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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, BY II. B. MASSER, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
I selected JOli OtFlCE, which will eiiablo ua lo
OLD SERIES, VOL. 24, NO. 17. te.""1
NEW SERIES, VOL. 16, NO. 43.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1G, 18G4.
fry
AMBB
a w
Xvwtuc uernV-.i iirnrptTiSgCef
Wyoming InaaranM Company,
WILKESBARRE, FA.
Capital nnTurplim, $118,000.
" DIRECTORS:
(1. M. llollenbnck, L. I. Shoemaker,
John Uelchard,
I). U. Urieabacb,
amucl Wadhams,
M. I. Lacoe,
Charlea A. Miner,
K. C. fniith,
Choa. Iorrance,
Vm. S. Row,
W. V). Ketcham.
li. M. Harding.
U. M. IlOLl.KNBACK. President.
L. D. SHOEMAKER, Vice .'resident.
R . C. SMiTit, Secretary.
Xf (I. f-TKRUSo, Treasurer.
This Company Insures three-fourth of the tajh
valuation, tnk.es no Premium Note, make no Aasraa'
ments. Policy acknowledge all moncya paid during
the term of your Insurance.
A. CRAWFORD, Agent.
May 30, 1863. ly '
Attorney and Counsellor at Ijiw,
'" Offloe on eouth aide of Market street, four doors west
of K. Y. Bright 4 Bon 'a Store,
8TJNBUBY,
Will attend promptly to all profeasionr.1 bounce,
entrusted to his care, tho collection of vluima in
Northumberland and tho adjoining counties.
Sunbury, May 23, 1SG3. ly
J. E. HELLER,
Oflicc, on aouth ido of Market Square, near tho Court
House,
SUNBTJBy, PENN'A.
Will attend promptly to all pmfenional busiiiMi
entrusted to lna cure, the collection ot claims ia
ni-l1ii)nlipr1nn(l nnrl tllf, ml ininilitr (MllinlieH. ''I
fcunbury, Miiy 2d, lBtKI. ly
G-RAISTT Sc. DIETZ1
LOWER WHABF, SUNBTJBY, PA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IS
WHITE ASH COAL,
in every variety,
Orders solicited aud filled with promptness and
despatch.
Suubury. May 16. 1 pf.3. ly
MIl.O fl 51 AI-1 ici,
Attorney lit IjMIV. Suiibury, NortLumbo
land county, l't'iin-ylvnnin.
(Vormerly Kreehurg, Snyder county.)
OFFICE. Mnrkvt street, ono door eaj-t of Kriling
(Irnnt's Store, and nearly. opponile the Court Jlouae.
All professional busiiuw,' collections, Vo , will re
ceivo prompt attcutioii.
April 12, m;2.
SIMON f. WOLVER ION,
Attorney and Counnelor ill lov.
UHico. Market slrctt, 2 doors weit oif Depot,
STJNBUBY, FA.,
TITIIl allon.l ttri.i.mtti.v In till 1 riliMii iiC.lfittr..
I : :.. V..,il I U,l unit u.l i..ii.n,.r -..IiIiIIm
riunbiiry. May 3, Ii2.
.KW CI.OTIII.Xi fc I'S 5C.MSII-
fllllE sulwcriber respectfully Informs the people of
X Sunbury and vicinity, that ho has opened iiti en
tire new stock of clothing and Furnishing goods, rt
his new store in the building of Charles Pleasants,
l-sif., in Murkct squuru. His stock consists iu part
"f REITS' CLOTHING-
IltllN' CLOlllI.VtJ.
Such as Coats, Over Coiits, pnnls, vist. shirts,
uiidershirhf, drawers, stocking, necklii ". Immlker
.iiicft, gloves, 4c. Also, Huts mid Cups ot all
Viuds.
HOOTH .!! Slli:S,
of nil kinds. TRl'VfcS. and "Valises, umbrellas,
mill notions of all Miidv hvsbiM numerous oilier ui
tirlea. The public arc rciichcj to give him a call
und exaujinc his slock.
LKV1 HKC11T.
Kunbury, Oct., 10, 1S..3.
m. c. i:ai::iagm"n
Confectionery, Toy and
ZF2S.TJIT STORE,
litrKct Street, Miintmrj,
COXFECTIOXEKY OF AI.J. KIXUS;
TOYS or KVKllY DESasU'TIOX,
FHL1T, &c, &e.i
("CONSTANTLY on haml aVl f-ir (nle at the above
' c-tubliKhiuent utwhuleaide ii'nl retail, at rcusou
jiblo prices.
lie is manufacturing all kinds of tMnfl-rtionnrics
to keep up a full assortment which uro sold at low
rates.
Tobacco. Scgiirs, Stationery, Nuts of all kinds, aud
H variety of other articles, all of whuh are offered
vholcsulo mid rutuil.
fcjf Remember the mime and pluce. Jf
M. C. tlKAHIIAUT
Murkct ilrcct, 3 doors west of iu. Y. iirl0-lit o. cun'
.lore.
Sunbury. Sept. 19, ISO.-!. tf
- ISAAC K. STAUFFER.
XVuteh JlaKer nntl Jcnrlrr,
MANVKAtTrllKK K
MLtU WARE 4 Imiorf r of MATCHES
No. Hi North Second St., Corner Quarry, 1'llILA
liELl'lIIA. HE haa eouftantly on hand eu assortment of (iold
and Silver Patent Lever, l.ipino aud Pluiu
Watches; Fine (iold Chains. tenls and Keys. Rreavt
Pius, tar Rings, Finger Rings. UraoelvU. Miuialuro
Caes, Mediillious. Lockets, i'euoils. 'Ihimbles, ho
tildes. Silver Table, llcsert, Tea. Suit and Mustard
BiHions; Sugar Siioous, Cups, Napkin Rings. Fruit
j,,,, lluttcr Kuivus, Sliiclils, Coiubs. linmond Point.
td IVns.ete., all of which will be sold low for Cash !
