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VOL. III.--NO. 143. PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. PRICE FOUR
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Tuesday, July 25, 1882. Copyright, 1882, by HARPER & BROTHERS. $1.50 per
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[Illustration: ST. ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA.]

ST. ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA.

BY HELEN S. CONANT.


On a beautiful hill near the town of Eisenach, Germany, there stands an
ancient castle, famous in history for the many remarkable events which
have taken place within its walls.

It is called the Wartburg, and it was here, in 1521,