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Imp uti. he Noted Washington Divine’i Sunday Subject, ‘A 3IIGIITY WARFARE.** up Text: "In th« nmie of Go l wo will act our banners.”—Pa ilma xx., 5. 1 hate war. In ourbovbood w« raav have rea l the biography of A'cxander or of >*om« Bov>lutionary boro until our younic hoirlH beat hlffh a-id wo wialioif we had been born over 100 years tiro juat for the arlory of strik ing down a Heasinn. For ruKty swords hung up on the rafters and bullets eut out of log konses In which they were lodgisl during the great strife we had unhoun led admiration, or on some public day, clothed in our gran I- father’s soldierly accouterments, wo felt as brave ua Garibaldi or Mlltia les. We are wiser now, for wt» make a vast distinction b-twoen the poetry and the prose of war. The roll of drums, aud the call of bugles, and the champing of steeds foaming and pawing for the battle, a bun ired thousand muskets glittering among the daue ng plumes, "God Have th» King" waving up from clarinets aud trumpets and rung ba k from deep dallies or the arches of a prostrate oity. distilnt capitals of kingdoms illuminated at the tidings, generals returning home un der flaming arches and showering amar anths and the shout of empires that is poetry. Chilled and half blanketed, lying on the wet earth, feet sore with the march and bleeding at the slightest touch, hunger pull ing eu every liber of flesh or attempting to satisfy itself with a scanty and spoiled ra tion, tblret licking up the dew or drinking out of filthy nnd tramp ed pool, thoughts of home nnd kindred faraway while just on the eve of a deadly strife where death mar leap on him from any one of a hundred bayonets, the closing in of two armies now changed to a liundr -4 thousund maniacs, thn ground slippery with blood and shattered lle>.h. fall en ones writhing tin er the hoofs of un bridled chargers maddened with pain, the dr> adfulnnss of night ihai comes down when the strife is over, the struggle of the wounded ones crawling out over the corpses, the long, feverish agony of the crowded barrack and hospital, from whose mattresses the frag ments of men send up their groans, the only rutis'c of carnage aud butchery, desolate homes from which fathers aud hush inds and brothers and sons went off, without giving any dying message or sending a kiss to the dear ones at home, tutnlded intothesoldlers' gravo trench, an I houses in which a few weeks before unbroken family ciriles re joiced now plunged iu the great sorrows of widowhood ami orphanage—that is prose. But there is now on the earth a kingdom which has set itself up for conflicts without number. In ns march It tramples no grnm- fletd; It sacks no citle-j d impoverishes no treasuries; It fills no hospitals; It bereaves no families. The courage and victory of Holferinoand Magenta without carnage—the kingdom of Christ against the kingdom of 'sntau—that is the strife now raging. We will offer no armistices. We will make no treaty. Until all the revolted nations of the earth shall submit again to King Emmanuel "in the name of God we will set up our ban ners.’* Every army has its ensigns. Long before the time when David wiote the text they werefn use. The hosts of Israel displaye't them. The tribe of llenjnmlu carrie 1 a flag with the Inscription of a wolf, the tribe of 1 tan a representation of Cherubini, Judah a Hon wrought into the groun work of white, purple, rriteson nnd blue. Such flags from their folds shook fire into the hearts of such utimiierH as were in the Held when Abljah fought against Jehoratu, and there were 1,300,000 soldiers, and more than 000,000 were left dead on the field. Th>st ensigns gave heroism to such numbers ms were as semble t when Asa fought against Zerah, and there were 1.5tyV 00 troopa In the battle. The Athenians carried an inscription of the owl, whi»h was their emblem of wisdom. The motions are familiar to uuni awur or iflinr msm Iff rmt*m tt would bo impolitic to enumerate them. These ensigns urn stream' n borne on the point of a lance nnd on thn top of wooden shafts. They are carried in the front and rear of armies. They unroll Irom the main topgallant masthead of an admiral’s flag ship to distinguish it among other ships of the same s<|ua iron. They are the objects of national pride. The loss of them on the Hold is Ignominious. The three banners of Ihc Lord’s hosts are tho banner of uroclamation, the banner of recruit ami the banner of victory. When n nation feels its rights infringe l or its honor insulted, when its citizens have in foreign dime'' been oppre-sod aud no indemnity has been offered to the Inhabitant of the republic or kingdom, n proclamation of war is uttered. On the tops of batteries and arsenals aud custom houses and revenue offices f.ags are immediately swung