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mm flit*" '^ni n\i ~h '"jS" VOLUME IIl7 -A.n.1 Independent Paper Devoted to tlio interests of tlie People _? ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER' 17, 1874 HBBW n NUMBER 32, the, king's welcome to thin gv all a. From tho Icelandic- of Mathias Jochuineson,^ .? '? TIL1S6UVTE? DV JJAYAMD TAYLOR. R:S'viw.M rH%V\ ?? I vi ?t.'i Willi strong foot tread tUo holy ground, Our snow-land's king, Uio lofty-hoarted, , ? Who from itif royal hoinc hast parted, , ' To groot those hills that guard ub round I ' |vi i Our Freedom?') soroll thy hand hat lout ub, Tho first of kings whom Uod has sent ub, 1 Hail t welcmrto to our country's heart! ? V"?'^41"*'-?Ji9l?ir.K:.- ''; '?' = land's fathor,' hero the Law-Mount vlow I .Uehbld-Ood** work in all their vastnoss 1 Where ps w'jit thou Freedom's fairer fattucao, > ? ? WJtp flwshc'avcd ramparts, waters bluo ? Here sprang the sagas of our splendor; Here every Iceland heart in tender; ., . GodiTJ^Ut (hi? altar:t o.r bis flook j ?ftere^' as "id thousand years of ^olc?, ^ ^ * Bound tho same words, a volco uuondod; As when iholr lifo nud law defonfltd <':'.'! ''17 ?Tho Rpearmeu with ihoir shields .of gold : The samo land yet the samo speech glvoth, Tho undent soul of Freedom llveth, And hither, king, wo welcome theo I, ? " . iv..;;-: ? . But now ar,o past a thousand years. As lu tho people's memory hoarded, And in Uod'fl volume ataud rocbrdod Their strife and trial, woes and fears ; Now let thp hopo of better ngos die what thy presonce, king I presages? Now lot tho prosperous tiino bo suro! v?5mi it j I V. ' ' Oar land to theo her thanks shall ylold, A thousand years thy namo bo chanted, Horo, whoro tho U1U of Law in plautcd, ?Twlit fiery fount and lava flold: "."Wo proiy AU-Fothor, our dependence, To blcea theo < au a thy far docondauts,. - And thoso they r?lo, a thousand yoars 1 A CONFEDERATE AMAZON. KipioitH on tho Touted Field of ihm. Homier, Alias latent. Harry Uuford. Saturday Mrs, E. H. Bonner, better known throughout tho south as Lieut. Harry T. Bnford, arrived in this oity frorh-Now Orleans, en route to Now York. ThiB distinguished lady has por haps gone thr?ugh more hardships and done more for the Confederate States during tho "late unpleasantness" than any woman within tho borders of the. section bo designated. Liko aU our southern women, Mrs Bonnerwas filled with that ivnprecedonted love of country ' and patriotism, so beautifully exempli fied by tho women ?f tho south during tho war, and, unwilling to see those whom sho held most dear march to tho front, sho miulo preparations, notwith standing her sex, to participate actively in the strife. During tho month of June, 1861, she loft New Orleans, in the full uniform of a recruiting ollicor, and went direct to Arkansas, whoro she Boon succeeded in raising a company of vete rans. As first lieutenant, under Cap tain Weatherford, sho left". Arkansas with tho company and went to Koy WeBt. Here she was roluotantly com Eoiled to leave tho command which she ad organized, and to which she became so much attaclied, on the ground of in competency, as alleged by the com mander of . that post. Determined to allow no impediment to make her swerve from the line of duty marked out by Herself, she at once proceeded to "Virginia, and joined Drew's battalion of Now Orleans the day previous to the first battle of Manassas, and participa ted in that memorable struggle. A short time after this she joined the 8th Louisiana, and for the first time her sex was questioned, and she was arrested and'ordered to assume femolo attire. Among hundreds of amusing adventures perhaps tho best' with which she was connected took place during the time of her imprisonment after this arrest. ' A committee of ladies waited upon her by order of the commander, for tho pur pose of settling the vexed question, but after seeing the dashing looking youug officer thoy>oonoluded not to perform their-' mission. She was taken before tho .mayor, released, allowed; to retain her uniform,' and at once commissioned ? to perform any services for tho oonfed ? eraoy which she might bo oalled upon to perform. As her sex had been ques tioned, if not known, sho resolved -to leave Richmond, and rejoiced when Gen. Winder ordered her to tho western army for the purpose of scouting in the vicinity of Okalona, Mississippi. Tho . reliability of the daring young reorait wbb soon recognized and appreciated, and General Qnnntroll sent her with dispatches aa.aspy into Missouri.