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ON. THE $$, NEPTUNE
CHAPTER EIV.- Oenatlnued.
Tore all extracts from the diary like.
ly to be Of any use to urs end, and if
Yoe will reeve them earefuliy, you will
see, that cl000rding to the report of
Mrs, Dwane, faithfully given, Mz's.
Varsohoylo did not leave the atrium
on the night of the sailing Of the "Nip-
fano," 50 she ooU14 lrPt bave been on
board, and eeesequently must be intro,
oent of the orime.
Now, of, course, It be a debatable
question whether or not Mrs. Vera
sohoylo r'sally did leave the hoose. You
will perceive that she refuted to come
down to dinner, and stayed in liar own
room, After dinner, Kra. Dexter .went
up to bar door, found' it looked, and
weld' get no answer. Now, what was
easier than or efra. VeraehoyLe'to slip
out of ear room while all were at', din-
ner, and the servants away in the
kitehen, lock her door, to lead to the,
belief that the was still there, and go
off to the ship, oommit the crime, and
come home again? UnluokiJy, Mrs, Dex-
ter went to bed early, or Mrs, Ver-
sohoyle'e return would not have
escaped her lynx -eyes; eb if she did go
out, as I suemias—and, mind You it
is only a surmise—the servants migbt
have aeon`' her return, 1 therefore
questioned. .the servants, bat could get
no satisfaotory anewpra out of them,
as they could remember nothing; not
even mons,' could sharpen their wits.
In this extremity, I bethought myself
of boldly asking Mee, Versoboyle her-
self, and in the drawing -room, after
dinner, I' led the conversation round
to the excellence- of the T. and O.
steamers, and asked bar it she had
seen the "Neptune?" She winced and
aliangod Dolor a little, and then ans-
wered, "No." Mrs. Dexter then be-
came nay ally, and the conversation
Was as follows:-
Mrs. Dexter: Your sister went to
England in the "Nelptune 5"
Mrs. Verschoyle: Yes, and so did any
ooilsin, the Marchese Vassalla, but for
all•tbat, I did not see the boat,
Myself; Why—did you not go on
board to say goodby ?
Mrs. Verschoyle: No ; I had a head-
ache, and did not leave any room.
Mrs. Dexter: S:'es, I remember, I,
knocked at your door, and could get
sol answer.
Mrs. Verschoyle, quickly:I was
asleep,
Myeelt: It was a pity you did not see
the "Neptune;" she is such a magni-
ficent vessel.
This closed the conversation, _ and
left (tinge as tbey were. You see, Mrs,
Verschoyle denies that she left the
house on that evening; so tbis is the
elPle8,'she can prove au alibi, and thus
cannot be accused of committing, the 1
orime, 1, however, am not satisfied'
with her denial ; she winced when I
'mentioned the "Neptune;" moreover,
she knew that her husband waa on
board, as she met him during the day;
which, by the way ,explains the pass-
age in etrs. Dexter's diary, that she
returned in a rage. a
To my mind, therefore, Lite only peo- 1
p1a who can definitely say if she were t
on'"board, are Miss Oarmele Cotoner
and the Marchese Vassalla; for even o
if sire wont on board secretly to see
her husband, the could nob have .es. h
coped notice by her sister and cousin.
My advice, therefore, is for you to Seo
eitber Miss Cotoner o2 the Marchese r
Vassalla, and find out if Mrs. Ver- o
aehoyle were on board before the "Nape
tune" sailed ; if so, we can .pursue our t
inquiries; if not, we must turn in an- n
other direction.
AS I nave now got all the icforma• k
tion I oat obtain here, I' am leaving
to -morrow for England, and 11 pis- A
:foible, will get the stiletto used in the t
'bommittal of the crime from the
'authorittes at Gibraltar. I may add r
that I have obtained a eneolmonr of
Mre, Verschttyle's writing to oornpare
with, the paper you gal's{ me;' an
though there 1s asimilarity, there is
also a distinct differenos; bot thin
bandwritieg does alter in five, er six
years, and the best tiiingl will bo to
submit the papers to an expert, who
pan easily tell i!•th'ey were written by
the same persons
,1 •,will' call at ltEr. Foster's re,
directly on my arrival in England,
report more tully.
Yours obedieuily,
JULIAN ROPE.
