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iiiiiipiiiii Pari Three. VOL. XX NO. 164. SEPTEMBER 4, 1898.

FOIITY; PAGES. PAGES 25 TO 32. GHOST OF JOHN LANE It Haunts the Old -Homestead at No. 4801 Lake Avenue. MRS.

FORD'S QUEER STORY Family Has Found the Spook a Most Desirable Quest. Tcadf tTae Faraae Fire, Proper Vwcl, a .4 Deea II Other Odd JoTee. fteieete And now come Kenwood, with perhaps the nly ghost on record who la a real companionable, lovable ghost, and one whom the majority ot people would be only too clad to cultivate. It will hardly be denied that ghost who will perform any number of household tasks from tending the furnace fire to looking after open windows during rainstorms, and volunteering advice as to comfort of guests, and ordering the mixture of coal that will be the most economical and burn the beat In the 1 'jj HAUNTED HOUSE AT NO. 4901 LAKE AVENTsX rrA 1 kitchen range, Is worth having In the bosom of one's family.

Such a ghost is Kenwood's, and his desirability to not lost upon the family with whom he resides. Kenwood people are expecting dally to see him out sprinkling the lawn or mowing the grass or doing almost anything else about the premises he haunts. Kenwood's ghost dwells at No. 4801 Lake avenue, the home of Mrs. Mary H.

Ford, the lecturer. He Is said to be the wraith of the late John Lane, a retired capitalist who died there lees than two years ago. I The fact that he answers to the name of "Mr. Lane" should be sufficient to establish his identity beyond the shadow of doubt. Mrs.

Ford Is known either personally or by reputation to probably every club woman In Chicago, and to a large number of club women throughout the United States, as an authority upon art and a woman ef wide learning In other lines of taste and thought. a -i" Mrs. Ford and her family moved Into "The Old Lane House." as it to called, about a year ago. Since then the queer things that have gone en there, and which were attributed to the ghost, have been many. They Include the most wonderful phenomena of lights, unaccountable chiming of every bell In the house and their name to legion In this queer, old-fashioned building strange noises, the locking and unlocking of doors by an unseen hand, and any number of other uncanny things.

Guests who come to spend the night at the house are made special objects of his gbostshJp's solicitation. He heepe constant tab oa their habits and expresses his approbation or disapproval of their character by unmistakable signs to the members of the Pleased with Their Ghost. When the rumors of all these things began to leak out In the neighborhood the report was spread that Mrs. Ford contemplated moving because of the annoyance the ghost caused. But not so.

Mrs. Ford, on the contrary, is well pleased with her tenant. So much so that it would be putting It mildly to say that this particular ghost can pack his clothes In the trunk of any member of the family, and welcome. His name has grown to be a household word even with the children, and he to regarded as much a member ot the family as any of the Fords themselves. In fact, many of the letter's acquaintances have been Invited to the house with the express purpose of being Introduced to the ghost, and have found him, it is said, most desirable sort- of Thus he Is of value in a social way, aside from the Janitor service he renders, and one and all declare he to four times aa entertaining as butler, a phonograph, or a mandolin or-chestra, and nothing like as expensive.

It seems that the reason the majority of ghosts are such troublesome creatures to that they are not treated right. The experl- ence of the Ford family Indicates that kindness will win the heart of any ghost, as aure-. ly as It will that of a member of the human race that to. unless, as to the case with some humans, the ghost happens to be a real wicked When Mr. Lane first made his presence known, upon the Fords moving Into the Lane house, he was treated with the same hospitable courtesy that would have been accord- ed a leas uncanny guest.

Mrs. Ford and the children recognise his right to exist in a die-. embodied state, and treat him with the utmost respect. The result to that he performs as many kind offices for them as could reasoa- abl be expected of a ghost. "Oh, there to no doubt that the house is haunted." laughed Mrs.

when questioned about the matter. "But we like it," stoutly spoke up her young son Gareth. a lad of 10 years. "Specially we like Mr. TJmderetaada Use of Belts.