- Af ter rendering inestimable sorvice in this - capacity sho went to Mississippi, and from thoro hack to Now Orleans, .whoro sho'joined tho 21st Louisiaua regiment, then being organized,,and reported to General Vjllipiguo. Receiving' her commission ns first lieutenant, sho wont to Memphis, and from, thoro .'.to Sh??n, whoro sho was badWifenhged in tti'o right slioulder on the flrtt^HySrf the" bnttle, April 0,1862. Whilo recovering from the effects of her wound her sex was again discovered to her mortification, and Gon. Beanro gard and others were astonished to find out that tho gallant young offioor was ?ot of tho stronger sex. Unablo to dis suade her from participating in aotivo . warfare, she was commissioned to go to Atlanta, pass through tho Hues, and aot 08 a9py? ,Upon reaching Atlanta she was 'compelled' W wait several days for further orders, and instoad of stay ing in that city, sho ran up to Dalton and Chattanooga, and participated ao tivoly in both fights, returning to At 1 in it a a day or tv/o before tho necessary orders' arrived. From this section of tho country sho was ordered aboard of blookaderS |from different southern ports to tho Indies, and often was tho bearer of important dispatohes to for eign ports for the Florida and Shouan doah. Sho seized every opportunity,, whether iff tho s?nth, in tho ? north j or in a foreign land, to render assistance to tho noathern confederacy. Sho' han.al receipt now in her possession for $780. which she collooted from tho United States, rioldiers of Commodore Brisools' flft?#,*Wun at Bridgeport, Havhadoes, and sent toaoutliorn hospjiahi, although tho money was supposed to have been given for the benefit of fodoral soldiers. She was rioXv sdnt to BaniDiogoand Ha vana for the purpose of buying coffee and sugar, for the confederacy, and from thoro^ after making the nfeccssarjr pur chases, nho went to South America, in the interest of the confederate govern ment, . with Price's expedition. Prom South America i she proccoded to the West Indies,' charged witli somo impor tant missionfor the cminjbry wMou she loved so well arid sorved so ?faithfully. ;The deeds orHhra'h?bl?'-'wonTOu-?re well known throughout the senth, 'arid In-ve been recited on many a hearthstone by well-scarred veterans-and inmates of .federal dungeons. The starved/ish??a monity-treated prisoners of 'Camp. Ohase| have'every reason to remember her who nursod them, fed them and. furnished thorn with every cout she could sparo, day after day. She is in possession of genuino docu ments, given her/every '.stop ,she baa made, and from all of them it can be soon that she. was trusted wnhesitating ly, and boro an-unblemished character from tho beginning to the oloso of the war. Even after her sexhood - had been questioned, throughout the entire war ?be it said to tho credit of tho men of tho south?that not a syllable was ever repeated iri her hearing urifit to repeat in the presence of the most 'reserved lady. Mrs.' Bonner removed to 1 New Mexico, after her adventurous life, and engaged in mining speculation,' arid had realized a handsome fortune from .her investments. She, has been well em ployed otherwise, and has finished a book given a truthful account of her adventures during' hor connection .with the confederacy. She is an intelligent looking lady, of about thirty-five years of age, and has a particularly refined appearance for one who has experienced the hardships Of camp lilo and per formed the duties of a man pfor jngr^ than four 'years.'.' -i'O ? ?<? .