CB'APTI011,'XV.
roc=
end
the Merobese Vassalla, and then
Me what you diecov.et',"
"And thein•—,"
'Wa11, tion, 11 depends on bis
were ragilyding aur. neXt "Jove,"
llonald pat on his bap and glo
thee, taking bis leave, went Out
irate the roar and beetle' of F
d Street, Through en archway he'c
not halts eontresteng their aplitari
anal sharia with tbo turmoil on
paveanents,
"Bang It i" be said torhiment, u
watob'ed the busy crowds real{
past, "everyone 'here seems to
with thelr watches in their bands
should not like to sleep] here, tie
suppossI'l1 have to stop till I find
alt About Versahoyleei death;"
tele last reflection putting him;
mind of bis engagement, he eine
Leto a hansom, and drove off to
Langham hotel to see Vassalla,
Vassalla was upstairs, in a pie,
sitting -room, enjoying bis break
when Mbnteith'e card was seat
to him, Carmeta bad gone, out w
Sir Mark and hie ,daughter, so
Marobese felt perfectly secur% agai
the chance of Ronald meeting her.
dreaded the meeting, because disagr
explanations might be ra
whish would reoonolle the lovers; a
ruin' all liIs oarafully preps
sebemes. As he looked at tee ea
tlioughtfglly, he was rapidly Venni
over in his mina tbo reasons whi
might make Ronald thee seek him,
feasible one, however, presenting its
to bim, he. told the welter to show t
gentleman' up, and quietly went
with his breakfast,
"Be has some reason for comm
be enu•ttered, quietly ; "and I'll find
out; don't trouble yourself, Mr. Mo
teeth -friend • or enemy, I'm squat
either,"
,Be arose from hlis seat with an eni
matioal smile on his face as the Am
tralian entered, and held out his ban
The other it took it •With a silent r
luetance, which was noticed by
clever Maltese gentleman.
"Ham P" be tbought; "not qui
friendly!, I see." •
Ronald took a seat, declined t
offer of breakfast, and prepared t
talk.
"Mita Cotoner is out," he said, col
11. .
"Yes, with Sir Mart Trevor and h
charming daughter," replied Vassall
"Do you wish. to see her P"
"No; I want to see you."
"Me?" the foreigner's eyebrow
went' ap. "Well, I ase' at your die
poral."
"It is about that murder that toxo
place on board the 'Neptune,'" sae
Ronald, going straight to the point
"Ab, indeed!" said the Marchese
quietly; "a most interesting sub-
ject, Have you discovered enythin
yet?"
"Yes, many things."
"Such as wen lead to the detection
of the assassin, I presenter"
"1 don't know," acwerod Ronald
shortly.
"That's a pity; can 1 assist your in
any way?"
"1 think you oan."
"Then you may command my ser-
vices," replied the Marchese, polite -
"Thank you; I will take advantage
of your offer.," said• Ronald, glancing
t the impassive fade before him.
Vassalla bowed, folded his arms, .and
leandng bank in his chair, prepared to
sten,
"In the first place," said Ronald,
you knew flim?"
Vassalla shook his head.
"'No; I had not the honor of Mr.
Ventin's acquaintance,"
"Iiia name was not Ventin."
"Indeed!"
"No; [t was Leopold Verschoyle.,
"Leopold Versohoyle," repeated the
arebeee, looking at him sharply;
that was the name of the man' who
arried my contain-"
"Yes, and from whom he was after-
wards divorced."
"Exactly," said Vassalla, "I see
au know the whole story; so he is
o man who was killed?"
"fie was, - and I want to find out
vbe killed bim."
The eyobrewe went up again in-
edulonsly.
I hope you will succeed," said Vas-
l1a, politely, "but in what way can
help your
'Du you know anyone who desired
s death!„
'Na,"
'Not even his—wifer"
Vassalla rose to his feet with a
nee and looked fiercely at Ronald,
Thio i5 at insult, sir," he biased
between his teeth, "Do you dare
accuse .my eouskn of the murder?"
I accuse no ono," retorted Ronald,
Olay. "I merely asked you if his
I' would have bean sorry at ]ria
the,
Vassalla threw himeedf bank in his
ir, with a shoat, angry laugh.
Upon my soul, sir," llo sand, cold-
"I hardly recognize your right to
k to mo about snob a tbtng;bat
ou seean so bent on knowing, 1
k she would have been -very
Y indeed."
ht 'Then she still loved him P"
asealla cast Itis fine oyes up to
aobdint,+.