Although recognising the fact that "Mr. Lane" was prowling about the premises in a spiritual manner. It was some time before the Fords became acquainted with all of his manifestations. Not being familiar with the ways of ghosts, for instance, when be locked himself in the bathroom one evening, Roland the oldest son of the family, followed by his mother and several small Fords, went after him with a revolver, under the Impression that he was an ordinary burglar. The young man used all his strength to open the door, which has no lock, but bolts from the Inside, shouting the while for the Intruder to come out.

but to no avalL Finally, one of the children was sent for a policeman, but Just as he was about to depart. Lynette. a young daughter, suggested it might be "Mr. Lane." "If It la Mr. Lane.

she said. "I think he might unlock the door." "Tee," chimed la Mrs. Ford. "I should think be -would prefer that course to ha lag a door broken down In his own house." "No sooner were the words out of my mouth." said Mrs. Ford, "than we heard the bolt creak and the door yielded to the slightest pressure, the latch of the knob not even being faatened.

This bolt has since worked as usual. But other bolts have opened and shut many times, evidently with no physical agency to turn them." The story of the Ford family's experience la a long and Interesting one. Mrs. Ford talked freely of It. prefacing her remarks by an emphatic disclaimer as to her being a spiritualist.

"I have never attended a seance of spiritualists in my lite." said she, "so my mind is not made susceptible by any ulterior Influences. 1 do believe, however, that death represents only the freeing of the spirit from the body in which it has formerly dwelt, and so believing, and recognising the naturalness of it all. I have no tear of so-called ghosts. I also believe that a great many people have what might be called a sixth sense watch makes them sensitive to things outside the physical world, and that I am la a measure endowed with this Quality." Attentats te Paravaee Fire." One of the most remarkable things related ef the ghost is said to have taken place last winter. Mrs.

Smith, who to Mrs. Ford's housekeeper, was in the habit of getting up during the night in cold weather to attend to the furnace. Bvery night upon retiring she would see that the furnace door, an old-fash-loned arrangement, minus the spring with which the modern furnace door Is provided, was left open, so that the fire would not burn too brtikly. During the night she would wake up. and It the house was cold she would ro te the basement and raise the furnace door.

Upon this particular night It was bitterly cold, and Mrs. Smith, waking up as usual, lay la bed dreading the trip to the basement, but realizing that If she did not shut the furnace door the whole family would suffer for it the next morning. "I Just soliloquised," said she. "to the effect that I wished Mr. Lane would dose that door himself and save me a trip through the cold.

No sooner had I thought of It than soap I I heard the door bang shut, end In a short time, the house was as warm as went down stairs to see what had happened to the door. Bur enough. It was closed as tightly as though I had done the thing myself, and the furnace was biasing away like "The door certainly could not have dosed ltielf," said Mrs. Ford, "becsute it baa no spring, and is much too heavy for the wind to have moved, even were the furnace so placed that the wind could get at It." This to only one ot half a dosen similar Instances. -Racket fcy Bad Isssss.

But the weirdest and most uncanny of all the phenomena that have been witnessed by the Fords occurred-when the family had occupied the house about three weeks. Mrs. Ford had been away on a lecturing tour and returned during the night." It was about midnight, and she was about to retire when she heard the most frightful noises on the floor below. "It sounded as though a dosen men," Mrs. Ford explained, "were In the library throwing the books about the room.

I went down stairs, and the noises then appeared to be la the basement, changing their character, however, to suit the character of the things la the rooms. The racket now appeared to be caused by the hurling of pots and kettles. Going down stairs, the noise eluded me and sounded again from the second floor. Upon returning thither the sounds emanated from the third story. My housekeeper declared this same sort of thing had oocurred night after aight for five nights, and that shs had been unable to locate the cause, although she had explored every nook and cranny ot the place.

I returned to the third floor and, there found my daughter Lynette had been aroused by the noise and sat up in bed frightened and trembling. She was certain burglars were in the house, although by the time I reached the ehamber floor the racket bad been transferred to the floor I reassured her, told her I had been through the entire house, but she was still nervous. We could hear doors opening and shutting all over the house, and again made a tour of the house without finding a trsce of any one. of Myetle Llahta. -At I o'clock In the morning there were tour loud reports; some of them sounded as though a blow had been struck on the floor with a hammer.

The fourth occurred In Lynette's room. It was as loud as a pistol hot. and verv but no one was In sight. -That convinced Lynette that the noises were not caused by burglars, as she declared burglars were not in the- habit of making that sort of racket- She settled down and went to sleep, hut I determined to watch for further phenomena. I was well repaid.

