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GOSSI OF THE SOLDIEES. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. SWEDES IN BROOKLYN, THE IPULPIT AND THE PEW are many newspaper men who relate tho same experiences. No Swedish servant will stay with them. A maD who goes to bed at 5 in the morning and sleops till 3 in the afternoon cannot be a fit man to employ her, so the servant thinks.

The Swodish servant is a hard working, careful woman. She saves as much monoy as sho can to tako a trip to Sweden when she can afford it. The Swedish young men for tho most part become clerke in stores, where they give great satisfaction. Tho pastors of tho various churches hear very good reports from the employers. They join friendly societies and save part of their earnings.

Many of them save sufficient money to purohaao a house, a much' coveted luxury. Hundreds of Swedes in this city live in houses of their own, the frnit of muoh self denial and hard work. Among the many who have succeeded in making their way, General Christeueen may bo mentioned aB the most prominent. He camo over here as a young fellow of 18 and has steadily worked on. till now ho is the president of the Brooklyn trust company.

He has a fine house on tho corner of President street and Eighth avenue. Then thore is Mr. Friberg, tho proprietor of an iron foundry, employing more than one hundred hands. L. E.

Bergstrom of 120 Bergen street, is engaged in tho shipping business. He is the superintendent of the Rev. O. Hedeen's (tho Baptist pastor's) Sunday school. He has done much good work in the cause of charity.

F. Birony, a member of the Rev. O. Hedeen's church, is a tailor employing several hands. Mr.

Ericson of Bay Ridge has large real estate property. Dr. Tranans and Dr. Danielson are prominent physicians in this oity, both having large practices. They are the medical examiners of the several Swedish friendly societies.

Iu conclusion it may be aaid that the Scandinavian is a valuable addition to the medley of races, oat of which the future greatness of America is to rise. The northern races may be justly called the founders of modern civilization. Tho irrnption of the so called barbarians ruined the Roman empire, already tottoring under the weight of its own defects. The Goths infused a now blood into decaying civilization, and laid tho foundations of modern progress. While bo many come over to this country with no other prospect than of burden on the American people, the immigration of the Scandinavian raco is a thing to bo enoouraged to the utmost extent.

and interesting. Dr. Adams is moreover a vory highly accomplished orator. A' series of throe popular talks to womon on physiology and hygiene on WedneBday afternoons from 4 to 5 o'clock, under auspices of the committee on education, has been in progress in Calvary Baptist chnroh, Sumner avenue, corner of Deoatur street, Rev. J.

C. Allen, pastor, since January 28, and will he concluded next Wednesday, when Rosalie H. Stoltz, M.D., will speak on "What to Do in Emergencies and Sickness." Tho preceding talks were given by Mary E. Grady, M.D., on the "Care of the Eyes and Ears," and Mary L. Lines, M.D., on "Physical Culture and Hygienic Dress," and were both intensely interesting and abundantly instructive, while the attendance was in both cases very satisfactory.

A larger audience sti'l is expected at the concluding talk next Wednesday: Calvary church reports a most satisfactory condition and a bright outlook. Almost two score new members were baptised by PaBtor Allen last Sunday. The church is now being equipped with a now organ. Two now astors bogan their lanors in this city last Sunday, the Rev. Edward Everett Knapp and the Rev.

William G. Ivie, the first mentioned in the Central Baptist church on Bridge street, near Myrtle avenue, and the second in Grace P. E. church on Consolyea street, near Lorimor. It is a curious coincidence that both theso men succeed relatives in their new work.

Mr. Knapp's predecessor was his uncle, the Rov. Dr. Halsoy W. Knapp, a wealthy business man, who is a thoroughly qualified preacher and who gives his services free, hitherto with uniform success, to struggling chnrches.

Ho left the Central church to help the new Baptist church in Flatbush out of finaucial difficulties arising from the erection of a costly edifice. Mr. Ivie's predecessor was his brother. Rev. Charles W.

Ivie, now of Waukesha, Wis. In local Methodist circles tho following arrangements between churches and pastors are reported for next year, subjoct to the approval of tho bishop: Embury church, I. M. Foster; First place church, R. S.

Pardiugton: Eighteenth street church. C. H. Buck, and Central church, W. D.

Thompson. W. D. Couch will return to pastoral work, and O. 8.

Wing of Fleet street church will possibly be invested with the honors of tho presiding eldership. Tho couforenco will be held in Patchogue, L. commencing Anril 1. Bishop Foss will presido in place of Bishop Goodsell, who had been appointed for tho purpose, but was subsequently delegated to visit Japan and China iu place of Bishop Foster. tho latost results of soundings, and certainly they are of vary great interest.

Thoy show conclusively that a submarino valley oxtonds from near Sandy Hook about ono hundred and fifteen statute miles southeastward, which valley openB into the deep ocean. In the earliest snrveys thero were noticod on the line of this valley a series of "mud holes" or "deep holes" as thoy were called, but Professor Dana of Yale colleuo Boon saw that these so called mud holes lay in tho course of a continuous depression and in such position as to suggest that the depression and its deep holes may be a continuation of the valley of the Hudson river formed at some past period of coast elevation. Tho correctness of this view was recognized at tho office of the coast survey at once, and uow is not doubted by any person who is familiar with tho geology of our coast. In a paper by Professor Daua, published in tho December number of tho American Journal Science, tho facts brought out by the latest surveys are presented. Tho effects of tidal and of other currents on tho distribution of material on the sea bottom in this angle of the coast aro carefully considered, and the conclusion is that tho evidence of river a.ction is strong aud that tho whole of tho channel up to New York bay was ouue the course of the Hudson river.

Starting from what is known as East channel, through a distance of about ninety miles, the depression of the valley below the general flaw of the ocoaa varies from a few feet to as much aa a hundred feet. The daep depressions were evidently tho mud holes noticed in tho earliest survoys, and wero probably spaces of the old valley left, as tho currents referred to filled other portions of it with sediment. At about 00 miles southeastward from Sandy Hook the valley deepens rapidly for 25 miles, or to a point about 115 miles from Sandy Ilouk, where thu bottom of the valley is nearly 2,400 feet below tho general floor of tho ocean. The width of this great submerged valley is from 1 miie to 2 miles. At the deepest portions the banks recede considerably, so that it cm hardly be considered a canon, but, rather, a profound gorge that was once tho outlet of a great river.

Down that gorge tho water must have rushed in rapids and cataracts during an enormous lapse of time, and at a time or times when the land was at a much higher level than it now is. The depth of the ocean on either side of the great gorge is between 400 and 500 feet. The depth over tho deepest part of the gorge is 2,804 feet. To the Editor ot the Urooklun Eaaie: Please inform mo if a tenant has a right, or is obliged, to clean the gutter outside the' sewer, which includes the culvert covor, or is it tho city work? A Citizen. Answer A tenant has a right to cloar tho gutter outside his door, and to a greater distance than that, if he feels like it, aud, while he is discussing the subject, he might havo tho wholo gutter cleaned down to tho culvert, thereby making things much p.oasantcr for himself and his neighbors.