out. All wtio look upon them realize the fact that uncompromising war is declared. Thus It U that the church of Jesns Christ, jealous lor the honor of Its sovereign and determined to get back those Who have been carried < captive into the bondage of salan and intent upon the dc- -itruction of those mighty wrongs which have so long cursed tho earth and bent upon the extension of the Saviour’s reign of mercy, in the name of God sett up its banner of proclamation. The church makes no assault upon tho world. I do not believe that God ever made a hotter world thnnthts. It is magnificent in its ruins. Let us stop talking so much against the world. God pronounced it very good at the beginning. Though a wandering child of God, I se« In it yot the great Father’s lineaments. Though to-sod and driven by the storms of 6000 years, she satis bravely yet, and as at her latinchingin the beginning tho morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy, so at last, when ooming into the calm harbor of God's mercy, she shall begreeted by the huzzas of gloiiflcd kingdoms. It la not the world against which we contend, but its transgressions. What ever is obstinate iatb'* will, degrading in passion, harmful in custom, false in friend ship, hypocritical in pr»feM.-iou—against all this Christ makes onset. From false profes sion he would tesr the mask. From oppres sion he would tear the rod. From pride he would rend off the plumes. From revenge he would exorcise the devil. While Christ loved the world so much he died to save it. ho hates sin so well that to eradicate the last trace of its pollution he will utterly consume the continents and the oceans. At tho gate of Eden the declaration of perpetual enmity wa-made against the serpent. The tumult roundabout Mount Sinai was only the roar and flash of Go«i’s anillerv of wrath against stn. Hodora on (Ire was only one of God’s flaming buHetins announcing hostility. Nineveh aud Tyre and Jerusalem in awful ruin mark the track of Jehovah’s advance ment. They show that God was terribly in earnest when he announced himself abhor rent of all Iniquity. They make us believe that, though nntious belligerent nnd revenge ful may sign articles of peace nnd eome to an amicable adjustment, there shall be no cessa tion of hostilities bet we n the forces of light and tho forces of darkne.-s until tho king doms of this world have iiecome tho king doms of our Lord. Affrighted by no opposi tion, discouraged by no temporary defeat", shrinking from no expo-ure. every man to bis position, while from the tope of our sehoolhoitses and churches and seminalio** liehlnd till its wheels, like Pharaoh’s char iots. drag heavily, au i enough worldly men to exhaust th« pa'fence of the v< ry elec:,an I enough snnriy rn- u to make appropriate the Bible warning, “Beware of dog*. If any of you men on the outdde of the kingdom exoect to mak • 8ii"h Christians a-t that, we do not want von to c m ■, for the church has a ready a mil'lon members too many of just that kind. We do not want our ranks crowded with serfs when we can have them filled with zouaves. Th re are men now. as in Christ’s time, poss'-ssed of geyon devils. In some instance* It *eem* ns though at convers'on only six of these evil spirits were cast out, while there remains still one in the heari—the devil of avarice, the d«vil of lust or the devil of pride. Men of the world, if y>u would be transformed and elevate 1 by the power of the gospel, now i* th" time to come. It Is no rayan < ii-ilgn I lift this hour. It *s a time-honored flag. It has been in terrific battle. Draggle! In the dust of a Saviour’s humiliation from Bethlehem to Calvary. Rent by hell’s oaslau lit, the spears of a maddened soldiery an I the hands of men whosald, "L"t him be crucified.’’ With this ensign in His bleeding hau l the Hiviour scaled the heights of our sin. With this He mounted the wads of p »r liiion, an 1 ami 1 its very smoke and flame and b asphorny He waved His trinmpli, while demons honied with defeat an t h aven Thronged His chariot wheels And boro Him to His throne, Then sw-pt their got len harps and sung. The glorious work is done. Again, wh"n a grand victory has been won, it Is customary to announce it by flags float ing from pu die buildings nnd from trees and from the masts of ships. They are the sig nal tor eulogy and rejoicing and festivity. Ho the ensign which the church hoists Isa banner of victory. There was a ti ne when the rel gion of Christ was not considered re spectable. Men of learning and position frowned upon it. Governments an'ith'-mu- lized Its supporters. To be a Christian was to be an underling. But mark the d'ff»r- enee. Religion nas compell-d the world’s respect. Infidelity, in the tremendous effort it has made to crush it, has compli mented it* power. And there Is not now a single civilized nation but iu ds constitution or laws or proclamations pays homage to the religion of the cross. In the war in In dia, when Hir Archl aid Campbell found, in an hour of danger, that the men he ordero I to tic* field were intoxicated, and nslte I for the pious men wb >m tho Christian Huvelo 'k ha under his maiiHguitr nt. he said: “Call out H ivo oo'i’ssaints. They areneverdrnnk, nn i Havelock is always ready." That Ohris- lianby wnleli gathered its first trophies irom the fishermen's Inns on the shore of Galilee now has Sam*ouiauHrongili thrown upon Its should'r* nod has cirried off the gates of pain and e! mk« the great chains of ii age aud cries by the vo!"