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PRACTICES the Operative, Surgical and Meehan ism/ Departmeats of peniistrY; Omar. Locust street, between he Fe:lll6lin House and Post Office, Columbia, Pa May 7, 1859. Harrison's Comnbian Ink „gluon it. supertor arise pertnunentht,lttnek. TV and not corroding the ppi, call be Ited it, eel uatitity, at the, Moonily Medicine Store, and blacker yet in that English Linos Voltult. Columbia. June 9. I ^s!l We Have Just Received TITt. CUTTER'S Improved Chest Expanding Su-Pender und Shoulder Brace-for lieuilerrapt, nail Patent Sktrt Supporter nod Brace. for Ladle., jii=t the article that 1- wanted al thi. Inne. Come and 4ec them at Fatuity Aledicine Store. ( - 4 [April 1/. Prof• Gardners Soap WE have the New 1 4 hor.Innd Soup/or th ose who did nol olthaut it front the Soup Man; it I. pten..aut to the skit,. and will take grettac =pot= /ram 11 7 unten Good., it le Onontoto no Inon . nni, for you get the worth of your money itt the Farmly Medicine Store. 1- 1 / 3 tutottin,Jutie 11, ISM. aßilla, or, Bond's Boston Crackers, for IJy-ociitle4, mid Arrow it"ot Crocker., (or-u -volidA mad clohlien—new unit:lei in Columbia, al tine 1 7 .attinly Medicine Slow. Aral Ili. 18.14 l p,PALDING'S fREPARED GLUE--The want of Lau urueie e• tell se every faintly, umd now it Cull be P•upp lied; fur menclotg totem:re, chum were.o.o.mental work, toy:, ree , there i• oreloug enipermr. We have round it u-nika in repairing many armee• wloeh lowato•eless for mouthr. You Jun trio It 111.1.ke nt vJoA : rmtLy VI:DICI NE STORE. XE.Olli AND STEEL!' TIME Subset& r. have received a New and Large 1 duck of all kiiiita and niir+ot BAR IRON AND STEEL ! They are colaqatitly suppled ith to ibis branch of its btasitiess. nod elm fattish it to is large Of small quatiattes, at the lowest rut,. J 1115.111'LE Sr SON. hoelim itireet below• Si coati, Columbia, l'a. Ap 15411. 'lar and t of h- Go dun Nloriar DragS'une. Front SL. lulyg A„ VEIL'S Componnil tourentratrd Isxtract Sarsanuridn for Ike cure of :Scrofula • Kine's Evit.und all .crortam. ata - cetions, a. (reek ut ~de just received and for 41.ie by R. WILLIAMS, Prom at , Columbia, oept. 24, 1259, FOR Sr% LE. 200 tiRO.S Friction Matclicn, very !ow for rash. Jnne 35. - let. It. W 11.1.1.4 tt Dutch Herring! t Ny one fonder o good Ile rring un he gum:lied at EitEal.El ov. ID. lea. Grocery Store, t•o. 71 I-new:A- I lON'S PORE 01110 CITiIWBI BRANDY nee l'Ult eoperialiy for Aiedtemes od *mermen:al purpo.e., nt :he I'I.VII.Y AII=IICINTEISTOItI>. NICE lUISINS for 8 els. per pond, ore to be had *lily at E.BERLEIN'S Grovery Store, 10. I No. 71 l.ootlti rowel GARDEN SHEDS.—Fresh Garden Seeds, war ranted pure, of all k.ada. jolt teeektfed at ELSEILLEIN'S (grocery Store, Aforch 10, Iff 1.401 , LL-f -(reef, POCKET_ BOOKS AND PURSES. A LARtiK Jot of Fine nod Couttionn l'onewt Purt.c., ut front 14 cent, in two dollar• ouch lit itlquurte . N and New:4 Depot. Colombia', April 14,1 %41. A . EEW more of those .btantihil Prints which will Le gold elsenp, SAYLOR ta. Pn. R,L~@ Just Received . and For Sale. 1500 SACKS Ground dlnat Salt, in large or smul; quanutme, at PPOLITS Wareho ors. Omni Brain. 1 4 2 Y3,V0 COLD CREAM OF GLYCERIN..—For the, core alld prevention 6, chopped hood•. dm. For ..ule al the GOLDEN IRGEFUA R DRUG STORE; Dee 3,1859. Front et reel. Colutolit. F. urkish Prunes! . a first rate T ar.tlelt Ifirunrs you mo=t co to S. F. EIIiFILZIN'S , 1"4 " 991.369 . Grocery finge, No 7t I.ocurt ----- st GOLD PENS, GOLD PENS yErsT received a large and fine nsgortment of Cold 41 Pen,. or Newton and Griswold* manufacture, at SA VLOIL tic IWOONALDIS Book Store, Agri] IA front mrect.albo,r Locivrt. FRESH GROCERIES. E continue teti the ...Lev)" Syrup. %%like W end Brown rtugarti,good Carve: and clicate Tens. $l.. be heid tit Columbia at the Neer Corner *tom ore paktie 04 a rellOWe anal at the old 0n. 1,124 / 6 bn" 'uk. H. C. FON IJEErtlIt Segars, Tobacco, &c, A I.OT or Ma 'rate Segar.i. Tobacco and Sitoff will i ll be found ao the wirne of the rob.eriber. He keep" Aptly a Lee% rate iirtiele. Cali it. S. F. ESCiit.tifS'S Groeery Fiore, Lnenfl at , Po. Oct.SM GRAN BERRIES, TT EVir Crop Pfl/116C11 1 New Carea.st 4.4 Oct. 20• L 220. A. St. R A 3tnet's, • SARDIN ES, mroTrePlef4lire Sauce, Refined coecm, /Lc . just re _ carved and for sale by