The city cannot bo ubiquitous in case of a storm, and the tenant should not stand on ceremony. "A Citizen" will discover that it is both his right and his duly to look out for tho clearing of the gutter in front of his premises. To the Editor or the Brooklyn Eaale A musical acquaintance the other night referred to "Beethoven's matchless song." Can you give me its title and possipij the translated words, also, the pronunciation iu English R. Ii. A.

H. Correspondents shoufrtnot reettlfsappotnteduifien their questions are not answered immediately, as information solicited frequently requires considerable research, tor which ample lime should be allowed. The name and address ot the writer should accompany every question. Notes "Inquirer" Campanini lost his voice about two years'aao, but has recovered it again. B.

Mackenzie" You will find a satisfactory list of dramatic societies in the Eagle Aljianac. "Subscriber" Wo cannot tell when Theodore Tilton last addressed a public audience in this country. His work of this kind was done i very obscuro country places, and reports of his deliverances did not reach the newspapers. "Eagle Reader" Wo do not know how or where you could get gratuitous instructions to qualify you for a physician. "Inquisitus" As to the authorship of the lines recited by Dr.

Cuyler on tho occasion of Dr. Gregg's installation, Dr. Cuyler says: "Those lines were by a lady in London, and wero read at the funeral of the brilliant Professor Eimslie of London a year or more ago. Thoy were subsequently published in the London papers." "Pansy" We know nothing about the paper you refer to. "Daily Reader" The "Elf Child" was published in the Eagle March 17, 18S0.

Tho author is James Whiteomb Riley. "A Constant Reader" Tho poem entitled "Aux Italions" was written by Robert Bulwer Lyttou. It is too long for publication in these columns. You will find it in the "Fireside Cyclopedia" published by Ooates. Philadelphia, which may bo seen in the Brooklyn library.

We cannot givo you any advico as to whether you can buo the head of the hospital named. We think it would bo of no use. But, perhaps, it would bo satisfactory for you to get the opinion of a lawyer on tho Bubject. The cornerstone of the Long Island railroad tunnel on Atlantic avenuo was laid May 24, 18 14, and the tunnel was opened for travel December 3, in the same year. "Sturger" In regard to tho answer given to this correspondent in tho Eaole of January 25 we have the following note from To the Editor or the Brooklyn Eaale: The constitution of tho United States, XtVth amendment, section 1, declares "All persons born iu the United States and subject to the jurisdiction tberouf are citizens of the United States and of the siate wherein they reside." It says no more of tho intention of the parent as to residence than of the intention of tho child as to his birthplace.

Section 1,003 of the United States revised statutes says: "The rights of citizenship shall not descend to children whoso fathers never resided in tho United States." Tho ca of the German cited by "Sturger" came under this section. The Gorman was not a resident of the United Statos. bnt merely a visitor. Section 1,992 of the revised statutes provides that "all persons born in the United Statos and not subject to any foreign power are declared to be citizons of tho United States." As to the XlVth amendment to the constitution, quoted by our correspondent, that also has tho qualification, "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof." Mr. David M.

Stone, iu tho Journal of Commerce, October 28, 1887, decided that "a child burn iu any country is a native of that country; he may accept that as his nationality, or he may claim ilia home nf his ancestors as identifying his race." The ease submitted to to the Eagle was stated as follows: My parents are both Germans and have resided in Germany all their lives, with tho exception of four mouths which they spent visiting some friends in this city, when and where I was burn. On their return to Hamburg, two months later, of course thoy took me with them, and there I have since lived. On the 21st of last October I was just 21 years old, when I landed in New York, and iutond to mako this country my home. It will be observed that the parents did not ro side in this country, but in Germany, that the child when 2 months old was taken to Hamburg, where he resided until last October, when, at 21 years of age, ho came to this country to reside. During the interval of his going to Germany and last October he was a subject of tho Gorman empire and as such owed allogianco to the emperor.

This allegiance must be surrendered in' order to assume citizenship of tho United States, and this surrender must bo made undor some provision of law. It is easy enough to comprehend that if this child had remainod this country, no matter whether his parents returned to Gorniany or not, he would be a "natural born citizen of the United States." but that citizenship was discarded lor allegiance to Germany, Tho question, if there is any now, turns upon how tho allegiance to Germany shall bo ex changed for citizenship of the United States. Max Eberhardt, in the article headed "Aliens" in the "Cyclopes lia of Political Science, Political Economy and United States History," edited by John J. Lalor, says: "To create allegiance by birth the pei'Bon must bo born not only within the territory, but within the allegiance of tho government." When the name of General Meade was mooted for the presidency, and tho question as to his birthplace and nationality was raised, eminent lawyers of the time gave it as their opinion that having been born in Barcelona, in Spain, while bis father was United States minister to that country, ho was born within the allegiance of tho United States, and was an eligible andidate for the highest American office. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Pleaso state in what inanth and year was tho Forest and Macready riot at Astor place, New York city.

Constant Readeiu Ansioer The Astor place riot, growing out of the rivalry of Forrest and Macready, in which several lives were lost, occurred May 10, 1849. To the. Editor of the Brooklyn Eaale: Will yon kindly explain what an "artist's re marque proof" is I saw a picture in the prus eut exhibition catalogue in that way. Reader. Answer An "artist's reraarquo proof" i one that bears a small sketch of some sort on ono of the lower corners of the plate with tho artist's signature, indicating that the impression has been taken whilo the plate waB in condition for obtaining a good copy.

To the Editor of the Urooklun Eaale: Is there Buch a thing known as a "traveling plant King. Answer The "traveling piant" is said to be of the lily of the valley species and has a root formed of knots by which it annually advances about an inoh distant from the place where it was first rooted. Every year another knot is added, which drags tho plant further on, so that in twenty years' time it has traveled about twenty inches from its original position. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaale: Can you tell me tho significance of the phrase, "Lucullus sups with Lucullus? S. C.

Answer This is a phrase crodited to a glutton who gormandizes alouo. Lucullus was a rich Roman soldier, noted for his magnificence and self indulgence. Sometimos amounts equal to $8,500 were expended on a singlo meal, aud Horace tells us he had 5 000 rich purple robes in his house. On one occasion a very superb supper was prepared, aud when asked who were to be his guests the "rich fool" replied, "Lucullus will sup tonight with Lucullus." To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaale: What iB the proportiou of women to men in the atato of Massachusetts? I have a bet that there are 17 to 1. Wa.