-Vsatf She is on her way to Now York, and has a numb er of letters qf i uiToduol-ion to prominent gentlemen of many south ern and northern cities,-and' other evi dences of an irreproachable reputation. While here she called* npon | several of our distinguished citizens, whoso con nection with thb war rendered hor do sirous of forming, their acquaintance, and to many of whom she brought letters of introduction.?Mobile Jlcr/. Maestro Man-Milliner. A writer in'London Society discourses of- a mau-iriilHnor,. M. Trois-Etoiles (undoutodly Worth), as .'follows: Jf.Tne. doors open wide?tho 'maestro appears. His person is disappointing, though un deniably Britannic. He is a pink*'arid white dapper man, with fat and shiny face, his hair parted in the middle,' his moustaohe pendant, and highly oleagi nous. A thick white throat enclosed by a iawri-oolored ribbon, a tight fitting frock coat, a chronic smile, a bow. that does not incline bis body, Those aro tho desoriptivo items remarked by a cursory observer of the great Trois Etoiles. His voico is strong and high ; his accent is boldly insulan He* looks around with an absent air, then sudden ly speaks. He has seen at a glanoo what is missing in Mote. O'Tempora's toilet The train bos been drawn out carefully to its full length before his arrival. ' What aro you thinking of, Esther? Madame's figure must have nothing but draperies. Too low in the neck. An epctutcltci en biais. A sucon to the right at tho hip. Take half that bouquet at the breast away. ? And do you go to Trouvillo this year, madame?^ His manner is qa^y, assured, ,and<w,o}l' bred. Ho has genuis of a *eartaiuldnq,; undeniable tnot, and imperturbable' srtny-froid. Arid I tuink be believes in his mission. He will not dress ovory one. He would not bestow a glance on those clumsy Germans in tho first room." I hoar he refuses to make for a certain .popular actress booauso sho does not share his ideas of tho capabilities of her figure and wants her dresses too low. Ho converses in English with old, dooilo, trusted customers like, Mino. O'Mores, and for her bo consents to give a 4ittlo professional exhibition." Historic Scandals. A romnrkablo featuro of many his toric scandals is the unsatisfactory- 'and dubious result of them. Does the World yet know ^whether- Mary, Qilooh of Scots,'was" a good woman or wanton ? Aud lias not Wir. Prondo's last volumo, once moro onjft* :Hpriou& suspicion on England's " Virgm'Qiieap ?*' ^ilfj ariV body ever kno\v whether NaPoldb(a^Hfi was roally a Bonaparte? Victor IHttgo hurled at him tho memorable apothegm, '.' He is neither the sou of bis father nor tho father of his s?;" but some allowance must be made for the writer's fierce democratic wrath. It is nomo thousands of years since tho association of Pericles and Aspasia, and we be lieve that, notwithstanding tho intro duction of tho critical method in his tory, soholars have not yot dqqided; whetbor thoir rolations were platonto or otherwise. Tho belief that Gen. Jack son loved not wisoly but too woll the wifo of Gen. Eaton, his soorotary of war, wuh onco very provalent, but it could show no very satisfactory grounds for its existence. Tho trial of Quoon Caroline by\ tho house of lords wda, qs fidro'o an inquisition as was over mado into tho character of a human being, yet it is not kn^wn to tins' day whether that pure and upright man, her hns band,;bad reason to .find fault with hor or not. Tho horrible Ryron^scatiAaT, ffb rocentiy revivod by Mrs. Stowo, will probably never be settled beyond' dispute! - -"Ooggia's oomot, is now visiolo'in tho sou thorn homlsphei'ct, and tho Ohi noso aro "in a terriblo stew about it, considering it a harbinger of ovil. BULL - FIGHT, AT MADRID. How Uio Sp'tuii'sU DoiU Play tit t?<oli- ?.zd a v .M i flonal .^ape. ,..[., I , Bullfights begin'about > tho .first-of April, and continue through tho spring and Bummor. months, t;Monday; hv-tu? day selected for these national sports-^ a .time whioh is during the'Reason; bf bull-fighln p.kind of Awlidayj,- or^^more coric6otly, a .Saturu alia?