M. I. TOl!l AS k CO S best quality full jeweled
Patent Lever, Movements constantly ou baud ; also
other Makers' of suirior quality.
. . U "1,1 (iold aud Silt er bought for eah.
Sept 4, MS lyw
PRIVATE ACADEMY.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
fllllKItKV. JAMKSDICKSOy, wit) ra.ojveo bii
'I 11 1.... .1.- IT.k ., A t
I
Academy ou Monday, (he 17th day of August,
The following branches will be Uught :
l.utiu, tirc k. Matheuiatica, l'htlneopby. RheUle,
Login. Rook Keeping, Vocal Jlu.io lu lh.ry and
practice. Al, (ieography, Uralujuar, History,
Couipuaitiou V ritiug
TKRM3:
1'cr Ouafer of II weika.
lu ibe shove branches without the languagoe JJ bu
Latin aud above branches,
4. reek aud above branches, 00
Sc. Circular.
J'of further perdeulars apply to
RKV. JAUKS DICKSON, Teacher
NorthuU'berUud, Augut !, ImW. ly
TRUSSE8S, SU0UIDZR BRACES,
U-A.VHC bTwCKIXUH 0R KNLAKUtl) YUXsl
OF Tllli LK0.4C.5
liisiruweuis (or all defitfiulilse.
liU (il.OVFR'lt
Vw Utrrintsi
Las take the place of ulW Trusses (he rrteull.
.( uier IKiaia w Rupture. Auliag ; ibe
iiiwilleufe le. Us iea..ih Uie
J U. iarei.l rust l hae aw pad le V.h.
.ui.i ( a- l'a e to ii lure Ibe spiae a4 a..asy et.4
, fclj. U.e wi Ii U suie l iea) lie Rypia'e.
?. Mt M al eu.l'i. "4 eaVeiifd leJtoJ earee.
It a. eeJieaud u. x-.e -iiulwtiuei
ltaiutwl'itldf Ui e .ip-ls the ehi
,t77.. U.lu -f ail k.asU, U Uneiau M all
Vi'X",VH".UW.. Aaa MX
SU.4S Ii-m kMwJwajf " . .
!eiv.la M ikeie.l Ikt M t4
A((J I' I-1 -
ARRIVAL OF FALL & WINTER
BOOTS AND SHOES,
J 1ST received from Now York and Philadelphia,
a fresh supply of the lateat atylea and of the beat
quality, which be- ha had tnade up to order, and
warranted give good satisfaction. He haa made
arrangemcnta in the oily to have hia boat work made
to order, which oan be had at all times, if not OQ
band they will be procured at reasonable notlcei
Manufacturing of BOOTS and SHOES of all kinds
aa usual. ,
I will also wholesale Boot and Mioea by tho box.
Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere
and entltfy yourselves.
Thankful for patronage heretofore bestowed, he
respectfully solicits a continuance of theaame.
.Shop and Store room, throe doors west of the Rail
Road.iu Market Square. vM. U. MILLER.
Bunbury, Bept. 19, 1803.
w
ANTED immediately, Jour Shoemaker, on
Mons' Work, ihmi wageapaiil.
18G3.
18G3.
FRILING & GRANT
AT THE
MAMMOTH STORE,
"TOVLD respectfully announce that they have
just received and opened a very large and well selec
ted Stock of
GOODS OF ALL KINDS,
which they are willing to dispoae of at a VERY
SMALL ADVANCE OS
I'ii-Mt Com.
0
QUE ST0UK IS COMPLETE
AXI) EMBRACES EVERYTHING
GIVE XTS A CALL.
Thankful for past favors we hope to meet a oou
inuiiuco of the same by still selling Uoods as cheap
if not Clli:Allvlt than can be purchased olsc.
'W hl Te
FRILING A URANT. i
Sunbury, May 23, lSfiS.
SC11ENCK S PULMONIC SYUUP
Will Cure
CONSUMPTION.
Schenck's Pulmonio Syrup
M ill Cure
COXSUMTTIOX.
Schnnck'i Pulmonic Syrup
Will furo
COXSL'MPTIOJT.
Schecck's Pulmonic Syrup
Will Cure
CONSUMPTION.
Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup
Will Ctiro
CONSLMPTION.
Schenck'i Sea Weed Tonic
Will Cure
DYSPEPSIA.
Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic
Will Cure
DYSPEPSIA.
Bchonck'a Hea Weed Tonio
Will C'uro
DYSPEPSIA.
Schenck's Sea Weed Toni
Will Cure
DYSPEPSIA.
Scheuck'a Mandrake Fills
Will Cure
1.1 VEH COMPLAINTS.
tJcbenck'a Mandrake Pills
Will Cure .
LlVEll COMPLAINTS.
bchenck'a Mandrake Fills
Will Cure
LIVEH COMPLAINTS.
Bchenck'a Mandralro Fills
Will Cure
LIVER COMPLAINTS
rlf. J. H. SCHENK has a Large Suit of Rooms
at No. u2 Roud Street, New York, where he rau be
t'ound every Tuesdav. from 11 A. si., and at No. 39
North Sixth Street, Philadelphia, l'a., ury oatur
duv. lie keeps a large supply of lnodiclnea at his rooms,
which can be had at all times. Those wishing advice
or an examination of the Lungs will do well to call
on him as above, llo mukts no charge for advice,
but for a thorough exumiuatiou with the Roapirumo
ter. his price is
Many persous arc afraid to have (heir luugs ex.
aiuinvd by Ur. Scheuck for I oar that tbey will be
found incurublc. and by that means it is put off until
it is too late, flow luucb better it would be to know
their uouditiou at once, as.hy abundance of evidence,
Ir. S baa shown aumcieut cerliUcatea in this eity
that be has cured advauced stages of Consumption.
Dr. Seheiik a I'rincinal Office is No. 311 North Sinh
itract. Philadelphia, l'a., where Inters for advice
iioul'J always I Uireoted.
1'riee ot the Pnluouic Syrup aud Sea Weed Touie
each l per buttle, or $j the half doieu. Muudrake
Tills, 2j ueula per box.