« of sen am and sky, “How long, O Lord, how Th<re was a tr dilion on the other the water that the daughter of transformed into a bird of the air she wandered for hundreds of yi river and l ike until the arr val of! tlanity and that at the stroke first ca'he Iral bell per spirit way Uncounted millions of our race powerof sin and satan have been transftid into a state of wret die lne*s, ani the; u- der like the poor daughter of Lir. hi sy shall after awhile ho released. \V)v ae great church of Christ shall la those k- ened lands from its tower ring out th id tid ngs of the gospel, theu millions o n* dering souls shall fin t rest in a Hat "’s pity an la Saviour's love, transports! m the kingdom of sataa Into the ktngdi >f God’s dear Son. By and by you would hardly kad he ear'h tf yousiw it. The wor d as a 1>1« shall be as greatly improve t as the in ll#al heart by conversion. Fraud, leavii Its trickery, will go to work for an honest g. Knavery shall begin to make rlgl os bargdn*. Passion shall answer to th n- trol of reason. Scoffer* shall be change do worshipers and skeptics into Bible 1 re. Christ shall begin His reign on :b. Whether He shdl descend on t he earth in person and establish a gi m- meat at Jerusalem. ’ cannot say >ut it will be an era of more than Aoi an splen lor. That is eoou;h. Knowing th we can never despair. But as we see the < oh of Christ putting on her neautlfui gat its nnd arising to shine we will say, wit .he en'husiasm of OllverCrornwell.who.sta ng before his sick and famine-stricken sc ere at Dun >ar, saw the sun rising out c the morning mist and, pointing to it ith his sword, uttered a prayer which I led his men upon the crushed foe like ikv full of thunderbolts: "Arise, O od! Let thine enemies be suatterel.” 'Ith the ear of faith I catch the sound c the latter day glo y. Church of Obrl* nu- sheath thy sword and this momeut in tho battle! In the came of Christ, mard on! Upon every school .and hospital, upon mry banker's desk and merchant's counter, pon every chemist’s laboratory and astrom er’s tower, upon seepher i’s hut and wood* in’s cabin, upon ship's deck and sador's tm- mock, far out on the se.n an l high up I the mountain, before the gizo of nations, pier the plaudits of heaven, "in the nuj of God w will set up our banners." My subject h'is taught you th itint! lest we are not without ensigns and All wo want now is men to carry then tore I sit down 1 mu-t proposeto each this great honor. Becoming a Chris) not so ignoble a thing ai many have tki POPULAR SCIENCE. It. “It makes a man stoop,’’ you I . know it, but it Is only the stoop o: an htrof seifuceand worldly power. We po at not to the ! royalty who on his knees i* to recslv a i'— - — 1 4 -— — 1 crown of dominion. We want stooa'd fortr"8«e.i and *t.an .ing armies and navies as tile evidence of tlie cliurch’s progro-s. We point to the men whom Christ tint redeemed bv II s blood. Wtiat if arsenals and navy yards do not be long to the church? W« do not want them. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but spiritual ami mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. The world and satan nve no tde i of the strength and heroism which God will yet let out against the forces of darkness. As yet they have had only one round from the first regiment. Th" Lord of Hosts will soon appear la the field nt the head of his troops. Depend upon It that when God Inspire- the sc ul with a new life be puts in it the principle of "nevt r give un." In all ages of the church there have Imen those who have bad a faith that was almost equal to sight, looking through persecution and reverses with as much expectation as through palpable achievements. There have been men for Christ who have acted as did the favorite troops of flrleu, attacked hv Fitzpatrick of Osoory. The wounded so'diers begged that they might enter the fight with the others. They said. "Let slakes be stuck in the groun 1 and suffer eaeh of us, tied to and supported by one of these stakes, to battle iu the ranks by the side of a sound man." It Is said that 700 or 8)0 men, pale and emaciated from former wounds an 1 thus