S. E. LEIN. Oct. 2U, tstio, Lot • • • CRANBERRIES. • _ alerT received • fns.6l kit Ceanbcrrica awl New .curcanta. at No. 71 Lecatt .t+ woe i. • 1.1.,1 S. r. micamem. gfinti ono. Pacts about Japan RELIGIONS OF TILE JAFANESE El] The religious clement enters ea largely into the social condition of the Japanese peo ple that we must allude to some of the differ ent forms of faith and superstition, the distinction being but small. Recent visitors to Jeddo, as well as those of olden time, have teen struck with the superior condition of the priesthood there as compared with those of China. The attendenoe in the temples, the orderly and reverent performance of the religious services, all attest the fact that in Japan there is none of that sad social in difference to any faith, to over ruling Provi dence, or a future state, which renders the Chinamangsuclz a hopeless object of conver sion to Christianity, The old Jesuits who did not love the Japanese priesthood, ac knowledged, nevertheless,-that amongst the higher orders, there were men eloquently impressive in their preaehint, and that their rhetoric, logic, as well as good manners and elegance of stylo•—whether in conversation or their writings—was not a little to li.s ad mired; in short, that the church of the devil —as they charitably styled the Japanese religion—was quiie as well adapted to en list the feelings and touch the senses of the lower orders as that of Rome. EMI There is much confusion as to the particu lar form of faith which might be considered the State religion of Japan; but so for as we r can enn, it - oppoars to be a-form of Bud bism modified by the spiritualism of the ancient Sintoo faith. We hear of many orders of priesthood, but those of the highest class are indubitably better educa ted, more intelligent, and far more respected than in China. They :ire spleen of as the eneourazers of intellectual progress and edu cation, and the. natives give them credit as the introducers and inventors of many of their arts and science. Next to these stood formerly, and in all probability do still, three or more orders of military clergy somewhat resembling in character the knightly priest hood of ancient Europe. They are, however said to be unpopular on account of their turbulence, and of the bad odor they fell into in the sixteenth century, when, by way of checking the progress of Christianity, and other innovations, they, to the number of .30,000, took up arms against their sovereign. and actually c.tpturei the spiritual capital. The Emperor Nebonanga punished them with great severity; but it seems likely that his assassination was brought about by this reactionary party, and that the severities of Taiko-satna lull his hostility to Christians arose from a fear of this powerful confeder acy of 0 arlike priests. PECIMIARITIE9 There Are -other sects of the priesthood who rigidly abstain from all animal food, and spend a life of penance and tnortifica tion. Celibacy, though not general amongst the Japanese priests, is enforced amongst particular sects with severe penalties, incon- Cuenca being punished with death. The Ikkois take char ge of certain temples, in which hospitality and kindness are carried out to a very profane extent; they never, says a scandalized father, trouble each other or dispute with the citizens upon the ques tion of faith; their temples are the houses of g mil fellowship, built in pleasant places; in short, these are the Friars Tuck of Japan. And lastly, we have the mountain priest• hood, the Ytimanboos before mentioned.— A.ll these sects are 111,/re or less mendicants, and amongst these thrifty people a system of loans, not gifts to the ministers of their rods, has been introduced, which is as per fectly unique as the eonclusioa they arrived at, to prevent a dispute about the color of the "evil one" bringing about a schism in the church. Each sect declarel the said personage to be urn tarticular hue; all the ehurches were by the ears upon the subject; all authorities at variance; the dispute be came serious, and was referred to the Em peror; he solved thequestion with a wisdom worthy of Solomon. =1 The devil he declnred.to be of all colors, and we suppose the harlequin attire of the Japanese policeiman, as seen today, is to re mind those who stray from the paths of vir tue and the law that that