For tale by all Druggists and Storekeeper!
uiiobcr jo, iHtu. ;iut
JACOB O. BECK,
MERCHANT TAIL0K,
Jlurkt-I Nlreet. nearly uppoallo lite
Hull lloiid lril,
flTJNBURY, PA...
INKlMtMS the eltisene of Suubury aud vicipity,
that be has just retiuu.d trutu 1'hiladelphia auha
full assurUuyi.1 of
il l. AM M IVli:il 4a4MlM,
of t i:iiy m:schiption AND UI'AUTY.
His stuck consists of Clothe, 1'reawk Cloths. Ulack
l).M.hkiu and Feiwy t'Miuierae. Ilia, a Satin. Figur4
kilks. t'laia aud taury LWlui.reX I.STIMiK, abivh
he will auake up Ui wder lu stylus w suit the lae uf
eustuuters, ou shufl awllce, aud the sues reaeudahle
taruis.
Auy (l.mds sot aa baud, will be fUraidied fruas
I'hiladslphia, bjr aiviug laa aata' asaiee.
(iuuds luruUked by sasWuieie alii be aiade ep W
ssdsf as karebi4e.
Aa be illeuiplysMeie bat expeeltaeed wurkwes,
pesauais aaay rely ua geuiag Uwu wutk aetl eWue at
bar thuu.
thaukfulfar the paCoasse kerelidore Westuwed,
te r.psillullyaluiisesutiuiaueeuf the asuaa.
wauliary, a.pt. e. ae)i.
JltlM ll tUlli:U'M
sksl aaw Sariau,
CLOCK fSTAUUSUMENT,
t g t'utaet eWd aud Ckseaial M , fhlladalphu)
I lis V( If M (he P4TtT Hjl l.UI!U Tllltt.
i 1 I'AY lUa'ka, tar i desuaiNie as tula M
I kali bus, Uutais, Itesibe, Cuw.Ui.4 IUa.ee. FelUe.
il Wwehaylaiefaf HKtlOlll
t hakt liiwl 0i4 eneulml
I ls liiwa.in.N4 ..si rf.ilJl
i Ckuaeibi it l"l
TALES AND SKETCHES.
CAiXAi. sii:ui;3 joi k.ai.
THE SOURCE OP THE NlLE.
.Tlannorn and Cuntomn of tb Celt,
trul Atricunn.
The history of the discovery of the sour
ces of the Nile tins been written by oue of
the officers engaged in tho inturprisc, and
tho book has just been . publishod in Eng
land, under tho title "Journal of the Dis
covery of tho Source of the Nile, by John
Harming Spoke, Cnptnin II. M. Iudiun Army ;
with Map, Portraits oud Illustrutiuus." It
will be republished here by Messrs. Harper
& Brothers, and will form a valuable addi
tion to their already largo and coiupleto
scries of works on African discovery, which
includes those of Livingstone, Earth, 'Du
Chaillu, Gordon Cumming, . Andersou of
Lake Xgami fame, and others. We subjoin
a few extracts from Captain Speke's book,
which will give nf.f readers a foretaste of
a very interest inj story of travel and ad
venture. One of the traveller's chief troubles was
occasioned by an incorrigible habit bf his
attendants to "get married" at every oppor
tunity and opportunities do not appear to
have been lacking. Here is
A CASK OF .JliAI.OCSY.
"A fearful row now broke out between
Edntbay and ISaruka. Many of my men
had by this time U'en murrieil, notwithstand
ing my prohibition. Eartika, for instance
had with him the daughter of Ungurue,
thief of Phunze; .Wadimovo, a woman
called Munatuakii ; Sangizo, his wife and
sister; but Bombay had not got one, and
mourned for 11 girl he IihiI set liis eyes on,
unfortunately for himself letling )u rnka into
li is confidence. This set ISaruka on the qui
tire to catch Bombay tripping ; for liaraka
knew he could not get her without paying
a good price for her, and therefore watched
his opportunity to lay n complaint against
him of purloining 11" y property, by which
scheme ho would, lie thought, get Bombay'
place as storekeeper himself.
In a sly manner Bombay employed some
of my other men to take "live wiles, a red
bluuket and live hundred strings of beads to
his would-be father in-lmv, wli'ch, by pre
iously concocted nrrangemcni, was to be
her dowry price. These men did as they
were bid; but the fallicr in-law returned
the things, saying lie must have one more
wire. That being ulso supplied, the scoun
drel wanted more, and mttdu so much fuss
tiliout it that Baraka became conversant
with all that were going on and told 01c of
I it. mis set the w hole camp in a Hume, lor
I Bombay nmj Baraka were both very drunk,
, as well as most of the other men, so that it
: was with great difficulty I could get hold of
I the rights of their stories. Bombay nc
I knowlcdged he had tried to get the girl,
I lor they hud been sentimentalizing together
' for several days, nud both Hlike w ished to
' be married. Baraka, he said, wrts allowed
to keep u wife, anil his position demanded
j that he should huve one also ; but the wires
, wt'rc his own property, and not mine, for he
) was given them by the chiefs its a penpiisito
t wjien I paid their hongo through him. lie
j thought it most unjust and unfair o' Uarttka
; to cull him to account in that way, but he
1 was not surprised at it, as Baraka," from the
I beginning of the journey to the present mo
; liient had always be'n Uick-biting him, to
; try and usurp his position.
"Baraka, at this, somewhat taken aback,
1 aid there were no such things as perquisites
on a journey Jike this ; for whatever could
bcsaed from the chiefs w as for the common
good of all, und all ulike ought to share in
it repeating words 1 had often expressed.
