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BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1877 M -.MM
' ' NO. 21. VOLUME
A Sudden Cure.
A melancholy woman lay
In sickness on her bed,
And in a faint and broken voice
To her sad husband scid :
" Dear David, when my earthly form
*the h Has turned to lifeless clay,
evilie Oh ! wait and weep a little while,
lty"o' **or throw jouwdf away.
riiap j know a woman bind and trne,
mr?
!? c On whom you mav depend,
?Oh ! marry Aramilli Jones?
h* 8Le is mv dearest friend."
tb
* "Yes, Hannah, I hive wanted long
To speak of this before ; ^
For Aramilla Jones an' I
Hava talked the matter o'er."
" Then yon an' Arimilla Jones
Have been too sisart and sly;
I tell you, David Wilkinson,
I'm not a-goin' to die!"
Her dark eyes flashel; her strength retoed
Ol? 1-/4 V-^? ?? nuin.
DUC AU&b UCi wvu v.
A week had scarcely passed away
When she was wel again.
" UBERALLDU.
The girl was as gay as a lark the
ball had been a delightful ono the
music still pulsed n her ear, unti hei
very heart kept the beat. Young, eautiftU,
beloved and wealthy, thiaittle
Jennie of ours had the cream o this
world at her fett, md as she t<k ofl
her jewelry and flovers, and pmred
herself for sleep, it wis with a bub on
her lipB and a happy ight in her dainy
eyes.
One piece of jeweW she held i hai
clasped hands lingerjgly, as if iwere
too dear to lay aaide. It was a retty
trinket, a gold clasp >r bar, and ringing
from it by two tiy golden chns a
polished Florida sea ban, dark as ?ony,
mounted like a locbt. A legei was
engraved on the bar i a foreign tcgue :
"Uberall Du."
Jennie's eyes scant*! the wo.s in.
tently. "How stupi> I am nox> be
able to translate this (erman," tlught
she. " It is something eir, I kno and
just the thiug, or Royal would ndiave
had it. I wish I could u-rifice mpride
enough to ask him thi neaningf it;
but he thinks I can rea- it, and! am
ashamed to let him knw I'm ich a
dunce, after four years at bodingRchool.
Never mind, I hall djover
> the meaning sometime,'and, jth a
blush and a smile she kistd therinket
and put it tenderly away t her t9ket
It was a trifling thing, bueven'iat is
precious from the man yoiove. oyall
Hamlin had been at her fit all liter.
People Baid they were .ogage and
. oonsidered the match cetin, as 3ople
1*ka mnn/tmala k+Ka rr< a aro
Will WUCU UXIO 4VUV 5??V/
not at all sure. It wasot so this
case. He had not proped to ,anie,
though he was all devotii, and,. tell
the truth, Jennie felt a jowing teasiness
lest 8he was becomir fond < him
too soon ; but she could at bear) distress
herself with the loight. So,
when this eve at the ball teiad inned
* her clasp upon her shoidr and her
showy laces, and murmuidin Itr ear
in their quiet nook in th wido1 that
he would have somethingo ly S her
when he returned to ton extVeek,
Jennie's heart had giver q te j leap
that had dyed her sweet li leace scarlet
; and ho. noting it, hacgoe of with
r?11 v,
eytJS lUll Ul nmm^u. nau?; uci
locket seemed precious to ;r.
The next afternoon nftt tfe hll, as
>y u. Jennie was walkius? with I!a ?turt, on
tulus t}je avenue, Bhe atjfced he a.?if: were
;h,"t' a sudden thought, if " shtreieroered
*1 of her German ?"
tha "Not well, Jennie?ptt* isty!
I What did you ask lor?"
er " Because I have forgbta niu and
J' I saw a few German wordt'n a ?ve?
love story?"'stammered unie,'and
I could not make out the see of hem,
and you know how aggravmg thi is!"
' What were the words :
" As nea# as I can rtembf the
words," smoothly said our mpltfaced
deceiver " they w?re ' UbtllD'"?
1' Uberall?Du?m?m?," immured
Ella. "Why! I remtber, t is s
line out of German poetry ind zeanf
' All is over with thee.' " '
She looked round at Jeni, triinph
antly, just in time to catch perjfe; ex
pression of dismay on a pc b whet
face, enough to make your lit ve.
" Why, Jennie ! what is t n ar !'
she exclaimed, catching her t brm
Jennie just had strength le t< >btej
jnto a shop near by, and sinkito ?;at
- -whispering she "was faint :'no
feel well all day, etc., makg tith<
seme time a sign for her coimn idno
to attract attention, which oil 'iva:
quick to take, and carried ut \ at
energetic chattering with nia *-itl
the friz, as to the quality of ?ir ;}isl
roK?s, which madame iniite (er<
" French," as also her " wide o
ribbons," etc. ^
Jennie graw ^better m sudtentoashi
had fallen iH, and EUa thought J <nl;
over-fatigde the* aU- ITbiwrofii
she have thought he sera of to
Jennie-an hour later,t bbinf, ftf&i
on her dainty bed, e e lotkeln t!
sacred retreat of her c imbej.
Poor child! she had he; bil<
fight, and well she fought it.
"So it is all over with mft,t
thought she ; " and I imagined rSjvi
me as well as I did him! Hovl(jn<
I feel, that I did not hide nf?'vu
oetter. Now I know he was ju?<3n
I'll never love a man again as ll' is
live ! Never, never ! and he sa| a:v
speak to me again?shall nevei s<
my face how baJlv I feci!"
Poor Jennie. (The day arriv' tp<
which he had promised to be jt<w
aDd also to take her to drive, (eis
Vr 8 in a fearful state of excite n i
day.
That afternoon, late, a we D*
rin^ was heard at the door. |ui<
heart gave a perfect surge ; b ah
the servant looked at her inq. sjl
she answered his glance
"Engaged Join," and hurri' t h
room, to cry <>v&r her mortificat,^
Next day came a note in Mr. Viiii
well-known hand, but she de*'d
reaa ic. rhu beaiiun ^ 1U ituui^
lope, she returned it, and witut t
pocket, "Thunkin? Mr. Hamliijo 1
kindness in*permitting her to ii.iet
and pronounced it very pretty, ulx
self his respectfully," etc.?ver
and mighty."
She was horribly wretched 8 ie
few weeks, and did not go moet;
She had a morbid idea he-- Rtorng
be out, nn:3, as it wjir
in time to give her Pa excuse t< bii
so qniet.
She pined so visibly that hft'en
thought her health flagging, afee
her to vif?ic some relations i:i nth
State, She tried to be happy, i v>
not particularly successful, in' f, b
efforts were a miserable failure i v
hard to see which was preyingua 1
most, disappointed love or ?prfi
' gained a degree of her old serenity, b
! she did not wish to go home.
| In the family of her friends was
i charming girl of her own age, and th
| were fast friends, but Jennie never spo!
, of her mortification to her.
One day they were talking over t]
approaching marriage of Aunt Nora
"Jennie," she said, "I never showi
you the dear little ring Leonard ga
me last fall, did I?"
"No; let me see it"
Norah ^rought it, it was a beautif
turquoise in a heavy gold hoop, ai
; something was engraved inside tl
1 i.~ j *i . -vt?
i uwp. ucuijit? unwu \aj icttu it; nun
caught the glance. "Uberall Di
Jennie, isn't that sweet in Len to tell n
so in such a darling way."
" What is it ?" asked Jennie in aqua'
ing, uncertain voice, feeling somaho
as if her life hung on a thread,, th
thread the significance of the word
" Uberall Du," words which had provt
eo fatal to her happiness.
