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VOL. XLVIII. CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1890. NO. 47. THE DAYS. ITiey pass, mute figures, through a sombre gate, When Time, the W nrder, turns the noiseless key. Veiled are their faces, and a mystery Of grayest robe enfolds their cloudy stateIn single march they move, nor soon, nor late, . And gifts, joy, good, the fruits of life's fair tree. Love the crown, the cross of pain, and poverty, Their full hands hold, these Almoners of Fate! For some, they wake glad bells to chimings soft; ' To some, they bear the chrism of sweet death! Vainly we strive to bar their footsteps oft, Or, eager, call on them with quick-drawn breath. They pass, unmoved, to join the shadowy train Of vanished days, that shall not come again. ( iri;?11/ n.u. C/,cmnnfl(,V/i>, ? ? Caught Bv Comanches. In 186S a hunting party composed of j several prominent citizens of Si. Louis, Ciucinnnti, Louisville and Chicago, and numbering about thirty in all, entered J the country of the Comanche Iudians in ! that elbow of Texas lying between New J Mexico and the Indian Territory for a 1 four weeks' stay. There was a temporary ' camp of soldiers at the junction of the J Big Wichita and the Red Rivers at that 1 time, and as we reached it on our way into the country, I was bitten on the leg 1 by a rattlesnake, and laid up for five 1 days. I was with the party in the capactiy 1 of scout and hunter, but as it was a 1 strong one, it was decided not to wait ( for me. They were to follow up the Red ? River to the mouth of the Little Wichita, ^ and I should loobtless overtake them ere ? they had decided on a permanent camp. T While the Comanches were bitterly E hostile at that date, they had been sadly reduced by small-pox and driven to the 8 north, and the old frontiersmen stated ( their belief that the party would not even see one. When I left camp I was four days behind the party. As all were mounted and intended to push right along, this meant a matter of at least eighty miles to me. However, I had a hardy mustang, was well armed, and when I rode away from the camp I had about regained my strength. I felt a bit of dizziness as I galloped along over the trail, and soon discovered that my eyes were weak. The party bad left a plain * trail, and as my mustang had had a long 8 rest he kept to his gait with hardly a 6 break up to high noon. Along the bauks of the stream the country was wooded. 8 A mile to the west it was plain and prairie mixed, sometimes badly broken 1 and then as level as a floor for several t miles. j. At noon I came to a small creek, and watered and baited my horse and ate my luncheon. I had just mounted for a new start when I heard a "Yi! yi! yi?" on my right, and I turned my head to see five Comanches coming out of the timber on their ponies. They were about a half a mile away, and had evidently just discovered me. They were to my right and Tear, and as I started off on the trail I bad no particular anxiety for my safety. There wasn't an Indian pony in Texas which could overhaul my mustang in his present fresh condition. The yells were repeated as I moved away, but after going a mile I looked back and saw that the red men had settled down to businnc? Thnr wprp Qtrnnnr out. in linn anrl ?? J "~*v' ""fc> ? "-V, adapted their pace to mine. That meant t a long chase and a test of endurance. v . When a man rides for his life the i greatest fear is in overdoing the matter. If he pushes too fast at the start he will e "blow" his horse, and the effects will be a felt after the first ten miles. I had been v five years on the plains, had a pretty fair t stock of nerve, and I rode to favor ray ti beast. He woulu have gone a third a faster had I permitted it, but I rode to a )L keep my distance and gain nothing, f Every mile or so I shifted my weight P forward or back, to relieve the burden I ^ on him, and so the afternoon wore away. c The timber was always in plain view on t try right?the plains on my left. At 2 i o'clock I rode right through the spot 1 where the party had camped the first * night, and us the Indians did not stop to ^ inspect it or give up the pursuit, I knew * that they had visited the spot before * They were some rambling party out on t the warpath, but too weak to attack the c larger party. As the sun began to sink ? in the west they sought to shorten the t distance and bring me within rifle shot, 1 but a word to the mustang checkmated ; this. 