Now this will sound extremely gauzy. But what I am about to relate actually occurred. Out ot the darkness, In mid-air, a tiny flame, as slender as that of an altar taper, appeared. It soon spread to the else of an orange, and separated into two and then Into a dozen smaller flames, each of which In turn spread as the first had done, until there was a group of ghostly lights, each as large as an orange. The light seemed phosphorescent la Its quality, and Illumined the room but faintly, although enough to reveal objects undlstln-guiahable before.

This wonderful phenomenon continued for-some time, and while it lasted perfect quiet reigned. When the lights subsided the rscket began again. After the previous silence the noises sounded louder than ever. This time Gareth. my 10-year-old was awakened.

He was frightened as his sister bad been, but I went to his room and finally quieted When he had fallen asleep the wonderful illumination and accompanying quiet began all over, this time ia his room. It ceased before the dawn, and that Is the last time we were disturbed; by disagreeable rackets. We are sometimes troubled by groans and alghs, aa though of Intense suffering, and these, I Imagine, may come from the late Mrs. Lane, the second wife of John Lane, who died, I have understood. t.

unhappily. I have a distinct im- presslon -which 'corresponds with 'the description I have since been given ef OSMtlr F.nu Are eearr-- Mrs. the housekeeper, declares that once, while sittings in a small hallway off the library, a woman approached her and groaned and sighed In her ear, and that she actually felt a cold breath upon her cheek. v. Mr.

Lane has never actually exhibited himself to any members of the family but -once. Gareth Is distinguished by the honor of having had a glimpse of him. The Fords had Just moved into the place, and Gareth was being put to bed for the first time under Its roof. "Mamma." said he. pointing to a corner of the room, "who hi that 'There to no one there, dear," tald Mrs.

"Oh, yes; there to." persisted Gareth. "He is an old man. with a long, white beard away down to here." and the boy Indicated the middle of bis cheat. I "Do you know," said Mrs. Ford, In speaking of the Incident.

"I later learned that the description given by my boy corresponded exactly with the description of old Mr. Lane." But there are any number of other equally Interesting stories related of the ghost. This one Involves the only occasion upon which the latter to said to have held converse with any one. The housekeeper had had trouble with the coal she had been burning In the kitchen range. She Insists that Mr.

Lane advised her to order a mixture of three certain kinds the next Acting upon hla advice, she says, she called upon a coal dealer in the neighborhood and placed her order. "Why," said the astonished coal man. "I never knew but one person la the world who ordered that outrageous mixture. That was old Mr. Lane." The coal was sent up and was so satisfactory that the Fords have been using It ever since.

Another remarkable thing In regard to this most peculiar ghost HXhe manner In which he behaves when guests are expected at the Ford home. He haa never been known to neglect to manifest bis approval or disapproval of the stranger wlthtn the gates. Once Roland Ford had a guest, a yeung man who was In the habit of keening later hours than he should, and who was. In short, la that stage of ale life waea young men eonstoer taemeeivee privileged to sow "wild oats." He remained with the Fords for about a fortnight, during the first week of which period he came In In the wee sma' hours every night as quietly as possible so as to awaken no one. But the young man was not aware that upon each occasion of his entrance "Mr.

Lane" had taken the precaution to make a considerable racket about five minutes before, so that Mrs. Ford was aroused, and knew exactly the hours her son's guest was keeping. On another occasion the ghost made himself useful by unlocking the front door for Lynette Ford, when the family -were all away from Mrs. Ford had been away on one ot her lecturing tours, and reached the house as her daughter was coming down stairs after an Ineffectual attempt to get Into the front door. "Oh, I am so glad you have come," sheeald to her mother, "I'm locked out, and I didn't know what I should do until some one came home." As Mrs.

Ford produced her key, she said playfully, remembering the bathroom episode, "Why didn't you ask Mr. Lane to open the doorT" "I had just asked him," replied Lynette, "when yon appeared, so I waited for you." "Try the door before I unlock It." suggested Mrs. Ford. The young girl did so, and lol opened as though It had never known the barrier of a lock. nets the Dlalaa-Reoaa Table.

"Frequently," said Mm. Ford, "I have been sitting in the library and have got up to bolt the door between It and the back parlor. Tea see how it works," and Mrs. Ford Illustrated by turning the creaking bolt. "Well, within five minutes I would distinctly hear the bolt creek and the door would open slowly as though by an hand and abut softly again.

