiy Imge pink diamond, ivln li belontjed to Peter the Great In Mate , m.). and gold waio this collec tion is unsurpassed, and her monarchs nine been purchasing continuously for Ihree centuries, and never selling their possessions. In Ktance Louis XIV. and Louis XV. took particular Inteiesn In this subject. It nas at the suggestion of the former ihnt Travel nlor, the great travelei. nunc his scinch for gems in so many Countries of the world, and unearthed Ihu "blue diamond." In 1X87 the French ciown Jewels were old at public auction by order of the (rovernment, realizing some 7,50u,000 rianr. These Jewels Included all but toooooocoooooooooooeoooaooosoaoooooooooooooooooo o ir.,-,. z mscj in 6 Keep iufonned of what is going on; read the papers and S fBf2ffcL maBaz'nes : 6avc time from housework for 2 a E$3mF?l rest an(1 feuding by using S U UtrwiL. t"l g Wk 6 ullmN V a ' a a - -y. "l: i xar -xl j im a ij ' THE N. . FAIRBNK COMPANY, g g Chicago. St. Load. New York. lloiton. Philadelphia. j s9esoooooooooooeosQooooooeaoooooQooooooooQOe tvvo of the Mariu,... )) and many gcms worn by the unmitinnte Marie Antoinette. About one-third of the en tile amount auctioned off was pur chased by one American. The great Hegent diamond won not paid. This Hnd two Mazailn diamonds are now on exhibition In n cafe in the Galette d'Ap pollun, In the Louvre. Probably tho imut luxurious and resplendent mirror Is now In tho Louvre, originally pos sessed by Queen Marie de Mcdlcl, It l of lock crystal, nnd tho frame was of polished agate set In a netwoik of enameled gold. This was but the Inner frame. The outer one was composed entirely of precious stones, consisting of cniMonjx, JaiTier, itibles. cmernlds, and diamonds. When the Inventory of the ci own diamonds was tnken In 1791 by order of the National assembly, this work of art was valued at 1S0.O00 francs. It Is now In the Louvie. The l'ngllsh ronl collection has been a gradual giowth. The piesent teposl toi or the Hnglish legalla Is the Tower of London. After tho execution of Charlcfi 1 some of the older objects weiu broken up nnd dispersed, and at tho restoiatlon It was necesary to re ronstiuct many of them for the king's coronation. Nearly all the historic pieces date no fuither back than the time of Charles II. The ancient regalia conipilscs two ciowns, an orb, a sceptre with a cros, a sceptre with a doe, a long sceptre of gold, a ring with a ruby, and seeinl minor article" The most conspicuous and valuable object In the collection Is the crown of Queen Victoria, made for her coionn llon In 1S3S, many of the Jewels being ot great antiquity In one of the crosses in ftont of the ciown Is set the famous niby which belonged to the Mack Pi ln e. The ciown contain' In all 2. TSy diamonds, 277 pearls, 5 lubles, 17 sapphlies, and 11 emeialdr. In the tieiiHUty of the Impetlal and rojal house of Austria, at Vienna, aie some remaikatile specimens of woik In rocic crystal, uweis, ilagons, and tank aids, oinnmented and engiaved with clnhorate scenes nnd landscapes, and set ith enamel, gold and precious stones These pieces weie used at the coronation of the Austilnti king", oi fo- their domestic senile A vase in the same collection j foinied of a single Pcimliin emerald weighing 2,iS0 cauit which Is said to have been pail of tho tieusure of Uiirgundy. lleie, also, is the impel ial crown of Austila, inade timing the lelgn of Itudolph 11. It Is of pure gold, ikhly adorned with dia monds, pearls and tunics. The iltelet is uf gold, encircled with huge, Hat dia monds and pearls, two langes of deep 1 set pemls det ointing the bolder. The upper boi dei of the elielet i adoined with four laige and four small lleur-de-lls oinaments bearing laige iiililes, diamonds nnd pearls The skeleton of the cai Is composed of bioad stilpej of eiiuiuel, accompanied by a range of pearls on eithei side of the hoop which divides the cap into two halves. Kaeh half Is foimed by two ti angular plate of gold, on which the piineipal scenes of