1 Had I been able to keep the trail after x three o'clock, I should have counted on c finding the party in their second camp by 1 6undowu, as we were getting over the ( ground at a rapid pace, but at about that 1 hour I came to a rough, stony district, 1 where the passage of the horses had left 1 no trail, and I went ahead at random, 1 planning to keep my distance from the river. Twice, in crossing small creeks ' my horse got a little water, and as vhe * sun finally went down he seemed to beal- < most as fresh as at noou. It was to be a * starlight night, and as soon as dusk came < I urged ray beast to a faster pace, and i bore more to the left. When I believed ' that T had fmined a ouarter of a mile I 1 6wcrved sharp to the right, rode for forty rods, and then dismounted, and gave 'Custer" the word to lie down. We were both flat on the earth when the party of pursuers swept by, and the "thud! thud! thud!" of their ponies i feet came very plainly to my ears. When they had passed on, I led my horse to_ ward the timber, and reached it without hearing anything further from the Indians. We pushed through the timber to the jiver, and here were both grass ! and water. I had a cold bite in my haversack, and after disposing of it stretched out and went to sleep, hoping I had given the red men the slip. I opened ray eyes next morning in astonishment. Seated in a circle about me were the five Comanches, while their ponies were feeding with my horse. There was a fire, and the Ipdians had evidently eaten breakfast. They were smoking as I awoke, and there was a grin on each face as it was turned toward mc. I lay on my back, with my hands clasped under my head, and such was my astonishment that I could not move. Fortunately for me the fellows took this for nerve. I looked from man to man, and finally said, in Comanche: "It is easy enough for a squaw to track a horse after sunrise, and even a boy could make prisoner of a sleeping man." "Ugh! ugh I" grunted two or three of theui. "When your people at home hear of your brave deed they will siug soags in your praise!" I continued, speaking in tones of contempt* "Here, I have the claws of a grizzly bear which I shot a few months ago. Take them, and you can secure further praise by claiming to have killed the beast yourselves!" From the instant I realized my situation I knew that I was in for it. Coolness and nerve are what count in such emergencies to throw the Indian off his balance. I sat up, rubbed my eyes, readied for my haversack and got ?omc meat and bread, and as I toasted the meat at the lire I said, addressing myself to the leader: "Had I known you were Coraanches [ shouid not have run away. I thought you were Chickasaws on stolen horses. [ shall be ready to go as soon as I have 2aten. I want to see the Comanche country?the great plains?t he Canadian River?the mountains full of caves and waterfalls?your Chief, Thundercloud.'' He asked me if I belonged to the party ahead, aud I told him no. He ?sked me how I dared start out alone for he Comanche country, and I told him ;hat I had trapped the mountain lion and :ut out and eaten his liver while still dive, and therefore feared nothing living. [ could see that they were badly puzzled, tnd that they had no idea of oifering me riolence, and I increased their wonder by ;aying, as I linisbed my breakfast: "Come! It is time to go. We have i long ride and I am anxious to see your :ountry.'' I whistled up ray horse, and had him learly ready before they moved. They lad taken my rifle and revolver, and I lid not seem to have noticed the fact, >!if r?*ir Klonl/of tn tViO ighted ray pipe, and waited for them, rhey came together out of earshot and lad a confab, but apparently did not drive at any satisfactory conclusion. kVhen we were ready to go I 6aid: "Two of you must ride ahead and hree behind. It is an honor due me, ind you cannot show me too much reject." They looked at me in wonder and imazemeut, and I continued: "And if we should encounter any vhite men, avoid them, as I do not wish o be seen." That last observation drove the peg j lome. "When we set out two rode in root and three behind, and no Indians vere ever more puzzled. In later years ! met one of them, and he told me that heir plan was to torture me as soon as I iwoke. Even the one who was to have he honor of scalf ing me had been desiglated, and the plunder had been aplortioned. And after they had con* :luded to take me prisoner to a village me hundred