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As 1 upon the glass of time Through which she views some fairer cilme ttous is vague ideal,

s solid firm and real, L pon a shifting screen are cast rhe figures that endure at last rhe archetype, and primal form That slipped aside when man was born.

A)! things are taught her in a show

Of varied sights that come and go; And while we plod and grope and plod, She views the living art of God. \s Dante saw the hells unclose, \nd beaven expanding like a rose, Chick o'er her now the visions stream, Like motes within a shifting beam; \nd entranced with upward gaze

She sees the darting glory-rays,

And feels the brooding of the dove O’ershacow her with perfect love.

Her soul, on tiptoe for the light,

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MY LORD THE ELEPHANT

When I was stationed up in the hill country some twenty years ago I used o be passionately fond of hunting. I hadn't been out from England long, und the novelty of following big game had not yet lost its charms. My duties did suld often be absent a week or ten cays more without serious inconvenience to anyone. With a couple of natives and my old **Henry,’’ I then set forth on Mow- ‘ha, my elephant. Mowcha was an ex- ptionally fine specimen of his race, en- dowed with all its virtues and but few of He was strong, patient, saga-

mus, and devoted to his master. He had never been used as a working elephant, hat only for the purposes of the chase. You should have seen his unwieldly bulk 1g its way noiselessly through the ick jungle grass, his great feet lifted and

down with the utmost caution, his sible trunk darting in all directions scent the game, and his small eyes ng with excitement. He seemed to instinctively the moment to fire, ind then he would not move a muscle. ‘ou know it requires no small amount of e to stand perfectly still with a Ben-

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natives deemed Mowcha = super- n on account of his intelligence and ength, and his mahout always called . ‘‘My Lord the Elephant,’’ and treated

with the greatest respect. You know hindoo belief, that the souls of one’s an- tors have to reside for a period after ith in the bodies of animals till they

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ave atoned for their shortcomings n earth; , lest and they might unwit- ingly treat some of their grand- ithers or greatgrandfathers with | lisrespect, which would be a crim-

1 violation of their religion, it is their istom to give to each of their inmates o1 he jungle a particular title as for in- e, His Highness the Tiger Our King the Lion, ete. So Mowcha'was more often ddressed as My Lord the Elephant, than y his real name. Iie was a great pet in the regiment, and for the children at the station there was

19 «©0 better «6 sper: than to climb nto the howdah shrieking with laugh-

: and have a ride on Mow- ha He seemed to enjoy it as

uch as they did, and carried his burd-

with the greatest dignity. He was really hanndsome, as elephants go, and ooked his best when adorned with his «avlet trappings and harness, and bearing

howdah filled with merry children; ind it wasa pretty sight to see them after- ward bestowing upon him his reward in the shape of pineapples, bananas and man- szocs, all of which he loved to stow away in his capacious stomach.

[ tell you these details that you may inderstand my grief when he suddenly in early spring. My Lord the Elephant had been restless for several days, his mahout informed

afterward, and that evening he had nanaged to break his chain and had van- ished in the darkness. Whether he had heen spirited away by aclever thief or hat decided that he had worked for man long enough and would now return to his native woods and the society of his kind, we never knew, of course, but we missed him more than one would think, and for me time the ery among the children was ‘If Mowcha were only here !’’

I tried a number of other elephants for my hunting, but coald not fill his place; ind, as my duties increased about that

me, my gun rarely left its case, and my

riridge belt hung, unused on the wall.

About three or four years later I was invited to spend the Christmas holidays with an English friend who was giving a house party at his place further up the I easily obtained leave and start- ed with but one servant, Ramon. He had formerly been Mowcha’s mahout, ut ifter that brute’s uncanny disappeara ace

had attached himself to me, and proved to be a very handy fellow. We were mounted on hardy little ponies, and the first day made about fifty miles, spend- ing the night at the hut of one of the for- ‘st rangers who had stationed by the gov- ‘nment as a guard along the edges of large and important forests. The next lay we plunged into the forest itself. ‘Toward midday we were startled by hear- ing a fearful, thunderous roaring, as of 1c monster in itsdeathagony. At that istance 1 did not recognize it as the voice of any wild animal I was acquaint- and turned to Ramon for an explanation. His dark skin was bleached to ashen gray.

‘It’s a herd of elephants!’’ he exclaim- ed, ‘‘and they are sounding their battle ery. lf they come this way, it means cer- tain death. We cannot escape them.’’

It certainly seemed as though they were bended in our direction, for the noise erew louder, and we could feel the ground trembling beneath us at the tramp- ing of many feet.

follow me, sahib!’’ cried Ramon, as he threw himself from his horse and has- iened to one of the larger trees, which he began to ascend with the utmost rapidity.