the coronation aie wtought in bas lellef. The hoop is surmounted by a little ciosj adoined by a s.ipphhe o' matchless beaut.v. This is one of the nuiit lemaikablt specimens of (ieiimiu goldsmith's woik extant, and In point of Milue and geneial woikmanshlp Is uuiiiie of its kind. The impel ial nib is veiy similar In s't.vle The ceplie pioliably made for the lotonatlon of the lhnpeior Mathlas In 1(112 is somewhat slmilat In woik--mauuhlp, but probahlv the most strik ing ot all the jewels lf,. displayed Is the diamond ciown ol the impies", whose value exceedfl.riOO.OOOlliiiins. The llnest gems in this ciown. lemuikahle In size. In llllaiicj , and polish, were part of the pilvnte Jewels of the lhnpiess Mai la Theiesa In the Insignia of the Onlei ol the (iolden Fleece, which tontalns l.'iO dia monds ot gieat heant, Is the "Fiank fort solltaiie," a gem ot the llneht water, weighing duty-two ratals, pur chased by the Kmpeior Fiancis I. at Fiankfoit. Several other decoiallous1 of the l 'olden Klieie ale ulsu Wot thy nf notlie one aiiiong them tontalnlng seven In 1111. nits weighing in the aggre gate over eighty-nine i.uats, while still othei" have huge topar.es, hyacinths, gin nets or ilu volltes clustered lounl with diamond". A giand uos of the military older of Mai la Theiena con tains a ioe-coIoii'd InlUlant of tweliO slx and one-eighth dials, u complete panne of lubles1. consisting of a tiara, a git die. necklace, a pair ot eai lings and a walch, Is Inteiesting because ot the line qualit.v of the gems, nnd also because It foimeily belonged lo the III faled Maile Antoinette, queen of Fiance. Here Is pieeivi-d the m-e necklace of Mai la Teiesa, comprising thliteen lose billllants, huge-sized hiilllaiit llllliip tin lenteis, and eleven pendelo ques set with huge tnlltnlte biilllautsof wonderful heautv The lamous Kloi entitle diamond, one of the laigest dia monds known, actually lllls the ttlvial lole of a hat button in the midst of this bewildering display. It weighs lll.t 1-.! catats, Is sheirv coloied, and is so cut as to fonn a star with nine uiys The stone wns once the piopeity of ChailcH the Hold of Hurgundy. who used to cairv it into battle with him as a talisman. He lost It at the battle of Mornt In 1176 and after ninny changes of ownership, and a lapse of over u00 veins, It came Into tho Aus tilan tieasury through the maulage of the Duke of Tuscany with Mutla Ter esa, liuttons foi t oats, waibtcoatH. and hats aie foimed. each orip or moie, of magnlflcpnt topazes set lound with brilliants. A larje hyacinth weighing llfi eaiats is fashioned Into the body of an eagle, and a set of perul necklaces and biacelets contains over 4S0 pearls1 of varying size, some very largo and line This faultless collection lellctis tho taste and Judgment of Maria Theresa, The famous Green Vaults of Diesdcn contain the jewels of the toyal Saxony family from eaillest times nnd aro one of the most wondeilul tiensur" houses In the world Tho crown Jewels In the jewel room consist of ei or eight dif ferent sets, of the llrst class, and are AI . Ili ine it ona eojfet WAIHINQ POWDER It saves both time and labor and gives results that please. Sunday School Lesson for Bscemiber 18, N The Captivity of Jmidak BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.t Secretary of American Society of Religious Education. CONTHXT. Last lesson closed With Jeholachlm on the tluone of Judah, un der the condemnation of tho Almighty ns uttered b.l Jctcmlah, A few years later he was put to death by Nebu chadnezzar, King of nabylon. who cap tured Jerusalem nnd made .Techonlah, then clght'-en yenis of age, vas.nl king Under this voting man the l-.'gypllur. parly came Into power nnd sought nn alliance by which to deliver theni3"lvei f i om the Dabylonlnns, but In thleo months Nebuchadnezzar letumcd, In vested the cltv, and Jchcmlnh ptudnt ly Burrendcied. All the princes and olllccrs, the mlghly men of the coun n v and tho skilled nttisan.s were enr iled away to lJabjioii, leavlni, but