Thoiu'E. We have not yet obtained tho consus of Massachusetts in 1890 so classified as to givo the male aud female population. Accordiug to theceususof 1S80, which was 1,683,085 consisting of 858,440 rualeB and 024,945 females, thore iB a very small prospect of your winning your bet. The total population in 1885 was 1, 942,141, aud that of the present year, 2,238, 043. The proposition that the females number as 17 to 1 of men ill the population is preposterous.

To the Editor or the Brooklyn Eaale: A friend makeB the assertion that the valley of the Hudson river extends more than one hundred miles beyond Sandy Hook. I claim that a river ceases to flow, as a river, at or near its mouth, and so cannot create a valley under the Bea. Please enlighten us iu this matter. IX. Answer Iuthe oourse of pursuit after information on tho subject o'f the foregoing question wo encountered our friend Mr.

Ella's Lewis, and in conversation discovered that ho was already quite familiar with government surveys in this region aud, as usual, ready to givo a helping hand. So we aro under obligation to him for what followB: As far back as 1342 to 1844 soundings were made by tho United States coast survey off the southern shore of Long Island to determine the depth aud extent of the channel approaches to New York harbor. Many specimens of sea bottom wero brought up and examined by Pourtales, of the coast survey office, aui by Professor Bailey of West Point. This was, bo far as I know, the beginning of the systematic study of the ocean bed as a branch of geological investigation. A ohart published about 1852 gives the result of Boundings to that time and a smaller ouo recently published presents us with Military Sensations in the Eastern District Regiments.

Colonel Gnylor Was Bonanza for the News pnpcrs Rccruitlni. jn the Thlrry second. Short Term Enllstents The New Fourteenth Regiment ArriyOther Notes. That effervescent of Brooklyn known as the eastern district, nas of late yeara monopolized a good auaro tu0 pnblic.8 att(m. tion many ways, has not arly means fallen behind the procession when viewed from a miU.

tary standpoint. Indeed, bnt for two eastern district reeimeiits the Forty sovent.ij and Thirty, second tho uowspapers would have a comparatively small amount of spicy gossip this season with which to tone the military colum', and the general publio would have grown weary tn'f the monotonous, prosaic, routine reports of tho) proceedings of the more staid and sedato regimlents which protect or adorn the lower sectiot of the city. For instance, what more delightful a.105 long drawn out bonanza could the military cot respondents and the sensation loving public de siro than Colonel Gaylor and his will o' the wispV resignation. He got out and he got in. He was pushedout aud dragged iu.

Then he was dragged .1 out and pushed in. After that he walked outand came back in on tho run. Of course, the next story had him running away from tho regiment and walking back m. A delegation from the Forty seventh askod to have him removed. He was removed by tho obliging correspondents, but at the cud of his little vacation over in Jersey ho bobbed up serenely at his desk ia the armory.

Tho delegation wept tears of joy and the press immediately re elected Colonel. Gayior. Then began a lingering series of last appearances, every one worth half a column. For months the Gayior farewell and tho baao ball war ran a nock aud neck raco, the public awaiting the results with equal anxiety. Ho made his last bow.

The week after that he gave his last command. Then bo gazed for thu last time on the soldiers whom for years, etc. Alter this he conducted some military coremony and Btepped down and out. Then he said farewell. So it went.

Every fow days brought forth a new and fascinating version of this uevor dying and during the greater part of tho season ill elso has been treated as of secondary importanciLand the eastern district soldiers have boon constaVtly beforo the public eye. Colonel Gayior has reailyt truly ana honestly gone now, but his dischaflM has not yot been sent from Albany, and if tha part of tho grand finale hangs fire for a wook or ho there may yet oe a display type appendix to this modern dition of ttio "Arabian Nights." And right on thu heels of thu illustrious Forty seventh is tho Thirty second Oolouel Clark's command. When tho Gayior story lagged a little and there seemrd to bo a chance of tho public darting a glance in the direction ot tho larger regiments for something frusn and now and startling. Colonel Finkolmeior laid his bead on the block and asked the adjutant genoral to chop, lie cUopped, and since then tho Thirty second bus been more in print than all its downtown rivals together, Tho inspector general helped it out somewhat by recommending that it be disbanded, and. between the sauabbliniz of the and tho teiuloucy of a number of them to bite tho thumb winch Colonel Clark ha been pressing upim them iu a pretty forciblo of late, tho regiment has managed to keep its end up with tho Forty seventh.

This sort of advertising must pay, for both tha district commands have kept up a brisk recruiting action, aud the report of the Forty Hewn th for the last quarter shows a net gain of recruits over the discharges. Siuea Colonel Olarlc took command of the Thirty seoond about ono hundred men havo been dropped from the roll dead wood but the recruiting has nearly equaled this number, notwithstanding tho fact the atato has stopped furnishing uniforms. This is a remarkable condition of affairs. The Thirty second, composed of tho poorest military material, with, the most ragged and uutnilitary record, with no uniforms obtainable and no assurance of mora than a brief period of existence, has takon in more recruits within the past two months and good material at that than any other regiment iu the city. Six names wero added to ono com pany roll last wevik.

One of tue points touched by General Barber iu his report which hai caused considerable discussion is embraced iu his recommendation to create shorter terms of enlistment. It a faot that most of tho companies in any first class regi. ment say the Twenty third have to do considerable hustling to keep their number from diminishing. Whilo much benefit and pleasure is derived from membership in the guard, it requires much time and not a little patience and: mental application, and after five years' devotioq to drills aud rifle practice aud military duties, generally the temptation of absolute freedom and a permanent relaxation from the guardsmen's labors is iu tho nitjority of cases tooBtrons to be resisted, and re enlistments are the exception rather than the rule. Company of tho Twenty third regiment il making for itself an enviable reputation by its splendid work with the rifle.

As has been stated before, it won the brigado prize at Creedmoor awarded to the company making the best show ing during tho season. Now it has captured tho banner offered by the regiment to the company making the best record in the armory range dur. ing tho period of compulsory shooting, which embraced the month of January. Tho banner ia a handsome trophy. Below the principal design, which represents two rifles crossed, are sis blanks, each preceded by tho word "Company," and each representing a different year.

The banner will be awarded to the best company at tho end of each January match for tho ensuing fivo years, and then the ono having won it of tones will own tho prize. Company Bent seveaty men into the range and ail but two qualified. The govgeons uniforms and fancy maneuvers of tiio drill corps of DeWitt Clinton commandery at the Thirteenth regiment armory last TueBday evening rathor threw the fatigue uniforms and simple movements of Captain DaviB' Company iu thu shade. The arrangements were not well understood, evidently, and tho joint exhibition drill was a rather rugged and unsatisfactory proceeding. The Thirteenth regiment will bo reviewed to.

morrow evening by Controller Theodore Myers of New York. Captain Belknap's Company of tho Soventy. first will giyo a joint exhibition drill in the Forty suventh regiment armory with Company of the latter organization Monday evening, February 23. A reception by Company and tho drum and fife corps will follow the drill. Architect Mundell is making rapid progress with the plans of tho uew Fourteen th regiment armory, and it wilt hardly be more than thirty or forty days before they are ready for general inspection.

