ilillww JIIISIIl .CAfe 1111 pilpttCMII Bl - - 1.1 . I . - 1- B. F. SCHWEIER, THE CONSTITUTION THE UNION-ATI TE ENFOEOEMENT OP THE LAWS. Kditoi and Proprietor. VOL. XXXII. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, UNNA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1878. NO. 24. i o. : 1. id 1 )Wtl f! us LBS. I )ee.l Ml ttli we ! 1 B-f AM. &earu n--i ' 1 T I Btt! WW ANCHORED. OkwearvuVrsand tufrhta so still, ao still-- Thc'oxflew sails hanjr flapping stiff and alow we pi-" "d d"- "d " oar -""-P-688 wU1 nin revolt at hat to change, to know. It not for us. "" hear the strong winds blow; And fret ss in tlie easi, tue wet wo ureal ship-- slid small go sailing fast and free. Oh fearful Jays slid nights, so dark, so cold The wift naves mock sad leap on erery side ; So rodder steers ; no mast, no spar can bold ; tit thiiA no one could hear us if we cried ; We think Hod would not miss as. if we died ; We feel forgotten. bell'Ies. cast away ; We shut our eves and do not een pray. ON MIORfL Oh peaceful Jays, and peaceful nights, whose peace Conot be uttered Oh. green shores of life H..VOIM Un boJ.v : Shall we ever cease To "soil that thrjuyh sm-h hot and silly Btnfe We caiae ? That JouU and fear could grow so r.fe? That we could fail to we how God's great hand Oui anchorages and our dnfuugs planned ? Elizabeth of Spain. splendid court festival his given t the royal palace in .Madrid, on the litth of March li72. Krom mi early hour in the even me the pr;eoii- apartments of the magni ficent building were crowded with gsvly dressed courtiers and army offi cers "iu gelJ embroidered uniforms. King Charles XI. of Spain had been bseul from the capital several nif.nllis, an J this festival was given in honor of his reiuru to Madrid. A- he sat oil his throne chair by :he siJe of his consort, lonna Elizabeth of Karma, it was plainly to be seen that his Ca-tilian majesty was greatly bored In- what was going on around hiin. Kvery now- and then he yawnel, nithciit so much as an effoit to conceal his breach of good manners. Ikxa-ioiially tlie queen a cold, haughty beauty. whoe flashing eye, tu.uever. indicated that she was a wo man of violent pa-sioiis, and that she ivu'.Jbe anm-ed ;o bursts of terrible 1Iiier sometimes addressed a remark to her roval husband, who rarely even voucli-afed a reply to her. At last the queen sai l to him : Your ii:aje-ty, h t us rise and prom enade aiiioiiiJ the guests." He sprang to I is feet and hurried to the daughter of the I M'.ke llivarez. a verv beautiful iri. to whom he o fie red hi- arm. Tiie uiieeii. for a luoiiieiit. seemed ac'ii-uijU stunned by this fresli insult. she heaved a pioiound sigh, and pressed her small, gloved hand against hertuiiiultuou-ly heaving tiosoui. Then iuuling about, she jierccived that some ufflie courtiers iaii-HitC vlo-e t her, ilia had evidently watched the UU-jjiea-ant scene, were smiling ratiier Mi pTcUioiisly. At once slie recovered lier presence of mind. lraw iag herself to her full height, she rassed majesti eaily through the throng, and walked iuto the con-ervatory, v hich at that time a- the fhie-t in the Old World. Tue air wa- impregnated with the wtet oiiors ot tlie choicest exotics ; brought from tlie Spanish colonies in ; the tropics. It was a truly fairy-like scene wincn : Lis niajrtiificen: winter-garden pre- entej. Theicieeii went to one of it? deepest e'-es-es. There, completely hidilen :'row view by tlie large leaves of a gi jiiitic Brazilian Malgare plant, she hrew hrr-elf into an easy chair, and in into a profound and sombre reverie. A few minutes afterward she was startled hy the laughter of two gentle aeti. h ho, without sii-pectiiig her pres ence, had -eate.i themselves on a CUsll unU bench in front of the Malgare tree. w'eil," s:i;, OI, 0f them, '"I must 'till laugh when I think of the manner u which our gracious king just treated tiis haughty consort. He is m rascal, nd if she knew w hat he was doing, my ar Marquis de Salderon, she would open her magnificent eyes very wide Ji'iew. "And hat is the king doing, Senor JaCmsta" "Why, he has more mistresses than the quwn has precious pearls in her !,rge necklace."' "I have heard rumors of it, marquis, tat know nothing nositive." '""ell. I know all about the love af fir?o tliis miserable monarch, w ho U veritable disgrace to Spain. This T-I rake is , illicit terms, to begin tl with the two ladies of honor ot t queen, the f ountes Castro and the iuritess Bella pabl. Among his 'Jtaer tkk. iMwrit-u are six voung ix-asaut peasant girls, Senor da Cuesta?" s, pea.-aut girls, marquis. You r,ut to know that, as far as women -warned, rharlcs the Secod is by --means fastidious in his tastes. Why, of ti, palace scullions here, two :,L? ,ni' k hU fa"c-'" j t0 ', now lives in grand 1 ' 'S-'ovia, the king having The .... u, . , ilm;ral jK-nsion. 1-en had not lost a word of this tartlii 4n""2 conversation. xui Marquss Ie Salkeron S'nor de Cuesu, went to another rVij , w""atory. she hurried to - - door aud amended a staircase "'g to her apartments. .J ned the door .f her bcl-cham- . .uere one of her ladies of honor, Jjfewttfm Counte-s de Castro, wu "g for her. iJ1 nlde.l her head coldly to IVo she io.I..i ...i .. .. ,r'tin de-L r ' e "y Pwi-rrt , "ro,u wui-h she took a Cit t.ee0rt' "in,eJ b,aJe" o "me countess, the oueen 4dv ... ! le gla"ce ur'n the young uegan to tremble violently. &'Uqef. to her, "I , '-ea told tliut T.n 1 mistress". y " 'countess turned liv!.l 10 serve her. Qne.. vu,"rc 8.lty, then!" cried . "-ethen!" -breA,'fPiU"ged her Poniard into Wiu!t.0fherl"-y f honor. toUl1 -.r"- the countess sank to the floor. She" had been mortally wounded, and after a. few brief, spas wodie struggles, during which the queen watched her with adiabolical ex pression of countenance, she expired. The royal murderess kicked her vic tim's blood-stained corpse contemptu ously aside. Then she wrapped herself in a long cloak, and drew over her face a thick veil, which completely hid her features, and left the bed-chamber, whose door she carefully locked. She directed her steps toward the op lKsite w ing of the royal palace, w here the king had his apartments. Addressing an officer of the soldiers oil guard there, she said to him : "Has his majesty, the king, returned to his apartments?" "He has, fair Seuora," replied the officer, who was well aware of the amorous propensities of his sovereign. 