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I BOMB MBIT BOOKS.
itf In Rasatan Tarkamn-A (treat Valr la
Ik Hlrebla slrpea
The timo in near when tourlsti an 1 com
aerclal travellers will And Turkman more ac
I feasible than Mexico. Yet It was hut yesterday
I tiat certain wiseacres were disposed to repudl
J it Vambery, applying to hti accounts of that
region the well-known argument agilnstmlra
i des, that It wu not contrary to experience for
nngarl mi to II. whereas It waa contrary to e
j parlance for a Christian to return from Bemar
1 MM alive. For the moment, Indeed, our Infor
nattnn respecting the condition of life In the
three Khanate, and the obataclea whl'eb the
Kutalim elvlliaer muat encounter In the work
i af social reconstruction, la to be aougbt mainly
i from military and oftV lal sources. Thua the
' lu'bor of the work kefore us fXe Huwn tn
sV-fosfain, by I. lvatsorr, trainl ned Into Her
man br A. Von I)ryg:ilakl-la himself a Ruaalan
Boer, and having participated In the recent
tampalgns which aaaured trie ronqusat of Cen
tral Aala, la qualified to offer aoine Talunble con
arthntlonato our knowledge of Hie country. The
antra picture In which this book abounds are
I laid to be faltoful. and are certainly consplcu
tut for vivid outline and bright color, and one
aflhem, the deacrlntlon of a great annual fair
to tha Klrghli steppes, la wall worth reproduc
tion. Id It will be found concentrated, aa In a
focus, all tho varied act.vltlea and characterli-
tie trait of tills Hum ail pe .pie, wbloh once gave
Khan to Muacoyy. and by a lingular reverse
of fortune hay become the aubjeota of tbalr
former slave.
It wa niter sundown, the only part of ft;
during which truvol on tha ateppes la eiidurtblo
In the dry aeaaon, that our author reached tbo
B'lealan outpost, near which the Klrghli fair
wua to be bald. Ha found great numbers of no
muds already massed about tho temporary bar
I guar, while from all point of the horlaon freib
sjerevaus could bo aeeo converging to the plane
where the traffic and dlveralou of a year would
be oompreaaed In the apaco of a taw days. The
Jiual come on at a laay amble, one behind au
Olhor. their broad, fleshy aolee falling aoft and
fsoteelesa on the level steppe, aud leivlng In Ita
dust a round, smooth print. From the bells
dangling about the neck of the animal, a curious
kollow ilukllnir algnala the appro 10I1 of the train
Jrum a gient distance. The tirod, cross-gralnud
; gbip of the desert jerka and plunges, stretohlng
his noik tu Ita fuil length, and bellows with pain
I from th stake thrust through bis nostrils,
j Which, bv this time, are torn and bleeding. Uy
1 ' gtarta, therefore. Ilk tbo tip of a hoarse drum,
a aand forth a prolonged, hldou groan, but
thi Klrghli driver, who bestrides th foremost
i beast. In never roused bv tha complainta of the
I Misuse br.ite from his deep, trance-like reve-
tie. From the camel's Sanies swing and 11 tn nil
poaslble sorts of balee and sacks, with big oolla
Hl af ropy, while beneath protrude tb crooked,
fctuvy bought of a dwarf tree uaed for fuel,
II great tresses of long reeds completely hiding
the animal's book, and lettlog tbelr bushy top
(rail along the ground. Home of the Kirghizes
goon foot before tbelr camels, on walch sit cross
leged their women -"dusk facts, with wblts
atikoo turbans wreathed" and others, again,
mounted on short, lean ponies, turn to account
the easy trot over the flat sand, tbalr tongue
' fftot reet I ng f or a in o oaent.
1 I Long after nightfall tbe baxaar la noisy with
tb bum of voices, mouthing tb peculiar gut-
karate and aspirate of their oriental speech.
I with bawllag, outcry and uproar, ttrokea at In-
aervul by the neighing of horses and hollowing
I ' af camels, or bare and tner a quavering aoug.
1 j Only toward mldulgbt does a certain degree of
, gu'et envelop th tent of t:i nomads, but the
r Mm conceded to aleeo by tbeae Impatient chll-
l ', iron of the waste la very brief. At leaat two
! hour before sunrise new swarms of man with
E . loaded camels begin to stream Into the plaai.
skill more Intense grows Iba bustle and the pre-
E aure as day draws near, till the aun, mounting
I ) th" horizon, reveals an Imprwslvt, unique
tableau.
, li bard to portray scents of this nature.
I Wuere the boundless variety and entauglatiH iit
of it filatures c -institute the ulatlncllve char-
actor of the picture. Horse, dromedaries.
aainels. goats, rains, cows, men on foot, on boreu-
back and on carnal back, all shoving and darting
i against, ovsr and under one another, the peon-
B' Bar native tongues, the grumblln?, the scream
V' log. tuu screech of tho dromedary, and the
m' tramping of c title, the whole wild ch ios of K no
and oirtur.set in the pe iceful iratnework of the
H' gr.y, treeless waste, startles tbo stranger like
to ne abrupt paroxysm of nature. The foreigner
Who views a klrghli fair for the flrs't time may
well full to connect It with the Idea of trade, but
Iba trained ete and ear of the nutive merchant
leoogniio In the nhlrl and din only a wild speciet
af nomadic order, and a iUaltit mode of trane-
ac.lng hualneas by no means b irren of results.
tin ttis four tides of a great quadrangle are
i lanaed dlnnniitlvo huts of clay, divided by par-
B i tltion wallr, auggsatlng the luirj of stalls In
j loine at atable. These booths aro oci uplod by
fl the larger foreign dealers, the travelling nier-
tbanU proper, but only during the season of
Ike fair, the shops being closed for the rest of
Ibe year by nailing rough boards serosa the
front. Theowoers of thai relatively aumpiu -
B I bus warehouse preaent a medley of the moat dl-
I ferae races, Including Armenians, Oeorglana,
H' I PeralaiK, natives of l'asohkend, Cabul, and Uaa-
aora ; but all these, of courss, are civilised folk,
B j maintaining relations with the productive In-
j dustry of settlod communities, and accjrded by
B I tbe nomad population a wonderful degree of
B. aonslderatlon. Although tho stately demeanor
Of tbuae Urienlal peddlers betrars a proftm.id
ootisclousness of superiority, they do uot forget
that toe wild roamer of the steppes, who fulU so
B far abort of a townsman's experience and n
Bcrtnesa In the pricing aud choosing of warea, la
B tor thut very reasoi a preolous pigeon, whom It
k well to coax and humor. According , their
' Mock of niuruhandlse repreaeuta to the Kirghiz
' galud th sum total or earthly temptation.
B Here, for Instance, are oaft ins, aud fur or felt
tans, gorgeous Itusslan carpets, Iron-bound
B tl' sti and leather pouohes, ruslo, and cutlery,
While the Klrghli beauties are natiirallycai.il
ft rated liy wax beads, fala pearls, gilt Ougur
rin.-i. p.i.'eta of perfumed soip. rouge voli
H' gas. rouge imta In the steppe han J mirrors, arid
ahundred other knick-knacks, even to mention
Bt Wnich tniikea them smack tbelr thick, red llp
H. It I- before tlieu niagazinea of loxurk 111 it thu
B, crow da press with special Interest mid wonder,
H While In tho luteitor of tlic bootna go on pr .
lr acted acriitiiiloe aud Hiigerlnga of nuraa, and
BBf aodlesa haggling about prices.
B (I i th open arjutire are drawn up In files the
Hl ambulatory ehopa of tbe small KirghU liuck-
HB I iters, hone alouder stocks seldom eihliilt any.
I thing but tho coarse stuffs and rude Implement!
of native workmanship. Tbo middle of th-
B' plaza Is occupied by the so-called movable
B kaaaar, where auch niercbandiae a tbo noiu ids
have brought with them Is bartersd or t. Id
B from the backs of camels, Every nook and cor-
B Ber of the cncloaure not seised upon by trade
BBBi . aP.,1 k I . . i Ued with spectators ; Indeed, the iiuni-
B tiers preiont at this particular fair were to bo
H reckon. 1 lu our author's judgment by tens of
Hi tbouamls. At least half of these, however.
HH' lv come, nut to b iy or Mil, but simply to
HJ atare, rlmt, and he.ir the newt. Oenerally.