representative of the many colOred one will have them unless they mead their ways. But to return to the loans to the church. It •is a standing law amongst the Japanese boozes that Ire who lends them cash in this world will receive in the next world the capital and ten per cent. at simple interest. Bills of exchange payable hereafter are duly giv en to the lender, who carefully preserves them, and it is not unusual for dying per sons to leave especial directions as to these bills. They are generally buried with the corpse, in order that the principal and in terest may be claimed in the other world, as well as to frigbteo off the evil oils, who is reputed to have a very natural horror of such I. 0. TUE COLLEGE Or Ca:,,:d.r—SUICIDE. Another rel gious custom of a truly paia- Cal nature is often spoken of by old writers upon Japan, and that is the self-sacrifice or the more enthusiastic uriests in their desire to inherit inure quickly the blessings of the 'uture state. The neighborhood of tho great religious College or Catiay is especially urn tioned. as the scene of these suicides. This College of Coney appears. team close to the ancitmtvity I,fit3crunga, shout lull way be- "NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READYNG,- NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY AIORNING, JULY, 27;, IS6I. tween Jekdo and Osaca. It was visited in 1G49 by a Dutch Embassy, who say hither repair all the learned of 'Japan to dispute in theology and philosophy, and they appear to have witnessed some of these suicidal at tempts to reach Paradise. The enthusiasts usually announced their intention of pro ceeding to the ether world on a given day, and expressed n willingness to undertake any commissions for departed friends or rel atives. They carefully noted dawn all such messages in books carried for the purpose, they loaded their wallets with alms, and armed themselves with a sharp scythe to clear the road of the many thorns and briars said to impede the paths of Paradise. Thus equipped, the poor creatures would embark on a deep lake in a small canoe; paddling out a distance, they attached heavy weights to their bodies and sprang into the water, whilst their admiring fraternity calmly re garded them as men much to be envied, and took care that the canoe should be burnt with fire, as a vessel too sacred to be ever defiled by being applied to less noble pur poses. JAPANESE MODE OP TRAVELLING The Gazette of St. Petersburg publishes a letter from Madame Albrecht, wife of a physician, dated from llakodadi, in the 1-- land of Japan, the 15th April, giving an ac count of an excursion into the interior of that singular country. It required many efforts and more time to cause the Japanese to consent to our project. According to treaties Consul Generadalone have the right of travelling by land in the interior. and the Russians have hero only a simple Con sul; but as he enjoys the same privileges as a Consul General, the authorities could not maintain any objection on that score. We purchased Japanese litters, or, as they are called here, cages (kahas). They contained no sort of seats, and are not long enough to enable the legs to be extended; so that we were obliged to sit cross-legged in Japanese fashion, we had, however, the back sup ported by a cushion. We were five in num ber—the Consul, his wife, their son, myself and lady's maid, and each of us had a litter or cage. Seven Japanese functionaries were ordered to be in attendance on us, and each of them had a litter and two domestics; we had also two guides. The litter is suspen ded from a long pole placed on the shoulders of men—two before and two behind—and etch one is attended by bearers to relieve each other in turns, some of them having as many as ten. We were also accompanied by a vast num ber of police officers, who walked before and on each side of the litters, and who cried in a melanch ply tone to all the common peo ple we met on the road, "Sara," which means "sit down." This order was ob , •yed. In the towns, where the inhabitants collec ted in crowds to see is Pass. the same order was given, and the people immelately sat down, in spite of mud and rain. In certain towns however, which are occupied by princes, the people were exempt from this formality. So great, in some places, was the curiosity of the people to see