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VOLUME IIl7
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ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER' 17, 1874
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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!
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-"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.
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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.