gflrv'dBiinftu ^mu- tudas of toe children of God. though feel ing themselves weak aud wounded—per haps In body, perhaps in estate, perhaps in soul—supporte I by the staff of God’s prom- bearers iu all pulpits’, in all places of nisi- ness—cvcr> where. I do not ask you Up void you are nor how youag, bow; teak or how strong, how dull or low sharp,nor what vour home, nor who yob an cestor*. Without any condition, iwtiout anv reserve.in the name of the God ofls ael, I offer you the honor of carry!QgtnechtiMh’s ensigns. D > not be nimid of the a&sg il s of a world wiio-e ranks you desert uor of Itvlls who will oppose vou with infernal light. It were more blessed to fall here thai srapd anywhere else. It were more of an cuor, engaged with Christ, to be trampled n ler- foot with this army of banner* than, ppos- ing Christ, to be burled, like E Iwan I., in Egyptian porphyry. You know in ancient times elephant > were trained to fight aud hat on one ooi ision. instead of attacking the enemy, they urned upon their owner*, .»nl thousand were crushed under the strokes of th-ir rank* and the mountain weight of their step. These mighty opportunities of woi k for Christ may accomplish great things ii over throwing the sin of the world and beating to pieces its errors, but tf we do not' w eid them aright these very" advantages till in ungarded moments turn terribly upon us and under their heels of vengeance grind us to powder. Rejected blessings are seven fold curses. We cannot compromise this •ffirlSt BUS auPHieif IV"OTHfiHuni 1H* WH'IM'Hrmi iu, me are against me." render. ■smrwmw Lord Jesus, THE OBOWTH OF EQUAL BTTFFRAC1B. While the country is not yet ready to acquiesce in the demands of the equal suffragists it cannot be denied that the movement is steadily grow ing in strength and that already much has b^en accomplished. Several weeks ago the twenty-ninth annual convention of the National American Woman’s Suffrage Associa tion assembled at Des Moines, Iowa, with a much larger attendance than nsnal. It was called to order by the venerable Mias Susan B. Anthony, who has now been identified with the movement for comthing like forty years. In proot of the fact that some head way at least has been made by the eqnal suffragists, it suffices to show that thirteen suffrage amendment campaigns have been conducted since 1867, and that fonr States have been captured by the movement. These States are Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. Daring the recent meeting of the association in Des Moines Miss Anthony elicited mnch applause in the convention hall by displaying a flag with only four stars upon its folds. As she waved this ensign over her head, among the plaudits of her enthusiastic sisters, she declared that in strict in terpretation of the declaration of in dependence there were only four States in the American Union. Besides tho four States represented on Miss Anthony’s dag. Ohio and Iowa have granted suffrage to women in school elections. In Kansas an amend ment providing for woman snffrage was defeated in 1894, bnt women are allowed to vote in local elections in several of the towns and cities of that State. From these citations it is evident that the equal suffrage movement is making some progress in the United States. Only two years ago the asso- elation held its twenty-seventh annual session in Atlanta.—Atlanta Constitu tion. A GREEK WOMAN' DENTIST. Not even the classic isles of Greece have been able to resist the onward march of the new woman, for in the very midst of these "Islands of the Blest" was bore the child destined to add one of the latter-day professions to the vocations already open to wo* wa sur- The prophecies intimate that there shall ise, have warred it un to tho hilt iu the sub* ' hoiore the destruction of the world be one jugatlou of a world oi wickedness We are mighty inthUcause, lor we have tho help ofthepiou* do id. M-sseugers of salvation from n gh heaven, they visit the field. They stand behind us to keep us from Ignominious retreat. They go before us to encourage u* in the strife. The MeCheynes, nnd tne Paysous, nnd the Martyrs, and the Bralnerds, hu uncounted multitude of the gloritle I, are our coadjutor^ Have you heard the .Swiss tradition? say that three great leaders nation, though seemingly dead, are onlv lying down under the ground in their old time dress, refreshing themselves with sleep, and that if at any time the liberties of their country are In danger they will immediate ly spring to their feet and drive hack the enemy. May I not hive the thought that tf ever the church of the blessed Christ shall bo threatened with destruction by the foes which seem too great for her strength the Lord himself will not only come to tho deliverance, but those great ancients who have seemed to lie sleeping