us, that they pressed close to the litters, and endea vored to open the doors (there is one or each side), but the police, who were armed with long sticks, and with small iron rods (the latter carried in the sleeve), kept them off. This rod is a mark of authority, and it is said that the Japanese greatly fear being touched by one as they are then placed under arrest. At every station at which we s'opped we found prepared for us a chamber, which was very clean, and decorated with magnificent paper hangings; and, for us to sit down; benches with a sort of cushion were provided. These stations are designed fur funs tionaries who travel on Cm public service. They are all constructed on the came ilam the cham ber we occupied in each was only separated from the street by one fur the domestics, and war divided into differentoompartments by sliding partitions. Every room we wore in was very. cold'et, night, notwithetan ling the braziers were lighted on our retiring to • rest. The roads were _very good. Those in the first part of our journey were very wide and planted with high trees, the branches of which extended across. Ou each side of the road were rice - fields. .The second part of our journey was through a mountainous country; we there saw a large quantity of snow, and was greatly inconvenienced with rain. We frequently found the roads cut by large rivers, and we crossed them in ferry boats. The reception we obtained in every town was very ceremonious. - First of all, an elder in uniform cause forth to meet us, and saluted each litter with profound re spect; on each side of the street were police officers with polished sticks, and at some distance from them were public functiona ries in groups, seated on stools. The uni ferric of' these officials is singular; it con sists of a s3rt of gown in gauze, with at the shoulders a projeetion resembling wings.— In consequence of this we collect them "fune. tiunaries with wings!' Behind them were attendants bearing wands, lances, something resembling horses' tails, and other articles indicating no doubt, their difference in rank. In certain towns we found drawn up large bodies of men, - with bows and arrows; I in others lines of soldiers; with a masker in one hand and a match in the other. We completed the journey iri twenty-two dayi, having traveled at the rate of from Mein to twenty - miles a tiay.—From Once a Week. 1 A Soldier's Notion in Battle. Our citizen soldiers, inexperienced in the bartle-field will find the must terrible mo ments just before' the combat begins. A salier, - in his narration of personal tares in the Mexican war. published in , Achievements of Americans,;' gives some interesting items on this head in his description of the battle or Polo Alto, the opening battle of the war. When all was ready both armies stood still for about twenty minutes, each waiting for the other to begin the work of death, and during this time I did not see a single man tof the enemy move—they stood like statutes. We rem fined quiet with two exceptions. i General Taylor, followed by his ,qatf, rode from left to right at a slow pace, with his j leg thrown o'er like a woman, add as be passed each regiment, he spoke words of en ; couragement. I know not what he said to the others but when he came to whet. eve stood he looked steadily at U. I suppose to !see what effect the novel circumstance., in which we were place I !,a 1 uptyt r. , at,d, as he gazed, he said: "'rite I Ly,,,et, my hardy oaks! the bayonet ;s the thimr!” Toe other was that t,f Lietttemaut the engin eeN, wit) volt nteere I to ga!1,1) encoWn line in front of both armies, 0 , 0;0 their g11.1‘; 'Ulf SO e 1 . , 50 Ii I he go tfiEt he might hlt.c been shot a hundred tittles. 000 of the • 01 , of the enemy, doubtless thinking he had some communi cations to make rude out to meet hint; Blake, however, paid no attention to hint, but rude on, and then returned and reported to Taylor. Thus stood those two belligerent armie face to face. What were the feelimv of those thousands! 