Plissdonatelyt"
hat is pr�lrious," ' said Ronald,
°laically, etas 1 have a document
tell in t?MY. POaaession, written flee er six
years ago, le weigh the threatens to
kill bim."
ane- "Indeed, and bow 414 you ,obtain
6'uah {1 dPonment "
vete "X emend it among' some papers left
side by Vorsohoyle with Ills slater, erre.
loot Taunton,"
outd "Aire" Vaseaila thought t;
Imes 8o this was, the reason Mo s.
the with Isera. ',Cataluna; it was s,
not love, that brought .the r;
he well, at all events, he wou t
leg Careeeta knew. After a mo e-
live liberation, be faced bis y
; I with a "clear brow,
I: I "Very likely it wile writsr
out first outburst of jealous an
and ing so betrayed by her bus t
in I assure you she loved liar d
ped deeply, in spite of the way -
1.he ed bar, and often spoke of
affection,"
ate, Judging from the story o
Enet, him by Verschoyle, and the s
UP from Mee. Dexter's diary,
ith thought this doubtful, but
the 5d his desire to give an o
est that paint.
IHe' 1111 Mrs. Verschoyle
ee. board, the night the 'Naps
rut
R,
After reading Roper's letter, Ronald
went to Foater's chambers and show-
ed it to him. • The barrister' read it
In silence, and then laying' It down on
the table, looked hard at Monteith.
"Yoe see, I wee right," he. Said, tan'
ping the letter with hie Eingera; "Miss
Cotoner is, aa I thought, the sister of
Mrs. Versohoy)e."
"Yee," replied Ronald, quickly ;
"but see baa nothing in oommon with
liar" •
"...eh 1 you think not—let me see ;"
taking up the letter and glancing over
it; "they both have tempers,"
"Any woman would show temper,
living with such a fiend as Mrs. Ver
-
saboyle," retorted Roland, defending
Oarmela.
"They both.loved the same man—
meaning Verschoyle."
"But Carmela's love for him' was
only a girlish fancy, aa she says her-
self in Mrs. Dexter's diary."
"In sheet," said Foster, replacing
the letter on the table; "you are so
much; in love with her that yool can-
not see her imperfections.'
"T am not blind to them, if that's
what yoa recap," retorted Ron -
all, doggedly; "but all I know is, I
+love her, and intend to ask her to be
lbws
wife,"
"When ?"
"'Ah1 well, as soon' as this mystery
lis cleared up."
"I understand," said Foster, rising
• from his obair, and walking to and fro;
but, judging from this letter of Rop-
er's, the elucidation seems as far off as
ever;'
"I don't see that—for, taking all
things into consideration,, I am in.
°lined to think Mrs. Verschoyle istell-
ing alio."
'Oh 1 so you believe she was on board
the "Neptune' that night?"
Ronald nodded.
"There's no proof."
"Certainly, not any aotual proof,"
said Ronald, quietly; "but I think it is
very probable that Roper's theory is
correct, and she did leave her bedroom,
ock the door, and then' return with-
out anyone seeing her
"Well, the whole affair is easily set-
tled—go and see Miss Cotoner, or Vas -
salla, and ask them if Mrs. Verschoyle
are on board—tbey will certainly
know," ,
"I don't believe Miss Cotoner knows
nythin•g about 11," said Ronald, angri-
y; "if they quarrelled before leaving
be house, you may be certain that
Mrs. Versahoyle never came near her
n' the boat."
"But lvlisa Cotoner might have seen
er sister."
"She might; but I won't ask her."
"Well, my dear boy," said Foster
ather annoyed et this sentimental
bstinacy; "go and see Vassalla."
"Yes, I'll do that—he'll be able to
ell me whether she wee on board or
ot."