miles away they meant to ic me to my horse. They were beat out >f this by my queer remarks, intended ust. for that purpose. We moved to the rest about live miles, then held to the lorth until noon. After noon we turned 0 the east, and I figured that they were lanking the camp of the white party by heii manceuvre. We rode to the east intil nightfall, and then went into camp n some timber alongside a creek. Sevral times during the day I had expressed ny impatience at our slow pace and .sked them to get on faster, and when , re went into camp I saw that I had ! hem off their guard. Tiiey looked J ipon me more as a curiusity than 1 prisoner, and this very fact bred new danger. After eating I sat apart rom them to smoke and meditate, and to jive them opportunity to compare notes. !t did not take them long to satisfy each >ther that I was a "bad medicine," and utu it IIICJ v.aiiitvi utv IU iuvj11 >iua^u ny preseuce would bring disaster. They lrged that I be killed, but then came he question of who should do it. Each vas afraid that the deed would bring vrath upon his head, and so far as I ould make out each one refused the ask. While they were talking I moved :arefully backward on the earth, and by ind by I had twenty feet between me and he nearset man. All the horses were oosein the timber to browse. The guns vcre on the other side of the fire, where ! could not hope to reach them. Just vhen the five got their heads together to liscuss something they did not wish me ;o hear, I arose and stepped backward )ut. of the light of the fire, and I believe [ was a hundred feet away when they nissed me. Every man sprang to his 'eet with a yell and rushed for the point where 1 was last seen. I had meanwhile dropped to my hands ind knees and was crawling to the left oward the guns. As the rush came I lropped beside a log, and one of the rod iKins leaped square over me as lie cleared he log, I heard them scatter and beat ibout, and while they were hunting for ne 1 crawled along and got my gun. It tvas a Winchester, and a new thing to :hem, aud it had been left behind when :hey snatched up their rifles. I crept away iut of the circle of the fire and then got ;he shelter of the tree. The Indians beat irround for a good half hour, and then Ntme all in, chagrined and disgusted. A juarrel took place at once, one blaming he other for my escape, but something ike peace was restored by the leader sayng that I could not go far on foot, and bat they would recapture me next clay, u such event I was to be put to the torure at once. Something now took place which the eadcr may harshly criticise. While I ;ould have ciept away I would not. I :ould not have secured my horse, and to ie alone and afoot in that country meant suffering and peril. I had been a scout 'or several years. I had been ambushed, ihot at, pursued, and wounded. Two of my comrades had beeu hacked to pieces by this same tiibc. Travel as far as I I could that night they would be likely tc i overhaul mc next day, and if again reI captured they would burn and torture mc. j I had all these arguments in my defence as I lifted my gun and took fair aim al leader. He went down as my rifle I cracked, and was followed by a second 'and a third before the survivingj two could comprehend what was going on. Neither stopped for his gun, but 1 both sprang away in the darkness. 1 ! tired after them, and, strangely enough, ! shot one through the hip. He traveled with his compauion for twenty miles before he lay down to die. The fifth warrior headed to the cast, until he got among the mountains, and, after having time to reflect, he decided not to go back to his tribe. The loss of his four comrades and of his entire outfit was something he could not explain satisfactorily, .and he was fearful of being made the r>f Viii f>Vi5r'f'e nncrpr Tfe therefore j W1 v'"v* IS"* * j renegaded to the Chickasaws, and was I with them when he gave me his story. I stood guard all night, and when I morning came was satisfied that the two who escapert had no idea of returning. Aftir a scanty breakfast I caught up the I six animals, packed up everything of salue, and then searched the dead. The three had about 870 iu gold and silver I among them, and one had a w-hite man's j scalp, which had been tnken within two days. When ready to start I headed toward the southeast for the river, and at 3 o'clock rode right into the camp of the j party, which had settled down for sport and had given me no thought. Next