'lo you wish to see his majesty ?" "I do." "Does the king kuow that you are coming f She nodded her head. "All right, then," added the officer. She passed 011 to a door, through the key-hole of w hich a brilliant light was showing. There she stood still for a few moments and listened intently. "He is alone." she murmured at last. Slu; w as right. Charles the Second was alone in his sitting-room, w here he was w alking up and dow u, evidently in the worst possible humor. "Can there be any truth in it?" he said, to himself, standing still for a mo ment. "The fortune-teller said to me, 'You will fall by the hand of a woman.' Every IhmIj- says that her predictions are always veritied. What woman should kill me?" He shuddered, for he w as an arrant coward. And yet he was a descendant of KiiiH-ror Charles V., the hero of so many hard-fought battles. So low had the Spanish dynasty fallen in the course of a single century. Suddenly the door opened. A veiled lady stepjied in. The king started back in terror. '"Who are you ?" he gasped. She removed her veil. "Oh, is it you, Elizabeth ?' he cried. angrilv. "How dare vou " "I shall dare a great deal more to night, your majesty," she replied, mockingly. "Z have come to talk to you alioiit your mistresses." "My ini.-tresses?" "Yes. I just killed one of them." The king uttered a cry of surprise. "Who is it?" he gas-ed. "I killed yonr iiuim-trnln, the Countess de Ca--tro:" The king flew into a towering rage. He stamped hi foot, and then rushed toward the queen as if to strike her. "Bew are!" she cried, "I am prepared for you. I have come to kill you tool" She said this witL rio-hlug eyes, and in so menacing a tone, that she fright ened her cowardly husband. She showed him her small poniard, still stained with the blood of her fair victim, and said : "The queen of Spain should never forgive an insult. Your last moment is at hand !"' She rushed at him w ith the Milliard in her uplifted hand. And now occurred a most disgusting scene. The king tried to run away from her, shouting at the top of his lungs : -.Murder! Help! Murder!" Suddenly a side door opened, and the king's secretary, the villainous Herman Mallendez, rushed in. He succeeded in disarming the infur iated queeu. While he held her, the king, with a handkerchief, tied her arms on her back. "She threatened to murder me!" cried the king. "She shall be tried for this act of Ltat Mojtt at once by three grandees of the kingdom. You know who to summon as judges, Mallendez." The secretary exchanged a significant glance with the king and left the room. As soon as he left the room the queen made a desierate effort to free her hands, but the king succeeded in hold ing her until Mallendea reapjeared. He ushered into the room three richly dressed young men. They were grandees of Spam, but worthless debauchers and boon compan ions of his roval majesty. The king or dered them to judge the queen, w ho, he aid, had just tried to murder huu with a poulard. The queen disdainfully reluseu to ue judged by them. They found her guilty, ami ordered her to be executed w ithout delay. "Death is better than dishonor!" she exclaimed, w ith firmly compressed lips. "I commute the entenceto imprison ment for life," said the king. "I refuse to be pardoned by such a reprobate as you," replied the queen, disdainfully. The king signed to the three gran dees, w ho left the room quite uncon cernedly. We might remark here, parenthcti cally, that these three grandees were assassinated on their w ay back to their homes that very uightr-it is easy to be perceived by whose orders this was done. Mallendez, with the natural cunning of a villain, had brought with mm handcuffs and a cag. While the king held her, Mallendez shackled and gagged her. Then the two men carried her to a subterranean cell. In that cell the queen remained until i., ,wh which took place twenty years later, under the surveillance of a cruel jailer, who had been ordered to shoot her at sight in ca.-e sue make an attempt to escape. Tier food was coarse and scanty, and she was furnished with garments such as the servant grls of Madrid But, notwithstanding all her suffer ings, her proud spirit nevar could be subdued. The king caused the rumor to be nire,.ltl that his consort was insan, maniac, and no one dared to contradict It, . - -.