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Show t P e iy n C h yi r c h Old -- (Special Letter.) HE famous old Penn church, located in Amer-sbaBucks, England, in which many of Villlam Penns descendants are buried, and which contain the historic brasses of the Penn family, the earliest dating from 1597, is in great dahgfer of falling into complete decay. Tbe vicar of this venerable house of worship, Rev. B. J. S. Kwby, will visit Philadelphia early this spring for the purpose of interesting tbe people 6f the Quaker Cttjr in the work of repairing the old Penn church, which he hopes to complete before the coronation of King Edward. This ancient and historic church of Peon, so closely connected with the great founder of Pennsylvania, and which contains p vault in which repose the remains of no less than six of the founders grandchildren, the eldest of whom was named after him, stand on a lofty summit which commands a beautiful panorama of Windsor and the valley of the Thames. The sacred edifice stands 700 feet above sea level. From its massive square tower may be seen portions of twelve counties. This eminence gives a great charm to its churchyard, which contains some beautifully twisted old yew trees supposed to be more than 1,000 years old. Tbe church was built in 1212, conf a nave and south sisting; originally waa added In 1736, In chancel a aisle; i m i a ! , U t , - A remarkable discovery baa been made in the British Museum during the slow course of deciphering the cuneiform Inscriptions on earthen .tablets found In the ruins of the library of Asurbanipal the Magnificent, King Of Assyria from 668 to 626 before the day of Christ. . . The new find is that of a tablet that 'tells In detail of Noahs ark, giving exact dimensions and enumerating the animals that were carried on it to save them from the deluge. This ancient record, predating even the ancient Asurbanlpals reign by no one knows how many centuries, or evei tens of centuries, treats the matter not as legend, but as history. According to the dimensions given In the record, the hull of the ark was almost exactly twice as long and more than ten times as wide as the Oceanic or the Celtic, the two biggest ships In the world y. ,Eithe ef the two ' ry dpcji4' pwerj , t Wgr sblpa, when. In , eighty Jeet from keel to lower deck. The deckhouse alone of the ark,' according to the tablets, was more than three times as high as that ' So great was this deckhouse that neither he Oceanic or the Celtic could accommodate It on their hulls, for it alone was 100- - feet longer than either of these ships are over all The description of the ark as given In the tablet depicts It as having been a huge houseboat In form. Thus the present and common conception of what 1U appearance was Is identical with that conveyed by the old record. The dimensions are given in cubits In the tablet It is assumed that the cubit used there Is the old Egyptian cubit which, as Is shown by old measuring sticks found In Egyptian tombs, ila 20.64 Inches. The Hebrew cubit used later was slightly different. There - .lias been no positive agreement as to its exact length. However, the difference If any, is so slight that it will not affect the figures measurably. . The ark, says the tablet was 788 cubits long and 410 cubits In Its great to-da- 1 r TRADE WAS est width. It had on its top a blockhouse builded of great rafters Of fine woods. This deckhouse was 660 cubits long, and 390 cubits wide, and 150 cubits high. Thus, using the Egyptian cubit for a basis of measurement the dimensions of the ark were: Length over all, 1,355.36 feet; width or beam, 705.20 feet; deckhouse length, 1,135.20 feet; width, 670.80 feet; height 258 feet. The Celtic and the Oceanic are 704 feet long, 75 and 68 feet beam, respectively, and 80 feet from keel to deck. The ark, therefore, If it floated alongside of either of these two ships would hide them completely. The top of Its deckhouse would be much higher than the tops of the masts of the big liners. While no record is given of Its weight, there having been no system of estimating the sizes of vessels by tonnage or displacement in those days. It is evident that the ark must have tar more water .than did any modem vessel, According to the figures given on the tablet the ark would have drawn so much water that It never could enter New York harbor, even In the highfeet est tide, when there are thirty-si- x of water clear. This fact serves to give a graphic conception of what the extent of the- - deluge must have been. The tablet, after giving the dimensions of the ark, goes on to describe the arrangement of the deckhouse. There was ample room on each side of the deckhouse for moving about, a space 17.20 feet wide having been left on each side of the craft between the deckhouse and the gunwale of the ark. At each end was a great deck, where-- , the Inmates rested during the day. One