year silver, and is used as
a kind of beer-garden.

About ten miles from the town of Cuernavaca there
is the magnificent hacienda of Atlascomulco,
originally owned by Hernan Cortez. The greater
portion of the building stands as Cortez left it,
the walls being in many places five feet thick.

In the orchard attached is a small one-story house
where Maximilian spent many hours of his stay at
Cuernavaca; and there in a small room he signed
the famous "Banda Negra" (Black Decree) which
caused him to be so hated and which hastened his
fall.

There are still to be seen the table, chair, and
pen said to have been used by Maximilian when he
signed the Black Decree. JOHN R. D., JR.

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=New Books=

From Germany we have received a most interesting little publication for
our girls, and also a most valuable chart which will interest their
elders.

"Fuer fleissige Kinderhaende. Anleitung und Muster fuer Bekleidung einer
Puppe. Von Julie Lutz, Lehrerin der Frauenarbeitsschule, Heilbronn," is
the title of the former. We hope to see an English edition of this some
time soon, for many of our readers may not find German so easy to
understand. However, even though this has the directions in German, it
will be very much appreciated by all.

It consists of a good strong portfolio, or case, containing a number of
patterns for doll clothes, printed on heavy strong paper, so that they
may be cut out and used over and over again. Each pattern is in a strong
envelope, so that it may be kept separate, and on each envelope is a
picture of the garment, to aid in putting it together. With the pattern
is a pamphlet giving (in German) full and careful directions.

The chart is the 1897 edition of Dr. Berghaus' celebrated "Chart of the
World," published by Justus Perthes, Gotha. Size is about 40x62 inches,
mounted on linen, and folded in a case; or as a wall-map with rollers.

In Europe, this chart is to be found in almost every railroad or
steamship office, as well as in schools, business offices, and private
houses, where it is used for general reference. Besides being the latest
and most complete map of the world, with the very latest information as
to boundaries, it contains ocean currents, direction of trade-winds,
steamship and sailing ve