> "Why, 'Thee, over all.' Jenni
where have your eyes gone to ? To
studied Garman at Madam Armand
with me ; forgot so soon ?"
" So that was it, ' Thee over all,' an
what a fool Bhe had been, eh?" wei
Jennie's last cheerful thoughts as si;
slipped quietly down by Norah's side i
( a dead faint.
( Miss Norah was horrified by Jennie
. sudden attack, but when Jennie r<
vived she assured her cousin she was i
the habit of fainting at actually nothing
J and the parlor must have been too warn
. She deceived Norah thoroughly, but nc
I her own poor heart.
Then she went up stairs and pondere
; upon " the situation."
tlio mrvm cvi a fl-m tttavoq i
seemed. She was too proud to own he
mistake, and take back her hateful word
and manner, and seek him in any waj
and pride " carried the day."
Her father sent her into the mountain
that summer, and, with a few friende
wandered about; but the grace am
: charm of God's country, of rocky ledge
j and balmy whispering pine, andtrickHni
| mountain brook, cold and clear, had m
! charm for her. One day they planned i
| fishing excursion to a large forest strean
j which crossed the stage road a mile oi
two beyond the hotel.
Jennie crept away from theothers witl
a rod and hue, nud strayed along {hi
brookside, through quivering lights anc
shades, among green leaves and shadow]
places, she went so far she waa lost with
out perceiving it.
Ad she stood quietly on the banl
watching a floating leaf, a voice behinc
her made her start with astonishment
so well known was it?so dear.
" Can you tell me, miss, how far I an
from the stage road ?"
Jennie turned deliberately and lookec:
into the face of Royall Hamlin. She ac
j tually relished his look of utter dismaj
and disconcertment.
"I?beg your pardon, Miss Dane,'
{ said the amateur sportsman, stiffly ; " ]
I did not recognize yon, or I would nol
have intruded upon you."
"You did not disturb me in the
! least, Royall," 6aid Jennie, quietly,
j Wit II DUttHUW lilCO y u Ut JL t?m DU4IJ J
! cannot tell you which way the road lies,
! I think I have come so fax I mist be losi
i myself."
I He stood gazing at her, speechless
i At last he stammered : " Miss Dane?
j Jennie?you called me ' Royallyou d<
i not seem angry now. Teli me, in tht
j name of God, what got you so furious al
: me last winter," and he pressed closei ^
j her side by the brook bank.
Jennie hung her head.
Unresistingly, she permitted him t
I gather the little hand up in his stroni
I fingers, and tyke a seat by her side 01
[ the moss, and draw her down beside hir
on the turfy bank ; there they sat like
couple of idiots, for very gladness ; Jen
uie's fishing tackle, fly, line and ro<
went sailing leisurely off down stream
Jennie struggled with herself, and finall
| managed to answer :
. I misunderstood ? something ? I couldn't
road?that stuff on the lockei
( and?Ella said it implied it was ' all ove
j j with me'?and?that would have bee
abominably imoertinent of you, Royall
? *-ii
SOU KUOW It WOllIU, Blit) UIKIL1CU iruiuuu
er tears at hiro,smiling in the most da;
| zling manner the next minute.
"Good heavens 1" he exclaimed e:
citedly, as a light dawned in upon hin
| " you don't mean to say my little Ge:
| man motto on that clasp was misrepn
sented and the cause of all this misut
standing ! Why Jennie !" and his ton
was full of chagrin, " why I thought
' was so neat!"
So Jennie told him all about it as the
[ nestled among the leaves, the hush, an
, dreaminess of the forest. The light an
^ air that surrounded them, that bathe
them in its waves, was n?t of Ueaven (
1 earth, it was rose-colored ! Jennie coul
s complain no more of Royall's unoertaii
l ty, because he was very explicit in h
remarks, and later, when they wei
j hunting for the road, and found the re:
of the fishers, Jennie's health was visib
improved^. judging by lxer beautif
colorjind Jiaapj-. eyes. jgP
j^i Ttturned out R^yEnnkdae fit h
0, j hotel, his bnggage kad already~g?eo:
m | and he had left the stagtf for 4 rami
| intending to croas the road in tube
the evening stage. Ah it was, Hen
to llome tlie party. What need to 1
j any more ? f
P? ! R?yallhad "UberallDu," engnr
aj ' on jennie s weu<iing ring, wiin wie ia
ej ! able intention of teaching hay Gern
j more effectively than it is taught
! boarding schools generally.
I i ?
er.j Tlioj Took Him In.
lu : A Joplin (Mo.) man, while on his \
! home from Jefferson City, fell into
111 | hands of the wicked and covetous.
| was on the way train, and near him
l,ft i an innocent young man in whose <
! there shone only love of the human rr
I In his hand he held three books?v
r(n j cheap-looking books. The innoc
3 8 ; young man reached into his pocket t
an ; took out a $10 bill and laid it bet""
! the leaves of one of the books an'1^ oa
,o1 I it up. He then turned to
er I man, and with a smil? ^'a8 v!
, | childlike, told him he/?u! &ve '
1B ! choice of the three ' ?'8
t0 ; friend from the lf> "f ,.of Iin Vl n .,?
'e- : jack saw the e.^ of, S1? A \
i out of the h jk-.a:id thou?ht t0 !im8e
lis | > Thuf f-iow am t so sharp, after a
it. -r-i'i ? take that X in." He paid ]
5r- purchased the book, and oh! no,
,'h i wasn't rami when he found that, instif
j of a $10 bill sticking from the end of t
^ | book, the meek-looking fraud had <
y* about the eighth of an inch off the e
^ j of a bill and pasted it to the edge ol
I leaf.- -Ddllas {Tex.) Intelligencer.
*8 j .v4
a I . s 'A Seven-Legged Horse,
nf j A most unsightly looking anim
er I called a sevrn-legpred horned horse, 1
as 1 arrived in New York from Vermo
ter | after having attracted immense att<
ras i tion fron hundreds of people on 1
ter ! way. The fame of this curious specin
get of horseflesh is so great that at er
rht station liong the road through Verm<
ut KING OF RAILROAD BUILDERS
The Wonderful Career of Henry Meln
^ Becoming Chief Among California Mi
ke nnteM?HU Financial Fall?Fleeing
South America and Constructing Re
lie road*on a Scale of Unprecedented Mi
nltade.
au xienry iueiggs, wno died recently
ve Lima, Peru, was born in Cat-skill, N. j
in 1811. He began business in JBost
as a contractor, but soon removed
ul Brooklyn, where, at the age of twent
id five, he had madei fortune in the lumb
le traffic, which h< lost in the crash
di 1837. Being naurally an ad veil tun
u, he was one of the first to try his fortun
le in California on t.e breaking out of tl
gold excitement in 1849, taking wii
k- him, on the schoner Niantic, arour
w the Horn, a load of lumber, which 1
at sold on his arrivahhere at a clear prol
s, of $50,COO. Wih this he employ*
id 500 men in bringng out the choice
trees of the forest of that region, hau
e, ing the logs to Sat Francisco Bay, floa
iu ing them to a wliaif he had constructe
's in the young city, converting them int
lumber, for vhica he found a read
id market. In his Venture he made th
:e handsome sumof $500,000 in polcl H
le j then became o:e of the most prominen
n presidents of tb growing town, engage'
j actively in local affairs, an<
's soon made hiiself a power in th
3- land. But in 1854, in the financial re
n Yulsion which sept over the country
j, his business wa prostrated, and, in th<
i. frenzy of despeition brought upon hin
it by his reversethe forged commercia
paper to the aiount of $900,000. S<
d well ditl he manje his affairs, however,
that the people . San Francisco had nc
it suspicion anythig was wrong until ont
ir nip lit, after a |&nd entertainment ou
8 his own schoosr, he quietly sailed
away, carrying vth him all his stores
and household xxls, even to the picb
tures on the wall and the rugs on the
i, floor. The nexiheard of him he was
i superintendent < bridges on the Val,
paraiso and Santgo railroad in Ohili.