Another queer thing I have noticed to the sound ot the table being eet In the dining-room, fallowed by the placing ot chairs, the click as knives and forks upon china, and low THH HOMB tones- of conversation and- laughter. The 'ghosts' walk, as described in one of Dickens Christmas stories, la a dally and nightly occurrence here. i The step never gets beyond the attic but proceeds along all the other flights, from the basement up, accompanied by the opening and dosing of all the doors necessary. In the ascent. "Mr.

Lane has been obliging in ether ways than I have related. He has a habit of ringing the bells in the house to apprise us of many things which we should not know otherwise. This house haa a system of bells, one being placed in almost every room in the I i. i I place. They are not electric bells, but are of the old-fashioned pull kind.

Once during a thunder shower every bell ia the upper story rang, thus calling my. attest! on to the fact that the windows up there had not been shut. another occasion a carriage was waiting for me. front doorbeH rang violently and when I -hurried to the door there was the carriage, for the arrival of which I had been anxious, but did not know It had reached my door. There was ao one at the' door and -the coachman 'bad not left the lalseset ef Ohest.

"How' do you explain all tfctor" Mrs. Ford was asked. 4 account for It in this was the reply. "Old Mr. Lane, while a man of much Intelligence, was something of a recluse and a thorough materialist.

He was rather and waa considered bad-tempered by his neighbors." He 'lived here for the sixteen years preceding his death, and was perfectly absorbed In this house. The place wss everything, to him. He bought everything that came into it, aadt puttered about it a great deal, attending to the furnace himself, and even taking an Interest la the cooking that went on la the "The material life he had led had chained him, aa It were, to this house and excluded him from a knowledge of means of communication with spirits who bad left their bodies. He to thus forced te depend upon human agencies to teach him. I believe he looked about In Kenwood for a suitable family to live in hla house and to aid him.

He found my family, found us to be sensitive to the Influences we should be for his purposes, and suggested to the landlord that we would be good tenants. By the wsy, the circumstances which led up' to my taking the house were I had not the slightest idea of moving into it when the agent visited me one evening, and seemed bent upon getting me to, take the place. I told him I positively could not take It. th rest being altogether higher than I could pay. As I was passing it a day or two after the thought occurred to me that I would like to- live there If I could get It for half what it was being offered for.

Of course, I never dreamed the agent would make me a proposition to rent It at those figures, but he did that very night. elicits Werk fev Fricsls. "Upon our moving into the house we" had dealings with several men who made repairs, and all ot them proved to be old employes of Mr. Lane. The plumber we sought aa aa entire stranger, though he lives quite a distance from us.

was Mr. Lane's plumber, and as the plumbing in-thin house to old-faah-loned, lead-piped, and intricate. It was a great advantage to have a man who was perfectly familiar with It. We wanted a carpenter, and It was the old story. When he came he said he had.

always worked for Mr. Lane. These things happening la succession were very odd in connection with the coal story, and as we were strangers to the people employed and they were by no means the nearest we could have nought It seemed as If some one was lnfluenclag. tie la getting them. I speak of them because of course they Increase the effect of what reema to be the mingling of aa exterior Intelligence with our own in our household "Now I believe that these so-called spirits are ot the same dispositions after they leave the body as before.

There are Intelligent onee and Ignorant ones, good hod bed. kindly and mischievous. I believe It was the mischievous ones who made the great rackets that disturbed us when we first moved here. I don't think Mr. Lane had anything to do with that.

They may have wanted te drive us out. and having found na without fear given It up as a bad Job. At any rate, we are no longer annoyed. We like Mr. Lane's company." t-'-- John Lane was a well-khenn man in Kenwood.

He was a person of considerable wealth and of a rather remarkable Intelligence. He wsa an Inventor and took a great Interest in the cultivation of flowers. It to due to his efforts in a large measure that the chrysanthemum to what It to. he having originated by his experiments a greet number of new varieties of this blossom; While he was the most actively Interested floral culture he took many prises at flower shows. The Lane house to now the property ot the children of the deceased.

I. -1 Avnesvraaee mt tk, Hut. The "old Lane house" to a typical "haunted house." Tall and severe In he architecture. It stands alone on spacious grounds dotted with Immense trees. A row of gigantic elms borders the outer grass plat, and he absence ot fences between the Lane lot and those adjoining gives the Impression ot magnitude the grounds do not really A Are which recently scorched the premises has crackled the dark paint, and the porches are sagging Just enough to suggest forlprnnesa.