H: , . tbi. olioui Central A; la the annnul fair !.
f't" aiioilier slgnlQ. aiice than lu lijronean
Bassu. IKre the uaiaur I) reguded lu.s as u
placn of Iculnoa than of recreation, whera tli
wifitor 111:11, y allay ,, Ins ,tl , nrloslty ut. I
lore of go'flp. E-speclilly la th'.a Hoe of the
H' aTurcotn m ateoiiea, where V a ilnii le-uiaiuiereil
H' Inhabitant of the lliultlca- gras) ptultia, g,.ile I
' it the oppressive uionotouy of nutnadi In,.,
ilea dayafi -r day from 000 .ml, or ten..onry
camp, to another, amaatlng news, and tin
kla On ( alintick nose lino every iii'iii'h con. c-o-,
In ord.o to i.,jle, h) and hi. the cln ! of hi, .,,
gualnt .nrc, ultl, his uciilsilluns, unit iu th
aovfl' d prestige of a rai onteur. '1 he-e .jna Itic ,
the Hnglo has liubll.od nltli Ins niotli.-i', o.ilk,
H' aiolo, . I,. a furelathers, n ho f.,llui. I .hkIiI .
and hi' u ceasora to ihc llall.c un.l the ell
H' 'a. I" tlnd, exl tenie lin-uiferao's i liout per
prlu 11. o I ,r, !,.) eiclteniunt. Smi' , 11. ore
' r' lo d . at ton. e, all uoiuntl.
0 .11 1 , r, ,.t.:i,M ,,, h (,n HI1() hl(11, 4(.r
H I ' '""'""o d.l ..el,l,eni.,gl.,.to
"Ul',("'l"sVva:aiaaluo..g,,1..idnaUeui.
For a people of such bablta nnd character, the
yearly fair, which alone offer adecruet scop
to tongue, ear, and eye. Is a species of ooloetal
club, a aort of poet office and telegraph bureau,
whence radiate all conceivable true and false
report! of a private, local, or political nature.
In their vehement speech and demonstrative
gesticulation, which are only the grotesque
mask of a pacific and kindly disposition, the
Klrghli nomads are the Neapolitans of Asia.
For example, three sturdy fellows, whom our
Ruaalan officer came upon In the courao of his
ramble, were shrieking and tugging at a sheep
skin, which apparently formed a subject of con
tention, with a violence which In Europe muat
suoodllv havo led to blows. Two of them were,
In fact, engaged In an earnest but perfectly
good-humored debate touching yie Question of
price, while the third, an Impartial and disinter
ested penon, had assumed a leading part In the
discussion on general principles, deeming It well
to promote th movement ot trade.
It appear that the younger females of Klr
ghli race are by no meant unattractive. In an
angle of th plara, IvunotT saw two women
perched on a dromedary, and eurlouslv scan
ning from their oolgn of vantage the throng
which surged below and around them. Their
legs, hanging down on both sides of tbe animal,
beat a tort of nervous tatbM, while tbelr hlgh
pltobtd vole wtrt not apssVlg of reproachos
against those who blocked the I! wav. Doth were
dressed alike, in a lung ttrlped-vlue chemise,
and wld blue trousers thrust Into the tops of
yellow boot, tb bad bslng shrouded in n
whit veil, which left only the brown face vlsl
bis, and recalled th head-covering of nuns.
The driver vt the dromedary wna already old
and gray, but behind her sat a well-mads voung
woman holding both arms clasped about her
comrade. Very effective were th bronzed
countenancoa framed In tbelr white kerchiefs,
Ibe one, austere and calm, furrowed In a thou
sand wrinkles, yet enforcing a certain rosptct ;
tbe other, a naive bright face, whose black,
dancing, obliquely planted eye waa eloquent of
gayety and wonder.
At the door of ouo of tte more spacious shops
our author enoounteied a Klrgblx gentleman.
This representative of nomad aristocracy be
strode a stout, bandsoK gray bora, and tbe
flaming hues or his parti-colored silk and cotton
caftan, stuffed at the waist Into very wide
leather breeches stitched in arabesques, set his
fat and puffy face In strong iwlief. Th long,
pointed toe of bis boots wcrs Just visible under
his ample leg gear, and th r:m of hla enormous
fur cap was trimmed with fox skin. 1 he man's
face glistened with grease, his email eyes were
completely burled behind tbelrebaggy brnws.nnd
the stump of bis shaven whiskers, aa nellaa
tbe tblu growth about his chin, were grizzled,
yot the dememur of this unsightly person, and
the line horse with Its richly mounted harness,
plainly Indicated to tbe Husslan that be had to
do with no common Kirghiz. And, In fact,
scarcely had the chub-faced, pot-bellied patrician
reined up before tbe entrance of the shop, when
a ragged sorvaut bolted out of It aud grasped his
trldle with both bands, after which tbe master
of tbs booth himself appeared and greeted hi
guest with profound reverenoe. Presently the
great personage condescended to swlog himself
outof thu saddle, and waddle slowly Into the
booth, where the place of honor waa straightway
aaslaued to blm on a tolerably clean abeepakin.
and tea was served. Alter all, th new arrival
waa only a Bey, which In Turkeatan Is a broad
word, implying genii blood, or certain minor
judicial functions, nevertheless all the other
customers rose, made a low salaam, and stepped
backward toward the walls, well tatlsfled to
watch 10 alienee tbe entertainment of this pr- .
posterous grand.
I'erhaps ib most aatlafactory examples of the
peculiar Klrgblx type wtrt furnished bye young
pair, for whom the visit t this fair waa plainly
a wedding Journey. IViOoff met them In a
quarter of the plaxa aatlgaed to the vending and
buying of old clothe ant othr second-hand
articles, and for that reajMat much frequented
hv th Itusslan soldiers of tbe neighboring gar
rlaon. On a shaggy, dappled, broad-chested
pony sat a short, Uiick-ett youngster, cl id In a
woollen frock of a briek-rad color, wnlch hung
loosely ovar shoulders of unusual breadth, and
left his muscular breast exposed to tho waist.
Ills dirty, rugged breeches of sheepskin. Into
which, after the fashion of tho country, his
upper garment h id been crammed, gaping open,
dtasiotuied the wans thighs, which, in propor
tion ,0 Ida stumpy grottlli.wero of extraordinary
ihiekuess. i'ruiu his square, beardKss face
glcuied uhtutalakauis good humor. In bin
hand th bllrgulz beid the leading-string of a
cainsl, on hicli was a woman.
'"Halloo, Mahmutki!" shouted a soldier,
"where the devil do jou come from? Here a
greetlug to ..u !"
"A greeting to thee !" returned tbe Kirghiz,
grasping with bis broad paw tbe other's baud.
"Is that your murta (wlfejr" pursued thu
otl er, polo 1 lug to the camel.
Tho i ridegroom nodded w Itb a grin of satis
faction. Calm, and apparently Inattentive, on
the back of a vicious long-haired camel that had
a specif a of muzzle oM'rlts snout, sat the object
of the soldier's admiration. Her black eyes,
thick lips, and heavy Jawa. aud tlie riuh bloo.l
that glowed In her sunburnt cheek, marked her
a genuine daughti 1 ol Hie steppes. A Bur 1
10 111 might Lave supposed her thirty ye.ir Id ;
111 reality ah waa scarcely twenty. I'roin the
Line, wadded, loosely folded caftan peeped the
brouze-tinled, amply-developed bosom of the
Tartar belle, while her wide trousers, caught up
by a projecting atrap of lb camel's harness, re
vealed a gllmiise of a stout leg. Without np
P .irlng to bo conscious of the linprcealou which
her charms must neuds produce, the nomad
dame remained uiotioulea on her felt saddle
and -tilled mechanically at her spouse and his
soldier friends. Meanwhile tbe latter devoured
her with their eyes.
Ihus like a kaleidoscope the panorama of
Kirghiz manners shifts aud melts from one
scene to another till nightfall puts an end to the
yearly fair. Gradually the letnporurv mart is
emptied, the nomada turn th oemel' heads to
the encampments, far In the Intel I jr of the
steppe, which for the momeut form their homes,
the grest merchants hasten to set out ou their
next Journey, perhaps to fnahgar or utiiau, the
hucksters and small trailer betake themselves
to the nearest petty town, aud a night or two
later ut furthest tbe Jackal will howl through
toe deserted plaza.
The Glorious Times of Jamaica.
A new book untitled Tu Jtimutca uul
fcicft, by blr blDUalL it, Hcori (Loudoni, is
worth roading.
There was a time when Jamaica stood to Eng
land almost lu tli relation of Cuba to 6p iln.
Ilefore India had risen Into siph Importune
this fertile Island was th British Kl Dorado.
M my will reiheiuher, If not from tho perusal of
the original " sand ford and Merlon," at a I
events fiotu the droll burlesque on that remark
uhls work by the author of "Happy I'liougtits, '
tf it loin my Merlon, the spoiled child of fortune,
wliosefather.lt Is so olien impressed upon tn,
as "a very wcultcy nun," tame from Jamaica.