? The roaa had bn partially completed
0 for years, and Id ruined every con1
contractor who ht touched it. Meiggs
a soon made himse famous by the masr
terly eugineering?kill he displayed in
the construction his bridges; and all
i the while he was-,udying the situation
s with a view to obtuing a contract for
1 J.1 ? ' - ? - -
? tutj uumpitjiion ox le road, jj'or tliirty7
three miles the tgineering difficulties
seemed almost infmouutable. There
was a rise of 4,80."eet; huge masses of
c I rock that aeemed< reach to the clouds
1 were in the way,nd a wide and deep
; abyss yawned beatb. He made a
careful estimate, .d offered to build
i this portion?fromiailai to Santiago?
for 312,000,000 at have it finished in
1 fouryears. Tocurna;he Chilian secretary
of State and one oche wealthiest mea
7 of Chili, came tojs aid, secured the
contract for him, bttne his bondsman,
and got for him 1 advance from the
- government of $1,0.000.
t Meiggs had studi the Chilians and
won their confidencand was now able
> to secure their servss at an average of
. thirteen cents per c ; and he at once
f uit them to work nor American over
.eers. His way of orcoming difficulties
t nd the speed with lich he progressed
fttonished everyboc He tunneled the
lountains, sending asses of rock rum
ting into the ravis below, and with
> *ie explosion of fui and the falling of
' tones kept the air : a continual roar,
t Is he approached S.tiago the terrific
'.explosions fairly shk the town, and
neonlfl wimA :t-~
v A- ? ^v^iJUjVJUl/ liUJLU tliO |
to witness his operains. The enthusi- .
0,ism knew no bouiu and he was re- !
??arded as a sort demi-god. He
1 'uished tbe road in to years instead of ]
Q lur, and realized a jlfit on the venture
a f 81,320,000. Whe-the first train ran j
l" "er tbe road from Viaaraiso to Santiago (
e president of Chi his cabinet, tbe 1
? chbishop and otht eminent citizens,
y >od on the locomive with Meiggs ^
1 received the ovatnB of the people ?
~ ng the route. Th^whole country re- ?
?? jed. So enthusiast* were the citizens, ^
,r V offered Meiggs ay position in the T
^ Public he might else, escept that of r
^ident (which nt foreigner could ^
" ^ if he would be(jne a naturalized t
c*n of Chili, bu;he repelled all j
tRations to surrejer his Americau j
c" cibship, though H never expected j ^
x' his native lariagaiu. He took I g
r* UP residence at Santiago, where he J y
l\vn a scale of prirfely splendor un- e
i- til't when he accejed a contract to ^
ie dev, a railroad sysfin in Peru. His ^
it firsuement wa8 to juild a road from Q
Mo?0> on the coit, to Arequipa,
>y I nine^i*, u
auiuuu X, HID iUUlLUllUillJ,
id for SOO.JOO. j w
id Asa a( ^ became cnown in Chili
id that ^gahad begun' road in Peru,
>r a greUjtsnent aros among his old
Id 0hilia\)Odrs9 and lindreds o? them
i- at onC'f^j to join lm. Finally the w
is ChiliaiyemjjeQt issv>d a decree in- j*1
it -terdictihit-nmaigrat^n, which threat- !
st ened toau to euch proportions as i?
ly would s^gi embarrt.s the labor and !
a) defense ieountry. He was allowed ?*
to take ir^er of tb most skillful 1J?
M jporkm' Miese, actng as chiefs of .
q, section ^'nted the Peruvian peas- 13
rf the pck, shovel sad ^
for crow| aafother masteries of rail>de
roadfcing llie Arecuipa road "WM
tell oomjdea/p 1871./To commew*
orabeven'ie had 0050,000 woa^h"
?ed of pe^nljtod 9850,000 worth; of r3
cxd- gilrdals rtok off wMnh <*?
ian tril among* j^/rieada. He also *
iu ^magnifient ^ntertain^?*^ M
H*d 600 g,e5 *rom Luna' ^ 2h
ca Peru fading the President, J?
QBalta, a>-< tie elite of Penman j>?
^je HC To Utuf? tae 600 guests friOm J"1
Che iwaport of Lima, Meigga, ,te*
Silt c) tlie Panama, one of the Bripah, ?JJ
eye gcific Mail Steamship Company1* ?r
LCe* at President 3J?lta was accbm- ' *"
er7 pf a regiment cf regular troops, V"
ent i,t)ng. It took three Peruvian
waer8 to carry Vae government P1^
e{i President and Cabinet going "*
lin ^ s?ldier8 i? the other two. j P?
sry ^.do, the Archbishop of Aro- m
he 1ni icly blessed th) twelve loco- Prc
ur ri?0:ich were to driv the excur;k
81?i m'^es UP an insane of 8,000 '
na ^e-afc^e a' Artquipt was mag- j w0]
ni"'oud description. Everybody ?n
11' ~?sith delight and "ratification. *s ?
liib . Affair cost Meig^i $200,000 ir*j(
he !n could well afford ,he outlay,
>ad i??- made within a trifle of pan
Jjje ^ >~<i his contract. J? *
'ut ?3mtio system of b-ibery of
na. | ^?ve officials and conpetitors, difln
f k ' retired contracts f*r build- i 60V
I 1 A/IT I
nuo 1,WI I
I mileSj^ and f0r which h? was to i
recei\00,000. He set to^ork to j #1 T
const roajs witli characeristic lina
al, euerRjjQ cos^ jn many caies ex- six 1
las ceedetma^es and, on the Thole, 647
nt, the v\e Earned out to b* a ti- him
>n- nancn k0th to himself anl the A
;he Peruvrnment ^ for
ten ^r'3ontinued to live in Luna, Yho
ich were SU8tained his reputation 600
>nt for m,e RU(j hospitality. His inch
in resideijjtted Up an(j furnihed ; eigh
kj^y?^*8ydor. The princely aost Ni
MKMq to a dinner prepared is a <
ba
. food prepared for his dinner to the poc
of the city.
When Meiggs first went to Lima h
x*gm found the city surrounded by an ol
and dilapidated adobe vrall, and a]
ill. aroun? the wall, and stretching out int
the country, was a vast mass of the re
fuse and cloaca of the city, which ha<
at been accumulating for a century. H<
If., undertook to clear all away, in considera
on tidh of receiving a certain share of th<
to redeemed land. He accomplished th<
;y- Work with his usual speed and thorough
,er ness, and soon a magnificent park wat
i.3 1. il- - - ? i n "*
oi ereiiLeu wuere me oia wan ana rexuet
?r, had been, with avenue's and flowers and
es shrubbery, and hundreds of valuable
tie building lots, belonging to him, on either
th side of the avenues.
id No one ever knew just how much Mr.
ie Meiggs was worth. His income was
it supposed to be exceedingly large. He
>d was called Monte Christo all along the
at western coast of South America. He
1- had a large amount of real estate, whioh
t- was bought for the purpose of turning
d it into villa residences in the vicinity of
o Callao and Lima. At the time of his
y death this property had ceased to be of
? much practical value. He also had
6 boulevard property, on which he had
it spent a good deal of money. His im(J
mense sugar estates were disposed of
i | some time oeiore His death. It is exe
pected that his fortune will turn out to
i- be a gigantic wreck, from which but litf
tie can be saved.