tlu poorest sort of people. Amoni.; the cap tives wns i:-:eklel. who had not et re ceived his prophetic commission. At the same time all tho tieasutee of th3 temple and palace weie can led off, and the golden vessels of the sanctu ary weie cut to pieces Over the rem nant of the people Muttanlalirfvins ninde king nuclei the rw name of Zedeklah. HLIIKLLIO.V Nebuchadnezzar wa.i very lenient with Jeiusateni Tluee times he leftalned from the utter tie stiuetlon of the cltv. In nil piobal lllty he had leeelved the Hist of IheFe gre'it levclatlons of Jehovah's power and majesty which were made to him thiough Daniel (15. i. eo"i.) llzeklel expressly states that Judah was tnado base that It might kep the lovenant (TzeU. xvll. 13-14.1 Put all this was lost upon Zedeklah. who fulled to tin deisland the moderation or the Paby lonlan king and the put pose of Jeho vah Dining all the tlni" of his n ign, a pei lot', of eleven Veins, he was a iebel (veises 1 to .!.) Ho disobeyed Ood. wiought evil in Ills sight, ns Je holaklm bed done, and at the sin tlti'o he endeavoied to uist oft the for clrn joke, placed upon hlin and Ids penp'e lor their chahllement and col lection. It was the old stoiy lepeated. A man In aulhoiitv vilth a specllli' mission Ignoied his obligation, violated his tiif-l and arrayed himself ip.ilns: the Ptilir or nations. SIKOK This conduct of Xedukliih at length beeuiuu Intoleiable. It was not only a souue ot annojaiieo and of fi nancial loss, lmt It impel Hied the Hnby lonlan power on all the westein fron tier. Svil.t and Hgypt might at nn time use Zedeklah ui their advantage and advance castwaid to attack other possesion?. Ilesldes. the forbeaiauce of Ood, by which Nebuchadiiezzar ha J evidently been meulfully lestialned, was exhausted. At last when a eon spli.uy was lipe foi open lev oil, Nebu chadnezzar came against Jetusalem with his whole niuij (Veisi- ) am) built forts lound about. He btotight with hlin the vasAil kings of his em plie, of all the nations adjoining, the Ammonites, Moabltes, IMomites, ami otheis. who mine up gladl.v to avenge the quan els of a thousand yens. All the fm titled cities except LiichMi and Azekah had been taken, and this stiong fuice indicates that Jeiusvilem was will ptepaied for the -lege. (Verse .", FAMINK In this eMiiiuitj .nlous eApedlents vveio tiled for ckiense. AAAAAAAAA,.AAAAAA 4AAAAA not to be ;juipa'-sed In all l!tuope Most of the Jewels, liulr.dln t'l" luni oiii Kieen di.unonds, weie puiih.isid dm iiu; Hie lelKii ol AliL'.ustus II and III. This unictue nieen biilliant weighs fort and one half eaiets and is in eloe piolniltv in the c isc to ellov and pink hillllnntp 'caiiely less n -niaiUable in size 'ind spleiidcu. .V muni Hire of io--e cilnimiiiiR foimiiis pill of these Clown levVC'ls, lllllsistH of thlity vaist coat button", tltlity coat buttons, four shoe and kne" lmc'. lcs, a c lasp canvliifr a lost of tvventy si and seven-elKhts Kr.tln-', ni epaulet with a diamond of plxteen and llve elRhtli Kralii", and a swnul, the hilt of which tpaikles with 7S0 rues. The laificst Bohemian Kainet In nuiope, foity-Hlx nnd three fourth cuiats In welBht. adorns one of the unlets of the (olden rieece heie exhlbiti d. i'ASHOIJA. Its linpoitance in the War Against the Slave-Hunters, l'lO'ii the New ik Tillniiu. The iiuiiic of Fashoda, that Afiican vlllase so well known now slme it has become a bone of contention between Fid rice and IhiKlaud has not been heai d of for the last fuuiteeu jenis, Hlllce fJoidon had been killed and Kayp tlan iitle had been wiped out In the Up per Nile region. The UIUiro vvil' now undoubtedly iccover the gieat Impoit am e It had at that lime, which is the mutual consequence of Itn stiateRlc and KeORiaplilc.tl situation. Fiom r.ishoda It is possible. In fact, to watch nil that is Ruing on in the Soudanes-' lesion and In the basins of the rivers which come down to mingle their wateis with thupe of the Upper cje It was the capital of a teiiltory con quered In 