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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1295.

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It was in March, 1893 (enys Mr Few objects of 'greater intorest | The English (postal authorities Galswortby in Scribner that I and value have lately heon -have always frowned upon com- first mot Conrad on board the Salling :-To Canton daily at8s.m, and 10 p.m. (Sundays)10 p.m. only)quired by the Trustees of the memorative issues, though it was English sailing ship Torrons in Harbour. He was postoard and Adolide From Canton daily at 8 a.m, and 5 p.m. (Sundays 5p.m.only) British Museum than the ox-our own Jubiloo

collopt collection of Oriontal envelope which roloaned the superintending the atowage of once formed spate, and the 1893 Columbus cargo. Voty dark he looked in | manuscripts that

part of the library of the late issue of the United States which the burning sunlight-tannep. Sultan Abdul-Hamid, anys a turned the spato into a flood.. In with a poaked brown beard.. Times porrespondent.

view of the English authorities almost black hair, and dark brown In April last year the Trustoon attitude towards commemorative oy+8, over which the lids wore loarnt that this finecollection, then stampa, no Englishman's portrait deeply folded. He was thin, not gontlomst, was to be disposed of been left to our colonial cousins rat er forward, Ile spoke to me in the possession of a Cairo has evor appeared on an England tall, his arma vory long hils stamp. Philatelio apotheosis has shoulders broad, his head act and immediatoly, In conjunction with the University of Michigan or foreign competitors.

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sovention passengora know of Sultan'a doposition in 1908 until

Various colours During this year Grocce mark-it till forg after. It was ho la fow years ago, in a matter of od the contenary of Lord Byron's who had most truck with the tail and sizos. conjecture. Some time during death at Missalonghi by Issuing of that hurricane off the Losu- Excellent that interval Khaliu Pasha, the two beautiful stainps. On the win, and lator with

another Quality. Sultan's Chamberlain, apparent indigo 80-lopta appeared the hand storm. He was a good seaman, ly sold the manuscripts to

an of the post, whilst on the 2- watchful of the weather; quick Italian subject, and Mr. Pierpont drachma-a largo, handsome in hauding the ship: considorate Inspection and Enquirios Morgan, at the time of his death stamp in purple and black-with the apprentices wo had a Solicited. in Italy, WHA on the point appeared an engraving of his long, unhappy Bolgian youth of concluding their purchase for landing in response to the invita-among them, who took unbandily his own library. Subsoquently tion of Prince Mavrocordato. to the sea and dreaded going

they found thoir way to Egypt. Lord Nolton's offixy appears aloft: Conrad compassionately

vory

In the investigation of the on a set issued by the Barbados spared him all ho could. With| literary possessions of such 2

authorities in 1906, and is a re- the orow he was popular; they notorious personality as Abdul-presentation of his statue in their wore individuals to him, not a Hamid, ano inevitably looked for public park. The values of those mere gang, and long after ho the impress of his unamtal nen-stamps range from a farthing; to would talk of this or that among tality upon some items or sections shilling, hut you have to pay them; o pocially of old Andy the of the collection. In that respect it about fifteen times their face rail-mikor: "I like that oldi was a disappointment. But for valuo if you wish to include them follow, you

now." With the what it lacked in interest of that in your collection.

young second mato, a cheerful, kind it made abundant amends in

Newfoundland accurded Cabot English. he was friendly and

capable young Beaman, absolute worth and value. Only the briofest indication of the rich whale issue of fourteen stamps respectful, if faintly ironic, with contents of the Museum share in 1897, but his portrait appears his whi-korad, atout old English, of the collection

be only on the 2-cents. In the 1930 given Lore, and before the full tercentenary issue of the colony significance for Oriental studies James 1, makes in only philatelic of this addition to the British appearance, and Bacon appears Musaum Library can be estimat.en the 6-cents, a barrier of four ed much further investigation stamps very wisely being used to will be required.

separate those old oneation; bus in the Quebec tercentenary issue of 1908. Gonural Wolfo had to

Can

share a stamp with Mentualin.

COMEDY OF VANITY,

captain.