14ow many thoughts and fears were crowded into thoSe few moments: Look at our tnen; a clammy sweat is settled all over faces slightly pale, not froth cow ardly fear, but from ten awful sense of peril, combined with a determination not to flinch from duty. These are the moments in which true soldiers resign themselves to their fate, and console themselves with the reflection that whatever may befall them they will at with honor; these are the moments whets the absolute coward suffers more titan death— when, if not certain he would be shot in his tracks, he would turn and flea righting is very hard work; the man who has passed through a two hours' fight has lived through a great amount of mental and physical la bor. At the end of a battle I had alway, found that I perspired so profusely as to wet through till my thick woollen clothing, a , d when I had gut cool, I was as sure as if I had been beaten all over with a club. When the battle commences the feeling. undergo a change. Reader, did you ever see your house on fire? if so, it was then you rushed into great danger; it was then you went over places, climbed over walls, lifted heavy loads, which you never could have done in your cooler moment•; you Uteri have experienced some of the excitement of a soldier in battle. I always know my dan ger—that at any moment I was liable to be killed, yet such was my excitement that never fully realized it. All men arc not alike; some are cool, some are perfectly wild or crazy; others are so prostrated with fea r that they ate completely unnerved—an aw ful oinking and relaxation of all their ener gies takes place, awful to behold; they trem ble like aspen, sink into ditches and covert places, cry like children, and are totally in sensible to shame—dead to every emotion but the overwhelming fear of instant death. We bed a few, and but a few, of such in our army. As the two armies were facing each other it was remarkable to see the coolne4s'of our men; there they stood, chewing bits of his enit, and talking about' the Mexicans, some wondering if they would fight; others allow lowinr that they would, and like demurs. etc. I kept my eyes on the artillery of the enemy, and happened to be looking toward their right wing, when suddenly a white curl of smoke sprang up their from ono of their guns, and then I saw the dust fly some dis- tanee in front where the ball struck. In stnntly another, and then another rich curl of smoke arose, sueeoeie I by a booming sound, and the shot came crashing towards us. The enemy fired very rapidly, and • their halls knocked the dust ablut us in all directions—some went over our heads, ethers; struck the ground in front and bounced away. Our batteries now went to work and *potir ed in upon them a perfect storm of iron; Lieut. Churchill and his men began with their eg,hteen-pounders, and when the first was fired, it made such a loud report that ' our men gave n spontaneous shoot, which seemed to inspire us with renewed demo. I could hear every word the Lieu tenant said to his men. When the first shot was fired, he watched the ball, saying. "Too high, 'men; try another!"--"too low, men; try again—the third time is the charm!"— The- third shot was fired, and I saw with my own eyes the dreadful effect of that and the following shots. "That's it, my boys!" shouted Churchill, jumping up about two feet; "you hare them now! keep at- that;"- and so they did, and every shot tore claim , plete lanes through the enemy's lines; but they^stood it manfully. The full 'chorus of bhttle now raged; -twenty-three pieces or artillery belched forth their iron hail. • We were ordered to lie down in the grass o avoid the shot; this puzzled the enemy, and they could not bring their guns to bear upon us, making our loss very small. Many 3retc the narrow escapes; ono ball came within six inehessof my left side: "The lot ee of the shot was tretneadoukti horses body was no obstacle at all; a man's leg wns a. mere pipe stem. I - watched the shot as it struck the roots of the Grass, and it was astonishing how the dust flew: In about:in hour the grass caught tut tire, nt:d the clouds of smoke shut out the opposing armies from view. We had mat as yet lost a man from our'regiment. In the olHeur:ty the enelny cha'nged their line, an-I the eighteen -pound ers, -mppot ted by our regiment, took a new position on at little ri-s .d' gr, urk , l. A. we moved onto tol , e spot a six pound shot carried away the lower jaw of Capt. Page, and then took "off a man's head on the right as clean as with a knife. The blond of poor Pegs was the first I saw; he was knocked doWn' in the grass, and as he endeavored to