day a party of us rode over to give the bodies a more careful inspection, and we | found on each one a silver Government j medal, given them during Lincoln's first [term, as "good Indians;'1?New York j Suns A Cnwlnt? Pdl/tliAQ n Picll The physical powers of the Lycosidte, j the popular running, ground or wolf spiders, ate well illustrated by an inj stance recorded in the. proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The result as reported was achieved by pure strength and activity, without any of the mechanical advantages of a snare. Mr. Spring, while walking with a friend in a swampy j wood, which was pierced by a dike three j feet wide, was attracted by the extraor! dinary movements of a large black spider in the middle of a ditch. Closer examination showed that the creature had caught a fish! She had fastened upon it with a deadly grip just on the forward side of the dorsal fin, and the poor fish > was swimming round and round slowly, or twisting its body as if in pain. The head of its black enemy was sometimes almost pulled under water, but the strength of the fish would not permit an entire submersion. It moved its fins as if exhausted, and often rested. Finally it swam under a floating leaf near the shore and made a vain effort to dislodge the spider by scraping against the under side of the leaf. The two had now closely approached the bank. Suddenly the long black legs of the spider emerged from the water, and the hinde- ones reached out and fastened imnn the irraaiilnrities of the sides of the ditch. The spider commenced tugging at his prize in order to land it. The observer ran to the nearest house for a wide-mouthed bottle, leaving his friend to watch the struggle. During an interval of six or eight minutes' absence the spider had drawn the fish entirely out of the water; then both creatures had fallen in again, the bank being nearly perpeudicular. There followed a great struggle, and on Mr. Spring's return the fish was already hoisted head first more than half its length out upon the land. It was very much exhausted, hardly making any movement, and was being slowly and steadily drawn up by the spider, who htd evidently gained the victory.?Popular Science Monthly. Finest Specimen of Sevres in the World. The so-called Isabey table, considered the finest specimen of Sevres in the world, has been irreparably damaged by the carelessness of the porters engaged at i ramnrinfr it. from the building in which ' it was exhibited during the Paris Exposi! tion. The table was made to the order I of the first NapoleoD, and exquisite min! iatures of that monarch and of his four; teen marshals were executed by Isabey on the porcelain. Four years were con' sumed in the making of the chef d'oeuvre, and for it Napoleon paid the sum of $7000. At the fall of the Empire the table was returned to the factory for the I puvpose of having the royal arms and a j figure of ivory inserted; this was never ; done. The artist Isabey,hearing that hi.) great work was about to be sold to a speculator who intended to cut out the portraits of the marshals and sell them separately for extortionate sums, hustled around and induced a private individual, one M. de Serres, to buy the table and i preserve it. De Serres paid $12,000 for J the treasure and hid it away for thirteen I years. In 1S30 the famous table wasex; hibited in Paris and in London. During the reign of Napoleon III. repeated efforts were made to sell it to Eugenie, j but the Empress would not buy; so the | table remained in the De Serres family i untii 1887, when it was purchased for i $6000 by the daughter of Isabey, the | artist. Set up last year in the Paris Exj position, it was conceded by all who saw ! it be the masterpiece of Sevres. And now,after a notable history, it is cracked from end to end by a blundering truckman!? Chicago News. A Great Engineering Work. The Manchester (England) ship canal which is slowly approaching completion is one of the greatest engineering works of the age. The engineer, Mr. Leader Williams, recently stated that there were employed upon it 11,489 men and boys, 182 horses, 5000 wagons (including cars, as we call them), and 169 locomotives. The work necessitated the laying of 213 miles of railway, and there were used every month 8000 tons of Portland cement and 10,000 tons of coal way Age. * A PRIVATE'S WOES. PUNISHMENTS IMPOSED ON UNCLE SAM'S SOLDIERS. The "Dor Robber"? Punishment Day at a Western Military