--"";-'-. - He married in 1679 a Portuguese princess, who soon left him, however, so me sinister rumors regarding the dis appearance of his first wife having reached her ears. The Countess de Castro was buried in the dead of night in the presence ol Mallendez and the king, w ho told her proud relatives that she had eloped with a French adventurer. They did not dare to question his majesty's veracity. Charles II. died in 1700. His agony was long and painful. Mallendez survived him. He disa leared mysteriously during the follow ing reign. Iatuon aaul Pythias. A Gratiot avenue saloon-keeper was sorting out the lead nickels from his till recently preparatory to the honest labors of a rainy day, when a smiling stranger came in and said : "Old fellow, I've got a bet of 410 on your heaJ." I he saloon ist felt all over the top of his head, found no bet there, aud looked for a further explanation from the stranger, whose coat at the elbows seemed bound to secure ventilation. "lhe ca--e is this," continued the t ranger, "I've bet my friend B that you are a well-read man. To prove it, I have come to ask you if you know what Damon did when there was every reason to doubt thaf Pythias would return. While I am sipping my lager, you can jog your memory a little." He pusued the glass across the coun ter, but the saloon-keeper seemed to be hunting for something down among the kegs. It s only a trine small w ager but the principle is what I want to estab lish," remarked the man as he ;uxious ly shoved tlie glass around. "I expect so," came from down among the kegs. "Damon and Pythias were chums. you know. When Damon wiped od his chin, Pythias pulled down his vest, aud vice versa. While I am drinking you can ponder over my original query?" "Sliust so, replied a voice as the kegs were rolled about. "If Damon had the headache."' con tinued the man, trying to work the pump projecting above the bar, Pythias had a sore eye as an offset. If Pythias said he w ould take sugar in his, Damon sweetened up w ith New Orleans molas ses. All this you know, of course; but what did Damon do w hen Pythias did riot return?" "I sch.ill now show you vot he did," replied the saloonist, as he rose up with a metallic spigot in his hand. "Yen dot Piddeus did not hurry up, Damon vhalks around t der has sliust so and !" The stranger got out, and, holding the door from the outside, he looked through the glass aud said . I am now convinced that you never read a dumed line of Shakpear ! While Damon searching under the bar. Pythias drew and drank three glasses of beer!" The saloonist smiled, laid away the sl''g"tT al,t- s -,e good-naturedly pulled open the door he called t3 the stranger at the curb stone : "Yhen Damon vhas drawing dot Ieer, Piddeus vhas mooting der pump into der schlopkeg." A tremor passed over the wag. lie turned pale, shewed his teeth, and as he started for the wood-yard opposite he replied: "Hanged if he didu t Damon wants rest !" A Howling Derrlsh Rich in shrines aud monastic institu tion u, Gallipoli has been from the early days of the Ottoman rule in Europe a stronghold of the faith. It shelters three sects of dervishes : the Bevs, the largest landed proprietors, are mostly affiliated to one or other of the orders; wealth and influence belong here to Islam, and the rule of the high priest of the howlers overrides that of the appointed governor. An able, enter prising, intriguing, money getting fel low Is this distinguished dervish, though you would hardly think it to see him with bowiug head, and eyes cast down, pale and ascetic of aspect, in green pelisse and turbaned calback, slowly pacing the streets on his high bred horse, with an attendant holding either stirrup. Still less would you think it If you saw him in mosque on Tuesday or Friday, howling like a maniac till he foams at toe mouth and drops exhausted. And yet this Hussam Effendi is a keen man of business, man ages Tast estates with great ability, and conducts extensive commercial opera tions in timberand agricultural produce with success, lends money to small far mers, has a large share In a steam flour mill and biscuit factory, and is one of the larg?t contractors for army and navy supplies. It is impossible to believe that one of the practical mind of Hussam Effendi should have faith in the value, theologically speaking, of his grotesque and painful ritual ; but he owes much of his infioence to his repu tation for holiness, which, won by con stant and efficient howling, is as sub stantial an item of his large stock in trade as the engine in the biscuit facto ry. Huscam Effendi's steadfastness to the rule of bis order is thus by no means irreconcilable with his keen pursuit of this world's goods. A Curios- Tree. A curious peculiarity of the baobab tree, found in Africa and Madagascar, is, that scarcely any injury will destroy it. Fire scorching the exterior does not impair ita vitality. Nor can It be injured from within, as it is quite com mon to find It hollow, tven cutting it down does not exterminhte it, for it continues te grow in length while lying on the ground, and Its roots, which reach forty or fifty yards from the trunk, retain their vitality. Although the tree attains an enormous age, Liv ingstone having examined one which he judged to be one thousand four hun dred Tears old, it is attacked by a dis ease which affects its woody structnre, go In course of time its own weight causes it to fall in a mass of ruins. A Orateful Fasxlla. One day a benevolent physician (who had read the books), having found a stray poodle suffering from a broken ieg, conveyed the poor creature to his home, and after setting and bandaging the injured limb, gave the little outcast its liberty again, and thought no more about the matter. But how great was his surprise, one uioruing some days later, to find the grateful poodle patiently wailing there, and in its company another stray dog, one of whose legs, by some accident had been broken. The kind physician at once relieved the distressed animal, nor did he forget to admire the inscrutable goodness and mercy of God, who had been willing to use so humble an instrument as the poor outcast poodle for the inculcating of, etc., etc. Sequel The next morning the bene volent physician found the two dogs, beaming w ith gratitude, waiting at his door, and with them two other dogs cripples. The cripples were speedily healed, and the four went their way, leaving the benevolent