3 Mr. Meiggs -was a man of imposing
i appearance. He was about five feet
1 four inches in height, broad shouldered,
> muscular, weighed about 225 pounds,
( and had the biggest fists and largest
> head in South America. His eyes were
) gray, deep Bet, piercing, and kindly in
! expression. He had a square jaw and
[ chin, a big nose, a large mouth and firmi
closed lips. His countenance bore the
impress of power. He would have been
i singled out in any company as a superior
man. He was a great mathematician and
so remarkably quick at figures that the
Chilians and Peruvians are fond of telling
stories about his wonderful arithmetical
performances.
A Golden Pagoda in India. j
The Golden Pagoda of Rangoon, in
Burmah, stands somewhat back from ,
the main entrance to the city, says a ]
traveler. In appearance it is a solid mass
of masonry, rising tier on tier to a great ^
height. It is regular and symmetrical f
in design, although, perhaps, rather r
heavy at the base. Its lofty summit is f
adorned -with a great tn?a fanciful j
framework of iron, which, to all appear- g
ances is as light and graceful as fairies'
work, but which, in reality, is very _
heavy. It is said that on the apex of ?
this tu is the most magnificent ruby in j
the world-,valued at 850,000?a sequel, t
perhaps, to Wilkie Collins' "Moonstone.
" All of this vast mass of masonry ^
is thickly covered with genuine goldleaf,
and has always been so from the time it ?
was fifst seen by Europeans. At a dis- >
tance the reflection of the sunlight from
this great mirror ib as dazzling as the sun
itself. The approach to the temple is
?? o
l> UVSUVU U1 UJU1D UlgiJliB Ui OWjpa, Y
through curious and grotesqnelv carved *tj
passages, the sides of which are forever _
lined with beggars?those horrible, 'p
filthy, loathsome pests of the East g.
On one sido of the temple is a shrine
filled with images of " Ram-sammy," qt
the chief god of the Burmese persuasion, ^
and idols of brick and mortar, with a
good natured smile on their coarse fea- m
tures. Here the devout Burmese pays ^
worship, and deposits his pice or rupees
in the money vault for the especial bene- <jij
(it of his divinity It is said that walled QD
up within the broad base of this monu- gn
meat are vaults similar to those of the
prophet at Mecca, which contain count- m)
less treasures of gems and gold, the g0
jontributions of generations of faithful te,
vorshipers.
It is a fact not generally known that to
Rangoon is undermined by numerous ^
secret passages, open only to the priestly m?
:lass of the BurmeM, and deftly hid- ^
len behind the idols on the terrace, 0f
vhere many small pagodas stond. I
nyself have discovered entrances to ^
hese mysterious passages which appear j
0 lead directly under the gilded temple. ga,
t is rumored that, beneath that seemugly
solid mass, the heart of the pagoda ^
1 hollow, and there, in its innermost xm
anctuary, lit by flickering tapers oL \
rax, witn the wealth of past eras f&very
side, the holy high priest of
ha kneels in his dfevoti^n, not bApW-*
razen iinace. but in thetlivimz jA&BtMSt W
f his guiding spirit, and, like*k? Or?- [
ian at Delphos, waiting thf WQfd of I
immand from the denistew^tf spheres' ?.(
here spirit vanquishes nutter. /
A Remarkable ^anterfeitv / {Fr01
There is in exi^nce a remarkablL g
mnterfeit of the 3*69 issue of the $1,0Gq boi]
reenbacks. Or these, seven bills ha^e thei
a en discover"*! by the secret servi^ one
ficers, but ao clue has as yet appear^ of
' the operators who made them. Th^e cho
>unterf(*ts are so good that in twe:
stance when one of these bills wa^ a|. cost
[e offce of redemption in Washing^- jj
ome within an ace of pasainL^Ij' J f
tiiiino. Speculation is rife as to j-oll
erengraver can be. It is evident Aw 0^m
i iB a man of a higher talent; tha^v^S, **
enow in the government empdjfc- f/r J.m
t^d5 the reS
UCUKU J/IUUCOOOO KJL .government, flge
making so perfect a cog? of the bill ara
{o deceive all the ero^tg specially ing
trned with regard to^ .Whoever this amo
Pfton is, hGiuitjffrstfQii informed of the upoi
jvementa^^the Treasury. Recently and
b ti^frtftment sent a warning circular four
road describing the weak points of the agai
11, Among those stated was the fact the 1
it the flourish at the end of Mr. Chit- then
iden's name was larger than the and
iginal, anj that it had the appearanec quai
a serpent's head. Shortly alter this, of V
i fifth bill, wbich was discovered in baki
icago, made its appearance, when it cost
s found that the flourish had been abou
sked out to conform to the original, six.
e unknown engraver is e. better work- be m
n than the famous Tom Ballard, now lowei
the penitentiary at Albany for the rise1
nluction of the $500 note that was a lai
eived at the sub-treasury officb of best
w York. The indications are that he rise t
rks without associates, issuing only temp
s |?ill at a time; that his social standing pE
;ood, as his means of getting these ounc
> circulation must be bv mediums
>ve suspicion, and in this -way is I ^ ee
Sling "very attempt to obtain a clue them
lim from his respectable associates, add a
a is regarded as one of the most to sj
icult cases ever undertaken by the peele
ernment service. clovei
1 occas:
People of Weiarht. pass t
he champion fat man of North Caro- aid of
is Oaptain James F. Jones. He is any t
feet one inch a*d kickH the beam at tables
pounds. Burnum has been after mixed
" settlic
pair of boot lasts have been made stale I
Leonard Wilcox,, of Rome, N. Y., inch s
is seven feet in height and weighs sieve,
pounds. The lasts are twenty-two Roup 1
es in length, seven in height and served
teen around the instep. ' stale t
sar Avon, Mo., is a Miss Evans, who of th(
curiosity. She is only ten years old, soup ii
gri ol, W1 troff
>r FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD
6 Horn* Common Ailmenta of Horaea.
d Ringboae is of two kinds?true anc
11 false. The false ringbone is an enlarge
0 ment situated above the middle of the
i- bone. When very large, it may cause
1 lameness. As a rule, however, it never
9 gives inconvenience to the animal.
The true ringbone is'quite another
) matter. There are two kinds?the high
J and the low. It is called high when it
involves the bone immediately above the
> joint.
> Ringbone, whether high or low, varies
I i i. xt iL? - B i ?
iu Bizu , uui tii? ut)grab 01 lameness aoea
i not depend npon' the size of the forma
tion. An animal may be very lame with
but little deposit, and another may show
but little lameness with a very large
ringbone. Very often the circle of the
ring is defective, a$d the deposit appears
only on one side of the limb, or on both
! sides, and none in front. When at the
! siden they do not cause the same degree
j of lameness as when in front,
j Ringbones ara not the cause, but the
' result of disease, being the result of an
inflammation originating in the bone.
Shoulder Slip.?This is a sprain or
laceration of the fibres of the spinatus
muscles, together with, probably, the
abductor magnus and tereB extnrnns.
The humorus, lacking, the tension of
i these muscles, rotates outward at every
I step with unusual freedom. Pain is
j expressed in recent oases, and wasting of
! the muscles just named. In the majority
of cases actual lameness does not occur.
There will be a hollow space upon
either side of the soipular spine, extending
its whole length.