r. ice Itttn4, , l I, he presented such a ghestly spe-tucle'that n sitddy. tninF g sensation came over Int% and the mom oty of that toght t Olen 'carry with me to nty dying day. A. litt'e later Major Ringgold wa: mortally wean led at his battery; I FOW hint jnsr otter it. The shot had torn away •t portion of the flesh from his thighs; its force Was tremendous', cutting off' both his pistols at the locks, nod also the withers of his horse—a splendid steed, which was killed t reliete bite of his nii,ery. The enemy tried third, but without avail, to hit our eigeteen pounders. The battle con tinued until night put an end to ti.e scone. We bit (mocked where we were, and laid on our arms: we slept however, but little, think we might be attacked in our sleep. The 0110/71V ha I been very severely handled, owing to the superiority of nor artillery. The gunners went into it more late butchers than military men; each strip ped off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and tied his suspenders around his waist; they all wore red flannel shirts, and, therefore. were in uniform. To see them limbering and unlimbering, firing a few shots, then dashing throug't the smoke and then to tie again with lightning Eke rapidity, pertly hid front tiew by dense clouds of smoke end dust, with their dark red shirts and naked arms, 3 outing at every shot they m tde, re minded me of a baud of demons rather than ME ShEupe's the Word I recently procured a Sharpe's rifle -- Sharpe's the word. Breeeh-loading. It'.' good thing to have in the family in a %vat time. Said Ito that estimable W0211:171, our wife, he that caret!' not na- his own house hold is worse than en infidel, or something like it. I dare say i•ou can find the passage if you look for it. It is a beautiful trait. finely seen in the least specimens of the brute creation. have a scar on my hand where fifteen years ag,o a woodchuck advei tised the faetla three insertions. Ile care t fur his house, he did, and it was the word• for me that I was an infidel on that point, and put my hand into his bole to draw him out. My Sharpe's rifle east me SGO, Eastern currency, paid fur is ith my even check of $lOO, on Messrs. Sint & Company, my Chi cago bunkers; this of itself I thought rather a sharp rifle, but then, said r, all for coun try. I took the weapon in my hand and admired it. It had none of the high flash sheen of burnished metal end varnished wood, seen in tin t. cumin in shooting irons. but the tone of the clouded barrel and Meek walnut stock. was eminently quiet and re spectable, made for service. This, said I. shall Le an heir-loom in the family. De cidedly, I :01.111 hand this dawn to posterif3 as a memento of these times. Thus armed and eqnipped I went home to that estituahle woman, my wife. "MI , dear," saki I, "this is a Sharpe's rifle." . She im mediately sent ,hr girl Jane into the room overhead with the baby, a movement sa w she regretted, when she observed how stn dion.ly I kept the muzzle. pointed tit the - "Oh, if it would paid she. "It is not loatled,'" said I: Then I called her to notice that these were times when it wag a good thing to have weapons in the flintily, I. "Mn' dear; ail; is the celebrated Sharpe's ride," Si'"th as they used in Kansas?" she mike 1. I assured her it was the very same. ."lint the piece has'itt any ratnrad," said my wife. "That," said I , re pre4sing a gleam of gratification of the•con seiousness of sapellor knowledge, "is be cause it is- breech-loading." 'ls it," said she quietly, and was leaving the room. I was burning to show my newly acquired with the wonderful 'weapon, and felt piqued because she 11450 little curios ity. —lf you will sit here, my dear, I will show jou." . this breech-loading:, rifle, the lever • moves just so, and that thinguinlsob there flies back, ned if you look now- your eye can tdlow the fine rifle twist of the barrel.'' "I see," said my wife, "but Ittro afraid the piece is loaded." "And yet, estimable, wo man, you'are looking straight tilimu , ,r,h the barrel, now na open tube from one cad to the' other." you touch it off:" asked,rity wife. ""Chat; my dear, is a beau tiful peculiarity of this weapon. ''he per cussion caps are ail concealed hare under the hammer, and are automaton primers." "What is that," raid she. sl.Self-acting," said I. Then I slid back a. spring to show her, and out flew a'stnall-shower of percus sion caps. — "I stall do this better in time," said "Now; my, dmr," said 1, oracularly, "this PER, YEAR, VA CE;.