Indeed, In the novels of the lust century a
Jttiiotict heiress Is the popular goddess tu re
slor" the ruined fori tines of tho hero ol urn lent
line aud debilitated estate. Hut for nil this It
was a rotten, unhappy stato of a. clety which,
fiom tho beginning of the last century, existed
In that Uland. For, In Souths) 's words, " li,o
ins orr of the West Indies presents luilo more
than a melancholy aeries of c. Utilities and
cnios. The lil.uids have batu laid naslvl.v
hiurhaiies an I visited by pestilence ; but the
tofTarli.ua which have arlsou from nitural causes
an. tr llthg 1, nil f. lu comparison with th ,so
win. h nionl and pollili ai clrcutiistancua have
pio lined.' Jain iha, us a colonial settle. 1 cut,
' f' .111 tho lima of I romwell. Hoaentout
n llo.n In PHI .insisting of 12.ta.lu sailurs under
I'.inn, an 1 I.", luleia under VunViies. Main
English. B. ot. h, and lru.li royull.ta who hud
' ' ' P 'Mated were Induced tu Join, mid lu
the follow 1 ig May J on ,i j oo' a no, what It hi
ever amen remaltiiid, a llr.iuh pb.es..,ii
1 rotnwwil paid great attention t the sue
teiiiailou of the colony, as affording f ctlnies
for future attempts on Hpml.ii pos,esiuns.
Us issued a pr.n latnall .11 to em oiingi
emigration, and ordered the Hcotch lioieru
iiienl "to aprelisnd all kuowu Idle, masierisss
persom, male and female, aud Uanani.ri 11, em
to Jamaica," while his Council of Mate votad
that "one thontand girl and many young
men should be listed In Ireland and sent over
to Jamaica." In May. laol, Charles II. wsi
formally proclaimed at Caguaga. thenceforward
called I'ort Hoyal.and In the following year that
monarch granted by letters patent to tne Duke
of York nnd other ilNtlngtilahed persona a lease
of tl 0 exclusive right ns a royal company of
adventurers to tr.ido with Africa. Thla com
pany undertook tu supply 3,1X10 alavea annually
to the West Indies. The first Legislature met
In MM. It oonslated of thirty members. In
147 a notublo event occurred In the arrival or
Christopher, second Duke of Albemarle, only
son of the famous Monk hy a furrier's daughter.
He took the post In order to recuperate his
finances, having been pursuaded by some specu
lator to Join thorn In a scheme fur raiding n
Rpaniah galleon aunk near tho Island. Ho suc
ceeded, and It Is supposed thut bis share
amounted to a very large sum ; but he died
within a few months, and leaving no heir, hla
title becamo extinct. In his suite went a very
celebr.itod character aa physician, a young Irish
man, now world famous aa 81 r Hana Hlnane,
founder of the firltiah Museum. Ploane's ob
ject In procuring thla appointment waa to In
vcatl.'ate the natural history of the West
Indies, and although In consequence of the
death of the Duke within In a few months of
bis arrival his own stay was cut short, be
managed to make ample collection of natural
history, taking to England from Jamaica, Ilsr
badnea, Nevis, and ft. Kltts about 8U0 species of
dried pluuts. enriched with abunduSt Informa
tion concerning them, which ht published,
tslosno's work throw ourlou light on tbe
Jnmalca of his day. Describing tbt discipline
on estates be any :
B'aves aro usually whipped by the overseer
with lancewood twitches till thev he bloody and
several of the switches broken, being first tied
up by their hauilH In the mill houses. After
they arc whipped till tbe) are law, aoiue put 011
tbelr skins 1 upper aud salt 10 make them stnait ;
at other tltiira tbelr masters will drip melted
wax on tin lr skins, and use wry exiUlsl'e tor
tures. For running awav, thev put Iron rinus of
great welgot on their ankles, or potto ka about
their necks, w bich are Iron tings with two long
necks riveted to (hem, or a spur lu Ibe mouth,
tor rebellion, th victim was fastened down to
Ibe ground "with crooked sticks on every limb;
they tin 11 applied fire by degree from the feet
ami bands, burning them granually up to the
head, whereby th, ir pains arc extruvagjnl."
"And," adds benev .lent Sir Hans, "these pun
Isniiieiila aro sometimes merited bv the black,
who are a very prrvurao feneration ot people;
and though they at. pe r harsh, yet are aorce
equal to some ot their ci lines, and inferior 10
what punishments ether European nations In
flict ou their alavea In tbe Kast lndiea."
Mr. llryan Ed wards, a member of the Ilrltlsb
House of Commons, records a eoona which he
himself witnessed so late as KOO. Throe blacks
were found guilty or murder and Insurrection,
tine was condemned to be burnt, and his body
being cbslnsd to au Iron slake Ire, was applied
to his feet. He uttered not a groan, but with
pertt-ot composure saw his lege reduced to ashes.
On of bis anus getting loose, be anatcbad a
brand from tbo Ore and flung It at the fac of the
xec.utl .uer. ibe other two were bung up In
Irons on the parade at Kingston, aud left to per
ish, lleforc being suspended tbev bad, at their
own request, a dearly meal. Bdwarda visited
them ou the seventh day, and tb two criminals
laughed Immoderately at something which hap
pened. Next morning on silently expired, snd
tbe other 00 the morning of the ninth day.
Well may fir Mhbald say: " Euougb of sick
ening details, and we may tbank our stars we
were burn In daya ot emancipation." Unhappily,
however, tbe dreadful event of 1MB went to
prove that, give them but th chance and there
are men aa brutal uow as there were a eoutury
before. "1 adopted a plan," wrote an officer In
that year, "which baa struck Imwanao terror
1 to hs wrtcbd meo. fsr mors tbsn dsstb :
wblcb Is, I caused them to hang acb other.
They entreat to be shot to avoid this." Auolher
officer write t H 1 doing splendid er-
vlce wltb hi men. (hooting every black man who
cannot account fur himself, (feisty on a line of
march.! N hanging like run by court-martial."
"The floggings," says the r. port of the
Kovsl Commission, "were reckless, and at Ilatii
novai lounuissiou. " were reckless, and at Uath
positively barharoiie." Kilty and a hundred
laaties were f requeut. and at liath twenty wuiut 11
were flogged.
Jamaica's chief difficulty to-day, says the au
thor, Is the Inertness of tbe blacks, habituated
to a low standard or physical comfort. Any
thing will grow by scratching tbe ground, and
tbej don't choose to do mure. Au acre, at a
tent ot 15, will maintain a family.
i he glonea i.r rasiuoiiable Jam net nre quite
of the oast, lu I 'ark street, w esltutnstar, al
most huiic ith the shadoof the Ahhcv.la a hou-e
I. Unheals upon It tbe wonts, "Weal India
Km umbered Kst ites t uinnilselon." Ihcrcm is
wilitcn the decline and tall of many a family
which ouco lived lu almost primely style. 1 hv
tie it estates of the Murera. Klllsoa, Ureso.
Liwrences, 1 horps.i Ueckfords, Lewises (the
Xlonkl. and many wore, are now not worm near
a tltlie of what they were seventy years ago.
Some of tlitsu famlliea had tuglisli properties,
and were 11. en nine to hold ILiir heads above
water : aoine Went under. Nearly all who were
tifllii ul wtre riducud to moderate means,
Mwnlsb lowu, lias ull scenes ol past splendor,
when dilapidated mid deserted. Is melancholy :
Lirge hou-es, w-til di once resutindrd with
me ri 1 nit, 111 .sic. mid il it.i tug, are 11. client
audi tiering, their w ill, defied ultn cracks,
1 r ihe.r window- 1 urtlv hoarded up, with a blm k
fa. her and tlure peering "lit. 1 he sounds of
w neils In the street aro ra. e ; we heard none but
oun wn. How dttfertnt tho description of au
eve witness lu Ittu : " ' 11 surprising to ace the
notiii.cr . f c. .actu s and ch riots w utcli aro pur
p.tu.illt plying, he-Ides those which belong to
private persons. I hey have frequent bulls, .aid
l.ili ly have uot a nluv house w hure the) retain a
sv I of extraordinary good actors."
" Ibv King's House," once the seen of a mag
niH ent hospitality, wus rebuilt hy the Duke of
1'. .rtland when Governor. Al the Install, e of
the late Governor, SirJ. 1. (irant.lt has been
turned Into a college, whn h lie hoped might
sue cud tu uttraciiug pupils from all the West
Inula 1.-1 inds, und two Uxford graduates of hl.-b
att.ilniin.iits came out, at handsome ilarles, as
prim lril and vice-prim Ipul. livery sort of edu
cational aud sclent flc apparatus was provided,
and d. ru.lt. rles and rcfcciorles prep .red (. r
hundreds or pupil. Tho result when CirMb
buld vvaa there, hud lieu, lim 10I01, ynutht!