physician mort overcome by pious wonder than ever. The day passed, the morning came. There at the door sat uow the four re constructed dogs, and with them others requiring reconstruction. This day also passed, and auother meruingcauie; and now sixteen dogs, eight of them newly crippled, occupied the sidewalk, aud the people weregoingaround. By noo'u the broken legs were all "set" the pious wonder In the good physician's breast was beginning to get mixed with iuvoluntiry profanity. The sun rose once more, and exhibited 33 dogs, 16 of hem with broken legs, occupying the sidewalk and half the street ; the human spectators took up the rest of the room. The cries of tbe w ounded, the songs of the healed brutes, and the comments of the on looking citizens made great aud inspiring cheer; but traffic was inter rupted in that street. The good physi sician hired a couple of assistant sur geons and got through his benevolent work before dark, first taking the precaution to cancel his church mem bership, so that he might express him self with the latitude thecase required. But some things have their limit. When once more the morning daw ned, and the good physician looked out upon a massed and far-reaching multitude of clamorous and beseeching dogs, he said, I might as well acknow ledge it, I have been fooled by the books, they only tell the pretty part of the story, and then stop. Fetch me the shot gun. This thing has gone along far enough. He issued forth w ith hisweaon, and chanced to step upon the tail of the original poodle, w ho promptly bit him in the leg. Now the great and food w ork w hich this poodle had engaged in had engendered in him such a mighty and augmenting -iithusixs his weak head ai last and drive In in mad. A month later, w hen the bene volent physician lay in the death throes of hydrophobia, he called his weeping friends about him and said : "Bew are of the books. They tell but half of the story. Whenever a poor wretch asks you lor help, and you feel doubt as to what result may follow, from your benevolence, give yourself the benefit of the doubt ami kill the applicant." And so saying he turned his face to the wall and gave up the ghost. A Tragic Square. Iii its spring garb there is no spot more beautiful than the park opposite the White House.called Lafayette Square, iu Washington. Yet, beautiful as it is, that park might well be called the "tragic square," for there is no Sot in Washington round which so many sad associations cling. The house now occupied by the officers of the Cnited States Commissary-General, stands near the middle of the block on the east side of Ijifayette square, a block which old residents often call Madison square, because Mrs. Madison for many years after ieav.ng the White House lived in the house on the corner of II street, diagonally opposite the Arling ton hotel. The tragic house has leen known at various times as the "Club house" and the "Seward houa." ''Ti was used by the fashionable club of swell gentlemen of Washington at the time Sickles shot Key in front of it, and the latter was taken within its walls to die. Barton Key was a constant frequenter of the club, aud the trees in Lafayette square being very small then, it was easy for him and the lady of his affec tions to signal to each other across the park, as they did, for she lived opposite in the house now occupied by Secretary Thompson. Of the members of the Cabinet to w hum dire misfortunes came while living there, John C. Spencer comes first, I believe, in iHiint of time. He was Secretary of War from October 12, 1841, to March, 1843. and in the autumn of 1312 his son was hung from the yard-arm of the brig Somers on accusation of mutiny. This man-of- war was commanded by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, a commander iu the I'nited States Navy, and was manned chiefly by naval apprentice. While on his way from the coast of Africa in the autumn of 1842, the officer named discovered the existence of a mutinous plot on board and imnfediately placed the chief mutineers in close confinement aud shortly afterwards they were brought before a council of officers who, after careful investigation, decided that the conspiracy had attained for midable proportions, and as the mutin ous spirit increased during the investi gation, the immediate execution of the three persons principally implicated was recommended and carried into efiect December 1. 1842. These were midshipman Philip Spencer, a youth about nineteen, perhaps less; seaman Elisha Small and boatswain's mate, Samuel Cromwell. As the ship reach ed New York so soon after this execu tion, Commander Mackenzie was by many severely censured that he did not delay the execution until after a trial had been given the mutineers on land, or the sentence, at least, approved by higher officers than those on the Somers. One reason assigned for the .jwedy, execution of young Spencer was, as I have heard, that his father being Secretary of War, a fair trial might be found impossible where the paternal influence could be felt. There was great excitement about this matter at the time, I have been told, but Com mander Slidell Mackenzie was sustain ed by a court of inquiry, composed of Commanders Stewart, Jones and Dallas. He subsequently, at his own request, was court-martialed, and Commodore Downs was president of the court. The trial lasted over forty days, and resulted in Mackenzie's acquittal. Yet so high did public opinion run against him that I have been told he dropped the name of Mackenzie, retaining that of Slidell. I think he was the brother of Slidell, who was captured with Mason and the brother-in-law of Admiral Rodgers. Upshur ami Gilmer, the twe members of the Cabinet