-called :inj Ma drid tho did do lords. Formerly tho pricq .of ,BCat?, compared with the wages gf labpr', lwas* excessive, but now the government has graduated the scale of prices to suit all pockets. Tho lbest fdaces in.the boxes ooatr about pno dob ar V H billcto d6'sombra, or tiokot for ^tho shady side $U tho amphitheatre/ about fifty cents; tho commonest pi sees,. next to'tti? arena, and exposed to the' Bun, two reals; . i u The people of Madrid are to be seen in t'hoir oloment at a bull-fight; . and there tho: combats' appear to I be con ducted with greater ceremony than in 'any other City, Sevillo, Valonoia, and Ronda no longer excepted. Tho Plaza of Madrid will hold eighteen thousand persons. This largo' open amphitheatre is not. a remarkable building, but the effect when filled is very fine.' It is sit uated a short distance from,the Prado, and the gate of tho Fuerta do Aleala. In this- geographical centre of the re- j pubUo-^a;republic now, a kingdom yes- | tor day?where caprice and absurdities, virtue and vices, reign, the fame of a rising, matador is made or marred. Tho matador,, or cspadas, as tho Spaniards term tho slayer;-is the most important personage of tho performance. - In tho last uqt of tho tauromaohian tragedy this great artist must stand face to face with tho bull in the presence of inexor able judges, and with firm hand, eye, and nerve, kill tho bull according to tauromaohian precedent, else undergo Jfche entiio vocabulary of abuso which the Spanish tongue so abundantly sup plies. Hero is ? description of a bull-fight which took f>lacesrecontly at tho. Plaza do Toros at Madrid. On tho cohtro of the wost side is the official box, wher? the authorities are.seated; on the same tier'are] tho boxes of tho grandees, filled with fashionable, spectators. Tho commoncomoht. of tho perform ance was signalized by tho entrance of the toreros in procession, prooedod by mounted algnaoils, or ofiioets of police, dressed in the anoient Spanish oostumo of the time of .Philip IX After pro ceeding around the arena and across the lists, tun ooimintanta bownd.tn tho fjftl cial'party and roturndd; a flourish of trumpets*and drums announced that the spectacle was about to begin. Amidst deafening applause the president from his box threw gracefully down to tho chief of the algnaoils the enormous key that opened tho toril where the bull was kept.' Tho door flew open, and the bnll dashed headlong, with blind rago and violence, into the arena. Amazed at tho novelty of his position, tho animal halted a moment; then catching sight of tho alguaoil riding off at a gallop he rushed upon horse and rider with olosed oyos and lowered horns. Fortunately the alguaoil was mounted upon a fine and spirited animal: quick as lightning tho steed turned at tho touch, and escaped tho deadly rush. Then the enraged animal attacked in succession tho picadors ; in a short con flict that ensticd three horses were stretched lifeless upon the ground, leaving tho dismounted and disarmed -?iders oxposcd to imminont danger. The ohulps, or foot combatants, how ever, drew tho attention of tho animal 'by dashing before his oyos a glittering Bcnrf. Theso new assailants1 had need of all tjieir praotioed agility. Occasion ally'the bull gavo chase,- aud they could only save themsolvos by leaping tho barriers. Tho evolutions of this con summate band wore the most graceful and exciting part of tho exhibition, and .elicited tumultuous applause. Another stood was urged oh to an encounter nith 'the bnll, only to share tho fate of his companions. Again tho bull charged at a fifth horso and rider, aud disem boweled the steed with his fatal horn ; tho picador fell heavily on tho ground. Tho plaudits were deafening. Finally tho signal was given ; an ac complished matador in full oourt dreBs entered tho ring by a seoret door, and bowing low to tho president, tlirew down bis cap in tokon of respcot; then facing 'Bis terrific adversary, who was standing alone in the now cleared arena, he shook t\ red cloak suspended on a drawn sword. The bull made a violent charge, tho mnntlo foil over his face, the bright Tolodo blade onterod tho neck to the hilt, and he fell instantaneously, amidst the plaudit shouts of tho spectators-. A gayly decoratod oar drawn oy mules or namonted with bolls and streamers now appoared and borb off the bddy iu triumph, which act closed tho day's sport. As tho horses are doomed to an almost certain ; death, only very iuuu und dirt eased ones aro employed, which can bo purohasod for a low price. It follows, then, that the picadors aro always badly mounted, and their danger proportion ally iuoreaBcd. j To urge his stood for ward and foroo him upon the bull, tho picador woars strong spurs armed with long rowels. Tho wretchod creatures aro drivon blindfold, withou^ aught to protect- thorn, to