The author p i a warm tribute to the l.culy
of the country, and the kindly hospitality ol Us
liihaliitiints. Vet willes tccllugly up ' the other
side." in the shaie of eiasperating Insects, and
recalls fydney Smith s droll and most appre
ciative words 011 tula head :
In-cota are the curse nt tropical climates.
Chigoes hury themselves In yt or U sh, and
hai 11 a I irge colony of y onug cIhuiihs in a few
hours. Hi" ge" entry into your 1 1 1 11 , Into
v our 1 yes, into 1 our 11 ..sc. Voii ent Hie-, urink
Hies, und I rs'.ll ll tiles. I.zsr.ls, I'.akl.ill ,
und -nal.es gel lulu y.iirnoil; unts e a un tlie
ho ,Ks , scon h-na sung you on 'he feet, l.verv
thing 1 lie-., Ming., or 1 rui-es. Kve.yse id ol
, or til" you are Hounded hy son e pi f ain-
uoilllfi. All Insect wllh ileveli l g- Is sw nu
ll, inn in our tcoiii.; a n u. esciipl wilhiini
"iiita if -ti i.gwllng lu the -mall I . ,u , ,,i . r.r.o
hill, o, wllh several ilo;,.n eves In hi- In III, Is
hastening over the hre id and muter. All mil ore
is ulue, and seems to he celling ,.n In r euioiiio
lo-'k .1 I, .n to eat I'M up, if ) ou me slullillllj,
..ut f lour c .at,w.,stc .it md l.n i-c.'ien : A.I this
1 10 iles us t . our Iol's. hog-, vitots, and
di lizle ; 10 1.01 ai.oiiHtaiics roshiiik-al.oiit ultn
g. igie and tii.ctui.. , t., , ur . 1.1 Hti'.-'i . 1,-1,
li.ti.iU4l cuughs, sor. lino..!-, an 1 .e led f 1 tb
Morning In Hie Isles ut Shnnla
In Hi morning luiutiiii, MI. I'c li. .1 .1 y, t
. t'h' 1 01 r 1 .0 .,1 infc.' t I 1 , t.
I.I litiv o . 1 in tl,r .h 'a I . ,s, r,r, in, 1. t it. I
lu ttiu uriani of b.'auiy 11, i r sis u 1 r sc 1 su 1 luii.l
t resh ati rsiin km t iev. tia'ii-' I 111 . Ii. hu sir
1 r .ap. 1 inn ii,. ,. u,.gi. ul.utssir ,
Mum ti hr. is. 111. 11 , 1 11 no r, ,1 ,,, ,,JU. trills
Winn Iron 11. u sm.ll.ru .n-taie'i 11 Im 1 iu h -d is 10
Ihtill.
A'l ttic st irs I iv. 1 n. t, 11 ,1 t u l,,w, lirge lie .011
I ' I I I, Ml -t. Ml , lltT- W ll US' I' VtUI M ll M . .11
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V - 'I.' lie LU..-. .11 I, tl ,1 t .am 1,1 si'MOli, lis .1
i 'a tin far hot 1 ii .' y -11 . ji, t'a I. . ',
!'. " 1 . i , 11 1 . - s ' 1 . t . r 1 1 1 i -,
Wliiu. ai.. I sun, 111 .,i. I. ..an far uay 'galoat ttu
1 oi
1. ul.. r t sis 111 .d. a .a.
From hi'liliul f 'i h M.I si t k nl", a e istrr rl iv,
A 1 l 1.0 s t HI. iiitf 1.1 I n 111 I h si ' '
s " 11 "' "II 1-1 1 sin i,.u. in ... ' ly an I ulg'it,
H' HI lit I u 1 I si t. s a piss - 1 .111 .. -Ijai.
Iu Hi 1 r.s .,i 11 ml u Kl, , .inns, so ipvl-c,
Mho - 110 i. 1 ,1 , I uli II. I iv "Vi Ihie.s ). inlijs ,
I'l II o I. II. -sl Willi ItO I.. ll' it .. IM'ii .iisgriu'
t.ll 1 Nil til.
Not.. ,11 ot 111. .11 on.) 111,11,. nisi, lui tiiau I am hi.' them
I ., (.,, , , ,, , , . M) ,,i , i4
I It O.K 111. ' I MS1 1 Lit. r of 1 1 IV IP. s I . 1 1 till .-t
f,'1 ' "" 11 .y i" paniM ..I isiuu'a
Ami puss with lur ull Lu 11 au eitpilsl 1 t'n
lama In, lias.
rntnttiToKic bhjmtl.
We take for granted that the Society of
Kuropean Bclentlata which ba addretsed Itsslf
to the systematic study of American archeology
will not overlook llraxll. Hitherto almost noth
ing haa been accomplished In that vast Bold of
exploration. Its treasures being merely hinted
at by Humboldt and Agaaalt, whose work lay In
other directions. There Is now, however, a
reaaonahl proapect that paleologlcal Investiga
tion will be vigorously prosecuted by native
hands and under national patronage. The visit
or Agassi! seems to have given a notable Impe
tus to all branches or scientific research, and
one tangible result Is the oreatlnn of an Institu
tion modelled In some respects upon the Mu
seum of Natural History at Cambridge, In Mas
sachusetts, but rccognlilng as on of Its prime
ob lects the collation and analysis of the matt
rials for the primitive history of man which lie
broadcast throughout the Draxlllan Empire. It
Is true that the Muieo Naclonal of Rio Janeiro
has languished In a nominal existence for up
ward of hair a century, but by a decree or Feb
ruary, 1H7U, it waa completely reorganised, and
ror the Drat time qualified to enter on an active
and fruit rul eareer. Among it corresponding
member we ftttlot th well-known name of
Itt-lchiirdt, Klchler, )uatrefagea, Oeaurepalre,
Darwin, and J. D. Hooker, and among Ita offi
cers an American, Charlos F. Hart, fortnorly
professor of gsology at Cornell University. Tho
new establishment appear to combine tbe
functions of a scientific achool und loarned so
ciety, and It transactions lu the latter capacity
are to be printed iu a quarterly review. We
have received tbe first mini) er of this publica
tion, and And It mainly devoted to an Interest
log monograph-Catusfos aobrr ns SamlmquU do
ul do iJnuiJ prlo i'lorasor Carlos H'ttmr
wblch throws coiialderublo light on csrtaln ex
tinct rac of that country.
Ibe attention of travellers had often been
directed In tbe provinces or Sao Paulo and Santa
Cathurlna to th "fimbii'uis or hug heaps ot
oyster and other marine aholls, not seldom situ
ated at a distance ot sume miles from tbe pres
ent coaat lloe, and to which tbe native had
long resorted for their supplies of lime. As
these were kuown to contaiu butnan remain,
pottery, 4c. it waa conjectured bv Agaaslt and
Captain Itlchurd Burton who, bowever, tnado
no personal raaearcb that lby were Identical
in origin snd purport with tbe ao-called kjock
keninoddlngi of Denmark-aeml-furtultous
accumulations of sheila Bung aside by Ibe
aboriginal Inhabitanta after tb consumption of
tbe uiullusks. That thla, however, was but a
fr.ittmetit or the truth I sufaclentlv plain from
tbe careful scrutiny bestowed on tbtm by Ur.
Wiener. Tut latter's discoveries and conclu
sions art set forth wltb tbe caution and sim
plicity which mark a trustworthy explorer, hut
t hey teem to be declalv, and are fertile In tug
eesilon. Tbe Drat thing wbloh strike the observer Is
tbe six and location or the anomalous (umuU.
A rw of th aumbiafuts, for Instance, tboae of
l'orto Hello, are only some rods distant from the
uceau, but thoaa near the moutba of the lavares
and Caclioelra rivers are two miles Inl tnd, those
.adjacent to tha Isabu river seven, and those or
Lull Alvss not less than ten miles. There Is no
doubt that this whole section ot the Ilrlilll ui
coast naa for centuries been undergoing a grad
ual expiualoo and elevation, owing partly to a
retreating of the sea. but mainly to tbe Immense
accumulations of alluvial deposit from tb au
, meruus nver. Moreover, it Is certalu that with
in fifty years tb volume of these streams baa
gieatly dlmlulahed, aud that a wld area, wblcb
waa formerly a marsh, aud covered by fraab wa
ter durlog tb wt ssason, baa been converted
Into solid ground, it I safe to lofer, therefore,
tbat tbe snaatxiatihi were once oontlguou to Ihe
beecb. and, wa may add, that for a considerable
period, pending, and subsequent to, their fonn
stloo, tbey must bava been submerged during a
portion of the year, since most or them aie
sheathed with a calcareous crust a trausforuit
tlon of shells easily accaunted for by the oar
bonle acid which la found to b preaent in the
uuuic eiu nine u la iouna 10 oe preni in tne
water of these livurs, I'pou these data may 1 c
grounded an ealluiat of tne probable age aa
aignable to these shell mountains.