may suppose these two decks were similar In purpose, if not In form, to the promenade decks on the modern liners. The work of deciphering the inscription has not been completed, and only a partial list of the animals that were carried has been made out as yet. The Inscription as far as read enumerates, in the order glVem dromedaries, jam- dig-plc- ed antelopes, and rabbits as the mammals that were carried. Dyes lead the list of birds. Then follow swallows and ravens. All this agrees with the account of the building and voyage of the ark as given in the Bible, except the order In which the birds, are named. The order In which the birds are mentioned agrees with tbe story of the deluge told in another Assyrian tablet, pf which, however, only a fragment was found. This was deciphered some years ago by George Smith. In it the sailing of the ark Is mentioned with-- 5 out the details as to its building, which have been found in tbe tablet just described.. The story there tells hovf the Assyrian hero at the deluge, Tamil the sun of life), floated for seven days, when .there came a calm and the ark touched bottom. Then he waited seven days and still the waters' did not subside. So he freed a Jove. It re turned. After seven days more he liberated a swallow, which returned also. After another seven days he freed a raven, which did not return. Then, arguing that tbe raven had found that it was safe to leave the protection of las ark, Tam--zl was filled with hope. Hi left the craft and made libation on the mountain which appeared above tbe waters then, and which, according to tbe Babylonian narrative was Mount ' Nlzir, , v The order of the sending out of the birds. It will be seen, h different Is the biblical narrative. So is the ending In the deluge story. The Assyrian Noah and his family did not become the fathers of a new world of men. According to the tablet, Tam-- zl and hi i wife and the people were carried away to be godaM It is pointed out by archeologists that the list found In the tablet Qit la being deciphered now does not appear to assert that two specimens of every living animal form were taken Into tbe ark. There la nothing In tbe Tssrd pn which to found any aaaump- -, tlon other than that the animals that actually were taken were domestic an- tmals and pets. want - to-d-ay ter. 1 From a stone Jng a little molasses was poured, and the cup set before the customer. Mr Smlf, she said, as she took her purchase. Ill be back in a little while for some ginger. Ma said to tell you the black ben was on. And the buyer walked with dignity out the store door and up the village street to her home. Generally Accepted Me Wren. . At a recent Glasgow meetlngof the British Association for tbe advancement of Science Vaughan Cornish read a paper on the sire of waves at sea. He aald that th height of the ocean wavee In deep water far from land had tmen determined with falrlly concordant results By a number of independ- Richfield," the country seat near Frederick, Md.,' la where the hero of Santiago waa born, and it still stands In an excellent state of preservation. ent observer. He gave tbe following experienced seamen frequently state to table as tbe average of the heights of be the else of the wave met with in s number of successive waves: Hurri- strong gales. The author explaihed cane, 28.54 feet; strong gale, 20.64 feet; this by the fact thft waVes of a larggale, 15.42 feet; strong breeze, 10.82 er size probably recur at short interfeet These mines are only about vals, and that It Is these which rivet - of the forty or fifty feet which the attention and are dangerous. one-ha- lf L r IiiUmh f SaparatlUooi' I ktaM Mls4 (.oar I. ' 1? ., he was sure she ; Wa This was, futile,ViVrs poor woman bad.hthtfi'?.'; the confession t course, as th lng to confess. accused, ,mn who tem Then th already on h! knees, took oath ifl 'The England OHHI la of pli ia gold, et with a large table ruby, on which Use cross of St George Is en rayed. Legend says thj; this rjn th w nc tjed t Edward the Confessor, and he N towed It on an old beggar usshi an alma of him, he having Jng cb at hand at the moment. two English pilgrims thf Holy Land and a fayre old man," 1 am yr it on yarting said to them, -f-fty and say Evangelyst; vnt'7 ard yovr kyng that I grete hlmvlll by th token he gaff me, thyir; nge, with hys on fcandeg. Cerl n it Is that James IL, when detail jy the fishermen of Sheerness on h irst attempt to Bee the country contrived to hide a ring, called In thecJonation ring, in his clothing, Thiw is a favorite ring of Mary her Qua f Scots, and was sent bycom-1 James finally, I., leath.to h at of George.IV. lng it the possession thrcgS tbe channels by which he U the remaining papers of th Sc :s way in w V sueored by lo , ' th ' ob-tai- nl Jhoutef,Stuart TI "chblsbop puts the ring on tbe linger, of his majestys right Receive this ring, the hands lying: ensil a kingly dignity and of defense the Catholic faith." Lippln- ! cottl f SoW Wut to Lon. a year ago to teach English to schools established He Ittlu Ha-wal- lti have been abandoned necause ttendance. 