Shoulder Lameness. ? The gait of i
snouider lameness iff indicative of the 1
seat of disease. Ihe patient does not *
carry his limb straight forward, but with i
a rotary motion, the limb being thrown <
outwards, and the toe made to form the ?
segment of a circle; in other words, he i
brings the leg forward, with a sort of c
sweep, and the toe s dragged or trailed
on the ground. 1
In shoulder or knee lameness, the
signs of pain are mere discernible during r
the elevation of the loot from the ground; I
whereas, in foot and other diseases below t
the knee, the converse is the rule. . a
StringhalL?An involuntary, convul- a
jive motion of the nusoles of one or both 1
tiindlegs. ; ] i ( ' ' ^
Speedy cut?Is.tie name of an injury o
io the kne^. It is inflicted by the horse n
striking his knee w:th the opposite foot.
The symptoms aie inflammation and w
iwelling of the skin, collection of fluid at
n the sub-cutaneous areoler tissue, con- it
itituting a serious tbscess. rc
Seedy Toe.?This term is applied to a bi
lerverted secretion of horn at the lower st
Qargin of the oepedis (lower bone of the al
oot), by which the crust becomes de- cc
ached from the horny laminar. ot
Thorough Pin.?Thorough pin is a w]
ursal enlargement situated on the lower br
art of the thifh and upper and back to
art of the hock. ' co
Thrush.?A dscharge of foetid material th
:om the frog.
Spavin.?A vblent twisting or strain- lai
lg of the soft parte around the joints. m<
ccording to the degree of the sprain, lai
le fibrous parts of the joint may be sim- tw
ly stretched, or they may be ruptured, siz
he symptoms are swelling around the ar<
Drained parf, attended by-lameness. art
Sprain of the Metacarpi Interous.-r- ]
his is visible over the trapexinn on the for
ner and lowej part of the knee. slit
Sprain of the Metacarpi Extensor Mag- 1
is.?Indicated by a spelling in front of co^
e knee and above it. sle:
Sprain of the Metacarpi Externus.? 1
lis A made visible by an enlargement alw
t the outside of the knee, over the als
if! 11 mAfar?arr?nl nr!f
Sprain of the radical Ligaments?la I
mifehted by Umeuess, a difficulty in by
xing the knee, with swelling, heat and offe
iderness imnediately above the knee, trie
Sprain of the Psoa Muscles.?Inability slei
rise when <bwn; a knucking over at 1
3 fetlock joints when standing ; when cov
tde to walk he drags his legs or trails pil?
jm. There is scarcely any elevation osi
the foot orflexion of the joints, and^nof t
jat tendency is shown to knucklej0ver
every st?p " jlS \
Jpraip of the Fetlock J?Sv--In in-. c
mmption of "the fstiyBEjoint, from / \
ateyer cautfe tk^tigfoneBs is oharactzed
by inabilifcj*to flex the joint, by ,
t, swelli^g^am or pressure. P
Vouna^;?a wound made with a cleantjJlguiHtrument
is an incised wound.
round inflicted by some blunt object, ,ac
hout perf(5ratiug the skin, is a con
aci wouud. Wiien tiie 8km is divided
. torn, with ragged, uneven edges, it
jailed a lacerated wound.?Chicago 1
Id. '
Recipe*. f110
n Miss Corson's " Fifteen Cent Dinners for '
Workinxmen'a Families."] and
tewed Lentils.?Put a pint of plain visit
ed lentils into a sauce-pan, cover of w
n with apy kind of pot-liquor, add The
ounca of chopped onion, two ounces in ir
drippings, quarter of an ounce of not.
pped parsley, and stew gently for that
aty minutes ; serve hot. This dish long
s about ten cents. phai
'omeiiade Bread.?Put seven pounds tu8^
lour into a deep pan, and make a over
ow in the center; into this put one a 8ei
rt of luke-warm water, one table- i18,110
mful of salt, one teaspoonful Of ^.on
it, and half a gill of yeast; have k.18 6
ly three pints of warm water, and ei ?
as much of it as i6 necessary to make
ther soft dough, mixing and knead- "*6 {
U ^11 .*4.1, 1 J1_ VTTI Tf
Lb WCH WllrU uum 11UUUH. ? lien It IS I "
oth and shining strew a little flour | mov?
11 it, lay a large towel over it folded, i the J
set it in a warm place by the fire for phan
or five hours to rise ; then knead it *
11 for fifteen minutes, cover it with P?^e
bowel, and set it to rise once more ;
divide it into two or four loaves, f??t
bake it in a quick oven. This bend
itity of flour will make eight pounds *? ^
iread, and will require one hour's trnni
Qg to two pounds of dough. It will again
about thirty cents, and will last "but
it two days and a half for a family of n6 de
In cold weather, the dough should wulc
ixed in a -warm room, and hot al- b
3 to cool while rising ; if it does not espec
well, set the pan containing it over havin
ge vessel of boiling water; it is her b:
to mix the bread at night, and let it by he
ill morning, in a warm and even Then
erature. i would
a. Soup.?Use half a pint, or seven i
bs of dried peas, for every two !, n.
a of soup you want. Put them in |
quarts 01 com water, alter washing
well; bring them slowly to a boil; .,***
, bone, or bit of ham, if y<?n have it tureg (
rare, one turnip, and one carrot .
d, ono onion stuck with three
i, and simmer three hours, stirring
ionally to prevent burning; then
Jie soup through the sieve with the
a potato masher and if it shows An
ligu of settling stir into it one Mondt
poonful each of butter and flour ence c
i together dry, this will prevent paseag
tg; meantime fry some dice of multip
jread, about two slices, cut half an cells,
quare, in hot fat, drain them on a stoppil
and put them in the bottom of the fungi,
iureen in which the pea soup is remedy
[; or cut some bits of very hard nn<vl w
>re^l, or dry toast, to use instead Chlorh
3 fried bread. By the time the bicarbc
3 done it mil have boiled down to arabic,
larts, and will be very thick and 0f soda
l ii
. using three pints of water, and pour i
over the stew ; put the pot over the Art
and boil it gently for an hour and i
I half.
Rioe Pudding.?Put in an earther
? pudding dish quarter of a pound of wel]
> washed rice, (cost three cents,) three
' pints of milk, (cost twelve cents,) foui
ounces of sugar, (cost three cents,) and
a little spice, or flkvormg ; bake it in a
moderate oven aborre an hour and a
half. It costs about eighteen cents.
Fashion Notes.
The stylish costumes of dark blue or
green, trimmed with wide white braid,
occasionally intermingled with a thread
of gold, are very effective; and the close
cut of the long polonaise, the princess
sweep of the small train adds grace and
beauty to the figure.
Dark green costumes will be fashion
| aoiy worn, including dark green petfciI
coats, hosiery, felt hats and trimming.
The petticoats are enlivened with figures
of embroidery, in which all the bright
colors are introduced, and the hats have
pretty bright feather and gilt ornaments.
Quite new in style and well adapted to
two materials is the " Camile." It simulates
a vest, baa a quaint and very
dressy show, and may be used to advantage
in making over an old handsome
dress in combination with new materials.
But ft is also most strikingly suited to a
stylish contrast of shades in new rich
fftbriftfl.