Post? Carrying Logs in tho "Bull Ring.'4 "Don't talk to that fellow. He's ti 'dog robber.'" In the vernacular of the barracks a "dog robber" is a comtnoD soldier who performs menial di''*wS for an officer. The more self-respecting soldiers look upon him as worthy only of their contempt, and ho is "sent to Coventry" by every member of the company. /W TflE "DOG ROBBER." The fact that an officers servant is paid from $5 to ?10 extra a month often serves to reconcile him to the openly-expressed contempt in which he is held by his fellows, and so long as their dislike is confined to sneers and even curses he: pajs little attention to them. But woe to the man who lays his hand on the officer's pet. Dire punishment awaits him and a loDg "stretch" in the guard house is sure to follow. When the "dog robber" gets drunk or commits some other breach of discipline ho ] does so with no bitter fear that he will bo i called to account. His services arc enj tirely too valuable to his superiors to be long dispensed with, so, instead of being laid up by the heels like a common delinquent^ he is jriyei^ a reprimand for form's sake and returns to hts congenial labors. Sometimes it happens that an officer who is too impecunious or too stingy to hire a servant has some work he desires done. He calls upon a private to report at his quarters at a certain time and lays out his task. A bit of carpentering, the laying of a carpet or what not. Tho soldier knows t well as does the officer that he is not under any obligation to do the work, but he knows fully as well that if he refuses it will be a sorry day for him. Every little shortcoming, imaginary or real, of which he may, in the prejudiced eyes of his superior, be guilty, will be stored up against him. His Orderly Sergeant will be :instructed to keep a close watch of all his doings, and when he makes application for a few days' leave or for some other indulgence to which he thinks himself en-, titled, his request is curtly refused. In view of all this the shrewd soldier will, unless the work is of a too degrading nature, pocket his pride and fall to. Punishment dav at one of the far West ern military posts is a black-letter day to the private soldier. It is not so much the severity of the penalties inflicted which make them so much dreaded by thcbluecoat. To be locked up in the guard-house on bread and water even has no great terrors for him. The rough life he has been leading makes privations of that kind easily borne. Extra work of any kind he will also perform without much grumbling. He has danced and is willing to pay the fiddler. He had been warned that if he did not behave himsell properly while on his leave he would b< called to account. That he did not profit by the warning, his aching head and bloodshot eyes are sufficient evidence, and now he has been sentenced to twentyfour hours in the "bull ring." THE "BULL RING." In this sentence he cannot see the jus tice. What benefit, he argues, can tin country which he has sworu to serve for $13 a month and rations possibly derive from its execution. While he is puzzling his muddled brains in a vain endeavor to settle the knotty problem lie and a dozen or so other unfortunates arc gruffly ordered to "fall in." With trembliug knees and shaking hands they amblo across the parade-ground to the place of torture. A scmi-circular ring about a quarter of ( a mile long has been staked off. and the prisoners enter the enclosed place and stand at "attention." At a word from the Sergeant other soldiers bearing a big 1 I log for each of thcru, place them on the shoulders of the delinquents. Then the taarch begins. For twenty-four hours the weary tramp is kfcpt up, almost without cessation. Round and round the bull ring they go, the log growing heavier at every step. Occasionally they arc given a sup of water and a cracker or piece of btead, but they are not ullowed to linger over even that modest banquet. Finally, one man can stand the strain no longer. He grows weak and giddy in the broiling sun and tumbles down beside his log. A Corporal approaches and orders him to resume the march. He hardly hears what is being said to him, but wheu he feels the sharp prick of a bayonet in his leg he makes a desperate effort and staggers to his feet. The big log is again laid across ins shoulder and he stumbles on. Another man has just thrown down his burden and declared that he will not carry it another step. They may do tvhal; they like to him, he