Colonel Michell says tha now Fourteenth armory will be built all of it within the appropriation, and that whilo it will not be furnished throughout with plush and tapeBtries, it will bo a model building for the accommodation and needs of a regiment of soldiors. "It will not bo a said he, "but the one great aim, in preparing the plans is" to make the building suitable in every respect for military purposes. Ground will be broken in the spring for the now armory iu South Brooklyn, aud I seo no reason iv hy tho work shall not progress Bteadily and rapidly until it is completed." Architect Dans has chiseled a few of tho ex pensive point laco trimmings off the plans of the new quarters of tho Thirteenth, aud it looks ai if the Flatbush avenue hurricane had subsided. Bandmaster Louis Conterno was given a rous. ing reception by the members of tho Fourteenth ursday evening.

He is one of tho youngest bandmasters in the stato and is quito popular in the guard. Colonel Clark appointed his staff last week as follows: Adjutant Van der Clute. reappoiuted; surgeon, David F. Lucas; assistant surgeon, Frederick J. Wood; Captain Van D.

Macomber, reappointed: Quartermaster J. R. Teel, reappointed; commissary, Lieutenant Mitzel of Company G. A special mooting of tho examining board will be held at brigade headquarters Monday night to pass upon the merits of live officers of the Thirty, second. A new chaplain will probably be appointed before long, thu present incumbent hav ing evinced Utile mtereat in the weltare of tho blue coated lambs iu his fl ick.

Companies and Twenty third regiment, gave two successful socials at tho armory last week. Company iB to have an athletic entertainment shortly iu the Criterion theater. The battalion drill season begins to morrow evening in the Forty seventh regiment, when Lieutenant Colonel Eddy will instruct the right wiug. Quartermaster Edward Milner, of tho Forty soven.u, has returned from an extended trip abroad. Company of tho Fourteenth regiment, will give a baud concert aud reception in the armory Monday evening, February 23.

They Are Frugal, Industrious and Very "Well Behaved. Worthy of Confidence and Held in High Esteem by Employers Their Societies Beneficial and Otherwise, and Their Habits. Like most foreigners who live in American cities the Swedes congregate and dwell together in a certain locality, which they seem to look upon as theirowu. InBrboklyn the Swedes have chosen as their quarter, Atlantic avenue, Pacifio street, Fourth avenue and Dean1 streot. It is estimated that nearly twenty thousand Scandinavians live here, and the number is by no meana diminishing.

For when a Swede has once established himself anywhere he is likely to bo followed by his neighbors and relatives, and in thia way a colony is formed and enlarged. The Swedes devote themsoives to almoBt every kind of occupation. They continue tho same business they have carried on in their own country, and unlike most immigrants, do not come here with a vagne idea of realizing a large fortune without having learned a trade. They very soon become Americanized, though remaining in some way diatiuct from the remaining population. They have their own churches, charitable organizations, friendly societies, political clubs and newspapers.

The rising generation, however, endeavor to acquire a good knowedge of English, as thoy recognize that Swedish is not of much value in this country. Many young Swedes do not even know their own tanguaao. In the churches Swedish is used exclusively, as those who have become wholly Americanized attend churohes where English is used. There are several Scandinavian churches in this oity. There are two in Atlantic avenue, the Baptist churoh having the Rev.

0. Hedeen for its pastor and the Pilgrims' church, where tho Rev. A. L. Anderson preaches.

There is a Swedish PreBbyterian church at 301 Pacific street, with tho Rev. A. Rodell for pastor, and the Methodist Episcopal church in Dean street, having for pastor the Rev. Dr. A.

J. Anderson. Thero is also a Danish Lutheran ohurch at 183 Ninth street, and the Norwegian church of Our Saviour, on the corner of William and Van Brunt streets. Connected with these is an emigrant home at 14 Greenwich street, New York, where all the denominations except tho Lutherans are represented. These have a home of their own at 15 State street.

New York. The emigrant homos do a vast amount of good. Swedes, newly arrived, can be boarded there at a moderate cost and even without charge when necesiary. Tho emigrant is given all the information he requires and ia helped in getting a situation. Services are held at the homos every Sunday afternoon.

In addition to this thero is a Bailors' mission, and religious tracts are distributed to those on board Swedish vessels. To every church is attached a Sunday school for the children and a Bible class for the older members. Tho children are taught both in Swedish and English. Then there are sewing classes and other charitable societies in each congregation. Tho socioty of brethren raises 1'nnds for a mission in Finland.

This country belonged originally to Sweden, but was annexed by Russia some time ago. There are many Swedish families still remaining in it, and thero is great sympathy between them and Swedon. The Finns speak a dialect of the Russian language, although not of Slav origin. They do not belong to the Aryan race, and, like the Laps, are Mongolians. Most of them understand Swedish.

Thero are a good many of them in this city, thouEh not sufficient to support a church. The Swedes do not go in for politics to any great extent. Their societies are principally friendly aooietieB, formed for the purpose of mutual help. There is, however, a Swedish Democratic club which meets every month at 329 Atlantic avenne. The president is William Wendol and the secretary C.

B. Nelson. The prohibitionists receive much assistance from the Scandinavians. A short time ago General Christensen addressed a large meeting at the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church in Dean street. The secretary of the good templars, J.

Mitchell, spoke very highly of the work done by his Swedish coadjutors. There is a Scandinavian total abstinenco society, which is at the same time a sick relief society. The president is John A. Swonson: financial secretary, J. Wahl man: treasurer, Frederick Krou.

and secretary, Axel Stone. There is likewise a lodge of tho good templars at 10(5 Boorura place. There are many more friendly societies in Brooklyn. The Sweden lodge No. 420, of the knights of honor, meet at 407 Bridge street.

Tho director is K. M. Oster gren, tho past director A. P. Johnson, vice director C.

Victor, assistant director C. Ohellborg, and tho trustees M. Lamoth and C. 8. 8teele.

The Valhalla council No. 7, of the order of chosen friends, holdB its meetings in the Johnston building, on the corner of Flatbush avenue and Novins street. The councilor is Charles A. Miller, past councilor E. 11.

Lungven, secretary Charles G. Edling and the medical examiner Dr. L. Tran euB. The same order has another lodge called the Sirthiod council No.