who, in the spring of 1844, were killed by the ex plosion of the gun on the Princeton, which converted a pleasure arty on the Potomac into a horror-stricken assemblage, wailing over the sudden destruction of eight of their number, were either living in the tragic house at the time they went w ith President Tyler's excursion or had lived there while in the Cabinet. Seward lived iu that house during the time he was Secretary of State under Lincoln, and subsequently under Johnson, and it vas iu his bed-chamber there, when fxt-l'T. UI, that-Payne, the would-be assassin, made his attack, and his son, Mr. Frederick Seward, the present Assistant-Secretary of State, received In his defense of his father the wound which so nearly ended his life. Few seem to understand, when they see that gentleman wearing the little skull cap in which he always appears in public, that it is worn to conceal where his skull was trepanned in consequence of that wound. Commodore Rodgers, of the navy, the father of the w ife of Gen eral Meigs, built this house with prize money, and Commodore Decatur also built his, on the north western corner of Lafayette square, with prize money. Th'S fact has been commented ujhiii be cause of the tragedies connected with both houses, seemingly verifying the scriptural proverb, "For all they that take the sword shall perish by the sword." Decatur, it will be remem bered, was shot by Commodore Barron in a duel at Bladeusburs. and was brought back to his home mortally wounded, and died there in a few hours. He was universally beloved and his services to his country were so highly esteemed that his tragic death on the morning of March 22, 1S20, plunged the w hole of Washington iuto mourn ing, and was generally regarded as a national calamity. The house is now- owned by General Beale, and has been used bv himself an fainilyas a residence for several years. It is his HsnHur, Mine. Bakhmetefl and his son-in-law, w ho are even now, suffering severely from the bite of a mad dog. Should hydrophobia, as is feared, terminate their lives, it will add yet another to the chapter of horrors with which the surroundings of the beautiful park are as-ociated. This time lastyeara newlr wedded pair were welcomed to the large double house adjoining Dr. Cor corau's residence, and fronting on I-afayette square. They were Dr. Robert Stuart (the son of the wile of Representative Elijah Ward) and his bride. They spent a brief portion of their honeymoon there with his mother aud sister. Last autumn the shocking news came that the six-months' wife had died by her own hand in New York. The story is still too fresh in the public mind to recall it. I but made the allusion in proof of my assertion that sad histories cluster as thickly about the neighborhood of Lafayette square as leaves upon its spreading trees. The Phonograph. All that can be seen, in fact all there is about the invention, is a six-inch cylinder of steel with a face about eight Inches wide and cut with a spiral proove. about twentr-five to an inch. nts cylinder is mounted on a shaft a couple of feet in length and an inch in diameter w hich is in turn supported by a couple of uprights fastened into a single bed-piece. A crank at one end of the shaft and a screw cut at the other, with thread corresponding to that on the face of the cylinder, causes the face of the latter to advance at each revolutloe and a sharp metallic point fastened to the metal diaphragm of a small mouth piece accurately follows the groove when the machine is in motion. A covering of tin foil Is placed over the cylinder; any one desiring speaks iuto the mouthpiece, turning the crank at the same time, and the metallic point makes depressions of the tin foil exactly corresponding to the sound made. On again passing over the uneven surface the point follows the new outline and an exact reproduction of the original sound is the result. In appearance, the machine suggests a small lathe w ith a pully of broad face mounted for finish. Queer Colorad Girls. They have some queer girls in Colo rado. One of them who resided in Cache la Proude Valley, had been re ceiving the attentions of a young man for about a year, but becoming impa tient at his failure to bring matters to a crisis, she resolved to ascertain his intentions. When he next called, she took him gently by the ear, led him to a seat and said : "Nobby, you've been foolin' around this claim for mighty near a year, en' hev never yit shot off yer mouth on marry In' bit. I've cot tened to yer on the square clean through, an' hev stood off every other galoot tbat has tried to chin in, an now I want yer to come down to business or leave the ranch. Ef yer on the marry an' want pard that'll (tick right to yer till ye pass in yer checks, say so, but ef that ain't yer game draw oat an give some other fellow a show for hia pile. Now sing yer song or skip." He sang. Elephants intended for dome-ticatiou are captured in various ways. It was formerly common to take them iu pit falls, but in this way they were fre quently much injured. Another method often practiced is by the aid of tame elephants. Males are chiefly captured In this way, the decoy elephants being females trained for the purjose. With these the hunters very cautiously ap proach the animal they mean to capture. He generally permits them to come up to him, and is so pleased to make the acquaintance of the females that he takes no notice of their riders and other human attendants, Two of the females take their places, one on each side ol him, aud w hile he is interested in them the men whose profession ills, and who spend their lives in the buinest con trive to get beneath their bodies and pass ropes around the legs cf the