I was supposed to be studying navigation for the Admiralty Bar, and every day would work wit

the ship'e position with the

On ono sido of captain. the ualoon table wo would sit and check our observations on this HISTORY, RELIGION, POETRY.

important mattor with those Half tho collection of 100

of Conrad, who would sit on the manuscripts are in the Porsian

other side of the table and look at language, the other half about equally divided between Arabic

But the most famous stamps a little quizzically. For Conrad had commanded ships, and his Englishman's and Turkish. The dopartments upon which an

on the of literaturo

portrait appeared never reacha ubordinate position most fully TC-

the public at all. Vanity was its Torrens was only due to the fact prosented are history, roligion, and poetry; but there is a very cause, not fame, and Now Bruns-that ho was thon still convalon. icent from the Congo experionco |wick its country of origin. welcome sprinkling of works on

which had nearly killed him. many loss hackneyed subjacts,

In 1860 British North America Many evening watches in fino such as archery-represented by changed its currency frota sterling weather we spent on the poop. a bonutiful uniquo Arabia treatise to conts, and the consequentchango Ever the great teller of a tale, he done for the library of a Mamluk in the stamps was naturally in had already nearly twenty years Sultan in A.11.780; the harnessing the hands of the colony's Post-of talon to tell. Talos of ships and management of horses, and master-General, Hon. Charles and storms, of Polish revolution, espacially the use of the stirrup. Connell. He went to Now York of his youthful Carlist gun-runn- are treated in another unique and placed the contract with the ing adventure of the Malay 600s, Arabic work composed in the American Bank note Company and Congo; and of men and men, 15th century for a certam Sauzar But just before the stamps wero all to a listener who had the in- Khusht, and containing a large issued it came to the knowledge satiability of a twenty-five-year- | number of quaint diagrams. The of tho General Council that on old,

dution of various Court function- the brown 5-cent stamp appeared arios under the Safavi Kings of Connoll's

instead of Persis are related in an olozantly Queen Victoria's. The Council written and bound Parsian work. was furious, demanded a now The proportion of vory narly stamp and lost their postmaster Arabic works, dating from the general.

portrait

10th to the 12th century A.D. is Tho Council stamp is one of the unusually large. Two or three comodios of philately and also merit special mention. Onu is a ono of its raritios. It was famo unique apocalyptic history of the which had placed other portraits insurrections in Islam. Tho in our albums, but the presont| contents were rocnivod in Egypt cash value of Connell's conceit is in A.11. 280, and the prosoul copy the groatost of them all.-G. F. written in Damascus in A.H, 706. ) M. C. in Ex. Christian writings of this typol have latlay rocoived much atton- tion. For comparative purposus,

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One fino old Arabic codex of be your health. the 10th contury and another of Constipation causes mental in- the 13th are palongraphically oficioncy and budily sickness. invalubable, since they supply Pinkottes dispal constipation, much dosired data for fixing the stimulato the Itvor, baulsh sick ago of manuscripts written in the headaches and bilious attucka in westorn or maghribi Arabia hand.ja single, night. Usod whonover Ruodod Pinkottos keep you well, MAXIMS OF MOJLAMMED. Of chomists, or post from, 50 cents

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writton in Persian befuro that Hakiki, that being the, nom] do period is extremely small. One plume of Jahan Shah, that re- of tho finest of the fortunate doubtable warrior of the Kara remnant is to be found among, Kunyunlu, or "Black Sheep. Abdul-Hamid's manuscripts. A dynasty of Turkomana, who ruled unique copy, written in a bouti-parts of Persia during the middle ful old naskhi hand in A D. 1189, of the 15th century. Something it is a collection of very apposite was already known of the milit and instructive maxims, mainly ary exploits of that potentato; by Mohammed, and is in pleasing but as a poot be has been credited contrast to the jejuno sayings and with only somo dozen lines in traditions usually attributed to Dawlatshah's lives of Persian him. The text is in Arabic with Poots. A caroful study of tho a translation and an elaborate two dirans may throw light on | commentary in Forsian. The the political evonts of those lattor will constitute a veritable stormy days in Persiù and storehouso of early Parsian Turkey, concerning which too Ilterary forms, Inasmuch as it has littlo is known at present, and, not suffered from the moderniz- furthermore, reveal some feature ing tondongles which have oporat that will rollove the dark picture: ed no disastrously in Porsia as of Jahan Shah's charaotor drawn olaowhere.

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