"No doubt—if it suits hem to Ito
-
omelettes it," retorted Foster, dryly,
"'What do you mean?" asked, the
uatralian, impatiently "you
hint--"
"I mean nothing—I think nothing,"
spited the other, quickly; "go and see
PERFECTLY RAW
WITH ITOD G ECZEMA
A. Terribly Painful Case of Burning, Torturing
Eczema, Which Was Thoroughly Cured by
Using D. Chase's Ointment,
The torture which is caused by tbo
Intense itahin9 and burning senee-
tion' of eczema makes it one of the
most distressing of ailments, while
the pre8enee of the xaw flesh, which
refuees'to heal under ordinary treat-
ment, ells to the misery o4 the ear
Sorer,
TL° following ease Is reported a8
one which illustrates the txtraordi-
bury control which Dr, Chase's Oint-
8aoat 'ens over oceema, both as a.
prompt' relief far the dreadful itch -
ng and as an antiseptic isealer, whicb
speedily and certainly brings about
a thorough care.
In vain were all Marta of modiolnca.
and eletmente used and doctors ap
peered to be bel lees betcr'a the dread.
lel ravages; which the flaming fires
Of eez5ma were making. • Ilere is the
way Mrs, 1[uiQbt describer, this in -
ere' tug inset
Mae, lemigb4, 17 Remover ?lace, To -
torte states: "My mother, Mrs
Wright, of Norval, suffered for a sum -
mot and winter with eczema on her
loot. She could neither walk nor Bleep,
and It benne," se bad thirst she was per-
leetly rely bunt kat toes to her Jones.
After trying eiery available remedy
without suites, and almost hopeless
of relief, she began wing Dr. Chaae's
Ointment. She hae altogether seed
sight or nine boxes, with the happy
result that she is now completely
coral. Anyone wishingfurther par -
titulars can oomknuninate With Mrs,
Wright, Norval, Ont. After suoll a
grunt/ sueceee, is it any wonder that
anewe nt recommencP" e Dr. Change Oint-
1b ie just such tests as this one
that have convincer] physicians of the
+truly wonderful power of Dr. these''
j Ointment. ' ,If you area sufferer,
with any Itching skin disease, or bavo
aeons, that will not heal, make a test
for yottreelf, You will cortekaiy be -
.come an enthusiastic admirer of Die
Dr. Ch'ase's Ointment, ,just as is every-
one who knows its merits, Besides
oyirioygq the most 5010re forme of italic
Ing siren dlcspessl Dr. Cliernis a ietment.
le delightf u11y iieslfn`;g and soothingin
all caeca of Chafing, akin irritations,
sora fact, prtokly heat, pitnple,s and
blackheads. 00 eerier, a box at all
dealers, or Edgetteoa, Bates
Tetowto.
Malta!"
rad Vassalla glanced keenly a
red "Why should she?"
rd "To see you and Mize Coto
"Suppose she did came on
• ch "She might have seen bar h
No "Impossible! . She did n
elf he was on board."
he "Yes, alto did; Veraohoyle told me
1 raornen
Monteith wa
baslncs
m together;
]d not to
rent's'
adversary
5n 10 he
ger at ba
band; bu
busban
he wrong
him with
told t
extracts
Ronald
restrain
-
the on
come on
ung' left
t him.
ner off."
boat 111"
husband."
of know
on he met her in Valetta on that day,"
Vassalla drummed qulekly in an
g'' annoyed manner on the table with
it his fingers, then answered abrupt-
n -
to ly'
"She did not come on board."
_ "Ohl" Ronald was dLsappointed;
g were ale his suspicions groundless, af-
t. for all!
e_ "No; she was confined to her room
the all the evening with a headache,"
This etatemont, as Ronald knew,
tallied with Mrs. Dent rr's diary, and
to be ,felt that, after ala, it might be
he the truth, and that Mrs. Verschoyle
o . had not been In board; In which ease
--who was tiro aaeasaine
d Vasnalia saw the expressioor of die -
belief flitting across Ronald's expres-
s sive face, and arose to his feet,
a "In order to oonvinoe you," be said,
quickly, "I will 'snow you the letter
I received from my cousin."
s "There is no need," began Ronald,
but Vassalla interrupted him.
"Pardon me, there is," he said, cold -
k 1Y; "I wise you to be thoroughly eon -
d vineed that Mrs. Verschoyle was not
on board, and could not have Miller
seen bar husband or have had any-
thing to do with his death."
g "I did not say she bad," interrupt-
ed Ronald, hastily.
"No, but you thought so," retort..
el the Marchese, as be left the room.