1S1 E INTELLIGENT SEXTON. monu- which are several very elegant ments of the celebrated Chantrey, and also a fine cast window of stained , jlaas.-""The church Is also famous for Its brasses, ancient and most of which relate to the Penn family. The earliest of these Is that of John Penn, 1597, and another 1 that of .William Penn and his wife, Martha, dating from 1635, of which Illustration are given. 'The tomb or vault containing tbe Six grandchildren of tbe Great Quaker Is in the center of tbe nave, and Is marked by a flat stone bearing the InSacred to the memory of scription: William Penn, son of Thomas Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, and Lady Juliana, his wife, February 11th, 1752. The unsightly and decayed pulpit lu use for many years has recently been replaced by the beautiful oak pulpit from Curzon Street Chapel, of which iff The Newcom j Thackeray write ers. It la three hundred years old, and the panel are beautifully' inlaid, one panel containing no less than one hundred and sixty piece of wood. The chapel has been pulled down, and the site sold to the Duchess of Marlboro, nee Vanderbilt, to build a town bouse upon. Should the $2,000 be obtained, tbe vicar proposes to put up a brass tablet In tbe church stating that the roof and tower were restored by citizen of Philadelphia and other .Pennsylvanians In memory of the Great Founder and to mark the coronation of Edward VIL of England, ed -- Caatora Mad.' OpMi th Charek Wladoas : ThU Cold Wtothaa Sew folks think Im crazy when they hw me open all tbe church window cold days at tbe time when Im iij posed to be getting tbe church nice in! warm, said the Intelligent Well, thats just the reason why I f fen the windows. I am in a hnrrj jo get the church warm and' I want 1 is comfortable as possible. 1 come R Saturday afternoon and find tbe tr in tbe building dead. , Thats !; way I can express it It is th hard th breathe IL It is to cold it no give Ten the shivers,-There- -is life ll U) The first thing I do is to open th windows, no matter how cold it imr be out doors. Then I get a good Sr going In the furnace. TM opening of the windows creates S circulation of air throughout the Aurch and assists tbe furnace In sending sp a volume of warm sir When 1 am throujh tije registers. sure that there has been a complete change air in tns church, all the old ah Wing replaced by fresh sir, I close tht windows. The new air Is what 1 ill lively. It circulates easily, The fnt of warm air from the register rt the whole body of air in tbe cburdfl motion. In a very short time Ci pool sir has joined with tbe j j Cameras and yellow journalism appear to be inseparable. Each of the yellow end some of tbe more conservative newspaper as well maintains a photographic bureau. In charge of competent men, and the reporters regularly arm themselves with erMi t( well a with copy paper, gent out on a story. In on New York office tbe craze for picture bas about reached tbe limit, as this true tele will show. A reporter was discharged last week; no reason was giveiT He was curious to know why his services had been dispensed with, and sent a mutual friend to th editor. wrote good stuff. W bad "Yes, no fault to find with him In that reBut, spect, the explanation cams. you see, be got us so few photographs. cam-sext- aj DmO (f Old lit There are some old men who are not to be despised. Some are apt to think that none but young men can do much. Some, Indeed, shoot up like a rocket, rise slowand go out Hkfroner-Oth- er ly, like fixed stars, and as they are slow to rise they are slow to set Wkkliffe, the morning star of the Reformation, was most active and useful from 48 to 60 years of age, Latimer, In King Edward's days, was a hard oclock in the morning, summer and winter, though his body had been bruised by the fall of a tree, and be f was 67 years of age. Cromwell was No w'nan will ever admit that she when he waa 41, and his a at a bargain except when only captain got be'-deeds were performed between greatest she go husband. New York Press. 