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Show THE ARTISrs CORNER. Oitnntt sculptors often uaod eyos of glass or crystal In the faces of tholr statues. Titn oldost oxlstintr stntito Is ono of wood, admirably modolud, colorod nnd wlthoyesof crystal. It Is of u nffin named Ita-om-ko, nn Hfryptlan, und dating from about II. C. 400. The early representalloni of Christ In painting wcro purposely devoid of all attraction; In the eighth century Adrian I. decreed that Christ should bo represented as bountiful as poaslblc. Iff tho Vatican nt Itomo there Ian marblo statuo with natural oyclnshon, tho only ono with tliti peculiarity in the world. It represents Arlndno Bleeping on tho island of Nasoi nt tho moment sho waa dascrted by Thcwus. dials i:yea Wo-n CaeratSy. A Now York optician, wa relntini; to :t party of f rlcndt. tho other ilay somo of tho peculiar features of bin trade. "You would bo cr.rpri.iotl," ho nnld, "nt tho largo nuinbor of lo.motivo engineers en-gineers nnd firemen who havo glsMi eyes. Of course, an cnyineir could not Mold a placo on a t-allrond nn hour if tho fact that ho had a glass oyo wa.1 known to his superior oflJoera. Consequently mon In tliat Una of business busi-ness excrciso tho utmost aeeraoy with regard to thuir inflnnlty. Whim Uity como into my store to buy a now gian cyoor hr.vo noraa flaw la their old ono attondej to thoy bor the prlrlloge of traiibRoting their buslnem in my private oSIcj. and thoy ucually slip in a.id out of tho atoro when no otlici nutorarr h arouud." jroro Than 11a Cuald Stand. A thlof broko into a lairo mansion early tho other morning nnd found himself him-self in n music room. Hearing footsteps foot-steps approaching he hid boh hid a screen. From seven to eight o'clock tho eldest daughter had u lesson on the piano. Trom eight to nine o'clock tho second sec-ond dnughter took a singing lesson. From nino to ten o'clock tho eldest son had a violin lesson. I'rom ten to eleven o'clook tho othc son hatl n lesson on the trombone. At eleven o'clock all tho brothers nnd sisters assembled aud -turned an uur-splitting uur-splitting piceu for piano, violin, trom-bono trom-bono and voice. Tho thief staggered out from liohlnd the screen nt halt-past uluyon aud, falling fall-ing at their feet, cried: "for mercy's sake, have mo arrested or give mo a rest." -lloston Ulobc - |