Then Bum I my retorted, trembling and foam
ing in Ilia Ih'jtior; "I know I shall get thu
worst of it, fc.r whilst Bumka's tonet is is a
yard long, mine is only an inch ; but I would
not have spent any w ires of master's to pur
chase slaves with (alluding to what Baraka
had done at MihamLo) ; nor would I, for
any purpose of making myself richer ; but
when it comes to u w ife, "that's a diflereut
thing.' "
Tho end of this quarrel was ou Mr. Bom
bay's part droll enough :
'When more sober, Botubey again came
to crave a thousund pardons for what he
had done threw himself down at my fiet,
then at tlrant's, kissed our Iocs, sworu I
wus his Ma Bap (father and mother); he
had no father or mother to teach him better;
lie owed all his prosjarity to me ; men must
trr sometimes; oh, if I would only forgive
him and so forth. Then being assured
that I knew he never would have done as
he had it a woman's attractions had not
lid him astray, he went to his work ngaiu
like a man, und consoled himself by taking
Sangi.o'a aisler to wife on crouit. instead of
the old love, promising to pay the needful
out of his pity, and return her to her brother
when tliu journey was over."
XI-VHllIAOK CISTOMS.
Captuiu Spike, who saw matches made
at such abort uotice, bethought him to apply
for some information coiiteiuing murriuge
customs. He ruciivcd this reply from the
Cjueiu of I'yaudu :
"There are no auili thing us marriage lu
Uganda ; tin ro aro no cerciuoiiint attached
to it. If any Mkuugu, p.isc.ed of a pretty
daughter, loiiiinittid all oHcnce, he might
give her to the king aa a pvueu oth-ring ; if
uuy uii;hliriitK king bad a pretty daughter
und the King of I garni wanted her, aha
might be dctiiaiiduil aa a tlttiug tribute,
Thu Wakuugu in I'gnndit are aupplied with
women by the king, according lu their
merit, from aviauii' lu lutttl abroad, or
M'lure lioiu n il at lory otlUere at home.
Tho woiiHU aro not regrilel eve proprrty
en cording to thu Wanyauiucii prai ticu,
though itmiiy exi haiigo iheiriUughtera; aud
some womiu, for uiiaih'Uieauora, aru sold
into tUvvryi while other are Hogged, ur
are dgrdu. lo du all the weulut atrvkea o
the hiU0.''
Tho tuotloii, Uoavver, had itt lucouvo
ulcut-re 1 a the ((uwii mother, bclhar h
filt foolish, towards hlut hrrailf or Uol, u
poiUil that th Iu.julrln lji,(lisU eohlUr
bad a tuiud lo hat a wilo. Witb (hi l.U
luUr ailly Ud, aha ., IU B-Jkl, a
wtlltiiK ciealurw 1
"The vuuipany now Iwmiui J..L.I, h
I he 14 m tt uirw4 It l tuaai.at eiuiil
ii.t Ki.luio, aut (alia) tMi ti UufcbUf
) U14 tua If I wuuU b lu b Ur esoe iw
,ll 4 bid aua Uauillul il4sjUUra,
either of the Wiihuma or Waganda breed
HathoY staggered at first by this awful pro
posal, I consulted Bombay w hat I should do
with one if I got her. He, looking more to
number one than my convenience, said : 'By
all means accept the offer, for if you don't
like her, we should, and it would bo a good
means of getting her out of this land of
death, for all black pcoplo love Zanzibar.'
The rest need not be told ; as a matter of
coursiyl had to appear very much gratified,
and as the bowl went round, nil liecnmc up
roarioua. I must wait a day or two, how
ever, that a proper selection might be mode;
and when the marriage came off, I was to
chain the fuir one two or three days, until
she became used to me, else, from mere
fright, she might rnn nw ay."
Here is a picture of
AS AriUCAX BEAUTY.
"In the afternoon, us I heard from Musu
that the wives of the king und princes were
fattening to such an extent that they could
not stand upriohL I pttij v resoccts to
Wazezeru, tho king's eldest brother who, i
having been born before his father ascended I
his throne, did not come iu tho line of sue- j
cession with the hope of being able lo sec j
for myself the truth of the story. There :
was no mistake ubout it. On entcrini; tlu
hut I found the old man and his chief w ife.
sitting bide by side ou a bench of earth
strewed over with grass, and partitioued
like stalls for sleeping apartments, whilst iu
front of them were placed numerous wooden
pots of milk, anil, hanging from the poles
that supported the beehive-shaped hut, a
large collection of bows six feet in length,
whilst below them were tied an cveu larger
collection of spears, intermixed with a
goodly assortment of heavy-headed assages.
I was struck w ith no small surprise at thu
way he received me, as well ns with the ex
traordinary dimensions, yet pleasing leauly,
ot the immoderately fat fuir one his w ife.
She could not rise, and so largo were her
arms that, between the joints, the flesh hung
down like largo loose-sttiM'ed puddings.
Then iu came their children, all models of
the Abyssinian type of beauty, and us polite
in their manners us thorough-bred gentle
men. They had heard of my picture-books
trom the king, and all wished to see them ;
w hich they no sooner did, to their infinite
delight, especially when they recognized
nay of the uuinuds, than the subject was
turned by my inquiring what they did with
so many milk-pots. This was easily ex
plained by Wazezcrtt himself, who pointing
10 uis wne, sunt : - j ins is all tlio product ot
those pots; from early youth upwards we
keep those pots to their mouths, as it is the
fashion ut court to have very fat wives.'"
A UASIIFl'L vr mux.
"After a long and amusing conversation
with liumanika iu the morning I called on
one of his sisters-in-law, married to an elder
brother who was born before Dagara ascend
ed tho throne. She was another of those
wonders of obesity, unable to stand except
ing 011 all fours. I was desirous to oVtain a
good view of her, and actually to measure
her, and induced her to give mc facilities lor
doing so, by offering in return to show her
a bit of my miked legs and arms. The bait
took ns I wished it, aud after getting her to
sidle and wriggle iu the middle of the hut I
did as I promised, and took her dimensions
as noted. Bound thu arm, one foot eleven
inches ; chest, four feet four inches ; thigh
tw o foot seven inches ; calf, one foot eight
inches. All these are exact except the !
height, und I InOieve I could have got this I
more uccurutely if I could have had her laid ;
ou the floor. Not knowing what difficulties
I should have to contend with iu such a
piece of engineering, I tried to get her
height by raising her up. This, utter infi
nite exertions on the par t of us both, was
accomplished, whetu she suuk down ogain,
fainting, for her blood had rushed into her
head. Meanwhile, the daughter, a lass of
sixteen, sat stark-nuked before us, sucking
ut a milk-pot, ou which the father kept her I
at w ork by holding u rod iu his hand, fur
us fattening is the first duty of fashionable
feuuile life, it must bo duly enforced bv the 'i
rod, it necessary. I got up a bit of flirtation
with missy, and induced her to rise and
shake hands with mu. Her features were
lovely, but her body us rouad us u bull."
