Christian herald and signs of our times . all the difficulties that surround it, has been encouraging. It rightly regards edu-cation as the most direct means of remedyingthe evils under which the nation has suffered,and combating the Jesuit influence whichdominates everything in the Republic. It isonly through the religious instruction of heryouth that the redemption of Chili is to beaccomplished. THE NECROPOLIS NEAR CAIRO. HE accompanying picture is that of the an-cient cemetery near Cairo, in which aremany tombs of famous warriors andpashas. One of the most remarkable is that ofa pasha who e
Christian herald and signs of our times . all the difficulties that surround it, has been encouraging. It rightly regards edu-cation as the most direct means of remedyingthe evils under which the nation has suffered,and combating the Jesuit influence whichdominates everything in the Republic. It isonly through the religious instruction of heryouth that the redemption of Chili is to beaccomplished. THE NECROPOLIS NEAR CAIRO. HE accompanying picture is that of the an-cient cemetery near Cairo, in which aremany tombs of famous warriors andpashas. One of the most remarkable is that ofa pasha who erected a monument having fivedomes, each being for a memorial of a memberof his family. Hired mourners still attend itand make dolorous lamentation. Dr. Z. , who visited the necropolis a few yearsago, says, that they were wailing as if theirhearts would break ; but after they had finishedthe prescribed quantity of mourning, they wentout as merrily as children leaving school, laugh-ing and joking together as if they had not shed. GRAVES AND MOSQUE OUTSIDE CAIRO, EGYPT. a tear. They had, however, done vigorouslyall that they were paid to do, which was so muchto their credit. Some of the tombs, especiallythose of the Mamelukes, are exceedingly ele-gant, the domes supported by finely carvedtransparent marble columns. THE BIBLE AND THE NEWSPAPER An Elephant in a House in New York Caused soriie inconvenience to the residents, andsome excitement among outsiders last elephants proper quarters were in a stableadjoining the house, which she shared withsome llamas and zebus, all being the propertyof a well known animal-dealer. The stableopened into a yard which was the commonexercise ground of the animals, in which theelephant was acquiring the education that is tofit her for a position in a circus. Among theaccomplishments she has already attained isthat of walking upstairs. On February 21st sheput her acquirement to an embarrassing use,Her keeper had gone out on urgent
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