I did the same, my progress being hind- ered, however, by my heavy riding boots. He had no time to secure our ponies, and the frightened animals, as soon as they

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We reached our position of safety none too soon. I could see the heavy forest branches shaking violently, snd secon a huge gray mass broke through shambling | along ai a remarkable rate of speed, not twenty yards from us, and screaming with vicious rage.

“It's « rogue elephant, sahib,’’ Ramon. ‘They are chasing him from | the herd."’

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enormeus figure, which was headed straight for our place of refuge. As by flash I saw the horrible death

lightning that meanced us. I already falling to the ground, ina second more to be trampled to death under those im- mense feet. But at that instant I heard Ramon call out boldly: ‘Let rah gaj,’’ (lie down). The great beast paused. ‘‘Let-rah, let-rah!’’ again he cried; and to my astonishment, the creature obedi- ently went down upon his knees.

Ramon quickly descended, calling me to follow. Where a black leads a white man does not lag behind, and down Iwent. I did not understand how the magical transformation had been effected, but as I turned and oaught sight of the animal, I comprehended it all; around the great foreleg wasa chain, the end of which still trailed on the ground. The quick eyes of the native had seen it; he knew that the animal must have been in captivity at some time, and called out the word of command hoping that it would be obeyed. He was not disappointed for; although the smal! eyes still gleamed with an ugly red light, and the trunk waved mutinously in the air, the great creature had not forgotten his former training. He approached him cautiously at first, but presently Ramon rushed fearlessly up to the brute and petted him effusively, calling him by every name of endearment. “Am, ‘tis thou, My Lord the Elephant! ’'Tis thou, leader of the herd, wiser than the wise man of the temple, beautiful as a lotus bud, strong as the winds of heaven ! Ob Lord Mowcha! Thy slave salutes

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great thee !’’

Truly enough it was our old Mowcha who, in spite of lapse of time and change of place, had not forgotten his old mas- ters and the familiar word of command.

All this had happened within a few moments. The great herd was still crash- ing through the forest all around us,trum- peting with rage and shaking the ground in their fury. Should one of them chance to come near enough to see us our lives would not be worth a farthing. Mowcha seemed to understand the situation per fectly, for, his anger all gone, he seized Ramon gently with his strong trunk and set him upon his back, where the mahout usually rides; he grasped me with the same ease and placed me beside him. Then he rose and started off at a good pace in the direction opposite to that taken by the rest of his fellows and their screams and thunderings had died away in the distance.

We wondered where My Lord the Ele- phant intended to convey us, whether to his native jungles or to the post again. Ramon tricd to guide him, “but found it impossible without the help of the usual ankus, or goad, so we confined our efforts to keeping our balance and staying on his back, a somewhat difficult task without the aid of harness or howdah.

Briefly told, his strong, steady pace never failed for over ten hours until we entered the postagain. Our approach had been descried from afar, and every living soul ‘had turned out to view the spectacie. When it was perceived that tt was Mowcha, dearold Mowcha, who was bringing us back in safety, a hearty cheer broke from all throats, a cheer for My Lord the Elephant. The children clapped their hands and shrieked with joy, and even the soldiers shared the general en- thusiasm.

We gave My Lor! the Elephant a feast such as never eiephant had had before, but he did not seem to enjoy the dainties spread before him so much as the moment when the howdah was placed on his back and he was led forth, surrounded by the children, whom he once more bore solemn- ly around the post.

For two days he remained with us and was the object of attention and love; then he became restless, and we fancied he again longed for his forest home. So the cruel chain was stricken off his huge foot, and My Lord the Elephant with roses and branches wreathed around his great neck and hanging from his stubby tusks, was led forth in triumphal pro- cession and given his liberty. It was the best present we could give him; he ac- cepted it gratefully, and soon the Lugs, gray mass had disappeared.

It is as the embodiment of strength, love and gratitude that I remember him; and because he saved me from a fearful death that I drink to My Lord the Elephant.— Our Animal Friends.

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Chinese Nobility, From Emperor to Petty Counts— How Li Hung Became a Duke— A Million Dollars’ Worth of Birthday Presents— Honors After Death,

Li Hung Chang has been given back. his yellow jacket and bis three-eyed peacock- feather.