Tut; kisii.
"u one dure stand before the king whilst
he is either standing (still or sitting, but
must approach him with downcast eyes and
lieuded knees, ttnd kneel or sit when arrived.
To touch the king's throne or clothes, cveu
by accident, or to look unou his women, is
certain death. When sitting iu court hold- !
iug a levee, the king iuvariubly has iu at
tendance several womeu, Wubaudwa, evil
eye uverters or sorcerers. Tiny talk in
feigned Voices raised to a shrillness almost
ninouuting to a screuin. They wear dried
lizards ou their heads, small goat-skin ap
ron trimmed with little bells, diminutiuu
shields and spear set off w ith cock-hackles
their functions iu attendance being to
a.lmimster cups ot murwa Iplantaui wineji. t
lo complete (lie picture ot the court, one)
must itiiugiue a crowd of pages to run royul j
messages; they dare not walk, for such a
deficiency iu eal to their master might cost
their life. A further feature of the court t
consists 111 the national symbols already
referred to a dog, two spear and shield.1' j
When Captain Speke had presented this :
delightful savage with a new gun, ho sent j
a page into the outer court w ith orders to
Ilro it off und sAovt .ti, Ou another oc-!
caslou his aublu majesty, seeing woman 1
tied to a tree, drew a pistol from hia belt j
aud aliot her dead, Mteaa, King aud scourge
of I'guudu, w a a terrible beast to enruge.
The higheat Hoplu at hi capital un enclo
sure of straw but huil to approach, hiiuuu ,
their face 1 '
"It la tho duly of all officer, generally I
shaking, to alien. I at court aa constantly '
a poeaii.le; should they fail, they forfeit;
their laud., wive and all llonglug, TVee)
win ui i4-4 aua nlvvii toother more
worthy of theut; aa it la prcsimiod that
either iuaoleueu or disaffection cau la the)
only motive) -a hu h Would Indue any iieraou
to absoiit himself for any U-ngth of liui
from the pleasure of asniu hi aadervigit.
Yidiiie lu druea U la luipuratlvely nwteaaary
and for auy Ue(lei I of (hi rule) Ibe bead
may t tho forfeit. The puulahuivul for
eutil olfk'Mee, buavtir, may lie) commuted
by Oih vt faille, goal, foal ir blase) wire.
All acta i.f the king are cuuiiIikI UluUla, for
wbh b be) luust Ui Inaukod; ud eo awry
.low I dona o bi uJnt U ifilt tecvlsvd
by I him, luuUfhj II eUouhi aeauiue) ltieham
! stuyiituj b Aa ; for arej But Iheeei, (ebUa)
uiaka Ului Mo tti'f Ih. m, a ut ay aa
u) tl.lu I ' he lUauk aie) fvu.krt.i by 1
griielliuiri.s) the yiouiid, L'.ua.UrtiiaJ U.u j
eu4 ( bluing Af (he itiaaimf uf bappt Jug '
alter alub lb luat up tuddauly, iL bp
sticki spears are not allowed to be carried
iu court make up ns if charging the king,
jablx'ring as fast as tongues can rattle, and
so they swear fidelity for all their lives."
It wus from the haughty, frolicsome mo
ther of this savage that Captain Spcko was
to receive the gift of two wives, unless he
could iu some way escape tho obligation.
When he next went on a visit to the Queen's
palace, it was evident to hiiu in a moment
that she bad not forgotten her promise about
the young ladies. He rather fought oil the
perilous honor ; but
"she stood laughing till the 'Wahuina girls
she had promised me, one of twelve nud the
other a little older, wcrn brought in and
made to squat in front of us. The cider,
who was in the prime of youth and beauty,
very large of limb, dark in color, cried con
siderably ; whilst the younger one, though
very fair, had a snubby nose and everted
lips, and laughed as "if she thought the
change in her destiny very good fun. I had
now to ninko my selection, and took tho
smaller one, promising her to Bombay ns
soon as we arrived on the coast, where, he
said, she would be considered a llubshi or
Abyssinian. But when the Queen saw what
1 hail done, she gave me the other as well,
saying tho little one was too younj; to go
alone, und, if 1 separated, she would tako
fright and run away. Then with a gracious
bowl walked off with my two fine speci
mens of natural history, though I would
rather have had princes, that I might have
taken tlietn home to be instructed iu Eng
land ; but the Queen, as goon ns wo cleared
the palace, sent word to say she must have
another parting look at lier sou with his
w ives. Still laughing, she. said : 'That w ill
do; you look beautiful ; now go away
home;' and off we trotted, the elder sob
bing bitterly, the younger laughing. As
soou as we reached "home, my first incpiiry
was concerning their histories, of which
they appeared to know but very little. The
elder, w hom I named Meri (plantains.), was
obtained by Martina, the late king as a wife,
from Nkole; and though she was u mere
Bahala, or girl, when the old king died, he
was so attached to her he gave her twenty
cows, in order that she might fatten up on
milk, ulter her native fashion ; but on bun
na's death, when the establishment of women
was divided, Meri fell to N'yanmsore's (the
queen') lot. The lesser one, who still re
tains the name of Kahala, said she was
seized in Unyoroby the Waganda. who took
her to N'yauiasore, but what became of htr
father aud mother she could not sny. It
was now dinnertime, and ns the usual s-seet
potatoes and goat's flesh were put upon my
box-table, I asked them to diuu with me,
und we became great friends, for they were
assured they would finally get good houses
aud gardens ut Zanzibar; but nothing
would induce either of them to touch food
that had been cooked w ith butter. A dish
of plnintnins and goat flesh was then pre
pared ; but though Kahala wished to eat it,
Meri rejected the goat's flesh, and would not
allow Kahala to taste it either : and thus
begun a series of domestic difficulties. On
inquiry how I could best deal with my diffi
cult charge, 1 was told the Wahunm" prido
w as so great, and their tempers so strong,
tiny were more difficult to break in than a
phunda, or donkey, though, when once
tamed they become the best of wives."
