Connt Bismarck's Power

Since the duystrf Rjchelieu no statcs.m;ui li iü lu'lil a great natioii M flniily in his grasp as Bjemarok bas held Pruasia far tho last few ycars. With a, loyalty to his King wbicb remindj ono of the feuda) ages, bc has in rcality beooine so inuü t bv Btate " ;is I.ouis XIV boastedthat he was. His aggreasivu and dping plana for tlic developnient of Prussian power has boen so steadjly pureued and have go shaped eventa, tlmt hu bas yirtually bri,i,n- v.iil ; '■■■i-W 96 brftiiB of the greal moVemonts in whióh the moet brilliunt oampaigna in history are trut mere episodes. Back of all the battlos, marchüs, diplomatic mai}a-i}vors, aud popular iiiiivi'i:n'ii:.r for Germán unity, 575 oan see the iinrelaxing pressure and inspiration of oiiu iiitistorly inind and of 011e ulniost superhut&ao will. Novrhere in all bistojytsan wc iinrt au epochin whichthemorul power "Uil ii.'tullcctual gr.is, of Qnja inan seemed bo l'i'lly tooontojl and ijhape events as in that wliosc bluocjy end soems now sü near at hand. ciü;cn of Illinois wroto te a pianoforte maker in Chicago for a f400 piano. 11 was sent to him. A fcw wooks afterwunls the manufacture! received anote f rom tlie pinchase, saying: "My vvit'e : 1 1 n 1 íil i.;u:'t liiid t ki y tu whi lile dacned thiog pp. Sííicí ii u us fighl of, and tell us bow to maku Un-' --it l.;r squa.wk." A littjf.' giil ín Wi'st Yirjíii.i;, bSÍ] 4ad wtirkiftga pair of Uppers intoaded nirtliday present ti J tur latlier, saiil to one. oí' her playiftatos : "Ithink yon aro leal liicky, icir yonv pupa has iít only oil leg, and you noedon't work but Ollb." An lderly ilarkí ■■ on a Tfixas jurj', ciad in a vcvy grimy sliirt, ni admonished liy the judgo that. "gentlemen of the jury" ! should be more deoentlv apparoled. Vi th tibie nai vette ho responded, "O Godden miglity, inassa, 1 ain't no gentlemen !" An earnest speaker at a Sabbath school concert in Illinois, wanted u corumittee of young ladics and gentlemen appointed "to raiso children for the Sunday school." The camnuttee was not raiaed