Among the new basques anitable to be
worn, either for home or strot, is the
" Delphine," which is long and tight
fitting, donble breasted, having the
fronts lapped from right to left and worn
with, a belt attached at the side seams
ind fastened in front. This design is <
nost effective when used in combination i
)f different materials or colors and is 1
ippropriate for a great variety of goods; 1
t may, however, if desired, be made of t
>ne material alone and the trimmings t
ttried to correspond with the goods se- t
ected. *
A very handsome shawl of American c
oanufacture, is named " the Premiere." o
t is of very fine texture, the same on' t
ioth sides, and is introduced in plaids 1<
nd checks, also in all shades of grey o
nd brown, with or without borders. 1<
'he material of these are of so fine a tex- a
are that when the wearer becomes .tared d
f them they can be made into a polo- I
aise or into children's dresses. . "w
Gloves are things that not only perish y
ith the using, but, as every woman aiys,
" they are gone before one knows g
For evening wear pale colors are y<
ilied upon to bring out the effect of the g<
righter portions of a toilet, and for the it
reet dark 6hades are advised. They tb
so reduce the size of tho hand they cc
iver. Handsome gloves are brought 'I
it in dark shades, similar to those th
tnci prevail in 6 ilka and dress goods, I,
it at the same time it is more elegant he
wear a glove brighter in tone than the I,
stume. For general wear, less than ,nu
ree buttons are not considered stylish, ao
Sleeve buttons of all kinds are quite it
:ge, the linked styles remaining the stt
>st fashionable. For gentlemen s ool- Ii
* and sleeve buttons Link buttons of let
0 flat disks of plain gold, about tho go
e of a dine, and with square adgeti, Qt
3 extremely stylish. Studs to match stu
s nbout the sice of a half dime^
Flowers are not used on ronnd
city streets; they are canftned ty qJ,
ide hats for the country. _ V
1 novel idea for round hats is that otJ jj;
rering the wing or one or ttro lomg ^
nder feathers with gilt or with ax<
U1 black hats ara still shown, an or?~
raysstylish. The mostdrejwyj^tgri- g0
for these will be black pluflh/Jnmmed y0
h black satin. . . ag,
leluaet-shaped hatfl, likp those worn th(
gentlemen during tbg grimmer, are th<
ired for young lapses. Their only tov
aming is a wide^gaHoon band and a ijg,
ider wing. JRt " anc
*he framefi^tbe bonnet is plainly yot
oredwjjjfnojy of the fabrics with long hin
ijjjlje pltjsh cannot look too heavy "]
>00 much like fur, and the velvets are clui
he riohest quality. aft*
>-?> ? you
Elephants as Timber Carriers. "
Ine of the great industries of Bur1
is the timber trade. The teak wood, .
ch is the chief timber cut and ship,
is very heavy and requires prodig- Y
i torce to handle it; and as the Bur- Une
e are not enough advanced to use
ihinery for the purpose, they employ to n
>hants, and bravely do the noble It ^
its perform their tas>. In the tim- mac
yards, both at Rangoon and at a^e
llmain, all the heavy work of drawand
piling the logs is done by .them. !
,ve never seen animals showing auoh \
lligence and trained to such docility Unil
obedience. In the yard that we arr^
ed there were seven elephants, five
hich were at that moment at work. 0f
ir wonderful strength came into play
loving huge pieces of timber. I did the (
measure the logs, but should think by ^
many were at least twentv feet they
and a foot square. Yet a male ele- vent,
it would stoop down, and run his tlier*
b under a log, a?d throw his trunk weu
it, and walk off with it as lightly as
atleman would balance his bamboo on a
on the top of his finger. Placing once
the pile, he would measure it with win8
ye, and if it projected too far at band
* end, would walk up to it, and, wrjst
a gentle push or pull, would make went
>ile even. ionel
a still heavier log needed to be near(
>d on the ground to some part of by al
ard, the mahout, sitting on the ele- revoj
t's head, would tell him what to do, They
he great creature seemed to have .a threa
ct undqjstanding of his master's ca8e
He would put out his enormous \7he<
and nnnll it nlnn rr nr Vio ?
? r? -- 0, ?- -w miori
Mb head, ami crouching half way foed
le ground and doubling up his topei
: in front, throw his whol^ weight his p
st it, and thus like a ram would timafo
t" the log into its place ; or if it jy th
id to be taken a greater distance he p]ace<
I put a chain around it and drag it
ehind him. The female elephant house
ially was employed in drawing, as <jent (
g no tusks she could not lift like 8h0tg;
ig brothers, but could only move men g
r power of traction or attraction. ear
using her trunk as deftly as a lady ^
i use her fingers, she would untie
lot or unhitch the chain and reo
her master, perhaps putting out
link to receive a baunna as a re- ^pr
for her good conduct. It was a ! Virt
iretty sight, and gave us a new Sma
f the value of these noble crea- thieve;
ind of the way in which they can
ined for the service of man.? Dr. 6yenw
s Letters in the Evangelist.
mm^m ion
A Cough Cure. lowest
Italian doctor (according to Let n
:a) attributes cough to the prep- yne
>f a parasitic fungus iu the air- ro~* ,
es. In grave cases this parasite '7?
lies, and reaches into the lung
Quinine has the property of Prot;
lg the development of microscopic faces.
and is therefore adapted as a Lear
r in the present case. Dr. L. has himsel]
ith success the following powder: Fron
ydrate of quinine, one grain; to the 1
mate of soda, one grain; gum
twenty grains. The bicarbonate , p_
. is meant to dissolve the mucus, , ,A
v. m I should
t TOM BOWLINE'S YARN.
3
I How tie Recognized an Old Shipmate
the Governor of iHoMachtuetta.
t Mark Twain in the Atlantic MontI
^ has the following : Now an ancic
( whale-ship master fell to talking abc
, the sort of crews they nsed to have
in his early day a. Said he :
"Sometimes we'd have a batch of o
lege stadents. Qaeer lot. Ignoran
Why, they didn't know the oat-head frc
the main-brace. But if yon took the
for fools, yon'd get bit sure. Thej
learn more in a month than another m
would in a year. We had one onoa.
the Mary Ann, that came aboard wi
gold spectacles on. And besides, he w
rigged out for main truck to kelson
the nobbiest clothea that ever saw
fo'castle. He had a chest full, too; cloak
and broadcloth coats, and velvet veetc
everything to swell, you know; ar
didn't the salt water fix them out; f<
him ? I guess not! Well, going to sei
the mate told him to go aloft and hel
shake out the fore-to'gallante'l. XTp h
shins to the foretop, with his spectack
on, and in a minute down he come
again, looking insulted. SayB the mate
' What did you come down for?'1 P'rap
you didn't notice that there ain't an
ladder above there.' You see we hadn'
any Bnrouds above the fore top. The mei
burst out in a laugh such atf l guess yoi
never heard the like of. Next night
which was dark and rainy, the mafo
ordered this chap to go aloft about some
thing, and I'm crammed if hiedidn't start
up with an umbrella and lantern 1 Bui
no matter, he made a mighty good sailoi
before the voyage was done, and we had
to hunt up something else to laugh at.
