bitumen, of which it yields, on analysis, from eight to
fourteen per cent.

It was observed that pieces of rock which fell from a wagon
were crushed by the wheels, and under the combined influence
of the traffic and heat of the sun, a good road surface was
produced.

A macadam road of asphalt rock was then made, which gave
very good results, and finally, in 1854, a portion of the
Rue Bergere was laid in Paris of compressed asphalt on a
concrete foundation. From Paris it extended to London, being
laid on Threadneedle Street in 1869, and Cheapside in 1870.

HATE FOR NAPOLEON TURNED TO LOVE.

Curious Effect Produced on French Newspapers By the Series of Successes
That Attended the Emperor's Progress from Elba to Paris.

There are instances on record of cases in which distance did not "lend
enchantment to the view." Of these instances Napoleon's advance to Paris
after his escape from Elba affords a striking example.

In 1815 the French newspapers announced the departure of Bonaparte from
Elba, his progress through France, and entry into Paris, in the following
manner:

March 9. The Anthropophagus has quitted his den.--March 10.
The Corsican Ogre has landed at Cape Juan.--March 11. The
Tiger has arrived at Gap.--March 12. The Monster slept at
Grenoble.--March 13. The Tyrant has passed through
Lyons.--March 14. The Usurper is directing his steps toward
Dijon, but the brave and loyal Burgundians have risen _en
masse_, and surrounded him on all sides.--March 18.
Bonaparte is only sixty leagues from the capital; he has
been fortunate enough to escape the hands of his
pursuers.--March 19. Bonaparte is advancing with rapid
steps, but he will never enter Paris.--March 20. Napoleon
will, to-morrow, be under our ramparts.--March 21. The
Emperor is at Fontainebleau.--March 22. His Imperial and
Royal Majesty yesterday evening arrived at the Tuileries,
amid the joyful acclamations of his devoted and faithful
subjects.

The Story of the Snow Elinora.

A True Tale of the South Seas That Tells of the Remarkable Experience
of an American Trading-Vessel and Its Skipper's Terrible
Revenge, More Than a Century Ago.

At the time that Commodore Dewey's squadron hurled its showers of lead and
steel upon the doomed ships of the Spanish admiral in Manila Bay, scores
of mushroom bards uncovered their lyres an