1SG1 by the KKyptlans from the I'hlllook ncRioes. The new posses poih built a fott at Fashoda and es tablished there a penitentiary colony, the unhcalth climate of which wus JUHt tho thlnff needed for tho political piisoiiGis who were destined never to leturn from exile. After the succepsen which mntked the Multilist lebelllnu In IRM. and after the capture oi Khait ouiii. the Egyptians abandoned Fasho da. where they havo Just returned, un der tho leadeishlp of Ueuetal Kitchen er, which they and their iHiitlsh pto tectors were much surprised to find occupied by the handful of French explorers led by Commander Mnichmid Tho Soudanese village was depicted for the first lime by an Italiain, Clessi, who berved undei Gordon, with tho runk of pacha SlRnor Oeswl wan sent by the Anj?lo.F.Kyptlan comuiauder to Fashoda with orders to make of that place ii basis for expeditions directed against the slave-hunteis of that poi tlon of Africa. That contest against tho Ainh slave traders produced kooJ results, but It would havo Riven better yet If the Cairo Kovernment had not beep under the necessity of shutting Us eyes upon thedoliiRH of Zobehr. the greatest dealer In neKioes, whose poll tlcitl Influence was great In tho Sou danese provinces. The journal of his travels In 1877 nnd 1878, published by Hl&nor deail, who lived for seven years In Equatorial Africa, contains several pages about Fashoda from which the following Is translated: On our arrival we piesented out let- Jcr. LI I, 1-31. cdeklah proclaimed freedom to all llo luew slaves and sent Hcphanlah to en treat the praycts of Jctcmlah, who In leturn announced the destruction of the city. Later a deceptive lay of hope appealed. Pharaoh-hophra, who hnd Just succeeded to the throne of Kgjpt. led the forceii which his fnther had col lected to tho relief of Kedeklnh. As Nebuchndnezzar went to meet him Jeiusaleni exulted with Jov, but Jere miah bade them not to deceive them selves. The army of the Dahylonians returned after a decided vlctoiy over the Dgyptlans, and once more the city was Invested, so Hint none went out or came In. Thus a year and six months wote away, and the piovlslons weie ex hausted. There was no blend for the people. Knmlne had enteted, and men, women nnd chlldion perished with hunger (Veise 0). In tho land that had flowed with milk and honey (Lev., xx:2l), the land of promise and of plenty. Clod's chosen people weie In want. 12VACUAT10N. Piidei such clicum stnnees defense was Impossible. Dls henitened by the long siege, weaken ed by want ot food, the nrmy was un nble to hold the position?, and tlm great batteilng inms of the IJabylonlaiis eas ily bioke down the walls and made pas sageways lor the conqueror. Seeing that the city would fall, the men of war sought safety In tllght. (2 Kings .xv. 4.) the king leading them. Under i over of daikness they passed out thiough a pilvnte way near the loyal garden, betwcii the outer and Inn r wulls,( veise 7.) the wall that piouei ly enclosed the city and the wall erect ed by the enemy. The fugitives then look the way to the plain, the meadow a thiough which the .Ionian liver Hows, (Josh. II. .',) purposing to ctoss that stream and escape as David did. 't must have been a motley ciowd that went mil of the bcUngured city, and In the night hastened their steps over the countiy. It was the last despeiate movement of hopeless waulors. I'APTt'ltl". P.ut escape was Impos sible. The Chaldeans weie soon In hot pmsuit (veise M, wlih every advan tage In their favor. Numbeis, valor, victory, weie on the Ir side, while th' ai my of Judith, hungry, depleted, fear ful, would make slow piogiess on the lii.u i li and offer little lesistance in ton lllii. Twenty-live miles to the noith east near the ancient city of Jeiieho Zeilehlah was ovei taken, but he had been desuited. Ills men having lost conlldence In him and expecting only to be taken by the Pabylonlans, had scattuied, seeking safety in their own way. What changes had been wrought In nine