Had he no peace till he turned his wives
out of doors, which he did in short order
one day, though not till after the following
scene :
"I found out that Meri was angry with mo
for not allow ing llmas'a woman to live iu
my house ; and, to conquer my resolution
against it although I order it with a view
to please Ilmas, for he was desperately in
love with her she made herself sick by
yutting her linger dowu her throat. I scold"
ed her for her obstinacy. (She said she was
ill it was not feigned; and if I would give
her a goat to sacrifice she would be Well at
oiiee ; for she had looked into the magic
horn already, and discovered that if 1 gave
her a goat for that puriose it would prove
that 1 loved her, and her health would be
restored to her at once. Hallo! Here was
a transformation from the paternal position
into that of a henpecked husband! Some
body, 1 smelt ut once, had beeu tampering
with my household whilst I was away. I
investigation, and after a while found out
that B.izaro's bister had brought a magician
bolouging to her family into the put during
my absence, who had put Meri up to this
trick of exorting a goat from me, in order
that he might benefit by it hjinsilf, tor
the magiciau cats the sacrifice ami keeps the
skin."
lii'M, Averlil.
Brigadier-General William W. Averill, the
leader ot the cavalry torce which has just
accomplished ono of the most daring and
successful raids of the war, wus born in New
York, ubout the year 18;l0. He entered the
West Point Military Academy as a cadet
from his native State in 1831, aud gradu
ated iu 1815. He was apHiinted a Ivevct
second lieutenant of the Mounted lti'U- on
the first of July, ISJVi, and on the first of
May, IsSil, received hi full commission,
lie distinguished himself great! v in the sur
prise and capture of party ol Kiowa In
dians, in New Mexico, on tho Till of IV
iTinlur, 18 7, and in several conflicts with
the Navajoes, in Soptenilier, On thu
Uth of May, isai, he was appointed first
lieutenant of tho Third cavalry, ami shortly
alter organized thu Sixtieth regiment of
PcunsvlvutiU Volunteers, better kuowu as
thu Third Pennsylvania cavalry. With
these troops bo iqieruteit Ik lore Vorklown
to may 4, I Ml,', aud Was breveted captuiu
of tho l ulled Stale army for his eallanl
and distinguished coudocl. lie took part
lu thu battle uf Williamsburg, May 3.1 bill,
and Was breveted Major therefor, llo also
became distinguished 111 the battle of Mal
vern Jlill, July I, 10.!. On thu 17th of
July, 180.', bo waamadea lull capiaiu of
I ho I' inted Slate cavalry. Ho look part in
the bailie under l'oe during (lie luat few
day of August, aud at AulloUm, Ac, Hvp-Iviubt-r,
l0j. llo wa then epoliilcd
Iblgadier Oeimnd of VoluilleeMlr.nu M-l-UuiU'r
'.'4, ld J, and commanded a brigade)
of cavalry tmdur lion. I'lvaauuiou during ih
i tearing out of the nup of the I'iadiuoiii
and hlieuaudimU valle). llo al r'ndn.
ruk.burg, Ikx-omUr II lo I V ld'J. but uol
uagoil. IhutuK Jaauary, lauj, be made)
ou.a vw brilliant ilUve amoug the rwlwlo,
aud lo r'ebfuary, I Mil, aa apiujet tow
aueaid.f uf lh rWcuttd tliLl..it uf llciieafal
IHoiwiuaii' vasftiry i..i iw of Hooker' aisuy.
Ou ilea I lib uf ilanb, li4, bus ItoiMiualtott
aa tWIgjajdUit Uotuiral uf oluuUvia vuv
Aliuud' llo tugtv.l lb) rl"U at kslly
r'otd iluriu Usn U, tau4, aud luuk pail iu
lbs) Uaelt a far aa lUpiten (.. i Jiut U.
Iv4 lu bVUaof t bassiailoiditlv. I ltUr
Ocn. Meade he was active in pursuing the
enemy after the battle of Gettysburg, and
in September lust made a raid through the
counties of Hardy, Pcndletou, Highland,
Pocahontas and Greenbrier, Va., destroying
the salt works mid routing Jackson mid
Jones. One of his lato exploits previous to
the recent incursion to Salem, was u deci-
sive victory over the enemy at Droop Moun
tain, wliero tuo rebel loico was over lour
thousand.
Itullroiid HuvlsK-NS ut ('hU'iig-v.
Fourteen years ago tho first railway train
ran out of Chicago. Now there are ninety
trains leaving tho city daily. The total
number of cars iu these traie3 is oue thou
sand four hundred and thirty-two freight,
and ono hundred and sixty-three passengers.
Placing these out trains all in one line, add
ing tho length of engine, and tender of each
train, the total length of all the trains leav
ing the city daily is twenty-five miles aud
twelve rods; a very respectable days jour
ney for a man to drive from one end of tho
train to the other. The iu-couiinrr trains
I average the same length, and about the
snmo business, 'lias, then, would make
upwards of fifty miles of trains required to
transact the daily railroad business of Chica
go. The "Tribuuo" says :
''Allowing ten tons tolica loud for a
freight car, and thirty passengers to a coach,
thcro arc moved daily by railroad to and
from this city nine thousand seven hundred
and eighty passengers and twenty-eight
thousand six hundred anil forty tons of
freight I Suppose we iinaginuriiy banish
railroads, and sctoursclvss back fiftceu years
when there were no railroads in this section,
and when freight and passengers were mov
ed by teams. One ton is considered a load
for two horses over a country road, and
three persous for a travelling team of two
horses. At this rate it would require six
thousund five hundred and twenty horses
to move the passengers, and fotirtecu thou
sand three hundred und twenty to move the
freight, and twenty thousand eight hundred
aud forty horses to move the passengers and
freight that arrive and depart daily by rail
road, and at less than ouu-teuth the rute of
locomotive speed. What a spectacle would
eleven thousand teamsters present, hitching
up and starting off with their eleven thou
sand teams ! Vet this business is all done
systematically trains arriving and leaving
with clock-work regularity that few except
passengets and railroad men take uny notice
of the movement of trains.