02, which meets at 360 Fulton street. The couuoilor is L. Willborg, past councilor Edward E. Molin, vice councilor Charles W. Johnson, secretary A.

EricBou, treasurer August Johnson and the medical examinor Dr. J. Danielson. Another council meeting at 300 Fulton street is the Jenny Lind lodge No. 94 of the knights and ladies of honor.

The protector is K. M. Ostergren, recording secretary G. Safboin and the financial secretary 0. J.

S. Steele. Tho Scandinavian sick and burial relief society meets at tho Veteran hall, 123 Smith street. C. F.

Anderson is president, vice president, Axel Edwin Donaldson; recording secretary. A. Ericson; financial secretary, August Johnson; vice secretary, G. Lind, and tho medical examiner is Dr. J.

Ellsworth Danielson. There iB likewise a Swedish women's society called Freja, a name derived from a Scandinavian goddess the wife of Thor, the mother of Jupiter. The society meets at Arcanum hall. 400 Bridgo streot. Mie president is Mrs.

O. AnderBon; secretary, Mi'B. Gerda Lefron, and treasurer, A. Petterson. Tho society of the three crowns meets at 360 Fulton street.

The president is C. G. Sjostrom aad the socrctary C. A. Lindqvist.

Lastly there is the Scandinavian workmen's union, which meets at Atlantic hall, 137 Court street. These societies do a great deal of good. They unite those of the same racs together by a bond of sympathy and friendship. Thoy keep up the national customs and traditions, which are so easily forgotten when one is so far from home. Thero are several published in Swedish iu this country, principally in Chicago, St.

Paul and Minneapolis, where the Swedes aro most numerous. The Hcenska Kuriren, the Svenska Amerikanaren and the Mad are published in Chicago' the Hvenska Folkels Tidning is from Minneapolis and the Nordsteman (Northern Star) is published in New York Beside these thore are two Norwegian papers, the Norilsk Tidende, lately started in New York, and the Nordtske Blade, published iu Brooklyn. In addition to these several newspapers are sent from Sweden, including two comic papers from Stockholm, the Jlumor isten and the Kaspttr. These contain an account of the events of the day, without much comment. Thoy do not take up a strong position in politics and are generally unbiassed in their opinionB.

They naturally devote more space to the events in Sweden than do othor newspapers. The Nord s'Jeman and some of the other papers contain a fewchaptersof a novel, continued from day to day. The Swede most known to tho English Bpeak ing citizens of this city is the general servant. By far the larger portion of Swedish women are servants. They generally know the ordinary household duties beforo thoy come over, and some of them are really first class cooks.

There are quite twenty employment bureaus in Atlantic avenue which are a good proof of tho number ot Swedes engaged in household work. The wages of a servant vary from $8 to $25 a month, and sometimes even as much as $35 a month is paid. This is far in advance of what they could ever get in their own country, where they gen erally are paid about $30 a year, estimated in American money. A servant who has laved a little money here can spend it very advantageously in Sweden, which is a poor country. where money is scarce and most things cheap, it is customary lor swedes to go on a visit to their own country oftener than js the case with other immigrants.

Many go every year from St. Paul and Minneapolis. An amusing trait of the Swedish nicka," or servant, is her objection to and distrust of such of her employers as happen to be engaged in night work. They consequently class together the newspaper man and tho professional burglar. A man who had been night city editor on a New York paper spoke of the impression he made on his Swedish servant.

She always lamented bis downward career, which neither prayers nor re. monstrances could check. Never could Bhe be brought to understood that night work need not necessarily bo always nefarious. She did not remain long with her employer. After her month was over she left, fearing the pernioions influence of a man who did his work by gaslight.

There The Career of the Rev. Dr. Alfred H. Moment. Sketch of the Pastor of the Westminster Pres byterian Church The Firet Reformed Maintaining Its Position as Our Foremost Parent Relisious Organization Catholic Notes.

The subject of illustration in thiB column today, the Roy. Dr. Alfred H. Moment, pastor ot the Westminster Presbyterian church, Clinton street, corner of First place, is ft Canadian by birth, of English and Scotch Irish descent. He wan born January 22, 1844, in tho province of Ontario, and received hia primary education at a country school.

At 17 he obtained a oounty certificate as teacher and engaged two years in tho implied avocation. Not satisfied with his scholastic acquirements, however, he ontered the Normal school of Toronto, accomplishing the course of study with great credit It was his intention ultimately to study law, but upon being converted and Joining the Presbyterian church lie changed this purpose for the ministry. In 1870 lie reaioved to Southern Indiana and entered Hanover college as a Junior, graduating in 1872 as tho valedictorian of his class. He went directly from Hanover to the theological school at Princeton, whoro he also distinguished himself in scholarship and was, moreover, ranked the best orator in his class. At the close of hm junior year in tho seminary he went to Freedom, to fulfill a preaching engagement of four months.

Here his congregations increased so rapidly and his work proved so successful in other ways that he lingered with the church a whole year. Returning to Princeton he completed his theological studies and again went back to Freedom, staying abont four months. Altogether thirteen ohurches wora offered to him during his seminary course and shortly after his graduation. Ho 1)B. AX.FEED H.

MOMENT. wan licensed by tho prosbytory of New Brunswick in May, 1S76, and in tho following month he accepted the unanimous cali of tho Spring street Presbyterian church of Now York city. Here he found a not very bright condition of things, for tho membership wassmall, tho church edifice in noed of repairs, the treasury empty and the society in debt. He applied himself vigorously to the work, however, and had tho satisfaction at the close of his eight years' tsi lorate to see the chnroh on a good basis and active and vigorous. Early in the spring of 1884 he took charge of a new churoh in au uptown section, which shortly went out of existence through TRnous causes.

It was at tliiB time that his wife died. He came to his present charge in Brooklyn on November 4, 1885, accepting its unanimous call out of ix others that were extended to him at the same time. Dr. Moment has met with signal success in WostmiuBter church. This is partly indicated by the fact that the society is now, for the first time in its existence, free from debt, a consummation which was brought about on the second anniversary of his pastorate, December 18, 1887, when tho congregation, on a stormy Sunday morning, pledged, in tho SDaco of sixty fire minutes, the sum of $27,000 to cover the long standing indebtedness oi the society.

Three years wore given for the redemption of these pledges, and on the first Sunday in the present year, not a subscriber having failed to make good his promise, a thanksgiving service was held at wnieh the mortgage was torn up before tho congregation. In 1872 Hanover college conferred on Dr. Moment the degree of in 1884 that of M. and in 188G both Hanover and Lenox colleges gave him the houorary title of D. D.

