Miss Kinnicutt describes, in the " Century Illustrated," a visit which she recently paid to Prince Bismarck j and in the cours of her article are some remarks by the ex'Ohanqellor which tore worthy of consideration, since they point to the dis« advantage resulting from the preserva tion of distinct nationalities. Conversation next turned upon America, and Bismarck asked much about his old friend Carl Schurz. " In 1845," he said " I anticipated quite as little as did Schurz what the future had in store for me. My highest) ambition was to become a good farmer, and to be able, eventually, to purchase the lands adjoining our estate, Occasion-* ally I cast a hungry eye upon the office of justice of the peace, but the only chance I had to obtain it was cut off " —with a smile at the princess—" by my not succeeding in marrying the girl who could have helped me to attain it." • 80 mnch the better for me," wan the Princess's laughing rejoinder, And the better tor us all, thought I ; for what a wholesome and blessed example of happy marriage has this historic home presented to the world during the last half century! Bismarck, in talking aboafe America said:—"The security and strength of your country lie in the faofc that the American race is a mixed one—a * Sammelvolk. 1 History has never made a great people in any other way. Look at France. It was the invasions from Italy and the north that gave her bone and einew, Spain was stronger because she sucked in Iberian blood. 4nd Eng land, whit made her so great 1 Not the invasion of the Anglo-Saxons only, but the fact that there they joined hands with the Normans. A people may be com fortable and prosperous without an influx of foreign blood, but it will cease to be capable of great things whenever that ceases." Continuing he said:—"The Americans to my mind, hare overdone the Columbus worship. The Norwegians were the first discoverers and settlers of Americaa. Columbus was a map-and* chart maker, and, before setting out on his own voyage, had. positive proof of the existence of other continents. And if! would have been far better for America and her early history had the settlement continued to be by Norwegians and other hardy tribes from the north. 