Show the great plagues formerly filled nations with terror but they are now well nigh conquered and are known mainly as matters of history smallpox was a frightful disease even within thi present century but is now powerless to gain a foothold anywhere in christendom there are two prominent occupations in which there seems to be no distinction of ses in regard to honor or compensation pensa tion on the stage and in the field of literature men and women meet aa equals lucca the singer will hereafter devote herself exclusively to teaching and she will receive only eight pupils and such as show that they have a good future before them leipsic is to have an international exhibition hibi tion in the summer of 1892 for the apparatus and methods of the red crosa societies the most improved means of feeding and clothing soldiers hygiene and popular cooling it will ba in the crystal palace a structure of about twice the size of madison square gar den new crork rho daughter of bev dr henry WU rion the assistant rector of st georges episcopal church in new york city a cultured young woman who has shone in fashionable society has joined the salvation army this is only the outgrowth of her interest in city mission work and in donning the simple aai form of the army and subjecting herself to ita severe discipline she feels that she is enlarging her circle of usefulness people uever tire of talking over the late katherine wolfes superb gift to tho metropolitan museum of art she did more than anyone man for the museums valuable collection she baa not only bequeathed thousands of dollars and notable paintings by old and modern maa tars but she lias left a stated iacoma to be used every year for the purchase oi pictures |