Dr. Momont excels, ub is not often the case, in both the fields of pulpit and pastorate, while he is a leader in everything relating to the Sunday school. He gives au exposition each week of the Sunday school lesson to the teachers of South Brooklyn, under the auspices of tho Brooklyn Sunday school union. He enjoys a high reputation as a preacher, tho result at ones of native ability and painstaking labor as an observer and student. His method of sermonizing is that of writing out his discourses in full and, without having made any special attempt at memorizing them verbally, he delivers them without notes, but with great freedom and energy, moving slowly at times from ond to end of the platform.

He has a clear and full voice and a very distinct enunciation, and the charm of his manner is enhanced by the fact that his ideas are fresh and are expressed with great originality in sentences that are short, yet comprehensive. Tho important data in the history of Westminster church are theBe: Organized January first framo chapel dedicated May, 1850: first church edifice erected in 18S8; present church edifice, material brown stone, size of lot 125x115 feet, erected October, 1S(S7; cost of lot and building, seating capacity, 1,000. Attention to an unusually wide extent was given in our pulpits last Sunday to Secretary Windom's tragic death at Delmonico's. In tho Lee avenue Congregational church, for instance. Dr.

Powell found reasons for his evening discourse the Bubject, "Death in a Banquet whilo Pastor Carson of tho Brooklyn Reformed Presbyterian church indicated in his evening Bermon the Lessons to bo Learned From tho Life and Death of Hon. William As might have boon expeotod, and a was indeed predicted, so pronounced is his fondness for such topics, the Rev. William H. Ford of the old BuBhwick Reformed church, also found a topic in the memorable event for one of his Sunday discourses, that of the morning. Rev.

It. J. Keut's morning Gub ject in the Iewis avenue Congregational churoh, ''Ready to Depart," was also suggestive of tho sudden demise of our last secretary of the treasury. Dr. Astcn's subject in the evening in St.

Luke's M. E. church was "The Nation's Sorrow in the Death of Secretary Windom." In many churches, moreover the Sixth avenuo Baptist, for instance allusion was pointedly made in prayer to the sad event. There was one othor death during the same week in which Mr. Windom passed away that it was thought might furnish tho subject of many a sermon last Sunday, that of Charles Bradlaugh, the noted atheistic member of the British parliament, but this expectation was more generally realized across the river than it was over here in our own city.

This instance might be cited, however, of its realization in this city; Rev. W. T. Stokes, paBtor of the recently resuscitated Bnahwiok avenue Congregational church, corner of Cornelia street, preached on "The fool hath said in his heart 'There is no with pecial reference as above indicated. As regards Secretary Windom's death in this particular, itis not to be omitted that tho Rev.

Dr. T. DeWitt Talinago usod it as the basis to ono of his most interesting and instructive Friday night lectures in the chapel of his new Tabernacle, on Greene avenue. The Rov. Dr.

John Coleman Adams of All Souls' UniversaliBt church in tho eastern district will be one of the speakers at the Lincoln dinner at the Union league club in this city next Thursday night. His subject will be "Some Traits of Lincoln's Statesmanship." Dr. Adams is eminently qualified to treat of Lincoln in any particular, having had an admiration for the man which has made him for a long time now one of the most indefatigable and painstaking of students of all that appertains to that great character in our history. As a aot the study of Lincoln, hia character, acts, times, influence and tho like is Dr. Adams' principal delight or hobby, as you please, and the extent of his riding it may be inferred from the fact that he had an article on the subject accepted by the Century people, even while tho President's aeoreUries were holding forth in their magazine and the country was in other ways being almost overdosed with Lincoln liter ature.

The Union leaguers may therefore rest assured that what they will hoar lrom Dr. Adama on the subject of Lincoln will be authentic, fresh THE BEARS STILL LIVE. Story of tho Narrow Escape of the Pro. pect Park menagerie. Apropos of Stanley's late recital of some of his thrilling African adventures, the mother of a Brooklyn Nimrod told au interesting little talo to an Eaoxe reporter the other day, in which it was shown that a nortion of the Prospect park menagerie very narrowly escaped being wiped out of existence.

Aside from tho fact that it is strictly true and extremely funny, the story was told in a quaint manuer, the effect of whieh must to a certain extent be lost in transferring the words to paper. Here is the story: The start was mado from tho rosidenco of 0. W. Comiiis, in the vicinity of Washington and Greene aveiyies, at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Tho valiant and sanguine hunters were two highly imaginative youngsters, the elder in all the prido of his first six or eight inches of trousers, the other just out of baby clothes into kilts.

Ages, 5 and 4 years. A young comrade had given Master Freddie, the older boy, the remains of a bow and arrow, which had fired his ambition to a wonderful degree. A fascinating scheme began to unfold itself in his active brain, which was duly confided to his admiring little cousin Brittou, who chanced to bo paying him a visit. During luncheon the two boyB had discussed excitedly of bear shooting, putting forth now and then "feelers" to the effect that they were going bear shoot ing. Ihoir mothers, all unsuspicious of their daring genius, laughingly said, "You may shoot all the bears vou can find Now it chanced that these two women had prom ised themselves the profit of attending a lecture that afternoon at the Pratt institute upon the care of children, so the boys were afterward in trusted, with many charges, to the care of an older sister of Freddio, and the mothers sallied forth in purBuit of culture.

A half hour's music lesson for the sister afforded the opportunity which these eager Nimrods coveted, and they started out iu pursuit of bears. Freddie assured his cousin that there wero plenty of these animals in Prospect park, and they went along Vanderbilt avenuo, stopping occasionally to sound and the doDtus of various mud puddles, or to slake their thirst at tho hydrants. Arnvod at the entrance Master Freddie, with all tho superior knowledge attend ing his advanced ago, escorted Britton to the va rious points of interest in our beautiful park showing him some of tho lions, iu fact, before they camo to the bears. Together they viewed with curious eyes tho construction of the new building now going up for the accommodation of croquet players. To gether they climbed the rocks, and dipped their feet into sundry pools, and together they speculated as to the forsaken look of things around the music stand.

Then, having done the honors to hiB satisfaction, Master Freddio naively interviewed a pedestrian as to the pre cise location of the bears' den. The man ovidently entertained somo doubt as to the pro priety of giving information to such youthful inquirers, as he asked Freddie if he knew the way home. That redoubtaole youngster gave a plausible affirmative assurance, so the desired information was imparted and our bold hunters, by many a devious way, arrived at the spot which their fancy had painted as the scone of great bloodshed. Either their ardor in tho pursuit of game had cooled with the distance traversed or the proximity of bona fide bearB so overawed them that they did not venture near enough to permit of anything but long range shootiug, and that their weapon was not built for. Be that as it may, tho bears suffered not at the point of their arrow and yet live to meet the admiring gaze of the Brooklyn small boy.