Exclusive of other consldsratlona, tbo mere
dimensions of the aurnbuqiils would render un
hypothesis, which should refer them to tLc
01 era hm uf natural causes, altogether untena
ble. Un shell heap, for example, meaaured by
Wiener, wai ninety yards long and thtrtv-flvn
broad, with a mean height or twenty-live feul.
Another waa eighteeu feet high and three bun
dred and ilily feet lu circumference. A third
had un aliunde of fifty feet and a diameter of
silly yard,, while similar mounds, eeveroj
leustues in length, are said to exist In the
province of Sao Paulo. The accumulation of
such deposit! by whole trlhea addicted to the
consumption of abell flah during successive gen
erations duet not appear lucrediLlo when we
learn that all the li ne required for building und
repairing by a considerable seaport of this ro
ki 11 Is ut Hie 1 resent Jul furnished I one man
from shells collected with bis own hands. It
cannot be affirmed tbat any or these tumuli ex
hibit regular onulours, bill it must b reiue til
lered thai th naturu of the soil aud climate,
and thu character ol the materliil which w la un
supplcuieiited with cement, and therefore des
titute uf cohesion, would scarcely admit of
exact geometrical lines, much leas allow a bill or
sheds tu keep ror centuries lu primitive shape.
Finally, tho fuel that human bones uud linple
meuta or man's workmanship are round In
almost all of tbe mounds at various depths,
likewise points toau artificial origin, and the
very different conditions under which these ves
tiges are encoiiutured attest asignal discrepancy
in grades ot civilisation. The osseous remains
In a majority of caaea are In minute fragmouts,
mixed Wltb ashea, pieces of charred wood and
the boues of edible fowls, lying moreover In a
sheet of mud, the product doubtless or a fluvial
Inuudatlon, and overlaid by subsequent shell
strata. In many Instances, however, large, un
rraotured human bonus, and even entire skele
tons, ere presented, and these aru Invariably
Placed In regular oblong cavities, a spocles of
rudo sarcophagus, hollowed lu th concbuldul
bed and lined with cluv. Ilelore atatlng tbo
conclusion-, which Dr. Wiener has based upon
these dlsilosnres we may Indicate certalu pecu
liarities reiuurked iu tlie Implements discovered.
I l.esc in. Imlr vu-ea of clay, stone sxe-lieads
tolerably will nhuped and pulsed, cylindrical
stone p sip's, morlars formed of flat, circular
stones ilh a deep concavity In the upper sur
l.u c, nod a long, Unee-cdgeil Inst 1 iiuicnt possl
b, uv.iiUhl as 11 knlfu 01 01c. Il Is algulllcaiit
iliitsi e.tr anil arrow he .da of Hint, iturtito
ni.d roik 1 lystal, numcioui specimens of which
111 ti 1 n Co u n t l 1 l d t'laent.i.ro 111 this district, und
referred to tribes still , llahl lu the Interior, lire
luvrr found In the s.imh.i,;tn. All tho anulea
bifote 11 med i.re ti.udu of a 1 oarae-gralned
granite, or other atones. relatively soft, to which
a v rieti of contours, uud tyen u dull tUgc,
might he communicated hy attrition,
Whut deductions are drawn from this testl
nmi of the shells'. Ihat durlnga period which,
roiighlv calt.il tted hy the Interval between thu
sttnil uiiis, that tiro laiicst and fuithe-t from
the se 1, mm those that are smallest and nearest,
1 'iv have li on 11, mo thousands of years ago,
but cannot uell hate ended long bclore thu ad
vent uf the Portuguese. coiiiiierors, there ex st -ed
along the t liithorii coasts of BraiU n race of
me'i far luwr lu thu acileof h.-lng than tho
laki -dwclleis of ftnnzorlaiid or the mouiid
bulldi rs of thu Ohio vail 'v. Like the aborigines
of Denm irli, the 0 sin migrated from the
lulls to thu (ashore dining tha diy eea'un,
and found lu shell flsli tlielr main ulliinnt.
I hcj could nut, llierefjie, havo engaged In ugu
culture, being anient .it harvest time. It tuts
and nuts, however, thny could u. and were
provided with tlie means of braving tut h In
mortir-. 'I hey hid hn;. I .incuts 11 leiiuaie for
the fe'liug of a nail tree .. and for dfencoagaliist
wild Shlitials. Vet It Is 111 inifest 11, at thu back
ward llrazill 111 lypu never o nerged fiom that
Inchoate alago ot soon! progre a which wo
know aa llio " t.t mo aire," utnl that It failed 10
exhiust tho modest ai i, iisltioii attributed t.,
thut en. M-iigic. lion.vcr, as their achieve
inonta were In the insc'ianlc arts snd physical
melioration, the tuoi at adiat.. ittestod In llielr
remains wai nut liiconslderable. It ens, lui'ued,
a long and iiotuhlu step froui luU sciiujiiiuua
cannibalism to that form of self-respect wbloh
hallows, even In death, tha bodies of friend
and klnsmon.
Tbt attempt to explain the dliappaarane of
this primitive race would Involve u In mart
eenjicturo. Yet it mar be aald that at the
present day, under Improved fluvial conditions,
tbe danger of malarial pestilence I so great tbat
settlers in this region rarely build within two
mlloa of the river banka. Of count tbt nox
ious Influences peculiar to tbt looillty would
be vastly augmented by tbe accumulations of
offal aud debris of mollusk during tht summer
encampments of large tribes, Theae, accord
ingly, may have been successively decimated,
and Inallv extinguished, by a series of epidem
ics, tt Is at leaat possible that natural agencloa
or this character may have pavod the way for
Portuguese conquest, a tbey unquestionably
did ror the Puritan colonisers of New England.
VACT AND FAML1EB,
lafermailea fer the Famlly-Htraagere ander
he Tall Tewer.
They were on a Fulton ferry boat,
fstber, mother, and daughter ba lu ablrt
eleevot, white trouaart, and prunella gaiters,
about seventy years of age I the mother In black
bombesin, no bustle, and very warm) tho
daughter pal, sallow, and cbtwlng gum.
"What's that, par" "Tbat, ob, that' what
.they call a yacb,"
' What' them towers fori"
"Them's for tbo suspension bridge. It's to be
made of Iron. They kin hoist It up when tall
masted vessel go under. The brldgo will bo
1,M feet long, about half as long as they are at
Niagara."
Tbo party rod up In a Fifth avenuo stage, the
slowest kuown mode of locomotion, thereby
having ample time to observe the sights.
"Tbat," aald the sun burned pa and guide, as
be pointed at flt. Paul's Cliui h. " that Is a cels
bratedOipllstchurcb.wbereNlukfliild preached.
All them tombstones Was ralsod for llrlllah sol
diers. They burled 'om Just whero they fell,
and tho British Government put up tho stone
afterward. 1'no architect died and the plan was
loot, su It's doubtlullf any r the stones are
properly placd. Aud una," ssld be, continuing,
"Is Aslor's fur bouse. You call seethe flags
flying un the store."
" Whafa this. pa" She referred to tht Post
Office.
"I don't know whether that's the Museum or
the Hippodrome. I ra'hcr guess ita the Hippo
drome. Yea. 1 know it Is. You aee the Italian
musician at the door. That's him with tha
music crank. This Is where Mondr and Sankey
had their meetings, and that little shed in the
rssr Is where they baotlxed the converted
souls."
" I suppose this la Central Park, tan't It, papef"
Thev were then Past log the City Hall.
"Yes, dear. Yes, that's the Central Park. It's
right In the middle of tne city. Tbe steeple la
supposed to be directly nver the heart of the
town. Tbey always pull up the flags when tho
Mayor goes out of town or If any of the Alder
men ole. I don't know why three sldos of the
city Hall are marbio and one tide freestone.
Do you know, slr'r"
Btranuer - I believe It waa because the rear
of the building was so far up town, they thought
no one would ever care to go round It. The hand
some building Just above It Is one of our treas
ures. Iu the new County Court House. We call
It the house that Mill built."
"illll who?"
" Ilill fiutlf-that Ii. William trteted tt."
"Oh. Tbank you. Daughter, that dirty old
house Is the house that Mill built. It doesn't
took as though It had come to at ay. Oh, there 1
look, mother; there' where Stewart mad bis
fortune. Yes, that'a his store. There's where
be sold his store clothes."
" Is his atort closed f"
"No.no. 1 1 y that's where he sold bis store
olothea. But It waa closed wben be died."
" Is he then dead 1"
"Very dead."
Then tbey left the stag and walked down
Chamber atreet and up Centre.