lentuiles' lleie It was that the siiciessor of Move.) In ought up the hosts ol united Isiael, mauhed about the city with blasts of nun's hoins( Josh, vl. lfl). and gained that splendid vlc toiy which made him master of the land Now the last small niiny of that remnant of Isiael has been xcntteifd, unable to make a sirind, unci the king Is left to fall Into the hands of his puisueis. (Veise "ii. DXKCUTIUN. Zcdi'klah was take i. foi snken by Clod and men, ami i an led befoie Nebuchadnezzar at Itlhlah, t is of Intiiuliii ilon to I-li iiteimiit Col onel .lesstlf l.ey i niiiinauding t n1 pi ic es lie was vei louiteous ami willing to phas'e us m eer.lhinj,. W KnL. us two ti'tits, uvo donkeys, inpes, medi cines ami cspcclnllj iulnlnr. Tli "i lly of Fashoda s n piac o of depuita thin for life -sentenced loiniiimi-lavv cilmliials and feu dlssatls-lled - . ilt I liant" polltliluns. It is said that an individual sent to Fushodii nevei ie tuins. The illmate is iiuhe.illhy and the air poNiiiinus Theieaic-few shopi. and all m tides sell at veiy high price Jessuf exeils all his eltorls to invpiove the place, but without gii-at sim (..,, The distill t of F.ishodu h.is no other commeiee but that In nklns of hlppopotainl, and that is or small im poitance, and the Egyptian ollklals, as well as some ot the Inhabitants, aio i educed to ilndliiR their living in the trade of slave.", (icndoii I'acha had ul leady taken some measures to pi event that tinde at Fashoda, To that end he had appointed Hey, the descendant ot tho Ohlllook sultan, to whom wus Kianted a subsidy, under tin- condi tion that he would forMd slaw-hunting lu his 1101111111011". Hut the '-ultan was secetly uccivlng nioncv tiom the An b tuideis and tin netiiiious cum. BO YOU KNOW CATARRH whrnyousea it? 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Lagan, of haston, l'a , writes this experience; "When I reil that Dr. Agnsw'i Cttarrhil Powder could rclle! catarrh In io minutes I was fit from being con vlnced 1 tried It a single putT through the b'.awtr afforded tnsiint relief, stop, ped pain over tbv eyes and cleansed tho nasal passages. 1 o-day I aui free from cjt?nli," Complcto with blower at druggists " Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart re. lieves heart di ease in 30 minutes. Ur Acnew's Liver Pills--ioc. for 40 k do'es are the best. I)r Agnew's f Ointment relieves in a day eciema, tetter and a. I skin diseai.es. Cities piles la 3 to j nights. 35c. 10 For Sale by Matthews Hro.s. anil some sixty miles noith. This was the headiiuaitcis ot the king, while his geneials were conducting camiialgns In various parts of western Asm. It was famous us a stiateglc point, hav ing been mentioned by Moses In llxlng Hi" boundaries of Israel's possesions (Num. xxxlv. 11). Theio Judgment was pronounced. (Veise ft). It seems that the royal household had clung togeth er after the army had lied, and that they were nil made pilsoners and shaied tho king's foi tunes. A leniful lettlbutloii was administered. The sons of Zcdckiiih were bt ought fotth and slain In their father's ptesence. the puipno being to cut off and destroy the legal line, leuving no asplinnt for the tluone. Afterwnid In like manner the pt luces of Judah were slain. Tills meant the utter extinction of the Jew ish mnnnich. Thus all was gone--coutiliy, people, army, sons, pilnces. The king ulone lived. (Verse Id). PIJLSONini. A worse fate awaited Zedeklah. Ills eyes weie put out so that in total blindness he niilrt spend the lemalnder of his days. This In capacitated him for any scivlee. It wns one of the severest pennltlos lu Illcied by rcinqueiots when thev de siied not only to snip a pilsoner of powei. but lo declare hlin to be utteily wotthless to the Woild mid lo make him a burden to himself. Moreover, In this llzeklels' piedlctloit vas ful llllecl (Kzek. .ll, 1'!). Afterwnid Ne buchaduezzar boujid Zedeklah In chains, not so nine li because he was n dangeious character, but because It was pieipocd to humble