says doggedly, but not another step will he budge. "Take off his cap and strnp him to his log,'' orders the Sergeant. After a short struggle, in which the prisoner gSts a rough handling, the order is executed. The thermometer registers considerably over 100 degrees in the open parade ground and the sun shines with the hcrco heat of a furnace. Not a cloud is there to cast even a fleeting shadow on the parched ground, and the alkali dust is hot as if it had been baked in an oven. Lying flat on his back with his late burden under him, the soldier gets the full benefit of the sun's scorching rays. His mouth is parched, and his tongue feels like a piece of dried leather. His eyeballs ache as though they were going to burst, and he would gladly, forfeit a month's pay for a glass of cold water. But no, as long he persists ill his insubordination just so long will ho suffer from thirst. Plucky as he is he cannot stand this agony much longer, For three hours now has he lain there with clinched teeth and eyes tight closed, but he knows he must either give in or J he will faint. "Give me a drink and I'll go back in I the ring," he hoarsely says at last and is j soon off again on his never-ending tramp. Another soldier is still too much under the influence of the grog he drank the night before to walk even without the weight of the small tree which he has been ordered to carry. The Sergeant being convinced at last that he is not "playing possum," as they call shamming, orders him given a "dose of pump." He is led to another part of the ground and seated on a camp chair with his hands bound behind him. While a :ouplo of soldiers take turn about at the handle of a force-pump, the Corporal of the squad directs the stream of water i full in the victim!- face. ~ThM~EeroTC treatment soon has the desired effect,and with ft gasp the half drowned man begs the Corporal to give him a a chance to get his breath. He was never quite so sober in his life, A DOSE OP THE PUMP. he says, and promptly expresses his willingness to otay in the "bull ring" a week if they will only point that nozzle away from his face." All through the night he and his luckless comrades stumble along with their heavy burdens under the watchful eyes of the officer and his squad, and it is only at daylight that 1 - - . !- J.J J <1,., ??? | their weary tramp is cuucu uuu mcj mw i ordered to their quarters.?New York ' Journal. A Costly Golden Lamp. The interior of the grand cathedral in the City of Mexico is, even at the present day, after having been successively plundered, most magnificent. It contains five naves, six altars and fourteen chapels, which contain the bones of some of the viceroys and departed great men of Mexico. The "Glory of the Capola,'' Virgin and revered saints were painted, says the New York Journal, by celebrated artists A balustrade surrounds the choir of a metal so rich that an offer to replace it with one of equal weight in solid silver was refused. This weighs twenty-six tons, and came from China iu the old days of Spanish dominion, when the richly freighted galleons of Spain pent their cargoes overland from Acaputo to Vera. Cruz on the way to the mother country. The high altar was formerly the rich - - . t_ _ c est in the world, and yet retains mucn 01 its original glory. It contained candlesticks of gold so heavy that a single one was more than a man could lift, chalices, cruets and pyxes of gold incrusted with precious metal, studded with emeralds, amethysts, rubies and sapphires. The statue of the assumption (now missing) was of gold, ornamented with I diamonds; and is said to have cost $1,| 000,000. There was a golden lamp, valued at $70,000, which it cost at one I time $1000 to cleau, but, according to a i French writer?and the joke is ms?cne j liberal troops cleaned it for nothing, and it has not been seen since. A new miner's electric lamp, weighing 3^- pounds, and capable of giving a 1^- candle power light for 10 hours, has been made by an English inventor. The accumulator of four cells is contained in a wooden box 5$ iuchcs high, in front of which, in a strong glass dome, is the ; lamp-bulb and a reflector, v V, The Picturesque Country of Albania Albania is on the eastern shores of the ; Adriatic. At the southern extremity of the coast of Dalmatia just beyond Cattaro, the rule of Austria over the Slav comes to an eudj and the Turkish province of Albania has a beginning. It would be difficult to find a country which