" I hat's one of the glories of the country my
desr," said the old man as he slung nut ouetover
his other arm. and pointed at the vacant office
of the Mutual lleneflt Savings Hank.
"la It. par"
"Yes. That la It wa before It closed up. I
don't know how It happened, but the money
went out fas'ertban It went lu. So they appoint
ed a receiver."
" Uui lie open In the basement."
"Ye. They sell beer there. The basements
are generally open when the banks are shut up."
"On, in, what a tall tower, what a very tall
tower. What Is lt"
ri,st 11 "
" mat's It."
" What s Iff"
" You said it. What is It. That's Just what It
'J- ''D " Ub cf lehrated hlgnest tower In New
York. On up Into It any day. and aeta Held
ahaken hy the wind. That's the great temper
ance organ. Th.it'a the great-hello ! Why
here mother let's go Into dear Horace' saloon
and take a bite.
Thev enter.
"Zwei lager, two brandy smashes, one steln.
one pinto tomato soup, three lagers, and one
pony brandy," were the salutattone as thj rural
party stepped font over the threshold.
Wajter - l ake aeate bleaae. Whit ahall I get.
three lager 'f All right.
l'apa 1 hrec what? .V.i. air. firing three pieces
of ile and a cup ot tea.
Mraiiger- ti'imt d ly. sir. You're a manner I
see. t uiie down stair and see tbe plcturie.
Let the lldtes remain.
They go down.
I'resenilv the old man nnhes back. His eve is
wl.d. his hair dishevelled, his umbrella firmly
clasned. "I'ome out of ml- place. Mother,
diughter, come. Where arc we? Where am
Ir And out thev fltr, f, llowcd by tbe Walter's
cheers crv, "Zwui lager and u sgooner of Hblu
wine, ouiy "
A Farevbnken Party.
av a. c. witiiaoaxa.
In seorner of Stvte between lo land and hlghlsnd,
t a p title e Ige tin a ut w,udsrar.l aud leo,
With.lr. utitl tint nickiag aud t.rayiug for dry land,
Th gSuai af a party you still may ace.
A girdle uf n M n a palaver eurlosea
Tbs sottd s.re round t ie pany'i neal,
fliuiigli 'lie tears rah over lucre uf ita nose,
turltiueadl
The Monona, south ward. thlrl.eaa and krokso.
To tbe last low eou uf tu Ucorgiao and,
May cry ; bat uevera wurd la spoaeu,
U e ail uf ui kuosr what 10 understand.
w uuld a gtiust-tiut the Outrage WaL Is gnestlsss
Tlielr schemes aud their plotting Uy hare tu-day,
'TaoolUiriow but ihecirpet-bagger rvstless
Night and d ly
N ut a plot got up ol the lot that falls not :
As the heart uf a dead mm tlielr p sin are dry,
From lew Orleans. li. re t.te Ca-ey calls, uot
An answer comes, n .r a colored cry.
Over ilia r.c thdiia hltlisr sua nuttier
Heats the note uf a 111 n klug songi
' 'boose de iiepublican Piny wltaer
Might al. ug?"
The son burns serf, anrfths "reign of devils"
tuiaut ana the i ouius uf his ceiitrsl brsslh)
Is dm, u away ay lliu wind that r. vsls
lu canker iroptiles: a wholesome dratk.
Wtiereet late was I tuglilng, mere now Is weeping t
Tin HI 11111 an I the Catm-rua hive to know
1- ur a. I thai a uattun h is beeu sleeping,
Tliuy uiusi gu.
llttct liaiidfuai tu tlilef as tli 1 cried-Look at as I
Laughing out Lather the iluaers ..r the seal
Ji ret 1 1 tuo she lo it'll furtn from hr lattice
llvt r the nitirslies "Caleb, t , uir "'
Aud the saint rliolrsaiig and the sia gaug brightened
on r their J e s. aud uver lueir drlna .
Aiishsud sue un I " the party 1" we, frighten!!,
bcaree dared llllhk.
But 11 's all cue no , A hah and his Invsrs,
w, il known of the sontiieit f f .is iitero bi
Ui Is 11 1 1 . 1 iitusrs oliai Itohiiers.ju cuveri ,
All Is ss plain a, a suiiuiitr si 1.
Nuthtug i.n..ttiii their uniies liercaltcr
t hut r v o ms, ur guilty or hot
lua fur ul' . , p:-ii. ton ow fur uur iaughtori
Itjuc. lit ath rot !
Here deatti ma) deal nut agdn fun vcr t
lltatl, llity ute u ml until uh 1 liatliie cud.
bsthuia.hc 11, ay rikt 111 i.ie.r gravui , hut ilicy nevet
h'lao use up again, uliiu.ugli mi lmr may descend.
w, he. I. r and Hayes mil! tiuirhnp, ir hesrualug
I'lllo Navetidit r. Hue m. truing "mill he
Just a Ural frnsiy hr alii uvtr tliuu Dlowlugl
ItllU yuu'.i Bit!
i-.e tiuumft av.., 1 ise in I (Ir mt i l.fl crumhlo
I ill hue llou-t , ic it,,ij and otiur 1 r.h-. ttrink
1 IIS flood's tari'llglll Sill the ti J. s th It tlllii'ih',
The U h s- Hi' I M I't'.ii e 1, the re k thll stialt.
And llicu III lue.r ui till It Hit- true 11.1t falter,
Ut puhllt iu lirt t I, wan uts hand, otitapread,
Bliall ht lain, self sisui. upou Hhauie Ingn allar
ilvad ul u tlesil '
Revenue Ifclorm Iroin Within.
iiiiti I'tr ' ..11 1 J ht it if.
I'm Urtett 11 l .11111 nl tlip rev. luie
1 gel lol It 11 .11 , tl.,, 1 Un ,'. ,Ul.
ih i.iin 1 ., i) ti. 1 ik 1 ,i i ut 1 ,t i,iUe.
Au 1 t iii ...l a ...in a ulaei snuy '
I'm Urcen '1 II, 11 n ., u 1 ho lu D ib .
Who nr .t 1 1 1 an ,
W In. r.., 1. 1 lout ,
.!".,ir"''J '' ,"'"'" " ' '"' lo nab.,
I hnl I 111 1 u-'i .r aer f t"to g id
llialllie Jui in.preieii lit ii.ny.
I'm J. re on ll Itnu 11 ul the t, nus,
1 , "",1 ,'r,'l ' 10 I 1 ' -u Iras
Tlie nines I i 0 ant Is uui nit due,
Aliuu uauiv Iroui thu Ut.a. m luu ssuj. j
TO TBE MOVS1A1NS Of VIHQIlttA .
People who gn to Saratoga, Newport,
tnd Long Drench during the summer, alt on tbt
plans, saunter about town, drive on Mellevue
avenue, and fancy themselves In the country,
find, when the season Is over, that thoy have
gained nothing In health and are, moreover,
considerably out of pocket,
Tht club at Newport and Morrlssey'i at Para
togs offer to men ot leisure, amusement and
occupations which can be had In this cltv at
very muob lea troubl and ttptnaa. I'o those
wbo are about taking a holiday we would sug
gest that for less than $100 they can go from
New York to tbe mountains of Virginia, spend
ing a month at tbe Warm or Sweet Springs, In
a delightful, salubrious, and Invigorating cli
mate ; and a month will be nooa too muob In
wblrb to explore the lovely valleyi of tbla beau
tiful region.
Fur $30.60 one can purchase a round trip
tloktt from Ntw York to tbt Warm Borings and
back via tbo Old Dominion Steamship Line,
meals on tbt atesmcr Included, fly this pleas
ant route tha excursionist will enjoy a pleasure
trip Including more points of Interest and more
dlversiBed aoenery than by anyroate tbat can
be chosen from Ntw York. Tht iteamera leave
here three times a week. They are Boo, first
class boata. and tha table la excellent. A charm
ing aall along tbe ooast, through the capes, past
Old Point Comfort, Fortress Monroe, and p at
the Hip It ips, brings one to Norfolk, In last tbsn
twenty-four hours, litre tbe traveller haa am
ple time to go ashore, dlue, and examine tbe
town.
The anil up the James river It full of Interest.
About lorty miles above Fortress Monroe, on
the right hank of the James river aa you go up
stream, I the site of Jamestown, the first set
tlement of British America, made by Caot. John
Hmlth and bit companions, in th spring of MOT.