him. Then he was lianspoited across the country to liabjlou and there hut up In prison, and conllned until the day of his death. In all the annals of war, ancient or modem, m such sevctlty was ever meted upon a subjugated king. If it seem to us to have been marked by undue etuelty we mut lenumbei that It was alter eleven yeais of clemency dm lug wlih li time JCedeklah had been unfaithful to his oath of olllee and re el caul to his tiust. CONCLUSION. The cnpllvlt of the chuseii people and their depoi tntlon Into foielgn eountiles was a seveie method of Divine chastisement for sin, and all effective mode of moral dis cipline. The displeasuie of 'Sod had been long dilned and was slowly visited. The iioilhein kingdom was flist overtluovvn (H C. 721), giving time lor the leinnnnt to leain wisdom. Hut Judah soon followed in wicked ness, jet Clod was path nt. Nebuch adnezzar came Hist in HOC, ae,alti in o'J'i, and did not complete the con quest until ."iSs. In all that time had Jeiemlah's counsels been accepted tho ii.itlnn.tl ial, unity might have been uveiled. The long-suffeilng of Jehovah only u suited In the piesuniptlon and obdlliac.v of the people (Kiel, vlil, 11). The lessons ol" the quill'tei nie chlelly valuable pnlliicallj. Many men tail to lake account of the element of righteousness In pinmollng the w el fa I e of a htute. They depend upon ntmlcs and navies, and foiget that "theie is a just (lod who presides over the deytinies of nations," and that they stand oi fall, uccoidlng as they seive Ills llgliteous puipo-e. , AAAA A A AAAAAAAAAAAA A .1. A A A A A A nn-ri e was kept on at Fai'lioda, or 1. 1 1 In rail tin mis.' h the Phlllook euiiuti v, of which the now tdiiiuus place was the capital. Theie weie about two bundled ein vlcts at Faslmd.i at the time of Slgnor ilcsl's visit In 3S7v lie said Unit the slave trade was mainly can led on by Ciieeks, e?'tabllshed for n long' while in thoieglon, who weio the only onis iich enough to be able lo subsidize the Egyptian olllclnls ehaiRed with the duty of piuventlng any tiansaetlons In "ebony wood" "laves. KNEW THE PASSWORD. The llo.eiuan, Mont., L'hionlile ic poits the following fiom Camp Hinlth, In that state: Olllcor "Now, ic member, Ole, the passwuid l.l 'Fish.' " "Ay weel," replied Ole, "ay bane one llsheiman melf In Mlnesotey, an" I tank I shall rcmembar." And Ole made his way to tho sentinel, who said ' Who e onus heie?" "Von hllikei," said Ole, iu a loud tone of von- that show id that he kiU'W his lesson well Wfi ?m mk U, j-' 'J U t V. T. Clwrk. Tho Kind Yon Ilavo Always Bought, and which has been iu nso for over 30 years, has horno tho slgnattiro of - and has hecn made tinder his ncr- Lr jCJ&mft?jP',r so,ml supervision sinco it.n infancy. uzf??, -CUCSU46 Allow no one lo deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes aro but Ex pediments that trillo with and endanger tho health of Int. nts and Children Uxncrionco against Experiment What is CASTOR! A Castoria is a substltuto for Castor Oil, Parcfjorlc, Drop3, and Soothing; Syrups. Jt is Harmless and Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morplilno nor other Narcotic Milis(ancc. Its n;;o is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Fovcrishness. It cures Diarrluuu and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates tho Food, regulates tho Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Tho Children's Panacea Tho Mother's Friend. CENUIWE CASTORIA'. ALWAYS Bears tho The Kind You Have Always Bought1 In Use For Over 30 Years. THC OtNTAUR COMPANY. 7T MURRAY BTRCCT, NCUf VOHK CITY. FREE ONE TRIAL BOTTLE THIS OFFEK ALMOST SUKL'ASSES VGLIEF. fln External Tonic Applied fo the Skin Beaii- fifies If as TH A WOMAN WAS Tliiilis.niels have tiled Hum time llil- . iuciii..i nn iu oisioeei some 1 iu in inn- innid- lor wilnklis iiinl other iiiipei- , fectliuis of the complexion, hut 1111110 h id yet sun i-edesl until the Mlsxiw Hill the now faliioiw 1 011111I1 Ni'in ri)iclallstv, ot 7s l'lftll Avenue, New Vol Ic C'lt, eillvteil tho lillblle Hull- woiiileiful Coinplexloii Tunic-. The ii'.imjii so many fulled to 1 nuiki- this iIIm'ovi'IV bef.uc- Is plain I..