among the dead shrJI immediately hear tho trumpet b ast of the church militant, and.full armed, spring back to their old positions in the ranks of God, with the battlecrv, "More than conquerors through Hina that loved us?" Although we have already much to encourage us in the work of the world's evangelization, yet we must confess that much of our time has been consumed in planting our batteries and getting ready for the conflict. We have not yet begun to preao'!. We have not yet begun to pray. We have not yet begun to work. On the coast o r heathendom are missionary stations. They have scarcely yet begun to accom plish what they propose. It takes some time to dig tho trenches and elevate the standard and direct the great guns. From what I h> ar 1 think they are about ready now. Let but the great Captain wave the signal, and the ringing of celestial weaponry shall quake every dungeon of hell and sound up among the thrones of heaven. Pagodas and temples shall nimbi" under the snook and besotted nations shall tlv from their Idols an t super stitions. shouting like the confounded worshiper* o( Baal: ‘The Lord, He is the God! The Lord. He is the God!" We go not alone to the field. We have in vincible allies in the dumb elements of na ture. As Job said, we are in league with the very stones of the field. The sun by day and the moon by night, directly or indirectly, shall favor Christianity. Toe stars in their courses are marshaled for us, as they fought against Nisora. The wind* of heaven are now a* certamly acting tn favor of Christ ns in reformation times the invincible i>rruada iu itspr.de approached the coast of England. As that proud navy directed its gun* against the friends of Christ and religious liberty. God said uuto his winds, “Seize hold of them." and to the sea. ".Swallow thi'm." The Lord, with his tempests, dashed their hulls together and splintered them on the recks until the flower of Spanish pride and valor Inv crushed among tuo waves of the •eabwauh. All are ours. Aye. God tho Father, God the Hon and Go.l tho Holy Ghost are our a! lies’ The Monmnnie Inns, iu thnir struggle lo Worlti, had great bitile beiween truth and unrigbtfeous- nes*. We shall not proba'dy so* it on earth. God grant that we may see it. bending from the battlements of heaven. Oa tho side of sin shall be arrayed nil forms of oppression nnd cruelty, led on by infamous kinre and geuerals; tne votaries of paganism, led on by their priest*; the su jocts of Motum- medaui*m, following the command of their sheiks. And gluttony and tnt'm- The heVd*ineu i P'’ r ' n,v> ® n ‘ ° r every phase din" be of the HeivuMn I’*rge y represented on tha fielt. All the wealth and splendor an I power and glory of wickoiness shall O' concentrated on that oue decisive spot aud, maddened by 10.0U0 previous defeats, shall gather themselves up for one a*t terrible as-aud. With h itred to God tor their cause and b asphemy for the battle cry, they spread out over the earth in square beyond square an l legion beyond legion, wbilo in some overhanging cloud of blaokne-s foul spirits of hell watch this last struggle of slu and darkness for dominion. Scattered by the blasts of Jehovah’s nos trils, plunder and sin an l satanio force shall quit the fleld. As the roar of the con flict sounds through the universe all worlds shall listen. The air shall be full of wings of heavenly cohorts. The work is done, and in the presence of a world reclaimed for the crown of Jesus and amid the crumbling of tyrannies and the defeat of satanio force and ami l the sound of heavenly acclama tions the church shall rise up in the image of our Lord, and with the crown of victory on her heal and the scepter of dominion in her hand in the name of God shall sot up her banners Then Hima laya shall become Mount Zion, and the Pyrenees Moriah, and too oceans the walk ing place of Him who trod tho wave cresia of Galilee, and the great heavens 'beoomn a sounding boar l which shall strike biok the sound of exultation to the earth till it re bound again to the throne of the Almighty. Angels of the Apocalypse, tty, fly! For who will stand in the way of thy might of resist the sweep of thy wing? Mar subjugate th" world, had passages from th and asylum* “in the name of God we will set j Koran inscrilie I on the blades of their scimi- “peur banners." ters. and we have nothing to b ar if. np There ■ arc uouproiessons w.io have a very correct idea of what Christians ought to b<\ You have seen members of tho church who Were as proud as Ahab and lied as badly a.