Tears afterward, when I had forgot all
ibout him, I comes into Boston mate of
i ship, and was loafing around town with
ihe second mate, and it so happened that
ire stepped into the Revere House,
ihinking may be we would chance the
lalt-horse in that big dining-room
or a flyer, as the boys say. Some felows
were talking just at our elbow, and
ine says: 'Yonder's the new governor
>f Massachusetts?at the table over
here, with the ladies.' We took a good
Dok, my mate and I, for we hadn't either
f us ever seen a governor before. I
joked and looked at that face, and then
11 of a sudden it popped on me ! But I
idn't give any sign. Says I, 'Mate, j
've a notion to. go over and shake hands
ith him.' Says he,. 'I think I see
ou doing it, Tom.' Says I, 1 Mate, I'm
going to do it. Says he, * Oh, yes, I
aess so! May be you don't want to bet
)u will, Tom ? Says I, 'I don't mind
>ing a Y on it, mate." Says he, 'Put
up.' ' Up she goes,' says I, planking
e cash. This surprised him. But he
vered it, and says pretty sarcastio,
ladn't you better take your grub with
e governor and the ladies. Tnm V Raw
'Upon second thought I will.' Says
>, ' Well, Tom, you are a fooL' Says
' May be I am, may be I ain't, but the
lin question is, do you want to risk two
d a half that I won't do it ?' ' Make
says he. 'Done,' says L I
krted him a giggling he felt so good, i
rent over there and leaned my knuck- i
i on the table a minute and looked the '
vernor in the face, and, says I, " Mr. <
irdner, don't you know me?' He 1
ired, ^ian 1
i Tom Bowline, Sat you'veheardme
Ik ifcou't-^sftlpmafe of mine'In the"
ary Ann.' He rose up and shook hands
fcli me ever so hearty?I sort of glanced
sund and took a realizing sense of my
ite's saucer eyas?and then says the :
vernor, 'Plant yourself, Tom, plant i
orself; you can't cat your anchor I
lin till you've had a feed with me and i
5 ladies.' I planted myself along side <
i governor, and canted my eyes around ?
card my mate. Well, sir, his dead- c
lits were bogged out like tompions ; c
1 his mouth stood that wide open that t
i could have laid a ham in it without c
a noticing it." <3
?herewas great applause at the con- F
aion of the old captain's story; then, e
jr a moments silence, a grave, pale t
mg man said : a
' Had you ever met the governor be- C
i?"
'he old captain looked steadily at this <(
airer awhile, and then got up and
ked aft without making any reply.
) passenger after another stole a tl
ive glance at the inquirer, but failed ft
lake him out, and so gave him up. el
Dok some little work to get the talk- ts
hinery to running smoothly again c<
r this derangement. tc
Ambushing: a Marshal. &
St. Louis dispatch says: Deputy J11
bed States Marshal Wheeler has
red here from Ripley county, Mo., cc
Eli Webb, for years chief of a gang Vl
istillers. Whealer knew the dis- ^
fcion of his prospective prisoner, and f?
letermined stand likely to be taken 5
is companions against his arrest,
having several times before preed
it being made. The marshal, T"
jfore, went into the "den of Jions " ?.
armed. Luckily he nabbed Webb w'
1 that worthy was not on the watch, .f
, Saturdaytnight, and recognizing at ?1S
the hopelessness of resistance, the ~?,
kyite qoietly succumbed to the J.
nr.flfa - > I J
uuna ucmg uiiiapcu UH1UUU UIB .
& But the "hue and cry" soon
around, aud, as Wlieeler was in a ^
y spot marching his prisoner to the IT4
;st railway depot, he was etuoushed
jout thirty men, bearing g:ms and
vers, and with their faces masked. w?.
demanded the release of Webb, ^
tening to shoot down the officer in J. j
of non-complianc<i. Marshal 1
?ler was equal to the occasion, and
ned the fellows that the trst shot
at him would be the signal lor him ^
rforate a'hole through the body of ? ,
risoner, to whom he likewise in- J?
ed that if he did not go along quiet- .?,
is surgical operation woald take 7
By keeping a bold front to his
ants, he managed to reach a farmi,
and prepared for a siege, the resi- ?7e
>f the habitation contributing two H16,
ans to the defense. The masked J .
[are the job up as a bad one, and 2, '
ly morn Wheeler had his prisoner .8?
depot safely.
Words of Wisdom. jg8
ight walking is sure walking.' 8haj
,ue and happinesB are near kiu ceal
11 ?-_U- --J!.! ?J 1- I
in iauiw mauigea are Wtle V"*J
B. , iron
to hear conscience is a way ;o
s iL the
never lose by doing a good turn tend
Knnrtlio 4-T-?o 4" Kaavo ?
wv u^uo VUUV ucxuo rnuou uoii^ | Uiuu
' have
hour to-day is -worth two to-morwoul
without knowledge is fire without *?Pe
. iear<
Ld looks make foul words in fair
and
ning makes a man fit company for t^f
1 the lowest depth there is a path
oftiest height.
iten hate for one little reason,
there are a thousand why we v ^
love. '
IS IT A CARDIFF GIANT ?
in
A Stone Glaat Unearthed la Colorado?Tl
Singular Figure Described.
sot A few months since, says a late nun
?ut ber of the Pueblo (Ool,) Chieftain, Mi
in W. A. Oonant, who has been travelin
in the region lying southwest of Paebl<
ol- between this city and Mace's Hole, dii
t ? covered a variety of fossils, among othei
>m a sea turtle in an excellent state of pre
im servation. Mr. Conant called th6 attei
'd tion of the newspaper press of the Stat
in to his discovery, and considerable com
in ment was elicited. The matter gradual!
H. a - -
?u puoBeu irom me attention on tne public
as though Mr. Gonant determined to searcl
in further in the some locality with th
a hope of making additional discover
s, ies. On Tuesday he arrived in th<
I; city, bringing with him a large ston?
id figure of a man which he had unearthec
)r at the head of a long, dry arroyo aboui
*, six miles north of the residence of P. K.
p Dotson, Esq., about twenty-five miles
e from the city. The fiprure was found im?
bedded in very hard clav, requiring
s vigorous use of a pick to loosen it. A
: cedar tree grew near by, one of the
s roots of which had grown between the
7 arm and the body of the figure, making
t it necessary to cut the root before rea
moving the Btatue from the bed in which
l it had doubtless reposed for oenturies.
, Mr. Oonant states that while sitting on
a the ground eating his lunch in the local
ity above mentioned, his attention was
i attracted to a canons looting ctone pros
trading from the ground. He removed
the earth from around it and fonnd a
I resemblance to a human. He then proceeded
to dig away the clay about a foot
in depth and soon uncovered the entire
figure, and, having obtained assistance, (
brought it to this city. Unfortunately, in
removing the figure from its bed a wood-,
en lever was placed under the neck and
the head broken off. It has, however, <
been neatly replaced. At first the dis- .
covery was supposed to be the petrified '
body of a human being of gigantic stature,
but closer examination proves it to j
be a piece of sculpture, but by whom 1
executed or to what age it belongs no I
one seems to kqow. It is composed of a j
sort of slate rock colored a dirty yellow
on the outside, possibly from contact
with the surrounding clay, and repre- i
soits a man reclining, one arm being j <
crossed over kis breast, and the other ::
| lying along his side with the hand rest- <
ing on his leg. The position is easy and j
natural The entire length of the statue ; <
is seven feet six inches, length ot arm ! 1
four feet one inch, breadth across the g
shoulders two feet, length, of hand 11
twelve and one-half inches, length of
1 mi ? ' ? " 1
iuvu unit neon iiiuiicH. xue weignc 01 xne ' ^
figure is about four hundred and fifty j c
pounds. The type of the human race i f
represented is a strange one. The head, j
which is turned slightly to one side, as 0
is natural in a reclining position, is of j
the Asiatic type, a sort of ,a cross be- 1
tween an ancient Egyptian and% ;an
American Indian, the cheek bones being
remarkably prominent. The figure is 1
spare and thin, much like the men in !
ancient Egyptian pictures, while tHe ;
whole body is covered with indentations.