in tended capiive. His two legs are fasten ed together by six or eight topes iu the form of a figure 6, another rope keeping them tight at the intersections, and a strong ctblc with a running noose is attached to each hind leg. About twenty minutes are usually spent in fixing the necessary ropes, profound silence being maintained the process goes on unobserved ; or some of the other hunters distract th) attention of the ele phant from those who are engaged in the work. When at last the animal be comes sensible of "uib danger aud tries to retreat, an opportunity Is soon found of tying him, by means of the long Cables tl'at trail behind, to some tree strong enough for the purpose. Ilia fury then becomes ungovernable, and he makes violent efforts to get free, usually throwing himself on the ground aud tw isting himself into the most ex traordinary positions. It is not until he has thoroughly exhausted himself, and begius to suffer severely from fa tigue, hunger, and thirst, that the steps are taken toward taming him and mak ing him a faithful and w illing servant of man. Still more wonderful is the manner in which the capture of an elephant will sometimes be eflected by not more than two hunters. Armed with no other weapon than a flexible rope, a couple of intrepid men will start out iuto the for est in search of their prey without aid or attendants. With this rope they se cure one of the elc phaut's hind-legs by following his footsteps when in mot ion, or by stealing close up to him when at rest. Sometimes they eflcct their ol juct by spreading the uoo-e on tlie ground, partially concealed by the roots and leaves, beneath a tree in which one of .1... . .. : , - ....1 ... ..!.!....! ! Mic fartj is sei;i lYru nnu eu'ioeiiijr tightens the noose by means of a cord. When arrested by the rope, which is al io fastened to some neighboring trunk, the elephant naturally turns npon tiie iUail til fi'.n. Dy. Allc,i;gAton -oaiueil- vers he avoids the cliarge, while his companion insnares the beast by passing noose after noose over the feet, all ol which are finally made fast to trees, aud thus the capture is complete. Af ter this the hunters build a booth for themselves close by their prisoners, kin dle their fires for -cooking and remain quietly day after day until the elephant is sufficiently tame to be led away. These huge animals are usually captur ed singly, but whole herds are in some cases taken at once. This is accom plished by means of an inclosure, toward which the elephants are driven by great numbers of men encircling a considera ble space, and contracting the circle by slow degrees. Weeks or even months are spent in this operation, and at last the elephants, hemmed in on every side except the mouth of the Inclosure, en ter it, and the gate is immediately clos ed. The modes of constructing this in closure are different in different parts of the East. Tame elephants are some times sent into it, and the fresh captives are iu succession made fast to trees. From the ltaoc-he to the Cars. The collecting and assorting of the herds for the drive Northward, on the fenced ranches in the settled -tortious of Nevada, are easily accomplished ; but in the grazing regions further w est, where the cattle roam without limit, this work is both difficult ami perilous. The cattle in thee remote regions are mostly bought by a class of bold, daring men. of long experience on the fron tier, know u as " out riders," who buy and collect the cattle from the stock raiser, and sell them to the Seeulators from the north. The outrider fills his saddle-bags, and most likely a belt which he wears around his waist, w ith gold coin to the amount of tens of thou sands of dollars, i"or iu the section of country he visits there are no banks; and, taking a few trusty companions, all well mounted and armed, sets out on his long journey, beset by constant danger from lurking Indians and white outlaws who infest this wild country. The stock-grower, w ho has lived re mote from the settlements, perhaps see ing no human being except t.ie owner of a neighboring ranche for a year, looks upon the "outrider's" visit as an event in his existence. He is a most hospitable host, and for several days after his guest's arrival no business is thought of, and a season of feasting, riding and hunting is observed. When this is over they begiu their negotia tions. The herds are scanned over to get some idea of their condition, but the cattle are not carefully counted and weighed as stock is in the North. Tne herds are simply sold "as they run." That is, the owner looks through his book to see how many cattle he has branded, and the " outrider " pays him so much for his brand, which entitles the buyer to all the cattle that he can find in scouring the prairies, which bear the purchased mark. There is con siderable sport and a great deal of bard, rough riding in getting the wiid herd9 together and assorting them. It is in this work that the splendid horseman ship and wonderful skill with the lasso or lariat, of which so much has been written, are displayed by the Texas herder. In a few days everything Is in readiness, and the herds are started on their long Northern march. A route is selected which affords tlie best pastu rage, and is most convenient to the streams, as it is essential that the cat tle should reach the end of the drive in prime condition for the market. There are few incidents to enliven the weari some weeks that follow. The herds brow se leisurely along from six to ten miles a day, following the winding courses of the creeks and rivers, the herders following lazily after to keep them in the general direction north ward. For days and days human habi tations are lost sight