The Illinois Central's retaining will forms a cold and solid barrier between the grounds and the tracks beyond, and on cold winter nights, with the wind moaning through bare-limbed trees, and the mournful swish-swath of Lake Michigan waves between the pilea ot the breakwater back of the old mansion, a dreary spectacle to presented, pleasant as to the prospect In the bright sunllghtef a summer's day. Inside the bouse, the high ceilings ot the rooms give the walls a bald appearance which the etchings and engravings and paintings with which they are adorned cannot altogether eradicate. Then there are numerous little passageways and halls and unexpected stairways, la which ghosts are supposed to particularly delight, and eubb holes galore, LIVE IN A HOUSE Of) WHEELS: 1- Hew Jehm Steae and HI Faaelly Are Travoltas; Over Csaatrr, John a blacksmith, living at Fargo City, Mich, to traveling about the country with his family in a wagon that to a veritable house on wheels. About a year ago Stone started eastward on a little tour of combined business and pleasure, getting as far as -Oswego, N. where he stopped and began to ply bis trade.

But hard times came, he was tot able to make i i IT '1 ON WHEELS. enough money to take good care of hie wife and four little children, and so on the 6th of July he started on bis return trip, He baa all hla tools hitched oa behind, and manages affairs by stopping every now. and then and plying his. trade a bit, togeteome money, and then starting on again. He expects to be at homo again safe and sound In two weeks.

-The wsgon bed 1 covered, end arranged on the Inside Into sleeping Along one side of the thlcle runs a ra footway, on which the children may play bile the wsgon is moving, and avoid being c. ea up lnsiae. SOME RARE OLD MEN Chicago Has Guests Who Xired la Egypt 5,000 Tears Ago. ARE; QUIET AND" GENTLE Mr. Herj and His Friends at Field and Haskell Mnseuxns.

Their History Is When Tea Kaow Haw Delsmer tfc Karrvtlaat People who Jived and moved and had their being in Egypt 1.000 B. C. are today sitting around la Chicago and looking out at the busy world about them. While Cadmus planted the dragon teeth and reaped a crop of war riors, the modern scientist sows his dollars and harvests the first families of the Nile. It to not a cheerful thought to look forward to the time when one's remains shall be made a subject of trade, yet relics of the departed are regularly offered for sale la Cairo much the same as brlo-a-brsn to sold la Chicago.

In Cairo mummies are familiarly known as 'mums," and one Arab vender of these ancient kings and queens has evidently profited by his expeiience-at the World's Fair, as his shop hears the sign, "Mums, extra dry; warranted 3,000 years old or money refunded without I. There are In Chicago several collections ot Egyptian, Assyrian, and Greek archaeology. Including many objects of great age and Interest, Of these the Field and Haskell museums' aaeortsments are the most complete and eon- tain specimens Illustrating the different walks of ancient life. The Assyrian collections, for the most are confined to casts from originals" In the British mureum. The Egyptian rooms, how ever, are filled not only with the remains of the people who lived nearly 5,000 years ago.

but with many original specimens of their household utensils, pottery, games, charms. talismans, gods, and rings. The Masasay ef Mery. The mummy case of Mery, who flourished about 1.000 B. is good example of the mode ot construction used by the Egyptians for the purpose.

The case to made of sycamore boards about seven-eighths of an Inch In thickness, and, owing to the email size of the trees that grow In Egypt, the narrow plar pm of mod am f.at.nA with wooden dowels, much after the manner employed at the present dsy. The entire exterior was then covered with stucco, oa which were n. A vnnattv In hln. mtnM m.mi scrip tions which secured all temporal wants iw m. uroiii a pair eyes painieoj on the case enabled the dear departed to look out toward the rlslnr inn Ur sf.n.