- euiise uiey have not followed the rlRht principle. l!,ilm 1'nani-.. I.utlous, etc, never have .1 tonic elfect upon the skin, hone o the falluies. The MISSES lll.M.S ('O.MIM.UXIO.N' TONIC bus 11 must exlilluiutlnu elYe-cl upon the eutlele. alisurliliit; and cari.vliiK off all linpiiiilles which the blood b Its natural tic thin Is eonstanil.v fc-rclnir to Hi" siirfiuo of the skin It Is iu the ski 1 what a vltiilUlin: 'onli Is to the blood and neivex u kind ol 111 w life- that inini'ill.i' -ly exhilarates and strengthens win-ice..! applied. Its tonic elicit is felt nlniu-.t lin. incillately, and It spcedllv h.iuiilics 1..1 ever fiom the skin fieiklcs. pinipl1 s blnckheuds, moth patches, vvilnkles. J I -. . t-spot-i, rouitluiess, olllnc ss. ciuptiems ui.. dlscoloiatlons of any kind. In order that all 111.0 be hcm-lltc( lv tluliKreiit UlM-overi. the Mi-c-ex Udi w-ili. durhiK theiiresent month. Klvc to all enll- FV3kT j7- j1 P Av wi liMWffll THE A1ISSES BELL, 78 Fifth Ave., New York City. The Misses Bell's Complexion Tonic, (.tmiplevion Soap. Skin Food and Depilo are for sale in this city bv MARTHA R. SCHIHPFF, 317 Lackawanna Avenue L0RK i ,.-S.s & mm f k Wr l&A '& my THE0. C. ECER, TraWo Mania 6 BOWLING GREEN, NEW YORK .- A P. LANE, New England Pattenger VHCN IN DOUBT, TRY STRONG AGAIN! M Kjv: 7jPlU4 Ska! & vljor lo the whole b'lojf. All drains and losses are cheeLedfr.!i?V. Unless patients -V! ace propedy cured, Iheir condition often worries them into Insanity, Consumption or Death. &s Mailed sealed. Price Si cerboi: 6 boxes, uiih Iron-clad legal suarantee lo cure or refundthe M money, Jj oo. bend Ijr ftei- book. For Sale by JOHN II. IlIlvLlS, and Spruce btrcct. WBiM&S Signatures of FREE by Magic. OF FHE THE INVENTOR. 11s ill tin il imikiis one lti.il liottlO Of their l'oiiiili'.iini 'I mill nlisoliileh li" . unci in ohIi 1 that tho. who cauiio 'ill or who live uva Horn Xevv York m.ij benellli'd, lln' will P inn' lioltie ! mi) iiddiexs, all ih.nues pie paid, 011 tlm leelpt of ?i Celltx (ht.inips 01 sllvel) 1 cover cost ot paeKhiK and dellvirltu? Tim price- of this vmiiiiIi Hill tunic is $1'") P' t' bottle- nnd this llhilal otter should lies einbinoecl l, all I'lie .Ml is Hi II hive jiM plililislieii their IIKAI all il. NI1VV l!UUI ".SKI'IllrH 111'' I V TliN valu.ilile- woik Is flic t ) I1I11, ll Tin' bonk treats cxliuu i'l Hi- iniiMii't inc. of 11 Kood com Iiie-lv nli lnii I. IU how u woman may neciuii 1 I h.'.iiitv .mil li-e i it Special chiptcis on, 1 tin- inie nl the Ii. h how to liuve luxun inn Krowlh h .mil. " uii-lhnds of inakinis I the hair piese-ie- lis ii.itauil beauty and iiilnr even to 11. li. -n.il .lite. Also ln- slim Huns how to b.iniKh HiiiierlliloiH hair I fieiin the fan-, lied, and n'liis without ni hil v In the skin. Tills honk will bo mailed j to .cnv aildri ss 011 lectin st 1 '111. I. I llal Hollies or vvoniieriiii e .1111. . 1. .vim! Tonic free ,n p.i! lots, or n pen's pi ucisi of p.ii-kiiin -ii'd in.tllimi to tnose at ' 11 illstilllte I'nrii -.piiinlem e eoldlallv solicited, Ad I ill.- fV TO vJ tj. rFLORIDA -, AND THE SOUTH , NEW YORK TO B 3Q JACKSONVILLE 1(3. -4 iano ncTURN riRST CABIN ' f Intermodlato Cabin, S3S.30 CIHRLESTON"d"fJo FIRST WAND RETURN & CABIN U Intermediate Cnblni 24.00 b. ,e Uatc ineluile MriK 4tld sutcroom Accuinnodatiuni I u-VVf elelv Saillrs'e lr..m Pier 39, Litt Klvtr, Mw )ik v nrr wr vr yfsv IL tT . w& Ik S3k , VVM P CLYDE & CO., , General Agents, Agent, 201 Washington St., Botloi. mttXV&fx1tf.iltX3&i They hare tteod the teil ofyein, and have cured thousandi of easel of Ncreous Diseases, succ at Debility, Duzinrgs, Sleepless ness and Varicocele. Atrophy, tic 1 hey clear the train, strengthen ine circulation, make uiEetuoa nerfect. and imnart a healths' Address, PEAL MEDICINE CO., Cleveland, 0. lMinrimulst, cor. Wyoming nvonuo