of, and the dro vers and riders are alone in the midst of the great grassy ocean. Not quite alone, either I came near forgetting that bright aud cheerful companion of the drove, the cow-bird, a brown little fellow about the size of the well-known chipping sparrow, or ' chippy," as the boys call him. Flittir.g aloug on the outskirts of the drove, cue moment sit ting gleefully on a tall, swaying weed, the next perching saucily on the tip ol a steer's horns, jerhaps at night roost ing complacently on his back, the cow bird goes through the long journey from the Texas plains to the Kansas railroad station, w hence the cattle are shipped to the East. Whether the little fellow s return to Texas to accompany the next herd, or die of grief at separa tion from their long-homed frieuds, I cannot say; but I think they must go back, for their cheerful presence is iwvei !, and their number rever arrow s lass. . Alttushgh, as 1 hmye said, there are few incidents to interrupt the monotony of the drive, the cattle-men sometimes meet with thrilling experi ences. In former years Indian attacks were not infrequent, and many a brave band of herders has been surrounded and killed by the savages, whose hunting-grounds w ere encroached upon by the droves. There is always danger, too, of stampedes in the herds, caused either by the terrific thunder storms and tornadoes which burst upon the great plains without w arning, or by the "cattle thieves'" bands of white, In dians, or half-breed outlaws, who live by stealing stray cattle from the herds, aud sell them or kill them for their hides. Having in his early life en countered one or more of the devasta ting prairie fires w hich sweep over the great, dry pastures almost every fall, the slightest smell of smoke or sight of flames w ill plunge the steer into a panic of fright, and this well-known circum stance is turned to advantage by the cattle thieves in securing their plunder. Getting some distance to windward of a herd on a dark night, the rogues set lire to a buffalo rolte, and the pungent smoke of the burning hair is borne dowu uion the reposing cattle by the w ind. The first w hiff gives the alarm. ten thousand pairs of horns are reared aloft in air, ami one united snort of terror is heard. Before the lr.W run moo nl Hieir nore aud check the panic the herd is past control, and the maddened and terrified animals, tramp ling one another and whatever conies in their way under foot, dash franti cally off iu the d-irkness with a noise like the roll of distant thunder. They scatter beyond hope of recovery. Iu the coufusion following upon the heels of the stampede the thieves succeed in driving off scores aud sometimes hun dreds of the stragglers. Looking at the Moon. I stood off at the side of the room and watched the tnrong awhile. The dim lamp light made tlie figures weird. They one by one advanced and put their eyes to the sight-piece of the tube, no bigger than an opera glass. The fo- cussed splendor of the moon shone in wavering little patches, the size of five cent pieces on their faces, until they got the hang of the glass. Then it settled down full into the eyeball. The eye was kept a few inches from the opening, and the whole concentrated light, thrown in the eye of the observer, gave, to a looker-on, a strange impres sion as of glaring eyeballs of wild beasts, Some of the eyes thus lighted were young and bright some old aud dim ; some had known tears; some only looked upon life's fairest sciences. One by one they filed up in shadow; oue by one their eyes met full the searching glance of the moon ; then they passed into shadow and out at the door. One brown-eyed girl stood under the swing ing telescope in an attitude of perfect ecstasy. Her head was thrown back, her hands clasped, her lips parted, and her face lighted up in an angelic radi ance. When the moon passed out of her sight she gave a sigh that was almost a moan. It caused a ripple of laughter among her young friends. don't want to take up too much time, but oh, please do let me look again," she said to the young professor. He gallantly readjusted the glass on the face of the moon. "The loner edge of moon is smooth that is where the vast plains are it gleams like burnished silver midway up the moon the silver is frosted in steal 1 of burnished the upper part is beautifully embossed by mountains anil craters that give out an intense white glory even the shadows of the mountains are silvery mere dull spots on the shield oh, it is glorious I am so glad God made the moon the grand God the sunrise tinging the tops of the mountain peaks at the upper edge of the moon they are rimmed by rainbow hues all the colors of the prism. The mountain peaks stand up in the telescope sharp and jagged against space. Always before, the moon has seemeiklike It was above my head, hung up In the sky ; but uow I seem to stand on a planet and look down upon it." "You do," said the professor ; "you expresi the fact exactly. You stand on a planet and look down upon the moen." "I can see clear down into its well like crater; I can look deep into it gorges; I can fathom its chasing. It is going; it is passing across the glass; only a little rim is here; it has gone." The fair face disappeared ; the impulsive girl, whose running thread of talk bad woven its pretty fancies of the moon beams into a woof of brightness passed out of the room. A flippant young miss shook her diamond ear drops, gave a glance on giggling with a callow youth who carried her shawl and fan. Virginia's Elephant Fight, The Piedmont Virginian gives the fol io wing particulars of the elephant fight : A rather exciting scene occurred while old J oil ti Robinson's Circus wa-j traveliug en route