inevitable slaughter, und destined only to exhaust tho bull's fury aud vigor. This laceration of tho horsos, which' scorns, to oxoito no pity among tho Spaniards, constitutes tho most rovoltiug part of the exhibition. ?The chancel ot tho parish churoh of H?rten, in Buckinghamshire, con tains a monument to, as well as the re mains of, Sara Milton, tho poet's moth er, who died in 1687. This portion of tho od i flop ifli boing restored, in stone entirely at thw expense of tho rector of HortonJ tho Rev. R. G. Foot. For six years John Milton attended tho chujch, Horton, being the residence of his Savoids. Tho ple.ee has long been' oelo^ rated for the nightingale?henoo Mili ton's sonnot to that bird. ? -?' Aggregate Population of tho Eartii. ' A report frpm the bureau of statistics, at Washington, just issued, contains an interesting table of the population of (the earth. Tho aggregate population of the earth ia given at 1,891^082,000, Asia being the most populous section, and containing 708.000,000, while Eu rope has 300,500.000; Africa, 208,000, 000; America? 84,500,000;and Australia aud Polynesia^ 4,5?0,Q0?. . ftf In Enropo/the leading nations aro credited ' with the following numbers i Russia, 7l,0?i),000; the German empire, 41,000,000; Prance, 36,000,000 ; Austro Hungary, 86.fe00.000; Great Britain and Ireland, 32,qh0,Q0O ? Italy, nearly 27, 000,000; Spain, 10,500.000; and Tur key, nearly 15,000,000. The other coun tries do not exceed 5,000,000 each. In Asio, China,?.which is by far the most populous, nation of the earth,?is oredited witli 825,000.000; Hindoostari, 240,000,000,; Japan. 38,000,000; the East India islands^30,500,000; Burmab, Siam, and farther India, nearlv 20,000,000 ; Tnrkev. 13,500,000 ; and Russin, nearly 11,000,000. -?;:?; The Australian population is given at 1,071,500, an? tho Polynesinn islands at 1,703,500, Now Guinea and Now Zea land being included in the latter. In Africa the chief divisions are West Soudan and tho Central African region, with 80,000,000; tho Central Soudan rojrion, 39,000,000; South Africa, 20, 250,000; tho Galla countrv and the re gion east of the White Nife, 15,000,000; Samauli, 8,000,000 ; Egypt, 8,500,000 ; and Morocco,' 0,000,000. In America two-thirds of the popula tion are north' of the isthmus, whero tho United States bos' nearly 89,000,000; Mexico, over 9,000,000 ; and the British provinces, 4,000,000. * The total popu lation of Nor.' h America is given at near ly 52,000,000, and of South America at 25,000,000, 01 whiph Brazil contains 10, 000.000. ? The West India islands have over ?1,000,000, and the Central American states not quite 3,000,000. According to -tneae tables, London, with 3,251,200 inhabitants, is tho most populous cifcy'in the world, while Phil adolnbia. .-lUt. 674.022 inhabitants (in 1870;, is tn??6igut0outh oity in pomn of population. These eighteen cities, m their order, are the following : London, 3.254,260 ; Satohan (China), 2,000,000 ; Paris, 1,851,792; Pekin, 1,300,000; Tsohantsohau-fn, 1,000,000; Hangtsob au-fu, 1,000,000; Siangtan, 1,000,000; Singnan-fu, 1,000,000 ; Canton, 1,000, 000; New York. 942,202 ; Tientsin, 900, 000 ; Vienna, 83-1.248 : Berlin, 829,341; Hangkan, 800,000 ; Oaloutta, 794,645 ; Tokio (Yoddo), 674,449 ; and Philadel phia, 674,022, Of oities smaller than Philadelphia, the leading one's are?St. Petersburg, 657,963 ; Bombay, 664,405; Moscow, 611,670 ; Constantinople, 600, 000 ; Glasgow, 547,538 ; Liverpool, 493,-1 505; and Rio de Janeiro, 420,000. Agriculture in Indian Territory. From the journal of tho fifth annual session of tho general council of tbo In dian tribes of tins territory we deduce tho following faots: Tho Chorokees oultivato 80,000 acres, the Ohoctaws 85,000, Muscogees 65,000, and tho Seminoles 10,000. These aro tbo four largest tribes in the territory. Tho productions aro snob as farmers of the west usually cultivate. They are1 enlarging their farms, improving their houses, and giving particular attention to orchards. Thoy are advancing in wealth by tho inorcaso of stock, both in quality and numbers. Tho six small tribes having reserva tions in tho north-west corner of the territory cultivate a total area of 5,300 acres. Tho Wyandots, who only num ber 275 souls, cultivate