Mmi. doutbless considered that he was securely ovwatea in, oai uo resurrecuoa arrtvea by war of the western hemisphere, and at the present time the sound of the trump has not Improved his appearance, as, while Interesting, he to not beautiful. Lam anmbera of IIHI. Vmt'll wood, representing the spirits ef the deceased, are often found aa the tombs. 'Those in the tissaeu museum are well preserved.

the-wooden specimens showing considerable of the orteinal mlorin. ahiu h. ere mostly In blue and maintain a high polish. j-uiuiuuicu joavee oi oreaa -ana models of these loaves, la clay, are often found with the remains, and the specimens on exhibition were evidently considered unpalatable or too heavT hr th mnmrn iAs a. ana ay exaiaMt, OV a bit haTlas been Ukea from them.

been aurrld thAt thai ut. aeaeejT vuiftw of this product ot the ancient and honorable bjii.u nvu oc fjnanucieer was what caused soma ur 9. m. IHI B. system of tit tin.

-i egg that they sell- Guard af the Creeedllea. Some very despondent-looking crocodiles keep guard ia the tun dnnijrf Mrwiminnn of necklaces and. amnl.r. for the most nsrt 1M- 1 cam el Ian and huiM er with several heavy gala rings and funeral wupmg v. vanousjy colored beads.

r.ake a most attract i-m ivn.i v. mains of the gentleman near by, who possibly I at LiVAsViaa a a m. a vm luroogu an stucco eyes at hla PCOSeSSlCCia With Whloh k. himself before eetting out for a stroll along Faience seems to have bn i. material and one arenerallv tiana.

Under the foundation hk.i. vTt many of the temples representations of tha tool need In the construction of the edifice mav be found faahlotMul In fhw many easea the faience er material used for the purpose was overlaid with gold leaf, and specimens can be seen in the museums, with tha arold atlll attmhjui ThU 1.. .1 1, mi not aa thin as te used at the present time, to err even in lexrure ana always has the name of the builder of the temple stamped upon it. Tha anerimana In Hi Hukail 1 the name of Septan, who flourished in the uineenin century net ore enrfcit, Two hundred years later the Phoenicians, who obtained tna emitivt fo Km of Solomon's temple, used the gold In this tw uw arnamentauon or ma JW 1 1 i uwciwrs oy toe nut naaa nign regard for the well fealns- nf tifv Inim.i and delegated to the four eons of Osiris the pmg uiem in good working order, 'f Bread Was After death, these same oraane were ttliwt In what are known as canoptle Jars, four being allowed to each person. Each Jar had aa a cover the representation of the head of a human, a dog, a Jackal, or a hawk, which respectively stood aa symbols of the four gods.

Judging by the large, number of these Jars found associated with the mummified bread, the Impression is forced upon us that either the gods were unable to combat the effects of tne Dread or else that they were not always attentive to business and preferred io nose in effigy than attend to the digestive systems ot their patients. The Jars In the museum date from the twenty-second dynasty, or the tenth century before Christ. That man did not live by bread alone, under the shadow of the Drra mida, to seen by the food stains on an alabaster eating 1 This to made from two disks about sixteen Inches in diameter, which are Joined by an alabaster stem. -The stains hav eaten Into the stone, and mark the occasion of some Semitic An intereetlne; tertei of weights end mean urea Is from Naukratea, being of Egyptian, Assyrian, and Phoenician origin. The mate rial used -la them is either basalt, granite, Umestooe, lead, or bronee, and they vary from rough- maasee of stone as large as a baseball to metal aiaks 01 omened work With these are several whetstones.

stin bearing the green color which came from contact with the bronse instrument when the artisan or soldier sharpened the ax or put an edge to the spear. v- 1 Articles of HeeseboldCae. And near br is a pair ot wooden shoes and a broom made of fiber, both nearly 5,000 years old, and the busy housewife plying her evening care" can be imagined putting away the articles of pottery which, although made without the aid ef the potter's wheel, are remarkably well shaped and afterward cleaning her hearth with the broom which la similar to brooms made today cy the people of the Nile country- In faet, the designs. shape, and mode of. manufacture ct the bas kets found la the tombs are In every way like those of modern Egyptian make.

It la a relief to turn from the mummies and mortuary relics to aa evidence ef a lighter side of Egyptian Ufa. The Haskell museum contains a chess board, with a full set ef chessmen, that were found la a tomb dating about the twenty-first dynasty. The Doera is about elxhteea inches in length. four In breadth, and three er four In height. A drawer pulls, out from one end to hold the cnesimen.

which are made of faience and alabaster. It to a good game to play la a tomb, and It to to be hoped- that the gentlemen tor whose edification the board was furnished had quite finished the game before they were compelled to sign for aa engagement In Chicago. Meaning of Egyptian flyaa feels. The Egyptian writlnes and inaerlntlona. which may be seen In so many places in this country, ere taken by the mass of people as a sort of Joke, and sre familiarly known as pot hooks and turkey tracks; but the general system is simple and complete, after you know it.