to Louisa Court House. The belligerents, Chief, Prin cess, Mary and Bismarck, were the ac tresses in the little 'difficulty.' It had been apparent to Mr. King, (their keeper) and several other attaches of the show that trouble was brewing, the two actors. Mary and Chief (Asiatic) on one side, aud Bismarck and Princess (African; on the other. The denoue ment occurred w hile crossing the South Anna River, on a bridge ; the elephants crossing in the following order: Priu- cess first, Mary second, Bismarck third. Chief bringing up the rear of the squad, the other elephants not being allowed to come on the bridge at the same time, on account of its apparent weakness, their weight being 20 tons. About midway of the bridge, Chief became un manageable, and despite the efforts ol Mr. King, with hook and spear, made a fearful onslaught on Bismarck, and such was iu force that he w as knocked head foremost into the river. As the water was very deep he sustained no injury from the fall, but w heu he rose to the surface he emitted from his flexi ble trumpet such an unearthly blast that it was heard for miles up and down the ei -. Ami then a scene commenced that was Indescribable. The elephants ou the other side rushed into the river to the assistance of Bismarck. Chief ran off the edge of the bridge and into the river, and there he renewed tiie contest with redoubled fury. Emperor (an Indian animal; got to Bismarck about the same time that chief did, aud then a trunk to trunk contest cotu test commenced w hich beggars descrip tion. They fought right on top of Bis marck, who did not come to the surface for ten or fifteen seconds. At this juncture Rudjuh, Whooduh and Caliph came up and the fight became general. Bismarck gradually worked himself up tothe shore, but the banks being muddy, and he being weak, he sank in the mud completely bogged, and perfctly help less. Just then Mary, together with Princess, who had been passive specta tors of the trouble, sounded their horns and pitched in. They made short work of it, and soon put the rest to flight. They then, w ith almost human intelli gence, turned their attention to Bis marck. Mary put her tusks under his ba?k, and with the assistance of Prin cess, succeeded in getting him into a sitting postme. Mr. John F. Robinson, Jr.. with all the managers, canvasmeti, grooms, performers and musicians. with rope and Mock and tackle, came on the scene at this time, and after two hour's hard work, succeeded in getsing old Bismarck un ilrr ln.1. Chief and Mary were bound together with chains, and although they looked daggers at one another, they could not hurt them selves or any of the herd. In this man ner they marched iuto town. Chief was conquered but not subdued, and the old fire still flashed from his eyes. Mr. Robinson saw that more punish ment was necessary to make him per fectly tractable. He ordered him to be taken dow n to a thicket, w here being properly secured, he w as beaten until he cried enough i". ., blew his horn like a good fellow. He then walked to his quarters as meek as the historical little laub that followed Mary. A Curious Remedial Agent. Iii the course of a report, which has just been published by order of the Inspector-General of Maritime Customs in China, Dr. F. Wong gives us some curious particulars respecting a strange remedial agent employed by the Chinese in cases of CynaHche tonjiltari. The disease they term Xj'i-hoic, or goose-throat, and the remedy in question is called Ifnr-tsao, asoftstoue not unlike biliary calculus in appear ance. It is expensive, being worth twenty times its weight iu silver, and is said to come from Siam. Twenty or thirty grains of this powder, taken in water, is thought to be very efficacious. Dr. Woug mentions having seen a case where this remedy was given, and where it certainly appeared effective, after gargles and astringents had iieen applied iu vain. The specimens of the stone which have come under his notice appear like animal cancretions, and are of various sizes, some being smaller than pigeons eggs, while others are as large as hens eggs. The story goes tbat, w hen a monkey is wounded, the auimal, from its uatural instinct, picks out the proper medicinal herbs, masticates and applies them to the wound,so that suc cessive layers are in this way laid on so as to form a mass, lit time the wound heals, and the lump of dried herbs fails off; it Is then picked up by the Siamese, found by them to possess peculiar virtues, ami sent in small quantities to China as a drug. Poisoning by Adulteration. Dr. Normandy gives a case in which a gentleman was poisoned without any person being directly responsible for the act. The Medical Journal reports the case as follow : A gentleman was taken suddenly ill after eating some double Gloucester cheese,aiul his medical atten dant, having with much perseverance determined to trace the poison to its source, did so with the following result. The cheese he found had been colored in the ordinary way with annatto; the annatto had been heightened in color with a little Vermillion, which, in small quantities, is a comparatively harmless pigment; the vermilion had been, how ever previously adulterated with red lead ; and hence all this mischief. The adulterator had been adulterated ; and each persou, iu the series of successive falsifications, worked independently ef the other, and was not, of course, aware of the manner iu which be was prepar ing poison for the public. Great Britain paid t foreign na tions in 1877, for corn, cattle and meat, $44,303 6S5; for butter, 47,601,525; cheese, $23,lU0,263, and lor eggs, $12,-302,100. and finally that she had died a raving
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