but 660 acres; tho Ottawas, 800; tho Seneoas, 600. Thoy aro developing tho farming inter ests of tho country rapidly.. They use gang-plows, mowers and other agrioul tnrni machinery. The Sacs and Foxes have 600 nores; tho Osoges, 2,000; and tho Affiliated Bauds, made up of all tribes, nearly, have about 2,000 acres 6tt tho extreme border. The report claims that if those tribes aro sustained in tboir rights and privileges, that in a few years their agricultural department will compare favorably with the states bounding on the territory. Tho Agricultural Strike. Tho great agricultural strike in Eng land is at an ond, having resulted in a virtual triumph for tho farmers. It was the largest strike that ever occurred, both as to the. numbers engaged and the pecuniary resonres of tho union by which it was baoked tip. It lasted uear ly five months, during whioh time ev ery striker recoived niuo' shillings per week, or about two dollars and a quar tor. Finally, however, tho union found its funds running low, and, as the farm ers gave no signs of acceding to tho de mands ef the strikers, and wore con stantly filling their places with labor ers from other quarters, they wore at last obliged to yield. Not all, howev er ; for, while many have gono baok to work at the old wages, many have pre ferred to sobk other and distaut fluids of labor. Tho union still has some means loft, and is extending aid to such as wish to migrate to Canada, so that in this way the sriiko may finally provo beneficial to some of its participants. ?As soon as a young woman gets some steady employment, she stops fainting away at the sight of a mouse. ' Oat of the'?hanuel into tho Worth seW or Gorman'ocean, and at three o'clock in tho morning wo find ourselves far up the Elbe. Leaving our ship, wo take a tng whioh convoyed us to Hamburg/ along: tho green tnrfed.aboree of. the river, with here and there a beautiful suburban seat with d highly cultivated and interesting country beyond, now and then a wind-mill with its air of great antiquity. After tfad hours' run,. our destination is re soli ed. Amid the great est ouufusion und want of system,;With luggage secured .and thrown .into a " dr?zky" (a spoci&s of two-seated car riage, ? behind' a frame of. a' horse, so attenuated that wore the, philanthropic Bergh to Bee him, his heart, would bleed), wo start from tho wharf or piers and rattle along the cobble-stoned pave ments in tho narrow'streets, and look wondering ntthe quaint, old-fashioned, small - windowed, dingy houses, and vainly endeavor to pead tho signs whioh aro all "Dutch" to us. "Hotel do L'Europo," sings out the cabman. We get out of our cab and modern:Ham burg bursts upon us. What a metamor phosis . from the dingy, dirty streets that we have meandered through from our ship landing, The Alste) ? is the pride and .joy. of Hamburg?and well may the Hamburgers be proud of their enchanting, their charming Alster, which is an immense and beautiful lake in tho very heart of the city. I have wandered a little in foreign landB and at home, but nevor have I seen anything whioh is exactly like tho. Alster. A large, beau tiful clear, limpid lake, divided into two parts by a light, graceful'wiry bridge; it has splendid hotels, magnificent castel lated private residences all along its shores, ornate gardens sloping down to the water's edge, rare exotics laving themsolves in the crystal water, the air laden with tlioir sweet perfumes, flow ery walks along the banks, multitud?&: ous cafes, in which the pleasure-loving population is sipping coffee and diink mg beer. Firry .boats in miniature, ca pable of containing not more than fifty people, dash hero, and there with the. shriek of a whistle, which seems more a toy than anything else. Nothing can be moro beautiful than these vari-col ored boats, painted in white, blue and green, which convoy yon for a sum of two cents to any part of the lake. Long necked, graceful swans float about on its placid bosom;( white-winged sail-boats flit like swallows aoross it. At a short ?KaiartrA from'tbe ehor? beautiful ^reeS; luxuriously leafed, arch over. luvnojg promenades, along whioh the rosy cheeked German women leisurely walk. Hamburg .resembles more in its busy commercial