Ronald arose to hie feet, and walk-
ed hastily to and fro. 13e was wrong,
then; Mrs. Verschoyle was innocent
of bar hu'sband's death. Who, then,
was the assassin, tor no one else ap-
peared to have had any reason to
wish him evil. Vassalla hi,nselef not
it could not be he, because be had no
motive. The theory of Mrs. Ver-
echoyle's criminality having been thus
effectually disposed of, there appear-
ed to be absolutely no clue to the per-
petrator of the crime.
Vassalla returned with the letter,
and handed it to Ronald, showing
him at the same time the passage be
alluded to.
"I was so sorry," said bhe letter,
"not to have been able to 00105 down
and see you and Carmela away by the
boat, but I had a very bad headache,
and was shut up all the evening in
my room."
' Ronald ,handed bank the letter in
silence, but first tdtouglttfully glanc-
ed at the writing. It certainly re
eombleel that in the letter written
five or six years ago, but he could
obi rezone et it evitb sufficient
alearnese to satisfy himself.
"You are convinced?" said Vassal -
la, as be placed the letter in his
pocket-tbaok,
"Yes," endwea'ed Ronald, "I am
convinced; good -by, and thank you
for your kindness in answering my
questions."
"A plcature," saki the hXcu'ohese,
and bowed hi' visitor out with smitten
which, however, faded as the door
closed.
Cut•ae that meddling fool," he mut-
tered to himself, "why can't he mind
his own business➢ but I've baffled him
this time, and I'll baffle bim again if
he interferers."
• Til be Contd'nued,
TOL_____
SAGE CONCLUSION,
"There was a feller tbat bad :gold
tple/k he was shewin',mo,";Uncle Zeke
explained toatbe neighbors after he
had returned home from the wiakrd
pity, "and whilst I was lookin' in it a
big poliaamee came along and said
we wee all. confidence keen, tend I was
as'bad1 as any of 'em, and' he made me
}nand over all elle money I had. Then
tie akipped out, and I found afterward
"Well," said one of the eeighbors,
iso �warn't no policemen at all. He
was exert of the team."
"Wilt," Invite ono of the neig+hleire,
"anyway, you've .found out that all's
nol gold butt glitters."
"Yes," rejoined Unole A,elre, shnep-
eniwg his jackknife, en his shoe, "aryl
I've tonna out ilea all ain't cep that
copper'
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CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.
YARALAl3A THE PROPHET
IN
711E 18711 CENTURY.
ills l'oiloteer'a 8:511none to
$'oriel' end !:stn -1*,+ node a
roan' From Pekin L, .$r,'nsi,l,ne,
It le only witlne the ]ast
ilea a few Syriac aoholars disc
eel that among the greateat-rul
Christian Murata was 4 Chia
He was 7'abalaha, Theodore, III,
olioos •of the Last, Ilia See hall
over a great and learned C11
larger than all the other deno
Gone, Greek and Latin, pat toga
The latter at tate olose of the
teentb' coutu:z'y numbered porta
more than 40,000,000, spareely
tared around the basin of the
tea'raneen, while the so-called
toriane have been reckoned at
250 million to 150 million, the 1
figure being that of Dr. Ne
Tba Oat/belles of the Beet ruled,
tee Lybian desert and the moue
ot''Abyssinia to Leo shores of, the
c]fer and from the Caspian Sea
the frozen fields of SIberia to
Jon.
For 'tele last 600 years Tabula ha
lived chiefly in the legends of
remnants of his people who still
ger in Egypt, Turkey, Persia' and
easteen coasts of India. These
sigb )tor the return of the golden
of Yabalaha.
Whenever some person of ma
gifts appears among them the ho
ore is raised; "Yabalaha has oo
Just• a few 'months before the vis
ery of the manuscript which m
Yabalaha again 'known to the
ern :world the Christians of Bag
hardly 5,000 in number, had deter
ed to bold a patriarchal caths
To obtain the needed money
preachers bad only to conjure
the name of Yabalaha and as pr
tbat his coming was near et band
bolavt to the newly established lin
English steamers on the Tigris.
enthvsiasm was so great that m
of the people subscribed one -t
part, of their ,belongings. When
cathedral was conetrueted in 1806
spell of Yabalaba's name had o
them nearly F00,000, and money
that country has is purchasing po
nearly ton times larger than in A
erica. Their church bas been sty
the St. Peter's of the East. The m
among them who would now do
that the day of Yabalaha is alrea
dawning would fare like him who
Italy immediately after 1870 dared
doubt that the Empire of August
was rising once more.