56, when he died. Young was feels c'tzt and warm. It is a pleasure to ires' in the building." ; 4nd . v the-bette- WEDDING RING." . PeP wtijing ring of A " instance of tbe prevalepCft - Pt, class superstition among Chinese, even in Europeanized. .'COm,j'; munitlea, is supplied by a recenVUl 7.,'V VM before the mixed court at Shanghai, Magistrate Chang was sitting 4 English assessor was present, . arid '.rcounsel appeared on bofh sides; Tbe case was one in which a hatliw. fe.'; detective was accused of : girl betrothed to anothef mapTSe before the magistrate question cide waa whether thesecysed be arraigned on a civlVor charge., All the witnesses, even girt kr- self and her mother, declared iiJt'Th An of. ubai g a King Weeded to DU " ; ?X ' I ' "' Wg QUID'S t ' ie V GUIVTv . Wky "Please, sir, ma wants an eggs worth of molasses and she carefully counplaced a large white egg on the V- . ft en-ter- ed t man-serva- BOOMING. sun-bonn- Btrlktag TEST OF. Incidentally nursing n lumbago, S. W. Pattl-sonjet .ks one day and auggested that if h would simply tie a silk string abo his waist next to the skin be wdd be cured. The general sever unusually fxparipneti an twinr thsnlghi, and In desperation Robert, to ordqM 14 th tiring. From that time the tie lumb.q igaa to depart until the j pext ,day, then It entirely disappear. Genrril Wobe was enabled to stay In Asnaptk. Cnni Lumbago, In Gen. F. C. Latrobes varied and extensive mall during the last year, says tbe Baltimore Sun, there have In been hundreds of letters begging him to send the writers some of his re- - ot. Picture of Country Lift Told by Harper's Macaslno. ' it was in the morning hours of fbak day in the little The mingled odors of village. fresh bread, pies and cookies floated out of the open kitchen windows, says Harper's Magazine. From on of the smaller cottage at the end of the street came a bare- footed child in a colorless calico dress et With the imand slat a buyer she of air heavy portant the village store, and handed across th counter a blue teacup. The . proprietor took the cup, and said in brisk tones: !,W11, Emmy, what does your ma t BLOOD - - tad sever ca j -- nowned sflkn strings for the curs of lumbtto. thlle Gen. Latrobe waa ate, tending tb tensions of the last legls-tur- Silk String Comical ,- -t 1 f els, oxen, mules, asses, sheep, goats, Scott wrote as much at 70 as at any pe- rlod of his Ufa. Talleyrand at the of 80 stood at the bead of , affair la France under Napoleon, and tbg) jjm-d- er the Bourbons. 44:''--. " - . f old man when he wrote some of bis best poetry, and he was 60 when he began his Night Thoughts--I Thomas aa CkrH. a nese fashion Most solemnly h protested that hll r-w- m latlons with th girl had been proper., Still the magistrate was not satisfied Bhd he demanded another teat The girls forefinger was first cut and. the blood therefrom allowed to drop Into a bowl of water provided by th, court Tbe detective' finger .was next ' cut and the - same proceeding carried ' out- - Tbe magistrate then held that as the blood mixed, tbe detective was guilty, and remanded him for trial be- -. , fore tbe court on a criminal charge. 4 - . rphold. HU Faith. Representative William Connell of Pennsylvania, who owns a score of coal mines, besides banks, newspapers, street-ca- r lines, railroads and a lot of other things, began life as a miner with a pick and sboveL He is a Methodist, and Is deeply .Interested in church work. A day or two ago an Irreverent young man scoffed at religion in Mr. ConneHa presence, and, said he wondered why a man of Mr. Connells wealth and power should pay. so much attention to the church. Young man," said Mr, Connell severely, "it is a pretty poor sort of man; who has no respect for religion The, ' Almighty God gave me health and! hands and brain to mak myself wb&t. I am, and if I do not show a sense of! gratitude for what he has done for me I am wore off than any savage that walks naked through an African - The CUm Mathan Recently a Chinese boy was brought into the Pekin Hospital terribly injured by.a heavy log falling upon him. t The doctors, to save his life, decided to cut oft his leg. The mother came, apparently, to help to nurse the lad. The patient, however, almost Immediately afterward died, and expert examination showed that his mother had given him arrenic. Her reason. It is supposed, "was to prevent ner son from the disgrace erf reaching tbe next world In a maimed condition. Tbia is a very, strong point with tbe Chinese, who always ptckls an amputated member to have It burled with them when they eventually die. In' this instance, the family being poor and a whole leg being difficult to pickle, the simpler course was taken of poisoning the boy, so that be and his leg might go together. Moos. A Cw Elopes wltk The strange story of the elopement of an ordinary milch cow with a bull moose comes from Lake Onawa,- - A pretty sheet of water In the hills of Piscataquis county, much frequented by sportsmen from tbe big cities. Th cow was the property of Dr. A. T. San- -, den of New York, whose cottage Is lo-- ', cated on the shore of Onawa," and she) was kept in a pasture Inclosed by a rail fence. A big moose had been several timet Seen hanging around tbe cottage grounds late at night, displaying great boldness. Last Thursday night h came close up to where the cow was and the two seemed to be good friends, t Late at night a tremendous crah wasi heard, and next morning the fence waa! a wreck and the cow gone. Neither she nor the moose has been seen sine.? i 'i j'4 y'jV J ;. f 4' M , |