Dne remarkable feature which strikes j
the observer is the great lengths of the 1
lands andfeetf6"'The jSnd*iSiqh resta^q
would reach to the knee, while thefeet are {
long; pat- and sHm, and tie great toes ,
about two inches shorter than those in jj
the middle of the feet. At the end of a
the backbone is a tail about two or three ~
Luv/uva xiyjag, auiuu^ij ou^CDWYC Ui tUO ?j
truth of the Darwinian theory. The j,
figure was at Nyberg & Bickers' stables w
ill day on Tuesday, and visited by hun- ^
Ireds of our citizens. There is con- ac
liderable excitement here over the disiovery,
and a general desire on the part
>f all to hear the opinion of some scien- 7"
ist with regard to the origin of this A
urious work of art. There can be no
[uestion about the genuineness of this
>iece of statuary. The stone shows the
fleets of time, and the circumstances of
he discovery are such as to preclude
nything like a repetition of the clumsy P!
'ardiff Giant fraud. 8?
KU
- id*
[Cros8 and Crescent" In a Back Fard. jj"
fp
Few persons suspeot the interest whiclt -f
le younger portion of our population
sol in the progress of the European r .,
;ruggle, and the familiarity with its deals
which they evince in their daily
mversation and intercourse. An no*
iwn gentleman on reaching home the
iher afternoon found his wife out and
ie house all upside down. The beds
id been stripped of blankets and eoanrpanes,
the tables denuded of their
ivers, table cutlery, broomsticks, and
irious kinds of household hardware
are strewn over the stairs and floan;
short, it looked as if burglars had been
rough the establishment and left in a
irry. /
Just as he contemplated the de|v%fta- ft
>n, xsnaget, tne cook, came rusmqg up I ~
lira with despair depicted on every |
leament of her face. " Och, Misther i
?" she gasped out, "I'm so glad j
s have come home. Shure thim boys
a murtherin' each other in the back : R?rrud."
[Nei
[n an instant he threw open the back > 'J?
adow, and the sight that met his eyes '
jwed the situation at a glance. All . ~ir
> boys in the neighborhood, from six j f f?
n down, were there engaged in set- j J0*
lg the Eastern qnestion m a style that 1 J}?.n
uld have made Von Moltke howl j J|ur
h envy. For a moment the Turks, j y1?
on by one boy in baggy trowsers
lich proved to be his father's red '
mel drawers) and armed with a cheese nev
fe in one hand and a ^irty white jsen?
rel on a stick (representing the banner ! .ha9
the Prophet) in the other, appeared j "?ar
lave the advantage, and had cornered ' a fac
Russian army, composed of six boys j
h rolroo or?rl I MT. 1
ki AMauu Wiiv* j;ivvmuiaDj IAJU1TOCli bliC |
i house and the back fence. Several , ? ^
er boys with bloody noses and black | "? ~
s sat on the grass-plot, personating i was 1
Christian victims of the atrocities in ear.a
garia. The czar had already lost one ?xcl?
bis front teeth, and the Khedive of f*?
rpt was to be seen seeking safety by
orious flight through a back lot, car- uttei
ig off the parlor* table oloth, rolled ?0001
on his head as a turban.. Just at 18 ??:
moment England interfered in the wa8
so of ten boys, who had been con- ^ur?1
ed in the back area, but who now
ged forth with rolling sticks, flat ^8 fc
s and pokers, simultaneously with a dren(
id onset of Cossacks and Mamelukes 8ay
had lain in resen e behind the fence, ~ E
maneuvering was superb, the con- J0"?
a? worlf
"wovoucouiiuai JlUUIA. JUUVtJ LUCIUS *"V ""
nd the clothes posts which would r6^
i outwitted Sherman himself, and "ei8^
9 is no telling but that the Crescent ea8
id have wave victorious ovef all Eu- ^
had not Mr. B suddenly ap- ?re
ed on the scene, scattered the armies "a8e':
chaff, and ended the contest by ?XCjfi
ing the Sultan off to bed, and in- bead
ewing the Duke of Cambridge with ,
lat side of a shingle. whicr
back ]
the u
;ep in a cool room, in pure air, and natun
plenty of water. Bemetaber, too, Johnj
uo one can have a cleanly skin who seem*
uea bad air. Bat more than alL in a pier
Strikes are quite proper, only rijK
ie Strike to some porpoao, but sot
Strike for your manhood, for IliMita
Strike right and left,
Strike for your freedom,frony^^|^B^
' Strike off companions hft pfafe
f Strike with the hammer, the gled^caHH
j' Strike off bad habits with huidoraottl?l99|
g Strike out unaided, depend
>. Striko without gloves, smd
<^^trikeoff the kttera of
- Strike where 'tis best, bat tot WjMmjBjjjjj
7 Strike & good blow whito the
i Strike, keep striking, till yon hit tbft*7^H?
sional gossip can
contain 1^000,000,000 inbsbaH^
; This is what a young fellewtfundHHH
1 he and another chap are toDrti ^i
1 same girl. |?S|g
hatched ont a nest of
greatly jrarjorised when
Many men regard a n A V#jH
I do a brick-bat; they ling H
j handy when they
1 attention to it at any o^H^^^&^^^
Turkish general to"M
pay-day. ' Yon will t^^H.
morrow we have a warflBB
3100,000,000 more is ex9R
this country for rum thflMj
earnings of all our rs&^H - -i. ><>,
Baron Rothschild, ofll
German oousin, Adele, m
ly married, " begin hodHH
the snug.little sum M
?
UUUOiD* ;.v^j
Lost, Yesterday, soJH
sunrise and sunset,
sachset with sixty diaofll 7l
reward is offered, for r +
3ver!
A blighted female imfi
55 years old, has bro^H ?
jreach of promise of nHl , . ?|
;ay deceiver of 70, thjttm
Archibald Forbes, vmm
if the London News, mm
if $5,000 a year, war JHI
ore we should infer tlflH r - * & '~!3"
Vews is much louder flH ht> . V
f Mr. Forbes, savaffM ; - aumjtj
A^feath, anidleicS?'
The shadow of an iflf I
Jfliower that blosaojjgf . i.Dying
next mpff"
A stream that horrifiS
Staging o7
he anntrwAr
rinter; the squarrelM^wwan|H^^
ard winter; the goofttt^Rb*
ad gray, mild and hariWIh]
oodchuck has gone in, stm m
le wood chuck stays out, hard
t- is indeed, only a question qflKi
hen the system of wrmfltni jAifiWIt'"Y
ition %ill become
siences\ , ''A^ ;>"
uat^hg^^led Ja^no rar
dren on .
i capable
w words <J\*t *
tampion" a^ong \
put in his hand ho plan d it iSps * V
lim'a/1 ?? Tori " VJ .T^KbV M
*"V? , ?f 4VU VMHBBBMR -MM
?e it is always tw.i o'clock.
0 " is perhaps the only word heWJB 1
.except "boom," with whicrok
npanies a rifle practice in whiflj*10 * J|
nstantly indulging. "His m' 1
here to see him last week," saifigK&l
a, "and she said she wished hffy jfM
. But it's the way with ail of
teldom they come-to see their HnHRnH
here, and when they do ombQ Mro' ?
1 wish the poor thing w?^ dcM|
aore remarkable cuj#?ly JSe*
ny Rouso cannot -fca fonnagiae >. ?
1 over. He is diminutive inlfl2?, if-.Jj
I scarcely four ffcdt nine
it, with a face of corresp<>wipg '.M
reness. His headjmd face ;JB
.it -At
Me idioue tyKronwm ,.
all There is uo brow aivi <>3^5bL.^fl
e for n forehead. Thf fop
pleasures less thsny two n^hBj3W|jj|
I seems stuck on like * wig o$5f :7
Part of the cranium, ouly ftdaBuj&?3bj^|
iv Rouse he
;d iiit^nt upon