But outside of the traditions a
aspir•ationa of this fallen peep
there were few and meagre faots c
corning Yabalaha given by conte
porary ehronicies. Many historia
relegated all the legends about h
to tile ranlr of Marco Polo's parr
fives. Yet modern archaeologic
research and travel have jaslif
many of the latter's extraordina
statements and now the manvsori
,referred to has come to give histo
calrrenlity to the poetic figure of t
Obinaman:
It vats tee Iiev. Paul Bedjaan,
Chaldean, scholar and Lazarist dire
tor of the Sisters of Charity of Be
glum, who published the manuaarip
he 1888 under the title "A History o
the Patriarch Yabalaha and
Lathan Sauna," Ile roved a cop
made for him at Onrmiah, Persia, o
a manuscript which disappeared
Father{ lbedjean waa unable to astir
train its date or origin. Isis brothe
Chaldean scholar and Laaarist rol
league In Persia, the Rev. M. Solomon
informed him that he had seen a man
uscriyt of this bostory at the Ameri
can mission of Ourmiah, Father
Bedjoan can not say whether his
copy came from this source.
M. Ruben' Daval, the highest Sy-
riac authority in Prance, thought the
discovery of snob historical import-
enee that be gave a full translation
of the manuscript to the Soniete Aeia-
tigve and it wee printed in the
Journal,, volume XIII. Ito concluded
by saying "the entente details given
of mob ovont prove that the author
bad access to good authorities, per-
haps to the archives e,1 the patriar-
chal residence of the Monastery of
rllnra.gba' in Khorasan, Festa, Con-
cerning, the misdeal of Bar Sauna in
Europe the author himee.lf informs
us!tbat he took hie information from
the diary of this holy personage,," M•
Duval's pupil, the Rev, 3. B. Chabot,
profcaaor of Palmyriau epigraphy at
the Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne,
made a critical study of the mama -
sculpt and publisbod it in 1804.
Tee life of Yabalaha is intimately
neoneeted with that of his neater
and adviser, Rabban Samna. :Chm.
loiter was barn in Pekin of parents
who were Christians. He received
the monastic tontine* from Arch-
bisbop Guiwarghis 01 Pekin, whose
see ens called the Metropolitan See
of Kan -Bank ey rho oontempbrary
oheonioler Amru. Yabalaha was
named lllaroos before he became
Patriarch. ta' rrob. He was born in 1245 In
Semite/1g, between Pekin and Tan-
oune. Iris anther was an archdeacon.
After a novitiate of thre° years am -
der the direction of Bar Stoma be
received the monastic t0nsese from.
Lhs Metropolitan ar'bbbishop, Mar
Nsetol'ios, Both master end Minn
Ear Pit
neon
deoado
over -
ors of
:Wan.
Cath-
sway
ureh,
mina
tber.
tier -
pe no
scat-
Medi-
Nes -
from
atter
when.
from
tains
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the way from Ohlna to Arum:Gera,'On
the way from Pelrbn they gassed
through ICotheng wboac Rovernors,
JCouboga and Ibogiaa, the eons-lu-law
of the Grand Khan, the great labial
et'' Marco Polo, were'Christhens, They
journeyed two months across the
sands Of Mongolia bofore they reaob•s
tel Kenton, and after many adven-
tures in passing across prinelpalitiee
and :kingdcros at war, they finally
met +the great Patriarch Mar Dentia
at, Moraga and followed him to Bag -
chid. Probably on account of the
Wersiraging In Syria they spent tbeir
time in vitlting the marvels of Asia
Minor from tea boundaries of Geor-
gia down to southern Mesopotamia,
postponing indefinitely their pil-
grimage to the holy Land, The Pat-
r•aareh •flnally consecrated Marcos
Meteepolitan Archbishop of China as
a reward for a successful diplomatic
mission to the camp of the great
'Chen Abaca, It was than that his
name was changed to Yalabaha. The
reads to China being closed on account
of vtbe wars, Yabalaha waited ins vain
for, two years for a chance to gat to
his' see. Then be went hank to Bag-
dad to receive new orders from the
Patelaroh,
On Ms arrival he found that the
Patriarch had just died. Yabalaha
was elected his successor after a long
debate, Bar Hebraeus insinuatee
that the choice was imposed by the
Khan upon the Church. The next
year the Khan gave him an annual
pension of 80,000 dinars, or 180,000
white zouzas. Yabalaha held his of-
fice thirty-seven years.