The sit I a point of land projecting Into the
Jamea. Tbe watar ll gaining on tbe ibore. and
the tlms my arrlv whsn tbe waves will oover
ll. Un thla Interesting spot, little remains now
but a churchyard, part or a gateway, and a part
of the tower of an anolent church. At City
Point, the port of Petersburg, tbe ateamer stops
to discbarge Petersburg freight. The 'long
shoremen, all negroea, receive twenty cents
an hour for unloading and conveying
Petaraburg freight ta tb oars, wblch
atand at the land tnd of tht dock. These
darken work with a will, shouting, sing
ing and laughing, whll tbe perspiration streams
from every pore. Leaving New York at P. M.
on Saturday, ont arrtvaa at Richmond on tbe
following Mouday at a sufBclently early hour to
breakfast at the bolel and take tbe morning
train for the mountains.
While tbe Warm ttpiing affords tht most luxu
rious pleasure bath In tbt world, It is also a balb
of great and decided medical virtue. Of all the
health-giving fountains In tbe mountains of Vir
ginia, tbe Warm Springs were ihe first known to
tbe white mau, and oven nlnety-flvo ysara ago
thsy were rortd to by many visitors at much
labor and fatigue. Th tradition respecting tho
discovery of the springs Is, that a party of In
dians out bunting, spent a night In the valley.
One of tbe number, dlseoverlng tha aprlog,
bathed In It, and, being much fatigued, wo In
duced by th dellolous sensation and warmth
Imparted by It to remain In bit bath all night.
The oxl morning be wa enabled to aoale the
mountain before hla companion. As the
country bay cams settled, the fame ol the water
gradually extended, tor a long time the eprtng
waa atirrounded by bruab and only open on
top. People eama from tbe lowlands of Vir
ginia on horseback, and dwelt there In rude
a ute and atete.
Nature haa batola a remarkabl degree boun
tiful hi the article of mineral water at thla
Plaoe- The flow of water from all tbe springs
and bath la estimated at (.000 gallons a minute,
and forms a atream lutBclant to drive a large
mill. Tbre are two large baths, attached to
wblch are mallr or private batba douob or
spout baths. Tha gentleman's swimming batb
'ous ua.ua. suv Keiivivuiau a ewimming oatD
tonus an octagon about forty fet In diameter
and one 'undred and twenty I., circumference.
It I tt in temperature, and la aupplled with
water, of wblch it bold 40,000 gallons, by springs
pouring forth one thousand gallous per minute.
Tbe ladles' bath Is even larger, being fifty reel
tn diamettr and one hundred and fifty lo clr
oiimference. All the beneficial effects aacrloed
to the ordinary warm bath may ba obtained
even in a much higher degree from tbe use of
th warm spring hatha, th water or which, in
addition to its high temperature, holds In sulu
tion mineral limrodlente of groat value, which
make It not only a thermal but also a sulohur
water, possessing the most decided alterative
and tonic properties, extremely efB;acloua In
cases of gout, dyspepsia, rheumatism, diseases
of tho liver, 4c.
The favorite hour for bathing la from 12 to 1.
About tbat time y ou will aee numerous rheumat
ic old gentlemen issuing from the doors of tbe lit
tle c ulna which from the main botel. Oue by
on they amble down to the bath, and take their
daily soak. Tho euro Is really a delight. No
thing can bo compared to tbe delicious sense of
material well-lielng, luxurious pleasure and
unlet renosc one uxoerloucos lu ttiesu wonderful
waters. 1 ho gas comes bubbling to tue surface
In every direction the bather becomes a sort of
lightning rod conductor for tbe flxod air, which
escapes from the ground at bis fset, and finds
Its way over his body to the open. The sensa
tion tu tbo bather la ludescrlbabiy curious aud
pleasant.
A month or this bathing will do away with a
multitude of tha Ills to wblch tUsb Is heir.
Torpid livers are made to act, stiff Joint are
put lu order, mads supple, aud warranted to
work ror twelve months. Shattered constitu
tions are restored. Stomachs which have "gone
hack" on inoir owuurs are furbished up and
made as good aa usw. I be resident physician
has even gone so far aa to assert that six
months steady soaking would draw out original
sin from tbe most hardened sinner.
After the bath comes the traditional mint
Julip and a rest till dinner, which Importaut
vein takes place at So'ilock. Those who are
lond uf green forests, high mountains, brawl,
lug streams, and lovely valleys will ueiur tiro of
exploring the tiuui'iurless shidy paths which
load In every direction through this rotuiiutiu
region. .The bridle paths are unsurpassed for
beauty. One cau, at several points wtthlu a
couple uf luile of tho hotel, plunge lulo llio
shady forest, take the tlrsi path, and rid for
miles without being inconvenienced by the hot
test August sun. You can get al the hotel very
fair horses at reason ible prices to explore tho
country, ihe price ol board at this watering
plai-e Is (.1 a day . $) u week, and (60 for a month
of twenty-eight dajs. Tho cost of a trip from
Now York would thus be us follows;
Tlrket there and b-ira no r,n
Oue uiouiu's hoard tvi isi
lot"' iioTto
This for oue month's sojourn In the moun
tains, Including two pleasant sea voyagos. Now
wo must tell all who may turn tlielr eyes In tho
direction of this earthly puradise-tuat neither
the accomodation, nor tho table, are equal to
what you would find at a secotnl-clasa watering
Ida e North. However, you will not starve.
And Col. .lu'in 1.. tubJUl, the owner and pro.
prletor, will do all he cau to make you comfort
able. Moreover, he la a gentleman, a good fel
low, und play a good gains of whist.
September Is, by far, tlie plciuatitost inonlli In
tho mouutuins. I lie bracing air liivltus to .in
door eiorciie. After u morning pn-"d In
galloping through the woods und uver the hills
comes the delluous bath, followed by a Julep
and a nap. In the uftcm oti you tali" a I re ither
up thu mount. tin t.. I .at It ' k ami enjoy the
view, or if you don t feel like it you louugo
about the giotinds. or read iu your citdn, lu
front or a br.glil wool lire, wliluh 1, unite ac
cept tblu here In t ho afternoons and ev otiings uf
early f til, uud ..fur tea"tl.j Colonel' will gel
up a fame uf whist lu th" stiti. card room.
I mlc Daniel's Uvrrealloa.
Daniel Iiren l.s at the home ol Ills son, two
mlhs hfi t itrusst r's. Il has vlilhly luipiuvi I lu
hi alth lu the pure, air uf 1'iitiiti'u county, nnd is as hale
Slid tuany as beam ten yens ago lie takes much
rleuaure tn ineetiug his uui village erouh a aud rvluUng
u laisui Ike tucplguis ut bit cUUttkaxau life.
ie.ot,.enM.ows J
student. What there nV," """legl
theology to sharpen a minVanp t,, '
hi. to determine, but It ,. J
tbat the student of divinity I. the , ,t AM
ful of famine breeder. Tbe young man reared V
In th elty Is apt to make a wretched round of
to-oalled dlMlpatlont, slep In the close air ot I
a small room, and come tn the table with sn tp. I
petite that Is quickly satisfied i tho m in of bu.l. I
neat fttdt hlmsslf wltb the same purp isi that f
an engineer replenishes tbe Ore under his boll,
er, and stows his provisions ns be would 10 id
ehlp, with neatnett and deapatob ; the mm who
It healthy.pnotih to be, under favorable circum
stance, a hearty eater, And hla foo I poorly I
cooked and unlnvltlngly served, and goes front I
the table early i but the theological amdent
laugha and talk and oate, eats, eats. I'erhaps 1
tt Isn't tbe study of theology that Improves big 1
appetite; It maybe that pure air, correot hab
its, and healthful esercltebave given blm thai
bleeaed eou roe of enjoyment; but whatever th
cause, after I had seen him eat I waa led regrets
fully to discredit as Illogical the hart owing
tales that found circulation In the Mundag
school books of our uhtldnond concerning th
eating of tbe missionary bv tha savages, and
flf ,"'au,nt "V6nU hvj confirmed my belief
that those stories arc not grounded In fact. i
Not many years ago I llvod In an excellent 1
boardlug houte that iheltared about Ofteeg 1
embryo ministers, nearly all of whom h,.d sis 1
ready taken on something of the breadth -na I
oourteav and klndllnesa that should distinguish! I
their noble oaliing, and a Jollier, happier, more I
even-tempered band I never met. fney dl M
cussed theology with the soil and el-arneis
that la coexistent with youth, and they ols
cussed th prorations with a guato that was ana M
pulling to the landlady, it wa- fortuu ite for '
them that she was a religious woman : s' p pro
vided lllwrallr; hut alio always went to pruier
meeting on Ihe day that the butcher's mil wag
sent in. At last there came from some far-oil
Island In the (southern anas, a rail fur a ml'slon
ary, and one of our young men wboae ae ml nary
duys were over bravely buckled ou his arinol
for the work. Tlmu.'hts of approaching rtipar
lure for a distant unknown land might dun big
eyea, but not his appetite. At that Tn-t dltmel
he ate the bill of fare from A to Z. w tliout a
break savo for duplicates or his favorlf.- dl-hes,
and then be paoked a carpet b ig with provision!
to carry aboard shin. From the time uf his ar
rival In tbe heathen country we rect Ived front
him monthly letters tbat were the admiration
of tbe boarding house. Huddanly hi miearvM
ceaaed. Wek after week rolled by, and month
after month, and atllt uo letter; and joy ovei
his xsaloua laboring In an arduous fl -l I gavi
way to grief and despondency; even the lands
l-dy, who, now tbat bo and hla fellows won
gone, waa growing rich, shared the general de
pression, and wished that he was safely back
and sbe In debt again ; and the whole bo .rdlna
bouse settled gloomily Into a conviction that ba
bad been devoured by the savages.