"The business on nearly every road is
constantly increasing, und the engine and
ear-shops are constantly adding rolling-stock
to keep pace w ith this increase of business.
Tho Illinois Central, for instance, have built
five hundred new cars during the past year,
besides keeping up the repairs. That com
pany has now in use three thousand freight,
und upwards of ode huudrcd passenger cars,
yet lire frequently short of rolling stock to
meet the demands of Government and the
public. The other roads are generully
doing a proportionately extensive business."
Who HcliiMCa) to Ui.-lsuiit;e lri
aourrs.
The copperhead presses have endeavored
to get up a prejudice against tho Adminis
tration by representing that it is in fault
for the stoppage of exchanges. General
Butler has just proved, in his peculiar and
striking wav, that it is the rebels w ho refuse
. to exchange, aud who are in fault, and not
I the government. He put five huudred rebel
' Drisoners ou hotir.l ot u rlios nt' truer, himf.
and sent them up to City Point; ho received
in return five hundred ot our men. But
when ho wus about to send another boat
load of five hundred to City Point, the
rebels refused to receive them and to give
us the same number of men in exchauge.
Will the World continue, alter this, to
accuse Mr. Stanton of stopping the exchauge 1
Jeff. Davis demands that we shall give
up at once all the prisoners iu our posses
sion, in exchange for those he holds. Now,
we have between forty-five and fifty thou
sand, and Davis hold of our men only
lietween ten aud fiftceu thousand. No,
doubt Davis thinks it is very important to
rcintorce his armies ; he would like to add
to Lee, or to Lonjistreet, or to Johnston,
j immediately, the forty or f.tty thousand
j veterans we hold. He thinks that by asking
j for them he can get them if ouly the cop
; erhead press, und Congressmen of the same
! stripe, in the North wilt help him. But
j his trick has bieu exposed by General But
ler. Tan MiarjM'ra.
A few day since a strangers called on a
merchant tailor of N. V. and as ho entered,
thus addressed the proprietor:
'How do you do, Mr. i'
'Heully, sit you've got tho upper hand of
mo 1 don't know you 1'
'Don't know uie V exclaimed tho stranger.
I 'Why' I've been fishing with you many a
I tin,.. .... I,. Wi.,.ll.Ui.. .....1 K..u.".)...,ij
.....v f aw ,, ...V...H.U ...,v. .... .1... ,.,, 0.
'Have you ' said the proprietor.
'Vt-, and I want my coat fixed,' was the
reply; 'tho buttons aud buttou-hole re
paired.'
faint worth fixing,' said the tailor.
'Well, I thought 1 would huve it fixed up
a little. It will do to go out hailing iu,
you kuow. How long w ill it take to ilo it (
If it should take over un hour I shall uol
want it done.'
'1 CuU do it ill half au hour,' said the
tailor.
'By the way' said the dodger, 'I huve got
t go dowu lo the bauk, und shall waul a
cout to w ear.'
'There i mine, take that,' nid the
abligiug proprietor, 'aud a la-tler 0110 juu
never wore lu your life.'
The atraiiircr took it and went to the
bank, it ! presumed, but never relumed to
gel Ilia old coat.
Wo have another aharp ia to rvlate.
A man went into r. certain Inh.I aud alios)
st.irr, aud alter dickering aliut a pair of
hoot which he had ou hi fed, tniugto
bvul dowu Ilia shopman, another Uiaii in-
1 lend the stole, apparently iu eeun h of the
nrai coiner, I U luau Went up 10 liio
cuslouur aud sltui k hiiu a blow iu tho aide
of the bead, 'I he customer looked up to
Ibe ah.pkick.r aud akisl 1
'Would you at aud that I' The ahopktx KC
said, 'No. ir,' al wbU.lt I ho customer
lurued tho blow, au.l lliu Hil awailaul
rvlnatud to I ho dour, followed by the cue
toiuer and hopbet'M.r, lh latter t'lviu(lO
tho Utatt bo bast the) boot. 'llo pi!' -and
be) etui U aud wen! off, aud thai tho
Uel Us) atcr 4 ut bla sweat wf bia boot.
A Us )ti-i4 , MM").- aaju.eiaaUe, eaVU
b laias Uv. ), el ( I te v!4m shIk)
' Is Use Uv. s ausie, ssssi
II m ease laa.a
.0, Umm, tut a.ut u e
aate W ait hi aa
ess staju,s) w hue ai k'et.
hu4 stasu. aw Ule at , s kue aaa.
aaisJsxaiiie Hllwx a 4 t.saaa.4
es ua swk to e Ua im Mm lukl at
bieiy, iaa t ,'- ul '
lvctortntr, Kick Animal.
liOl.SLS.
Colic and Injlnnmittion of the Biurets aro
two very common diseases, often confounded
together. With colic the pulse is natural,
not fifty a minute, the animal often rolls,
the discos.! intermits, und there is usually
not much fever. With inflammation there,
is much fever, the pulse sometimes rising to
nearly it hundred a minute, the attack is
gradual, and the diieaaedoes not intermit.
Tho remedies proposed are of the simplest
character, und not those oftuu used by pro
fessional men.
For Colic. If lrom badly digested food,
give a pint or more of a solution of saleralus;
or a mixture of half a pound or upwards of
fresh-powdered charcoal with thrice its
bulk of water, is still safer. Spasmodic
colic may be treated w ith the charcoal in
ternally and brisk friction externally, and a
quart of peppermint tea with a spoonful of
powdered cinnamon, may be given. Ginger
tea is also useful.