These writings are a mixture of phonetle eigne te express a letter), or figurative signs, and of symbolic signs. The first attempt was to express the Image for the thing, as a hand to denote a hand, or a man for a man. Later a symbol was adopted to denote what kind of man. aa aa asn. to denote royalty, or a hatchet for a god.

Finally representations of sound were introduced, the People taking to denote each letter those ob jects the names of which In their language began with the Initial sound of that letter. If they wished te express the sound they drew a lion, which in their language to labo; or for the sound aa eagle was shown. which in their language to akhom. This to phonetle writing and Is the principle that originated many scientific alphabets, such as Hebrew, Samarton. and Phoeniclaa.

As many characters expressed the same letter, the writer selected that one whleh best expressed the subject ot his composition, such as roy alty, insignificance, etc. In the names ef sovereigns a symbol first deslgnsted the title or family name, such aa the Pharaohs, and benesth. Inclosed In an oval or cartouche, was the name of the Individual In phonetle writing. Vowels were generally omitted, and have te be supplied) to make the sense In translations. Asialrais ef the Cfcareetera.

To Illustrate the method ot writing, a figure from Gliddon'a "Ancient Egypt" has been selected. Using Egyptian hieroglyphics adapted to English values, the word America appears aa follows: A Er I notrcuE 1. The heavy line underneath the characters Is a symbol for country. For a the figure of sn am to selected, denoting sovereignty. The figure of mace stands for m.

-denoting mili tary sucea. Ant eagle represents e. oetng most appropriate aa the national emblem. The head of a ram to the being aa ancient sign of intellect- The Infant, symbol of youth but of future-strength, typifies the 1. Cake, a type of civilization, ia the and the sacred tree, emblem ef eternity, stands for a.

-Every Pharaoh waa a sua of Egypt or sun ot the as he waa called; hence la the writings, references to the family have two tartouchee- er ovals. the flat FIOCRK to the "title and beneath the pre-nomen meaning sun. Lord of Justice. In the second, above the title, sun of the sun. and below the name, or the particular pnaraon.

In this ease the individual to seen to be a Pharaoh by the figures in No. 1, and his spe cial name, Amunoph, to given In No. z. The numerical table was expressed by char acters representing units, tens, hundreds. thousands, etc which were each repeated a sufficient number of times to express the de sired amount or date.

In the ease of dates a symbol waa given tor the year, month, and Egypt has been a closed book to an but the Initiated, but with the material at hand In our museums, and with a little patient study, a field of Investigation can be entered upon that embraces the civilization ot the world, for Egypt was the mother of it all. Vleier Bsge'i Masternleee. HI A mp Tim. nwv hmmwiihwv. said the lady who had entered the bookseller's shop.

She expressed herself thus vaguely ae-. ilfil vvv DEFEAT OF THIS REBELS AT VINEGAR HILL. George Crulkahaak's picture ot the battle." cause she was nerroas about tier French. "1 don't think we have any book of that name." responded the youth behind the counter. "That Is not the name of the work.

It merely describes It," rejoined the eustomer. Publlhed lately, ma'amf "It wss publlihed many years ago. Surely you hare Victor Hugo's greatest workT" "I don't know whether we tare or not. What's the nsme of It? Lay alee By replied the ledy, deperately. "Oh, you mean 'Lets Yes'm; we've got It." Nor- REVOLUTION OF 1 798 Decisive Defeat of Insxrrgents af Hill Battle.

STRIKING OF. FINAL BLOW Gallantry of the Irish Patriots ia j. Face of Fearful Odds. find Eadiaar the- rarCferi.aa Draaaa mt mm IWeseWesU 'S'-'-'? zmMie fee IrelaaieV- The preparations of. the British com- maader-ln-chlef in Ireland, General Lake, for crushing the insurrection with one decisive blow were completed by June It, 1798.