can offer more that is quaint and picturesque to please and entertain. It ( is a little world within itself, the mount- I ains, lakes, plains, valleys and people A LADY OF ALBAMA. always unfolding a new aspect. The dress of Albania is iu itself a splendid picture. This is particularly so of 'the Tosks. Byron's lines well describe it. The wild Albanian kirtled at the knee. With shawl-clad head and ornamented gun, And gold-embroidered garments fair to see. The representatives of t,he Ghegs are called Boluk-Bashis, and they have a high opinion of their own worth and importance. When arrayed in official dress, mounted and equipped for busine?s, the Boluk'Bashi presents a gorgeous spectacle. He wears a voluminous white kilt and numerous embroidered red waistcoats, handsome white hose ornamented with black braid, white felt skull cap and Arab turban, after the head-gear of Skanderbcg. Then he is armed at all points with pistols, yataghan and repeating rifle, lavishly silver-mounted. llle huut L uauully ? fhitt. -Ajafatwi,- on which the Boluk-Bashi sits as though all the world tvas his. When once in the mountainous district the road becomes narrow and rocky, making rapid progress impossible. The horses, how; ever, are very sure-footed, and unerringly | pick out a safe place to step among the crevices, fissures aud loose stones. It is wonderful, too, that they are so,, when the way they are shod is seen. The shoes are plates with a hole in the middle. The nails arc narrow-headed and are bent over the edge of the shoe, and by these a catch is obtained on the rocks. Royal Musicians. There arc surprisingly many expert musicians in the royal houses of Europe. Queen Victoria and her daughter Louise play the piano and organ with great skill. The Prince of Wales knows all about playing the banjo, and his wife is an excellent pianist. The Duke of Connaught can do wonders with the flute, and the Duke of Edinburgh is hardly less accomplished iu handling the violin. The Czar performs famously with a silver trumpet. The Empress of Austria is one of the finest zither players on the Continent. The Queen of Italy docs the most difficult pieces of Italian and German composers on the piano. The Empress of Japan excels in playing the "koto," a Japanesse instrument not unlike an overgrown zither. The gifted Queen of Rouinania is celebrated among her subjects for her extraordinary performances on the harp and piano. King George of Greece extracts melody from castanets and-wine glasses with all the skill of n variety show artist. He plays almost equally well on the Hungarian "cvrabalum," concerning which his daughter, the Crown Princess Sophie, is also learning as much as two Hungarian professors of music can teach her. Prince Henry of Prussia is one of the best amateur musicians on the Continent. He plays the piano and violin and is a composer of considerable reputation. Bear, and Forbear. ^ ^^ j ^ ?Life. A Crop From Seed 4000 Years Old. tv?:? *l>#. fooenn /-if 1R8Q n irmsf. rt>- I JL/IU1U^ UJU OVUCUM V* -.WW.. W -.VW. - w markable crop was raised by David Drew, at Plymouth, N. H. In 188b Mr. Drew came into possession of some corn grains found wrapped with a mummy in Egypt, supposed to be 4000 years old. These were planted aDd grew. It had many characteristics of the real corn; the leaves were alternate, it grew to be over six feet high, the mid-ribs were white, but the product of the stock, there is where the curious part comes in. Instead of growing in an ear like modern maize, it hung in heavy clusters at the top, cn spikelets, there was no tassel, no silk, each sprig was thickly studded with grains, each provided with a separate husk, like wheat grains.?Detroit Free Press. .wishing; "I wish I had an eagle's sight!" Said Johnnie, with a radiant look, As all sat round the evening light, ' Each occupied with work or book? >' ' 'Then on far Eiffel tower I'd stand And view the wonders on each hand.