As to the yellow jacket, this is only to be used when the man who has it is in per- sonal attendance upon the emperor ip the field or upon journeys. Itisa sort of a riding case, and it has been awarded to two Kuropeans, one of whom was Gen. Gordon and the other a Frenchman nam- ed Giquel, who established the arsenal at Foo Chow. Li Hung Chang has been get- ting all sorts of presents from the em- peror all along. I have before me a list of the gifts which he received on his 70th birthday. This was about five years ago, and all the officials gave him presents. He had cartloads of silk, a ton or so of gilt scrol's and jewelry and other stuff valued at more than a million of dollars. Both the emperor and Empréss dowager sent him valuable presents. The emperor gave him sixteen pieces of costly satin, one dragon robe, an image of Buddha, and a lot of autograph proverbs signifying good wishes and good luck. The empress also wrote him a lot of autographs, and gave him a statue of Buddha. She donat- ed him twelve pieces of satin and a robe which was made of the throat skins of sables, which are in China considered the most valuable of all furs and can only be worn by the special permission of the throne. At another time the emperor gave Li Hung Chang $10,000, and he has already received more honors than any other Chinaman who has not noble blood in his veins.

Li has risen in rank as well as in pow- er. He is now an earl and when I saw him last summer at a banquet in his pal- ace his head was decorated with a cap out of the back of which stuck his three-eyed peacock feather, says Frank Carpenter. This last is even a greater distinction than the yellow jacket. It is one of the great- est things an emperor can give, and is usually conferred only upon princes and nobles of the highest degree. The feather was about two feet long and was fastened toa big cap with a tyrned-up brim by a great button, which réSted on the centre of the crown of the hat, and which was also a mark of high rank. The feather stuck out behind the hat and quivered as Li Hung Chang put his yellow fists to- gether and bowed low in saluting his guests. There were other peacock feath- ers upon some of the high officials among the guests, but Li Hung Chang was the only one who hada three-eyed peacock feather. The double-eyed peacock feather isa much lower honor, and the single- eyed peacock feather is worn by many ordinary officials, and it is possible to buy the right to use it. Even lower than that is what is known as the blue plume or the crow feather. This is conferred as a reward for services upon officials below the sixth degree of rank, and is worn by the Imperial Guards.

Li Hung Chang is a diplomat, as well as a statesman, and he worked his way up from one position to another until he got to be commander-in-chief. He took Chinese Gordon into his confidence and made him one of his generals. Gordon drilled the Chinese according to foreign tactics, and together they vanquished the rebels. The result was that Li became the greatest man in Chine. He was given one big office after another until he be- came only second to the emperor. This is the position which he holds to-day. He is superintendent of the northern trade, and controls the commercial mat- ters of all North China, numbering more than 170,000,000 of people. He is the gov- ernor-general of the province of Chili, and is practically the Secretary of State. He has for years been the chief medium of communication between the Chinese and foreign nations, and he is the most progressive Chinaman in the empire. It was he who introduced the telegraph into China, and the wires that run into his palace at Tientsin connect him with every court of Europe and with every part of the United States. He is said to bea very rich man, and his income ranges between $50,000 and $100,000 per year. No one knows how much he has made out- side of his offices. I heard it said in Tien- tein that he was worth $50,000,000, and on the other hand his friends claim that he is not worth more than #,000,000 or 83,- 000,000. Whatever he has must come from his own idea of his share of the receipts, for the Chinese Government pays small salaries and expects the officials to steal the balance.

Few people have any idea of the nobil- ity of China. The country is divided up among the officials and it is generally supposed that offices are only given on ac- count of literary merit. The truth is that the best places are given out through in- fluence, and eyery Chinese state is sur- rounded by intrigues and _ intriguers. There is no court in the world about which there is so much plotting about as that of Peking, and there is none which has so many nobles and officials of differ- ent rank. The emperor is, of course, at the top. He is the son of heaven, and is supposed to hold communion with the gods. All of his relatives are nobles, and the imperial clan has a court of its own, which holds secret meetings and regulates matters concerning the family. There is 6 genealogical record kept in Peking and at Mukden, and this contains a record of all the branches of the emperor’s family. Each of its members has an allowance from the government, but they have not a great deai of power, The emperor is supposed to be supreme, and he can ap- peint his own successor, choosing which of his children shall succeed him. He is supposed to make this selection in secret and the announcement of his chvice is not to be made until his death. The present emperor has a number of relatives who are known as princes, and among these as Prince Ching who is now at the head of the bureau of foreign affairs and who is ssid to be somewhat progressive in his tendencies, These princes have their own rank, and there are twelve different orders of nobility among the members of the imperial household. The highest princes get about $13,000a year, and they each have a retinue of 360 servants and an al- lowance of rations, so that it costs the government about #75,000 a year apiece for them. These highest princes are the brothers or sons of the emperor. Next to them are his majesty’s cousins, who get about $45,000 a year, and the other rela- tives get less, until the lowest of the im- perial family are paid about @ a month and rations. In addition to these there are dukes, counts, barons and marquises, which ranks are conferred by the emper-