aspect an American than an European city. We must not infer from its Alster and other places of amuse ment that, like Paris, it is solely a city of pleasure. The city is wholly and essentially cosmopolitan in almost every particular, its people, from the merchant prince to the small tradesman, speaking fluently several foreign languages. . Ono of the features of the place is the Zoological garden, ono of the finest in Europe, containing specimens of almost every known bird and boast. Tho surroundings of the city are mag nificent. Owing to heavy dews the vege tation and foliage is very luxuriant. All around aro elegant conntrv seats, with grounds in that ornate condition of onl ture, only to be found in European countries. Public gardens abound, offering to the pleasure-seeker the best of musio, the shadiest of retreats, tho neatest and freshest' of smiling waiteresses,' who; bring great foaming'tankards of ?beer, which ia always refreshing in.Europe, as tho wator is simply disgnstinpr and un drinkable.?Cor. Nachville Union and American. _ Religious HSusical Expression. On the most serious side of musio, tho religions, the writers of hymns, and those who ?oleot sacred verso for col lections of hymns, err of ton from an ig norance or a disregard for the cardinal trnth as to the nature of musio and its oapsoity of expression. Three-fourths of the hymns in our hymn books are un fit to be sung. Thoir motives are hot within tho rouge of musical capability, All doctrinal religious verse, all that is narrative, in fine, all that is not omo tionol, -giving rythmical utterunoo toi praise, or to prayer, or to some religious feeling, is absolutely unfit for musical treatment. For example, ono very sound and orthodox piece of musical verso I have ofton heard sung, but nev or without .temptation to laugh tor. It begins : How firm a foundation, yu paint* of tho Lord, Ih laid for your faith in nit) oxcollont ward! Now it is as impossible to'expross, or to illustrate, or to intensify the idea, in thoso lines by a melody, as it would bo to express by a triple fugue of two short subjects and ono long one, that the I square described on the hypothnenso of n right-angled trianglo is equal to the sum of tho sqnaros dosoribod on tbb other two sides. Tho thing is impossi ble in tho nature of things; it can't bo done. Tho " Gloria in excelsis " is a model of writing for religions musical expression. So aro most of the Psidms chant cd in thoEpisoopal service.?Rich ard Grant White. ?There is a paper in Wisconsin whioh calls itself tho Trempeleancounty Week ly Messenger and Journal and JReoord. It complains that its exchanges do not give full credit when thoy copy its short jokes._ ?Eugland has abolished tbo duty on r.ieo horses, by means of which she hns heretofore raised a revenue of $50,000 yearly. FACTS AND ^FANCIES. . *' *, ?Sa?timo 10 ""?va,!;'vum--; * ". ?-Tho Louddn critics say that 'thesd*0^ Hamericau bactors 1 karh't pwonounoo'I?? J HingliBh, yQU.knqw^^^yo^pijc.b^ze.^^ ang em, ? _ ?All through the Germ^5'Empire* ^ they are taking, statistics oi tho .com- <* plexipn, color of tho hair .and oyos - of ? i ?the children in tko schools. ." , ; iXr flo< -[?Tho St. Louis Ga'ritom4bn?8ot^?nyfeul'i(: nearly 810,000 a year for gas; n Tho best wo government the world ever ..saw da?uot aeea to advantage by gaslight. ; MTwo firms in Biohmond, Ya., areasr* nnder contract to supply $8^090;??O and 50,000,000 worth of tobacco roppectively. The first contrao6(ia for France and tho second for Austria]: ??' v: I svifi i [> 5a-?3 oiVT ?A Bridgeport man has made a > kite ten feet high by eight feet widewhich, it he. intends to put to the use of drawing him across Dog Island Sound in n boat.'.'?ilo It requires one hundred feet of tail. ?It's awful lonesome in Mexico JpHfc now, and tears trickle down the father's * cheeks as ho'takes his'sonon his knee's(fl' and tells him how the country' used to f& be blessed with a revolution about ev-< ery two weeks.' ? > . : }Tit%M ?If; the left ear of the A coming girl'fW is larger than ita mate, the fact, may bp $f;; ascribed to the extra chanco for devel opment afforded it by tho stylo of loop- ' : i ing t ho broad-brimmed hat up on that : side, and allowing thejaun, to. shine* ? on the organ. , ' ": ' ' ? ? ?Tho Mikado of Japan is developing ^ ? .into tho practical business man. In . a recent number of bis *'organ" ho odverr" tiBes a, fine lot of images, one of which ' ' is described as "a very fine idolj iwith-;. fig six arms. It is fifteen feet high, and. , was cast at Sheffield."' 