* "But you've no ship to cross the sea?" Cried little May, in quick reply. "And, if ycu had?how sick you'd bof . I'd take the eagle's wings and fly? Then on and on, o'er hill and plain, Right round the world and home again." "PshawI Eyes and wings."' sneered sturdy Dan? "I'd choose, if I a choice could make, Alion's strength," "And I," said Nan, "The lily's breath and beauty take." Then sweet-toothed Nell piped, "For my part, Give me, from bees, the honey art." Wishing ran wild. We all were gay, Mother sat sewing, weary faced; / Small time had she for books or play, ^ So many stitches must be placed; Old pussy stretched, lazy and fat, Close at her feet upon the mat. "Mother!" called Dan. "'Tis your turn now! What would you take had you the chance?" She pushed her glasses up her brow And gave us all a kindly glance? , tiTir1 it T a/miI/1 Am/4 'tmoo nnorima I? Cli, U X WlUUj UUU UlfW UV "I'd take," she said, "the cat's sparetime." ?Laura Garland Carr. PITH AND_ POINT. \ Sir Isaac Newton made money by an apple fall. Some women make money by an apple stand. , . Time will tell, but the ordinary man with an important secret won't give time a chance.?New York Newt. I That the way of transgressors is hard, I agree. And no wonder?it's trampled so heavily.?Munsey's Weekly. Cheek always wins its way . ' Where seraphs might despair. * And that's the reason why The book agent "gets there." "It must have been a magnificent sight to see the mighty waves subdued by oil." "It was a kerosene I shall never forget." ? Chatter. } Whipper?"Why do you call Littleshort a bad egg?" Snapper?"Oh, it's so disagreeable to have him strike you when he's broke."?Puck. There's something in the accents of a voice : That wakes our natures from their quiet' rest. As sleepy boys who hear their father's call j And know and feel to get right up is best. Fond Parent?' 'Look here! I bought you the windmill, now what do you want?" Little Willie?"Boo! boo?o? o: i waxrb-riw -wind."?Muntey'e Weekly. finnmw?"Mrs. Gnecrs must be a very talkative lady." Simeral?"Have you ever heard her talk?" Snooper?"No; but I infer so from the fact that she has a double chin."?Judge. Mr. Beaumonde?"How do you like the new coachman, my dear?" Mrs. Beaumonde?"Oh, he's splendid! His hair just matches our pair of chestnut carriage horses."?Light. "Now, Mrs. Taylor, you will excuse me, but before taking your son into my employ I should like to inquires as to whether he has any bad habits." "Well, no, sir?'cept dispepsey."?Harper't Bazar. " I wish I had an idea!" quoth he. " What kind of a one would you like?" said she. " Well, to tell truth"?and he drew quite near? " I long for just one, and that's your eye, dear." ?Munsey's Weekly. Father?"James, you know I disapprove very mucti of your fighting, but I cannot help feeling proud of you for whipping such a big boy as that. What did you whip him for?" Son (indignautly)?"Why, he said 1 looked like you." : Biggs?"Old Mr. Dresser, the tailor,' who has been in business forty years, dropped dead the other day while taking a customer's measure. What do you think of such an ending as that to a man's life?" Boggs?"Fitting clothes, I should say." i Butcher Boy?"Anything else to take out?" Butcher?"Yes, this ten-pound roast is to go to Mr. Wealthy's residence, and this other ten-pound roast is to go to Mrs. Slimdiet's boarding-house. Now, don't get them mixed, or we'll lose two customers."?New York Weekly. "Who is that finely dressed gentlman?" "Oh, that is General Graspum. He made his money as a director of the Pykrust National Bank." "And who is the rag?a u???? foiUi'nrr tn him?" "That is I geu Lambswool, who was one of the largest depositors in the bank."?Munsey^s. "This," said the farmer's boy, as he ran his fingers about and carefully absorbed from them into his system the delicious golden accumulation upon the top of the pan of milk his mother had thrice hidden away from him, "this is the cream of the joke." Pamville Breeze. "Salem! Salem!" called out the conductor as a train rolled into the station the other day. "What!" said a lady turning to the Judge, "is this the place where they hung witches?" "Yes, yes," renlied the Judee. with a twinkle in his eye; "but be calm, madam, they don't do it now."?Salem Witch. Mutton, as an article of food, is wholesome and nutritious, and may be eaten with impunity with caper sauce. In female seminaries, where the male element is an unknown quantity, side-saddles of mutton only should be used, and care should be observed that the young ladies do not indulge in too many capers.?New York News. How to Mail Flower Buds. To mail flower buds, cut a potato into two pieces and bore holes into them, and insert the stems of the buds with cotton to support them. There is sufficient moisture in a good-sized potato to support a flower for two weeks in a moderately cool temperature. Flowers from bouquets or baskets may be preserved in the same way. The potatoes can be hidden by leaves or moss.?Boston Cultivator, 1 *--- * * s I