* Ananias and who were as foul hypocrites as Judas. You abhor all that. You say follow ers oi Christ ought to be honorable, humble and self denying and charitable and patient and forgiving. Amen Ho theyN>ught. Come into the kingdom of Christ, my hearer, and be just that glorious Christian that you have described. Every church has euough stingy men in it to arrest its charities, and enough proud men in it to grieve away the Holy Ghost, and enough lazy men in it to hang cu pleaching the infidelity and malice that op pose the kingdom of Christ. we shall have glittering on our sword* the words ot David to the giant, "I come to thee in the name or the Lord ot Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied." Now tho church goes forth bearing pre cious seed, but after awhile it will be the sheaf binding, and reaper angels shall shout tho harvest home. Now it is tents and march ing and expo-ure, but then, in the ranks of prostrate iniquity aud on the very wal s of heaven, “in tho name of God we will set up our banners.” The earth sends up Hs long, deep groan ol A GREAT WAGON TRAIN. sixty Horses HauUiia It to the De La Minn* in Utah. P. B. McKeon leit Milford, Utah, for Da La Mar the other day with tha heavi est team train ever undertaken under like condition of roads. With seventy-live miles of very mu idy road* he is attempting to transport with sixty horses 60,01)0 pounds of heavy machinery loaded on three wagons. This outfit is aocompauiod by other outllts, au i a* the train pulled out over the hills to the west it looked not unlike some circus at tempting to invadethe w stern country. It will require an immense amount of oats aud hay to leed the teams, and will keep two four-horse teams busy hauling water. It is expected that for miles the axles of iiie h-aviest-loaded wagons will drag the ground. This machinery is for the Do La Mar mines. '1 ho new plant consists of many carloa'ls ol machinery, nearly all of which is now on the road between Milford and tho mine. NEW ARMY POLICY. Ttin rublle No Longer to Be Allowed to Visit Forts. General Miles, commanding the United Stales array, has issued a general order pro hibiting. iu the strictest term*, the admission of auy person, except officers of the Navy or Government employes, to any lake or sea const defences without a permit from the commandant of tbe place. Moreover, such permits are to be given only lor true mili tary purposes, and under no conditions are written or pic.oriel descriptions of suoh de- tonsesto be made without authority Irom the Secretary of War. men of her race. time, the only Greek woman who has studied dentistry, although there are several of her countrywomen now en gaged in the study of medicine. ■ Mias Mantaphunis was born in Soio, one of the most beautiful islands of the Aegean Sea. This island belongs to Turkey, and was many years ago conferred upon the Sultana as her own private property. Miss Mantaphnuis, however, early left her lovely island home, going to Athens, where she entered the Ameri can college. Here she studied mainly languages and music, remaining until thoroughly conversant with English, French. Italian and Greek. To those she afterward added German and Turkish. She then went to France to study dentistry, and was for three years assistant to Dr. Beltrami, tbe famous professor of the hospital at Paris. Thus splendidly equipped for her profession, Dr. Mantapbnnis re turned to her native land and began the practice of dentistry at Samos, another island of the Aegean Sea, lying some forty-five miles south of Smyrna. Before opening an office, however, Dr. Mantaphunis was obliged to get permission from the Prince of Samos, a favor usually most difficult to obtain; but ih this instance. His Excellency no sooner examine l her diploma than the wiahed-for privilege was granted, which was considered a very great honor. The Samians have been for generations ardent and devoted patriots, and have made sharp and brilliant struggles for independ ence, bnt, to their great disappoint ment, European policy has assigned them to Turkey. They are not, how ever, incorporated with the Turkish Empire, but are semi-indepeudent, being governed by a Greek, who bears title of Prince of Samos and pays tri bute to tbe porte. According to Dr. Mantaphnnis, Greek women take excellent care ot their teeth, and in consequence of their mild climate and simple mode, of living—for they are uncommonly temperate both in eating and drink ing, their principal diet being vege tables—the teeth last exceedingly well. In tho practice of dentistry in the orient American implements and American methods have been exclus ively adopted. The same anaesthetics; tho same fillings are used, and an identical line of work followed, even to tho little children, whose first teeth receive careful attention. Dr. Mantaphnnis gave up her prac tice at Samos last antumn to eome to America and add to her present honors the distinction of an American diploma, and prosecuted her studies in Philadelphia. Though sufficiently advanced to have produced one woman dentist, Greek women, so tbe doctor says, have not as ye. taken np the wheel, bnt that is doubtless among the things that are to L. 1 .