With enthusiasm somewhat abated and legs a trifle stiff, these adventurous spirits started for home making a detour iu favor of tho reservoir, up the steps of which they managed to climb un til they were noar that alluring sheet of water, when thoy wero met by an unsympathetic being who sharply orderod them down. By this time their two hours of tramping had exhausted Brit tou's ambition and Freddie faithful to his little relative, had to resort to various expedients to get him along, now coaxing, now dragging, now stopping to pull a rubber out of the mud, but always slowly moving homeward. Atlantic avenue reached, and the dark having come down, they accepted the friendly overtures of a big boy who piloted them across the steam car tracks. Meanwhile two distracted mothers had left tho pursuit of culture, and one excited father had notified all the police stations of tho loss of the young heroes. Shortly bofore o'clock tho two tired little chaps were found within two blocks of home, Freddie slowly dragging his cousin along, and the latter waddling like a much exhausted duck.

Two very muddy rubbers were hold iu one hand, and what was left of the mischievous bbw and arrow in the other. Brittou explained that they found the bears, but that they wore too far in to bo shot Ho also reported that "there was a papa bear and a mamma bear, and they had two baby bears, and they all had toes with pins iu like cats, only bigger." So you see how near the park came to losing ono of its chief attractions, and how a breakfast table lacked tho juicy bear steak whioh might have gratidit. FIRST BEFOKHED CHDiiUH. Tho First Reformed ohurch on Prospect heights did two notable things last Sunday contnbutod in the neighborhood of $2,000 toward the expenses of the work at Centennial chapel, Wyckoff streot, near Third avenue, and celebrated tho second anniversary of their now location on Seventh avenue, corner of Carroll street. In regard to the last mentioned Mr.

Far rar, the pastor, preached an admirable sermon which did not fail in any particular of being intensely appropriate, earnest, edifying and full of incentive to unremitting and energetic work in the future. Tho congregation is still worshiping in the chapel, but expects to get in its church proper, the work upon which is making satisfactory progress, about Easter. The mission for which tho church subscribed so lib erally is in charge of Rev. Austin P. Stockwell, and belief is entertained that the work is fast approaching to a self sustaining condition.

It will bo encouraged to become independent as Boon as possiblo and may therefore ceaBe before another year shall have rolled around to draw its financial support from tho mother church, Thus the First Reformed ohurch. originally known aa tho Reformed Dutch church of tho town of Brooklyn, will still further establish its proud title aa the most distinguished parent religious organization of the city. The Ohurch chanty foundation, the great benevolent organization of the Protestant Epis copal denomination o. Long Island, will hold its thirty ninth meeting to night in St. Ann's ohuroh on the heights.

Addresses will be made by Drs. liackus, Baker and Kinsolving. Catholic Clinrch Notes Thia is Quinquageaima Sunday, or the fiftieth day before Easter. Tho gospel of the mass is taken from St. Luke xviii: 31 13 and the epistle from I Corinthians xiii: 1 13.

Tho three days following to day are called Shrovetide. In the old days the people tiHod to prepare on Monday to go to confession on Tuesday to their own pastors, and from the old Saxon word shrive comes the name of the Bfason. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent. Tho ashes will ue blessed and distributed in all the churches according to the ancient custom at all the masses on Wednesday morning and nt the evening services. Tho paschal season, during which all Catholics are obliged to go to confession and communion, now begins and lasts from Ash Wednesday until Trinity Sunday, May "4.

The solemnization of marriage is not allowed, except by special dispensation, from Ash Wednesday until Low Sunday, April 5. Anxious couples who have not yet mado up their minds to take the interesting step will therefore have to hurry up to get in under the rule before AbIi Wednesday. The regulations for Lent which have already been printed in the Eaole will be read at all the masses to day. It is also announced that there will be three general collections daring tho penitential season. One on the first Sunday in Lent for the colored and Indian missions; the second on Good Friday for the preservation of tho Holy places in Palestine and the third on Easter Sunday for the local orphan asylums.

The contribution made by tho diocese of Brooklyn for tho Indian and colored missions last year was Rev. E. R. Dyer, S. of St.

Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, by order of Cardinal Gibbons, has jUBt issued the yearly'statement of tho commission for the Catholic missions among tho colored people and Indians, the council of which are Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Ryan, Philadelphia, and Bishop Kain of Wheeling. The amount received from collections of 1800 was $70,330. 81, which with $228.95 to be credited to the collection of 1880, made the total amount taksn in Bince January 1, 1800, J70, 550.70. On January 1, 1890, tbero was a balance on hand of $4,104.20. The disbursements during tho year amounted to $69,393.98, which left a balance in the treasury on January 1, 1801, of 35,209.08.

The collections for the missions is takon up by order of tho Baltimore council and that for the Holy places by order of tho Pope. It is stated that ono reason why tho vacant par ishes have not been filled is that the bishop haB appealed to Rome to be dispensed from the canonical restrictions concerning the qualifications of the irremovable rectors. Tho chief of thenn is that the applicants shall be ten years ordained and three years in charge of souls. This rumor seems hardly oredible. The great mission whioh the Paulist fathers have been so successfully conducting in the Sacred Heart parish will be closed to day with the usual solemn ceremonies.

Father Nash, the pastor, is very well pleased with the results. Mr. Charles A. Webber of Brooklyn, secretary of tho national union of the Catholic young men's societies, will have bis report ready next week. The Rev.

M. A. Murray, who has been the assistant to the pastor at Jamaica, has been commissioned to build up a uew parish at Cypress hills. This will lake away a considerable part of Father Canmer's parish at East New York. Thia new church and the projected one at Easthamp ton will bring tho total number in the diocese up to 152.

The Rev. William J. Gardiner, who was ordained a priest at St. John's chapel last Monday morning by Bishop Loughlin, belongB to Great Neck. L.

I. He made his theological studies at St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore, Md. Father Kiely now hopes to have the new Transfiguration church ready to enable him to hold a grand inaugural fair in the completed structuro during the first week in May. This will supply all the needed funds to have the edifice decorated and in canonioal order for services which it is believed can Do hld in it befora summer begins.

The old ohurch will then give way to a school. The ladies' aid association of St. Mary's hospital are making a very earnest effort to raise $10,000 to build the wing that is necessary to relieve the overcrowding of the training school for nurses. They will seoure a contribution of a like amount from a generous patron as soon as tho $10,000 is raised. Mr.

John R. Doyle of Baltic street has been accepted as a seminarian and will resume his studies at Mount St. Mary's college, Enimittsburg, Md. The recent entertainment under the auspices of St. Paul's guard resulted in the sum of $200 for the benefit of the parish library.

The Rev. John Goubeaud of Stj. Peter and Paul's parish is slowly recovering from a very severe attack of erysipelas in the head. St. Cecilia's young men's association will present "The Shaughran" at the Amnhion theater on February 10.