"It was at this mournful Juncture thu tha
energetic uad philosophic Magruder name to
the flout with tbo auggeatlou that wo write to
the agent In th Sandwich Ialanda and get him
to end the mlslonry ship to see what had be
fallen our mlailng friend. The appeal was not
in vain. Piling on aall the skipper I ,id blr
course for tbe equator. As he inured the Island
of bla destination be deacrled tbrougu in tela
cope a lean and agile aavage boiinulng franti
cally down the mountain alae, and close behind
tn bot pursuit waa a port I v white man. It waa nil
aoo tuck till thay reachwt tke beach, anu then
on level around the leader made tb bettei
time, anT springing Into a canoe be paddled
away as If for dear Uf. leaving tne white man
gnashing his teeth on tbe shore, l'lylng bis
bsddls with th energy of daaperatlou the aav
age made a bee line for the ehlp, uud clamouring
up her aide be fell upon the deck gaaplng, ' Mia
slonarv eatee allee up but me el'
" Taking In the situation at a glance, t he skips
per promptly broke cargo aud took aahore a
email boat load of provisions ; and when th
missionary had eaten his All. the storvof the de
populated Island wa quickly told : The store oi
provisions left with tbe mlaslonary was thought
aufnclent for his wants until the ship should
come again ; but the oxone or something else la
the atmuapher bad ao extraordinarily devclo
ed bla appetite that he ate up everything long
wltbln the allotted time, and then he waa com
pelled to decldt wbetbtr be should lei the say.
ages aat blm or eat tbe aavagea himself; Lis
decision, let us hope, resulted lu tbe survival of
the fittest.
"He waa tried afterward by tbe Missionary 1
Hoard. Tbe lone aavage whom be h id once
endeavored to eat awore point blank that th
missionary had In every Instance converted bit ,
victim before eating blm, and ou tine testimony
tbe missionary waa acquitted ; but ever after
ward the board took care that he should be as
signed, to some station nor far away from tbe i
general depot ot supplies."
BMLIQIOX AMOSO TU B O EX 31 A St,
The Urswtk ef German M olbedlam la Kecea
Year.
The ipread of Methodism Id recent yean
among the Germans Is an Interesting phenom.
euon, as the Qerman la not usually supposed u
believe In ravlvuls or prayer and camp meellnga
The notion that the Uermau Is not a church'
goer la Incorrect, so far as concerns uurts ol
Oarmany like Bavaria, where itoman Cat boll x
lam la predominant, but lu Protoataut German I
the theatres and coffee gardens are more nu. i
merous and popular than the churches, nnd I
Urge part of tbe population outsrtaln predlle
lions unfavorable to thu cultivation of dogmatic
religion, and especially antagonistic to such r
Uglon aa dictate abstention frum convivial
araueementa. While Luthoranlsin Is gruwfnf
weaker In Us hold upon tho Germans, what sx
plauatlon Is tberu ror tho growth or Metbodlem
which fortdds dancing and the theatre, and diss
countenance beer aud spirituous drluk, out.
even smoking?
In ihe United States th Methodist Episooeal
denomination eetiinutee that it ha-a following
of J&.UUUUurmaus, and the Bviuigcllcal Metliosl
lais claim tvVuUI. Keen the llaiul-ts have maila
many convert. In Uerinauy and rswtiierlaiidl
the Met nod 1st Kplscopal t'huren has about slit
preacher and Uv or six thousand members, and
tn Evangelical Melliudlsls are supposed to
bay a following at least a large. In Kiunafort-oii-tbu-Main
titer I a Meth.Klial college. All
this la th mlaslonary work of about twenty
roars. Prior to that period liplaeopal Method
If in had no foothold In Uerinauy. Its growth tn
the future. If lb conditions remain the same, II
likely tu he more rapid, considering the in
crease of tbe deuoiulnallou within itself, its In
Bueuce hovotid Its bound, th continuance f
Its missionary labor, and th efforts uf evtrf
pastor to enlarge his llouk.
Wuat tuakua Ita giow th most singular Is the
fact that the views of the English ami American
Methodists In relation to tho uae of h.-er and
wlue, dancing aud the theatre, are fully adopted
by the Ueruiun converts, and are said lo p
trlctly enforced occaai rs illy by then.. Even
smoking Is viewed with disfivor, at least . an
Indulgence or thu clergy, though not yet pro
scribed. The camp meeting and prayer meeting are
adopted in all tlielr features, und as It is h
these that the spread of the denomination ,
said to have been chiefly aided, thev tire relKd
on for Its continued extension. At these meet
ings entire unrestraint Is encouraged. During
prayer all kneel and many utter loud and fra
queut elaeulatloua. The Hern tins are i erha.i
not so emotional aa their Auieilcin brethren,
hut It Is aald that they m ty he r.n-o. hy degree
to a high state of nlous exaltatioi' and et.iliusi.
asm. Tbe doctrinal differences between Meth
odism and Lutlifranlaiu, or other I'rel.-.-tanl
denominations, ure not sum. lent to in ige o.e
prclerablo to the other in the eyea of the avir-agcouvrt.
A Weasel Hill a stnakc,
fi, m lilt foil ti AruW.
Mujor Ueorgo Dunfurili uf AiuIum-I t.
'Ion. Is. 11., witnessed a queer cunt,- it, In
held a lew days ago. In thu grass w .- a large
black suake, upon the back of will, h n is a llt
tlo weusel, who would lulu him lor .ugh. and
then, a the suuk turned to tlefe t I hi n-cif,
would spring lulo the air aud very - .u - sf
upon hliu and blto again. I his .- t i .ii.ueC
until the snake was bitten trutii head t.. lait,
ho, Lkiod extracted, an t lilu i inn. t ll i.ii)aV
ured four leet ami fom in. ... - In I, ustit.,
Ou lluuid III licet lierlown.
v. i.. i',s y.'-i.. i.itit, i.
Til"' s'eel'tl g t t lip . - .' oil. li- vv,
llet it . i 1 1 i e r i r s it., a ... '
Th- t, 1,1 . . s 1 inner III t it g .w
i.l Hie li. . n. . .it in .1 to , me ul
Ehi ies Hit. its i ll c hi an. tn ..f me plnrl,
Am i a., a it i i. tat .y's isrs. tlei h..es,
IV In i o in i s Ine su uuui u aves si e sl. '.
The senirr walks lucc isel -ss roan
inn In the i.iitt wliii an li aid 1 1
Anu frulu thu s ditn h pr.tt .ui.d,
" AO st-.l ' Ihe nuist'r Is ou sOUt.l,
And Iron) lite 111 Is t i n 'toe. fu i
And uses they come fr no in .i.uisiu a a ',
Alia like mi iiisti w lilsi. r I. ,
TUsl ai the oulposl all Is m "
''All's Willi 1 Aye' l-n w.lt uui' t
111 111. ioM it's 1,. nu , ' v.l.atti nv,
Whugualil her s,a a fr en it ji u i ti V
That at tne thrs n I i a . t- r '
Art tneie u i to. sal . i. Ot a t -,
ho in u lietutis ft it ti is i- i ,i .tow a'
MU Ull'll H II. I SOU ill I' oil I ,l,,l 8 It.,
hU W Ull I, Itlill. t.li s I ,.l . 1 gilt i
"All's Wi '. ' n I II slis'l sf" ' t t. ,
lly r er t n ..I sti tr.. i n ,
By a I Hit tsl lit it in tl. s i.-li.
Am) tu. i I i. on i nu ii tiii.r. I. sr!
Tin sknlal'isiT i,f. i i its Iii v tin
llll s 'ill. r kt t t. Ii Sitch u s.'. '.
Alike in ,t, . on .a in i i n.
Alike on in . i t tin a., I ti p nt o.
And v. hen an to t' . .li-t mi i . s
Tin n I h 1 lug tin, I I . I ,1- a ' tl .
And Uo .ils a I It lh' it t pit . t
lht tlr.t isiiii s' n. . i i t - i
flow wt I tuslioi ... . v.-r
'the taitnlui uuui ..ipt ins stoat 1.
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