For Injltimnuition of the Thwdii. This is a
difficult disease to cure, und horses generally
are killed by the amount of irritating medi
cines administered, which ouly add to tho
disease, such as w hisky, gin and molasses,
salts, castor oil, gunpowder, Ax. Give a
drink of slippery elm every hour, to allay
irritation, keep the unimal quiet, let hiiu
have but little food, and let that bo weak
gruel. Avoid bleeding.
KVci, or JJitirrhen. Sometimes this
arises from irritating matter, in which caso
it must not be checked too soon. When it
proceeds from exposure after over cxertiou,
let all the drink the unimal takes be slip
pery elm water, with occasional doses of a
spoonful of charcoal. The food should bo
dry. Haspberry leaf tea is a good drink
after the symptoms begin lo subside, liv
severe cases tweuty or thirty grains of kiuo
may bo given hi u quart of thiu flour gruel
twice a day.
Cold, or Catarrh, ThisJ's a common aud
well known disease. Medicines generally
are of little use, except to allay attending
symptoms. Good nursing and careful man
agement uro best, avoiding any exciting
cause calculated to increase thu disease, or
. retard tliu gradual cure Unit uuturo com
monly effects. If followed or accompanied
j by a hard cough, green food should bo
given ; it 111 winter, turnips or ruta bagas,
with warm wet meal, are useful. A moder-
j ate feeding of fresh apples two or threu
times a day operates as uu expectorant aud
relieves the cough.
Ilcate. When a horse is fed on musty
hay, and his cough begins to ussumc symp
toms of heaves, immediately procure good
hay, if possible, or else cut tho liny fine and
always feed it wet, to which add a spoonful
of gingei daily until the symptoms disap
pear. A horse which has the heaves oncu
established cannot be cured, but thu diseuso
may be kept so intent as to be of no incon
venience, by uhvays feeding wet chopped
food.
Scratch?. (A cutaneous and troublo
some disease just above tho hoof.) Keep
the affected parts clean, by washing with
soap and water, aud then apply a solution
of chloride of lime.
litci)r, orllorae Ail. (Attended with
j thickened discharges trom tho uus.e, ana
' soro throat, often the tumor under the juws,
j und weukness.) Hub and curry often, to pro
I mote warmth and circulation, keep warm and
I comfortable, anil if the animal refuses to eat
withhold all di ink, but place before him warm
mashes which he will swallow when ho finds
his water is not given. He will often cut
wet hay, slightly salted, if given him morsel
after morsel by the hand. Scraped corrots
tire excellent. The principal object is to
keep up his strength aud flesh until thu
disease runs its course. A sctou is ofteu
advisable, diverting the disease.
CATTLE.
If the ten rules already given are carefully
observed, cattle will scarcely ever becouiu
diseased ; and i! : they do, immediately ex
amine to see if some of these rules are not
broken. .The following remedies may bo
applied In case ot a few of the more com
mon diseases:
Jlom Ail. The symptom aro dullness,
failure of appetite," giddiness, failure of
flesh ; the horn generally feel cold. Tho
head, and not the horn merely, is diseased.
Boring is generully of no use, "and can only
give temporary relief wheu there is a' pres
sure of matter in the horns. Hornless cows
have it sometimes. It generally occurs to
animals iu low condition, w ith deranged
digestive orguns. The best remedies are to
keep them in a warm shelter, and give
warm, nourishing ami stimulating food. If
the animal should happen to be in high,
condition, feed lightly. Most of tho reme
dies have their reputation because they did
not prcrent natural recovery.
(idij,t, or Cukimj of thtt luf.l.il th
calf suck after having drawn off a part of
the milk; and if there is danger of matter
forinin rub the udder with a linimeut of
equal parti of g.He oil and hot drops. If
painful wash with weak lye. It i very im
portant alwaysafterwards'to milk very tleau.
Avoid high or stimulating food.
Jfocfu. Occasioned by eating too much
fresh clover or other green food. The pre
ventive ia caution in turning Into fn-h pas
tures, allow ing 4ut a abort time at first. In
mild case a euro mav le etl'.vted by a quart
of saleraliu water; 111 severe and threaten
ing one a penknife must tie thrust Into
the paunch lhrouih the akin, tw o ur thru
indie, lot w ard of the hip bone.
'r'l'.i . '.j.'f Caused by tlaiiding long
iu llltli - t.uy li iuic.1 by removing to a
dry, iliau place, wiishiuuT wilhauap, I In 11
w ill ilih.ri.lu of lime, and appl lug currier'
oil. Washing Mill wll aud water is
Useful,
..v. Wusll (he akin bight aud Illuming
with a decoction of Uu omnia of .Ulu
act-da in one oiiuit of boiling water; alter
lun.liug two huia, apply with a apoiiw.
. jit: Alway wuU witb wali-r bo
fore milking, or ait. r calf em king; iliia i
u tie it kultit ieiil. If nun h oru, apply esiUul
pari of liiuu astir and liuw vd oil.
( L4t I'ulii s uny I n li.n.l, al.eu (ha
oUtrut'llou I blsib, I y throating I ho aiui U
full liio.' l U dowu aud tiing it a lib lliu fju
Ifut. 'lo punt I I ho autuial tiling thiiiLrr
ouely, pass IU. aiui tbruuU a a he. I bo
ur vltsu, bild liiinly iu Ih uiuutb, ur
still Iwiwr, Ihrouu-U a woodm but Mia.U Uat
out ie, with pt.O.Hlibg M,U U IsuKJ ly..
If Ur doau, tl.a uUli ot lion way be pudud
tbiali With alkali l etkfc WUU afwuude.il
buob,
A fae.a Muaaea ai .tea rVete - Us fiis.1
t'in u4 oe ki. a lis.. .1 ) t, u
k, aau a. so;l..4 if aa kae rsfc4ak-a .1
tae sum asa.M 4 s Wtj ...la lae Mat..
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