An interesting part of the mann-
seriph relates to the diplomatic mis-
sion intrusted to Bahian Sauna by
the pions and zealous Khan Argun,
who was a Christian. To matte the
conquest of Syria and Palestine .er-
gun needed the co-operation of the
Franks. (His amlxissador left for the
West furnished wile instruotiozrs, let-
ters and gifts for each King of the
Francke. He received also 0,000 meths
gals pf gold and an escort of thirty
knights. Trim Constantinople he
went to Italy, viewed the eruption of
Aetna, crossed the "Pass of the Dra-
gon," ,Soylia and Oivarybdis, and was
received at Naples by King Charles
of .Anjou. From a high' terrace be
witnessed'a combat between the navy
of Charles, who wanted to reconquer
Sicily, and that of ,Tames of Aragon,
The Neapolitans were defeated, bay-
ing lost 1,'00 men.. At Rome he found
the Holy See vacant and the twelve
Cardinals who ruled ad interim did
not feel themselves authorized to
commit themselves on his proposi-
tions. Traveling through Tuscany
he stopped at Genoa, "where there is
an King but an elected executive."
At Paris Bing Philip IV. aooepted
gladly the proposition to co-operate ia.
the conquest of the Holy Land and
promised to send an ambassador to
Argun to make arrangements, In
England he was received with "great
joy" and found everybody disposed to
lay a new expedition to Palestine.
IIs went tack to pass the winter at
Genoa, "a true paradise without dry
heats and without 'biting cold. The
trees kept their leaves and fruit all
the year round and a certain kind of
vine yields grapes seven times a
year," Niclnoias IV. being elected
Pope in le88, Bar Suma went to
Home. He arrived in mid -Lent and
speaks with great admiration of the
Lenten services of the Church. On
his taking leave the -Pope gave him
relies and presents for Argun for the
Patriarch iabalaha sad for himself.
Later in the history of the pat-
a'iarchate one sometimes reads of a d
partiole of the True Croes baveng been
sent by the Pope. On Semmes re-
turn Argun congratulated him on the
success of his mission and kept him
at, ]tis Damp, giving bim charge of a
movable church connected with the
a'oyal tent.
Wheal later on the Moguls and the
Tatters embraced Mahemmodanism
definitely those political adventurers
of tem Patriarchs of the Last proved
ete hu tivsir boom, for they never en-
eoyed again the eon/Mance and tol-
exanee extended to them by the Abas-
aides OalIel s to whom they were al-
ways loyal and through whom flay
had succeeded in bnilding up their
huge religious empire. Yabalaha
hag ,died on Nov. 15, 18.17, having con-
esarated up to 1812 seventy -live
Metropoiitane ; Archbishops and Ble-
lraps all over, the East. ,
1sTRENGTi3ENIN1i T131a f �w1ORt,
vortore Geo,l ltSel'eldc$ Ae -Verreet Ilk
enulty .lveetitgstop,
M7eny people complain to 1oe1ng 4
poor momorY, sad yet th411 sl• u41y call
be developed as easily at oa 'the biecpe
mtleole, T'Tor is it nsoeseare to go tee
any ;professor of memory or to waster
any elaborate system In order to aca
ooutgt/en this result. One flues not
Irene to go to a' gy,a csas nm to.
sLiengtbon ,One's arm or back. Sawing
woad or rowing a boat will dolt, Sine
laxly memory may be cultivated by
one's own efforts and amid one's ordin.
ery )frirrsuits,
One man :ado the Sunday SOr'viee 01
hie chuxoh serve as a m°m5ry eXSroioe.
After the service he would endeavor to
retail the 6u.mior's oe all hymns
sung, the chapter and verse of the
Sculpture lesson, words of anthem.
texts and points of sermon, This re-
quired, the paying of close attention
and a console/us effort to impress theca
tltings upon his ,mind, Ihy this and
other equally simple weans he deve-
lopad a memory that was absolutely at
his command„
Famous speakers wine have mernore
ized'their speeches have adopted vari-
ous simple devices to aid them. The late
Bon. John Bright fixed in mind the
different points in his speeches by first
drawing little flgures or pictoral re-
presentations. If part of 'his speech
hed; to do witb a bridge, he would
make a little sketch of such a struo-
turre, or if with Ireland or Scotland be
would sketch a small map of tee coun-
try er the dlstriot. Tie cooed remem-
ber these figures or pictures. When
he, rose to his lest he could see them
in imagination, and select them one by
one as he proceeded from point to point
in the address -not having any note
or imanusoript by bim at all. That
waa the method which beat salted him.