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or, and not a few of which are sold. The Manchus or Tartars have a nobility and the different ranks are confercred upon the Chinese as well as the Tartars. The empress must be a pure Tartar and all the ladies of the imperial harem are of Man- chu blood. It is not necessary that they be of roval blood, and a pretty Tartar girl, even though her father be a plough- man, has a chance of getting into the palace. The mother of the Emperor Hien- fung was a keeper of a fruit store. She was very beautiful, and one day the prime minister saw her and took her into the palace. She was taken up by the emperor and made his favorite concubine, and in due time became mother of the succeeding

emperor.

TEMPERING ALUMINIUM, A Discovery That May Increase ite Modern Usefulness,

The successful tempering of aluminium so as to give it the consistency of iron is the latest triumph of F. Allard, the Levie blacksmith, whose rediscovery of the lost Egyptian art of hardening copper startled the mechanical world some three or four years ago, and only failed to make the fortune of the author because of the ex- pensiveness of the process. A recent trial of Allard’s tempered aluminium has proved a success of his method in Quebec and the practical purposes to which it can be applied. He had made and hardened a cannon, which has just been tested in presence of Col. Spence, the American consul, with the greatest sucess. This cannon is twenty-six inches long and five inches in diameter, the metal of the gun outside the bore being only a quarter of an inch thick. A charge, consisting of a pound of powder, has been successfully fired out of this little piece of ordinance without having any appreciable effect upon it. A new and more scientific trial! of the cannon has been ordered by the Canadian military authorities to be held immediately at the Qnebec Citadel by the artillery experts there, and the United States Consul, in view of this move, is understood to have encouraged Mr. Allard to manufacture, as speedily as possible, a cannon twelve feet in length for ship- ment to Washington, but whether this is to be at Allard’s risk or by instructions from the United States Govenrment is not known and cannot be learned. The ad- vantage of cannons made of aluminium, everything else being equal, lies cf course in the lightness of the metal. The can- non just tested weighs fourteen pounds. If it were of iron and the same dimen- sions it would weigh 180 pounds. Allard’s friends, and military enthusiasts over the project, assert that if the tempered alum- inium supersedes iron for the making of big guns ficld artillery men, instaed of be- ing d-pendent on horses and gun carriages for dragging their weapons over rough country, will be able to shoulder them like muskets. In appearance the finished specimen looks as though it was made of burnished silver.

Who Wrote “The Raven"?

Dr. Matthew Wood of Philadelphia has gathered a mass of evidence in the at- tempt to prove that Charles Beck Hirst and not Edgar Allen Poe was the author of ‘‘The Raven.’’ Hirst and Poe were for a »ng time intimate friends, and the law office of the former in Philadelphia was one of the favorite resorts of the latter. Many times during his later years Hirst declared that he wrote ‘‘The Raven,’’ and that Pse’s only hand in the matter was to make slight changes and add a few lines. He had a manuscript copy of the poem, which was almost entirely in his own handwriting—only a small portion in that of Poe. But Hirst was ‘very careless as to the paternity of his poems, and Dr. Woods, after years of research, has failed to find some that were highly spoken of and sharply criticized by his contemporar- ies. This is notably the case with ‘‘The Antediluvians.’’

Briefly stated, Dr. Wood’s argument for Hirst is: 1. Hirst’s claim that he wrote “The Rayen.’’ 2. That eight years before ‘“‘The Raven’’ appeared Hirst wrote a poem (‘‘The Unseen River’’) in the same peculiar measure. 3. That another of his poems (‘‘Eleanore’’) suggests the Lenore of ‘‘The Raven.’’ 4. That Hirst was one of the :> ert crnithologists of his day and pins. ., ucvoted to the study, writing of ‘‘the Wren,’’ “‘The Song Sparrow,’’ ‘‘The Falcon,’’ ‘‘The Eagle,”’ ‘“‘The Owl,’’ ‘‘The Robin,’’ and many others. 5. That Hirst thoroughly well knew the raven and its peculiar ways, which Poe did not, and that no one un- familiar with the biré could have pro- duced the marvelousiy true-to-nature picture which ‘‘The Raven’’ presents. 6. ‘‘The Raven’’ was published anonymously in January, 1845, not long after the friend- ship between Hirst and Poe had beer broken, and Dr. Wood sees in the signa- tures Quarles a hint of the quarrel be- tween them.—Philadelphia Press.