—Chicago Record. A SHREWD AMERICAN GIRL. If onr American girls who are bent on crossing the water for titled hus bands would only emulate the shrewd and patriotic example of Miss Lonise Engenie Bonaparte, who wedded Gunnt A dim de Moltke-Hnitteidt, of Den mark, several days ago in New York, there would be no valid objection to international marriages. Before assuming the vows of matri mony, Miss Bonaparte executed a trust deed to her uncle, Mr. Charles J. Bon aparte, conveying to him the bulk of her estate. By this wise arrangement the young American heiress not only placed her fortune beyond the reach of her husband, in the event he might wish to replenish his bank account at her expense, but also insured its re tention ou this side of the Atlantic. While the Danish Count may prove a shining exception to the list of for eigners who have bestowed titles npon our American girls during the last few years, it is most too early yet to give him credit for better intentions than other foreign counts have exhibited. In looking for wives iu tho American market it cannot be denied that a great majority of those titled foreign ers have been actuated by no other desire than to protect themselves from hopeless insolvency. This is proven by tho fact that, in almost every in stance, these marriages have frnited in life-long misery. Onr American girls cannot be too carefal in bestow ing their affections upon the off-shoots of foreign nobility. While now and then a foreigner comes along who is perfectly sincere in his declaration of love, and who proffers to the girl of hia choice something more than a mere title, it is not every day in the week that such rare opportunities are to be encountered. In view of the shrewd precautions which Miss Bonaparte, now Countess Huitfeldt, has taken to screen her [ property in this country from her ‘ husband’s matrimonial cupidity, the public is of conrse somewhat anxious to know what the result will be. If Count Hnitfelkt is trnely in love with his bride, and had no mercenary de sign in leading her to the altar, it will make bnt little difference to him whether he increases his bank acconnt or not so long as he has won the heart of % pare American girl. On tbe con trary, however, if he turns out to be a fortune hnnter and shows a disposi- money to him, it lies within his power to make her life extremely unhappy. Whatever turn affairs may take, how ever, her property is safe under the Star-Spangled Banner. A Folsom (Cal.) sawmill is ran by electricity. Experts say that in its deepest parts the ocean’s waters are so dense that u sunken ironclad would never reach the bottom. An image impressed npon the retina of the eye remains there an apprecia ble time. This is the re ison why a torch swung rapidly seems to be a circular flame. On the novel railway proposed for the Hochstannffen, in the Austrian Alps, the car is to be drawn up the track by a captive balloon, and will descend on releasing^a small part ot the gas. A scientist who has investigated the matter states that men who are em ployed in the Paris sewers are as healthy a* the average person, and no other 800 men in that city are so free from zymotic diseases. Library students in Paris wear "muzzles’’ when perusing old books in the National Library, "not because there is fear that they will bite the old volumes, but to prevent tbe in halation of the book microbes into their lungs.” A newly discovered constituent of the blood has been reported by Dr. Mailer, of Vienna. It is in the form of particles, resembling fat globales, to which has been given the name of haemokooia, or blood dust. The larg est are 1-25,000 of an inch in diameter. In the construction of vessels a Brooklyn man has a new device, con sisting of placing a number of keels on the bottom of the boat and placing air chambers between them, having contracted downwardly opening months and means for supplying the chambers with air as desired. The Council of the Royal Colonial Institute have sent a memorial nrging the British Government to take early steps for the unification of time at sea. The memorialists say that the question is tbe simple one of the desirability of advancing astronomical time by twelve hours, so as to harmonize with civil time, for nautical time ha* in general practice long been assimilated to civil time. One of the most pertinent state ments in the last report of the United States geological survey is that the total value of the mineral products of the United States for the year 1895 increased nearly $100,000,000 beyond the tjalue of 1894, or from $'>27,144,- 381 to $622,687,688. This value is only slightly less than the greatest value ever recorded, which was over $648,000,000 in 1892. FASHION NOTES. Flexible gold bracelets, with jewel enrichment, have returned to stay. Silk moreen is a new material for petticoats. It costs $1.50 a yard, is folly a yard wide, and comes in a variety of colors. A novel mnff and cape long enough to reach to the elbows are made of ccqne feathers, with tbe breast feath ers for the yoke. White satin stock collars are worn by French women with silk and velvet shirt waists in place of the linen ones so common here; and satin of any color may be substituted for the white. Tho heart lockets and brooches are going out. The few lockets that re main are round or oval in shape and set with diamonds. Bnt even these are scarcely to be numbered among the popular. Empire maffs of velvet lined with far are made np this season, and the latest style of far muff has a lining ol tbe same far. Other novelties in far are the bolero jackets, trimmed aronnd with lace or otherwise decorated with applique designs in beads. Mnffs of velvet and far combined are finished at the opening with a ruche of finely plaited glace silk or lace which has been stiffened a little in the plaiting. The fancy for having them perfumed is going out of fashion, as the scent is not always agreeable to others. Distinction in dress is a difficult matter with the variety of colored embroideries, laces and diversity of materials in use this season, bnt a snccessfnl way to attain it is to have a plain costume of some soft color, like gray or brown, and put the note of color in the hat and muff, with an um brella to match. Illustrating the new vogue for in troducing old-fashioned stones with pearl or diamond setting, is a pansy brooch,'the two upper petals being in- crusted with tiny diamonds. The ef fect is weird, while a big amethyst is set around about with raised coronets of eeed pearls, u very attractive and not expensive or jament. The Fourniers ol Science. Zoologists regard Aristotle as the founder of their science, although the scientific classification of the animal world was not made nntil the time of Linnaens, who in 1744 divided the animal kingdom into six groups. The classification of animals into fonr divisions was made by Cuvier in his great work, "The Animal Kingdom,’' iu 1816. Nicknames ol the Presidents. One of the penalties of greatness is to be nicknamed. Even the Presidents of "these United States” have not es caped this penalty. The New York Press gives some of the witty titles applied to our chief magistrates: Washington was "Father of His •“ •- • • TN i ; »» "Flower of the Forest," "Deliverer of America,” "Stepfather of His Coun try,” and "Savior of His Country.” Adams was the "Colossus of Inde pendence..” Jefferson was the "Sage of Monti* cello.” "Long Tom” Madison was "The Father of the Constitution.” Monroe was the "Last Cocked Hat.” John Quincy Adams tho "Old Man Eloquent.” Jackson was, of course, "Old Hick ory,” "Big Knife” and "Sharp Knife,” the "Hero of New Orleans,” "Gin’ral,” and "Old Hero.” Van Buren was the "Little Magi cian,” the "Wizard of Kmlerhook,” "Follower in the Footsteps,” “Whisky Van,” "King Martin the First,” "Sweet Little Fellow,” "Political Grimalkin,” and "Weasel.” W. H. Harrison was “Tippecanoe,” "Old Tip,” and the "Washington of the West.” Tyler was "Young Hickory,” and "Accidental President.” Polk also "Yonng Hickory,” was the sobriqnet used to resurrect the Jacksonian element. Taylor was "Old Rongh and Readv," "Old Buena Vista,” and “Old Zach.” Fillmore was the "American Louis Philippi." Pierce was "Purse.” Buchanan was "Old Public Func tionary," the "Bachelor President,’' and "Old Buck.” Lincoln was the “Rail Splitter,” "Honest Old A^e,” "Uncle Abe,’* “Massa Linkum,” and "Father Abra ham.” Johnson was "Sir Veto.” Grant was "Unconditional Surren der,” "Old Three Stars,” "Hero of Appomattox,” and the "American Cm- sar." Hayes was the "President de Facto,” a name given him by the Democrat”. Garfield was the "Mart) r President.” Arthur was “Onr Chet,” and the "First Gentleman in the Land.” Cleveland is the "Man of Destiny.’’ Harrison is "Backbone Bon” and "Grandfather’s Hat.” B.ibj Weighed Less Than a Ponnd. To Mrs. Isadore Kingston, of Clear field, Penn., a baby has been born which weighed one ounce lets than one ponnd. Mrs. Kingston had prepared clothing for the expected stranger, but when it arrived it was so tiny that its sister’s doll clothing had to be need. These were & good fit. A cradle was made from a doll's coach by taking off' the wheels and snbstitnting rockers. The baby, which is a bright-eyed,winsome girl, conghs, cries and sneezes like other babies. Mr. and Mrs. Kingston are of normal size, and their other children are tar from being midgets. The parents have received offers from dime muse um managers, bnt all of them hav* been ignored,—New York. Press.