Certain} people possess what may be
called the bump of location. If they
remember a passage in a book, they
can ,tell you which aide of the page it
is on and what part of the page, Therm
are students with that kind ofa mom
cry who prepared their reeitatlons by
taking a large sheet of paper and
writing different parts of tits lesson
In places on the paper. They
than rely on their sense of loeat]on to
call to mind tvhataver thaq may freak
to remember.
Again, there are people who hare a
keen aye for color. They will make
their. memoranda on site of paper of
different colors. Then simply calliag
to mind a particular color will enable
them to remember the memorandum
aseoeiated with that color. Of course,`.
all this is based on what is known as
the faoulty of association of ideas,
Some• people whb can remember
words and phrases, find difficulty in
remembering figures or numbers. In
such cases a curious expedient Ilse
sometimes been resorted to. Aphrase
will be devised, the initial lettere of
which suggest the figures sought to
be remembered„ For example, Sup-
pose some one's street number to be
182. The suggestive phrase might
be, "I seek him," The letter I will sug-
gest tee figure 1; the letter Ssome-'
what resembles and 8, and the two
perpendicular strokes of the B ante.
gest the Roman numeral II. A round-
about Method this may be, but it has
served to fasten figures in the memory
of people who had previously found
them troublesome,
. But perhaps the mast wholesome
way in the long run is simply byre -
petition anal effort to fix the thing in
the memory directly without tricks at
memory' or artifioal methods, By
memorizing one sentence or verse a
ay from the beat literature, the mind
twill soon have a tine treasure of
beautiful tbougbts, and an enriched
vocabulary, ler. William Pun:ehion, a
great English preacher, did this, and
his fine prose may have been largely
due to his familiar acquaintance With
the best literature.
For quotation purposes it is neces-
sary to eeonember verbatim and
though this is the bardeat task of
memory, it well repays the effort,
Once :trained the memory will be able
to recall the exact words of eonversa-
nous, sermons and passages in
books without baving made any ton,
eciotu effort to commit them"
SPIDERS VALUED.
A dealer in natural history speci-
mens 'has discovered tbat tbers is a
market for spiders. The spiders are
aced by the hundred, the,' prices rang-
ing from 50 Dante to .75 cents, and the
Levens are small firms of wine mer-
ohan'ts. e
Those merchenta Stock their cellars
witbnew, freakily labeled wine,
aprirtkle dust upon the bins and ad-
mit the spiders, who weave their wtbe
from cork to cork.
The cobwebs naturally lead the
customers to believe that the wine
has been storod.for years,; and higher
prices are therefore obtaioed.
The insects are oolleoted from all
,'tarts, and some of the la'xage ones of
the garden variety aro partiouiarly t° '
prized, as they weave a particularly
aurone, thia'k web. When reooived,
the Nineteen aro placed in a hires, 1K
°age of very fine wire Hotting, and men
aro f°l daily ore small !assets. age HUMANfti
HUAN BABIII?,NATION,
lin the department of Piskov, Blur -
Sia, there are peasa.uts who are ad -
dieted to whet is praotloally Wirer-
natdon. When the harvest has failed
and provisions ere scarce, they lie
doom on tier top of,t.he great stove to
the inner room, the kitchen of their
hut Tho stave is high, reaching al-
most to the roof, and the speer. bee
twee" teas big brick structure and
the roof Ts the ordinary sleeping
plate+ of tete family. Lying down up -
o11 55" long, flat atone, the peasants
avoid all talking and all exertion,
except asu:h ne is rummer), to keep
the atom replenished and to rotate
li£e Icy eating a little blade bread
soaked in water. The Irut le both
clerk and anent through the wietee,
The custom is called lecke. It is
not calculated to dewlap the re-
sources of the nation, tine Ole
Sian Bureau Bureau of Sta.tietio' hes begun
ruq'ulate Into the twitter,
any a man with but blots he"'
t has It lot of t oiati tolioarad
iuet bdm in 00011,