7/ ?An accident has just happened to Ruben's' "Assumption of ''tho 'Virgin?? i .7 in tho gallery of D?sseldorf. . This.psc- . tare, of colos<ial dimensions, is painted . on.. wpbd,, and^ 'two large oracks1 have made their appearance, and one of them, plj is acroSS.tho face of the Madonna. ?Among; the, .visitors at Santa.Crue . (a California .watering-place) is a San1" J Francisco lady,' tllewifo'of a prominent, t*u\ stock-broker, who bBamaduhcisqU cou spicuons by wearing a hideou^-lobkuig mask of chamois leather. It is said She"Jic envelops herself in leather , t? save.'aujtk singularly beautiful complexion. Sho >isalluded to in towai as "the woman in tho yollow mask." "'. ? ?A glowing description of tho op?rW fry trnvorspd by Geu. Oustir'ss ojpodi--.^*, txo?'tv? fci.o uianV iflilla.is,f\i- ;'.) the New York Tribuno hy 'special cour-J^*' ior. The correspondent writes that the i : oountry is beautiful, beyoml x dosorip-. tiou, the lnud well adapted for^tock-fi raising and agricaltare, water and tim- ? ber good and plenty, and gpld in, pay ing quantities has boon discovered. ?An English writer says that his phvn has proved' aucoe?Aful in protect- | ing all kinds of fruit from birds. jHo. ?; takes a ball of thread and fastens tho end to a twig'of gooseberry or currant;1'' r bush, and then crosses the thread from . twig to twig in various directions. n Qr,?|u trees may be treated in the samo man nor. Tho birds como to eettle oh troes"'*,Ti; or bushes, strike 'against tho slender snares, and fly away in hasto. ?A visitor to Omaha writes of tho oountry being alive with the potato- }l bug, the cricket, and several varieties of grasshoppers. Tho crickets move. *t.{ together by tho million, sqeming to bo guided in their course' by ;? commoh'iwJa instinct. In their migrations they cross streams.' Before entering tho wit ter, they seem to hold a consultation; . they follow tho course of the ourre,n$,t? and" on landing recommence their1 do-: ... vastations on the first edible vegetation they find. ?A teacher, wishing to improve the ? * ' occasion, said to the boys at the oonclu- v sion of a strawberry festival, "Havo yon enjoyed theso berries to-day?**' ,1; "Yes, sir," came from alb sides withrf m unmistakable heartiness. ." Well, chil dren, if you hod seen theso berries growing in my garden, and had slipped in through tdo gate without >my: leave, and picked them from tho viuct;, would they have tasted as good as ( now ?" ' "No, sir," was the .prompt reply. " Why not ?" " Becauso,'' said a wide awake boy, "then wo shouldn't hayo, had sugar and cream with 'em." ?A fair young lady in WatrrmirV, Conn., went to a drug storo and tout the man to fix up pno dose of cjistor^ oil,.and to mix it with something to toko the taste away. The man told bor to wait. In a few minutes, he asked,, her if she would liko a glass of .soda. Sho accepted tho invitation and drank the beverage. Presently she ask 3d tho roller of pills why ho didn't givo her the oil. The man smiled triumphantly and said: "Madame, yon have taken' it. I mixed a fearful dose .with that- ni soda 1" Sho turned palp, sank into a chair, and gasped?" Immortal Jovol I wanted it for my mother-in-law 1" ?Tho Druggist, a London- paper, states that a young lady who had long | been addicted to tho use of opium ap plied to an eminent physician to mako hypodermic injections of morphine. Beginning by injooting a mixture of mor phine aud Water, bo gradually increased the proportion of water, without lotting the patient know of it, until after a short timo ho used only the puro water. Af ter each injection sho would gently fall into a refreshing sleep. For .several months tho troatment was continued, tho patient's system being gradually renovated by tonics. At length the. lady was informed that for months sho had not been under- the influence, of opium at all, and was greatly rejoiced to find herself cured of any dcslro for the drug.