A number of well known amateurs will assist in the production. The governor of Minnesota has appointed Archbishop Ireland chaplain of tho state militia. The archbishop also served duriug the war and is known in grand array circles as "Comrade Ireland." Ho Bcenis to be a pioneer here as elsewhere iu touch with modern progress. His recent address in which he called for equal rights all round for the colored man has evoked con Biderablo comment. Tho Catholic Advocate, of Louisville, though it would be a good point on tho archbishop to suggest that thoro were many Catholic colored boys in the South who would be glad to study for the priesthood and that the archbishop might give his ideas on the equal rights subject a practical test by placing them in his seminary.

The archbishop's paper, the Northwestern Chronicle, takos up the challenge in its last issue and Bays editorially: We beg to assure our eBteemed contemporary that there iB no color line in St. Tnomas' seminary. Its doors are open for tho black student aB well a for tho white oil precisely the same conditions. A higher pensiou will not be charged because the student happens to bo black rather than white. The same charge is made to all $200 and that regardless of one's color.

JuBt at present St. Thomas' seminary is in a very flourishing condition, so much so that accommodation cannot be given to all tho applicants. If, however, these colored students be sent thore, as our contemporary suggests, we are in a position to state that they will bo cordially received, and if any must await more room these will be tho white applicants. The colored students will be cared for in company with and in the same man ner as the white students. They will oo oruainect at the same altar.

Their futuro as priests will Do looked after just as that of other priestB, regard lesB of race and color. Sometime ago James J. Hill, the railroad mill lionaire, who is not a Catholic, gave Archbishop Ireland $500,000 for this seminary. A new and enlarged building is being constructed, which will soon rank it as one of the great institutions of the great West. Answer Our correspondent, of course, refers to "Adelaide Stripped of the repetitions which are printed with the music, the words aro as follow Lonely wanders thy friend tbro' spring's fair gardens, All with softest enchanting light pervaded, hile on quivering bough and blossom trembles Adelaide, Adelaide.

In the mirrorlike stream the snow of Alps lieignts, In day's parting serene and golden cloudlantl, iu tho broad fields of starligut beams thy likeness, Thy likeness, Adelaide. Evening airs in the fragrant alley whisper, Silver belirf in the grass gently rustle, Waters thunder and nightingales are warbling: Adelaide, Adelaide. Seo, marvel! 0, marvel, upon my grave a floweret. Noirly blooming from asheR of my fond heart. Plain there glitters, plain there glitters on every purple leaflet: Adelaide, Adelaide.

Adelaide is pronounced in five syllablos: Ab day lah ee dah. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaale Can you please tell mo where I can got tho author and composer of an old Irish lament beginning in some such style as the foUovfing: "The valley lav smiling beforo mo Where lately I left her behind." Kathleen. Answer The poem to which tho foregoing lines belong is entitled "The. Song of O'Ruark," priuco of Brellui, by Thoma i Moore. It ia as follows: The valley lav smiling before me, Where lately I left her behind; Yet I trembled, and smnettiuiz luuiK o'or me, That saddened the joy of my mind.

I looked for the lamp which, she told mo Should shine, when her pilgrim returned; But, though darkness began to infold mo, No lamp from tho battlements burnod. I flew to her chamber 'twas lonely, As if the loved tenant lay deatl; Ah, would it were death, and death only; But no, tho young false one had fled. And there hung tho lute that could soften My very worst pains into bliss; While the hand that bad waked it so often Now throb uod to a proud rival's kiss. There was a time, falsest of women. When Rrefi'ui'd good sword would have sought That man, through a million of foemen, Who dared but to wrong thee in thought! While now oh degenerate daughter Of Erin, how fallen is thy fame! And through ages of bondage and slaughter, Our country shall bleed for thy shame.

Already, the curse is upon her, Aud strangers her valleys profane; They come to divide, to dishonor, And tyrants they long will remain. But onward! the green banner reaving, Go, flesh every sword to the hilt. On our de is virtue and Erin, On theirs is the Saxon and guilt. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaale: In a game of progressive euchre there are four prizes, two for first and second highest and two for first and next lowest. At the end of the gamo the record stands: Two won eight, three won seven, four won fivo and two won two.

The two highest play off for first prize. Query: Who gets tho second highest? the loser who had won eight in the tourney or ono of the winners of the seven games? Uawtiioune. Answei The second prizo goes, of course, to the player who lost in the play off for first prizo. In tho garao proper he was a game ahead of his threo nearest competitors and his claim to the second prize was not impeached by the loss of the play off. The two leaders played off just aa much to see who should take aocond prize aB who should take first, both issues being involved in their deciding game.

To the Editor of the. Brooklyn Eaale: Canyon inform me what is the law covering tho two cases following? First A young man engaged to be married wishes to insure his life in a mortuary society. Can ho have the certificate made payable to his betrothed? And in case of his death before they are married would or could the money be lawfully paid to her? Second Another young man, a widower, also wishes to insure his life. He has one child. Shall he have his certificate made payable to tho child and then appoint a guardian or can it bo made payable to some one iu trust for the child Security.

Answer In the mutual or co operative societies it is required that tho beneficiary whoso name appoars on the certificate must be related to or dependent upon the insurer. The widower's certificate should be in favor of his child as beneficiary. Any other provision for the care of the child must be outside of that. To the. Editor of the Urooklun Eaale The Scriptures tell u.

that the very hairs on our nead.s are numbered. Has any effort ever been made to count the hairs upon the nimiau head? If so, is tho result known? Rsadek. Answer A German physiologist who, with immense patience, recently counted the hairs on different human heads, states that, taking four heads of hair of equal weight, the numbor of hairs, according to color, wjib as follows: Red, black, brown, 109.000; blonde, 140,000. Blondt hair is thu finest and red the coarsest, each humau hair varying from the 250t.i to the 000th part of an inch in thick ness. A oionde woman with a good endowment of locks may be said to comb out every morning between seventy and eighty miles of hair.

There is no doubt that constitution determines iu great measure the abundance of the supply of hair. The rate at which hair grows varies immensely, aud it is a fallacy to suppose that it grows more quickly when cut. It has been found that out of a given number of English people, 30 havo red hair, 07 black hair, 108 fair hair. 338 light brown hair and 807 dark brown hair. Dark haired races and individuals possess nioro highly developed nervous syBtsnw than fairer people, and are more wiry and determined.

Although a hair is so extremely fine and delicate in appearance, it is surprisingly strong, and it has been proved that a single hair will support a weight of about four ounces. With hair as witncomnicni ties, union is strength, aud it has been calculated that the weight of an audience of 200 persons might bo supported by the hair upon the head of one of those persons..