There are marble fireplaces at either end, over one "Solomon's Prayer," by G. Flinck, and over the other "Jethro Counselling Moses to Appoint Judges from the People," by Bronkhorst.

[Illustration: THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON.

The one here presented is Wisdom, as shown in the Judgment of Solomon.

At last we reached the Saline river, where we found the Indians had only stopped to feed and water the animals, and had then pushed on towards the Solomon.

After riding some distance down the ravine that led to the river, I left my horse at the foot of a hill; then, creeping to the top, I looked cautiously over the summit upon the Solomon, below.

They were a warlike body of well-built, daring and restless braves, and were determined to hold possession of the country in the vicinity of the Republican and Solomon Rivers.

The next day we marched thirty miles, and late in the afternoon we went into camp on the South fork of the Solomon.

" After a hasty inspection of the empty frame of a magic mirror, and a fragment of the original setting of Solomon's seal, the youth's eye lighted upon a volume full of mysterious characters.

I have not learned to make gold; the talisman of Solomon is not mine; nor can I recall the principle of life to the dead, or infuse it into inanimate matter.

Strength to fight against the temptation which Solomon felt when he said: "I have seen all the works which are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

So thought Solomon in his temptation, and made up his mind that there was nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labour.

So thought Solomon, in spite of all his wisdom, because he had not heard the good news of Easter day.

It may have been written in the time of David, or of Solomon, or of Hezekiah.

Solomon wasn't in it with you, nor Solon, nor Socrates, nor anybody!

It was only Solomon who could satisfy everybody.

How few men could have resisted such powerful temptations as assailed Solomon on every side!

In one sense Solomon left nothing to his nation but monuments of despotic power, and trophies of a material civilization which implied the decay of primitive virtues.

The glory and grandeur of Solomon did not contribute to this end, but on the other hand favored idolatrous rites and corrupting foreign customs; and this is proved by the rapid decline of the Jews in religious life, patriotic ardor, and primitive virtues under the succeeding kings, both of Judah and Israel, which led ultimately to their captivity.

Politically, Solomon may have added to the temporary power of the nation, but spiritually, and so fundamentally, he caused an eclipse of glory.

Nevertheless, in many important respects Solomon rendered great services to humanity, which redeemed his memory from shame and made him a truly immortal man, and even a great benefactor.

Of the writings ascribed to Solomon, there are three books, each of which corresponds to the different periods of his life,to his pious youth, to his prosperous manhood, and to his later years of cynicism and despair.

The writings of Solomon present life in different aspects, and yet they are alike true.

The Song of Songs, long ascribed to King Solomon, has been attended with some difficulty of explanation.

He talked mystically about things being "resurrectioned," contended that the Solomon Spalding theory had been exploded, and quoting one of the elders, said that Mormonism began in a hamlet and got to a village, from a village to a town, thence to a city, thence to a territory, and that if it got "just another kick it would as sure as fate be kicked into a great and mighty nation."

on the Psalms of David, on Ecclesiastes, and on the Song of Solomon, London, 1637.