On -this day he Issued general orders to the varl-' ous division commanders, assigning to each one bis particular share in the movement against the lasurgeut strongholds all over ine county of Wexford. The first move waa directed against the forces which, repulsed at Arklow, had rallied at Oorey HOI. from wnere they soon marched to LJ me tick Hill. three miles north foot south, as erevtoualv atated by a slip of the pen) of Oorey. Hear ing mat Generals Duadaa and Loft us were approaching respectively from Bal tingles and Tullow.

the rebel leaders, early on the morn- mg 01 June IS, decided to take no their posi tion on a steep eminence known as KUcarln aui. outside of Camew. Here they Intrenched themselves and awaited the arrival of the enemy. j- The troops under Loftus advanced from the Carnew while Dundee started to make a flank movement for the purpose of taking bis opponents ia the rear. Dundee had not advanced very far, however, before he per- ceived that, owing to the nature of the ground.

a deep hollow roadway with high stons fences on each side, he was exposing himself to the danger of suffering a defeat similar to Colo nel Waipole's at Tuberneering. He imme diately ordered a halt. and. sending an express to notify his colleague, began soon after a hasty retreat. While thus engaged he waa met by General who had mean--while arrived upon the seeae with hla staff.

Lake comprehended the situation at a glance, and decided to withdraw his troops to Carnew, despite the heavy cannonade which was heiesr directed against them by the exultant foe. xnis an air or June IS Is significant aa showing the degree of caution which had begun to characterise the movements of the British commanders in their warfare with aa enemy mey. oaa aaeetea to despise at the start. Bitter experience had ahown them their mis take. Late on the same nleht General Lake, ska had been re-enforced by General Sir James DulTs brigade from Newfonbarrr and was expecting the active eo-operatiou of General Meeanam, then on his way from Arklow to Oorey, made hie dispositions to- carry the xcbel poaltloB at the break of day.

Ia one sense he was doomed to disappointment, for at a council of war held Immediately after the events above narrated the Irish leaders determined that rather than risk being cut off from their base at Ennlacorthy. they would break up camp at once and withdraw to the south. This plan was carried out In the stillness of the night, and when Lake's re connoitring parties arrived at the foot ef the hill at dawn they found the place deserted. This force ot the Insurgents, which early In June left Wexford under the command of Father Joha Murphy and others to march on to Dublin, we have already deeeribed aa the Korthera army, la eoatradlstlnctloa to the Southern army, which under Begenal Harvey undertook the disastrous expedition against New Roes. Let us briefly relate the fortunes of the latter body after Harvey's retirement.

Commanded by Father Philip Roche, as we have said, this force took up a position at Locken hill, between New Rosa and Ennlscorthy, intending at the first op portunity to renew the attack on the former town. Owing to lack of munitions and ediblea the enterprise had to be poatponed from one date to another, and vainly did the half- disheartened peasants in their efforts to ob tain much needed supplies hurl themselves ajcalnst the stone walls of the Protestant landowners, who were known to be well provided with provisions, fowling pieces, and gunpowder. They suffered a bloody defeat, i among others, at Bonis house, and when on the morning of Jane 19 a force of royal Infantry was seen approaching there. was nothing for It nut to beat a retreat to tne Three Rocks, near Wexford, On the following dsy these same Insurgents to the number ot 4.000 or 6,000 left their en campment to Intercept a body of LzOO troops under General Moore (afterward Sir John Moore ot Corunna fame), to whom In the general plan of operations devised by Lake had been assigned the task of cutting oft the retreat ot the Vinegar hill forces. This led to very smart engagement known as the battle ot Foulke's mill, which, though roy- allst victory, was certainly a creditable affair for the assailants.

We have Rev. Mr. Gordon's word for it that the rebel gunsmen numbered only 5(0 men. and that they main- -talned the whole brunt ot the contest and -only retreated when their ammunition gave out. -The plkemen do not appear to have participated In the combat, being unable to do so by reason- of the nature of the ground, the skillful maneuvering of their opponents, -and their own lack of military training.

The historian, T. F. Kavanagh. even places the British loss In thin encounter at about 500 killed and wounded, though it to hard to discover en what authority, he arrives at this conclusion. By June 20 the forces under General Lake had already made considerable progress In carrying out their leader's plan, which was to surround the main body of the enemy stationed at Vinegar Mil and now numbering fully 20,000 men.

General Needham. with in-fantry. cavalry, ewd artilery and 400 commit' aartat wagons, had already reached Oulart. a few miles east of Ennlscorthy. Generals Johnson and Eustace, marching from New Ross, had arrived at to the south-.