-$2,00 IF.NOT I ANCE firrarrn'tarriim:iminnie ball. I can lire from eietit-tn ten Shots n minute. at a mark from• a Mile to a Mile and a half dis tant. Think what a wtikpon this will prove in case , of an .sattock." - My wife Was , se elinsmed- that she insisted that 'She herself sluiuld team how to fire it. -'"A Mile and a half," said she, "Then yoticould hit a Man somewhere in the vicinity of B ill's 'tread." I MIMe a little estimate and thought it tni,4lit be done. ••rhere-is one objection that strikes me," q h my e-diamble wife. "You are Fr) very near sighted my dear. Don't you re collect that you cannot distinguish persons across the street, and often ask mo whether it is our dear rector that is sitting in the desk? , now urc you to see to hit a man a mile and n hall' olf?•"•That indeed, an objection," said 1, "but that may be obviated by, the use of a glass. 1 shall procure one at once." A rev days alter, I went home earlier titan usual and took my Sharpe's rifle under my arm for a little practice. Said I, I shall go to the quiet suburbs, and there get up lay target and practice a little. I took m 3 wife's t.pera glass with Inc. I sclected ectangular bit of board, and at melted it to it fence, and sweeping the field of with my glass, saw nothing to pi event, lily making a few pretty shuts. As the piece and 1, mechanically, were on familiar terms already, I bade I it with out difficulty. Shutting; the Minnie hall in his chamber, "Go, little one, - said f, bighting t ir“ugh the opera glass as I took aim at the b sad. Laying down the piece. I ran towards the board. It was a gaud run— quite a little distance, in fact. The beard I found w hole —thero was not the trace of a Minnie ball to be seen. "Decidedly," said "that ball has gone astray," and again 1 swept the field with my glas.. This time I was struck with the contortion. and an un ti.ts of a red cow a quarter of a mile away. She was trying to get up. with a strong ten dency to lie down. To my naked eye site was invisible. With the glass I saw her lie down nod roll over on her hack. A suspicion flashed across me—a new light on the subject of long range guns. I have raid thirty dollars for that caw; my Sharp's rifle has thus cost are a stun you can estimate from data I have given you. I begin to suspect that it is less an .requisition to the family than I thought. lure enough, ono might be called to shout a burglar, but then the latter doings of that hall, which might travel half a mile after passing through the burglar, are nut ple,isant .o contemplate in a city. I doubt iff ant as ' •nappy with my Sharp's rifle as n family nicTe, as I fondly hoped I should be. On a war-footing, in the tented field you know, it would be a capital thing, said I. "If one wasn't near-sighted," said that e , timuble woman my wife, "fur he might kill a cow ,r his own geniral officer," said she. ' 1 4tould use an opera glass, of enurse." said I, nettled, I confes., as I carefully rolled up my Sharp'sritle in an old blanket. I have not disturbed it since. I em ready fur en ...tales at a Inile and a half; h (Me, r. The Big Tree of California DEECRIDED BY ROY. THOMAS ST.III t: KINCI Ina lato number of theßeston Transcript, the most graphic neeonnt yet written of the grove of mighty trees at illarimisa, Califor nia, is eentriboted by Buy- 1 . 1104. Starr King The fJllowipg extracts will be found inter esting:. "There are two large groves of the mem moth trees in California. The one which is usually visited is in Calaveras county-. It remains hardly a third as many trees as the Mariposa euster wlf.cli we were in search ot in this letty, lint iv more easy of - aecess.— ft covers Moult as much-space as the Com mon, and a g toil carriage road lentil to the heart of it. At the portal of the grove stand -4 pair of sentinels, twenty-fire feet apart, which are sixty feet in circumference and three hundred feet high. They ore well called the -"Two Guardsmen." 11 - hat n pity, for Daunts' sake, that there is not one more! Passing these warders, you drive up to a hotel, in / and the grounds trimmed up and the trees nnm'd and labeled for guests. Some • of'tha. labali are of gilt lett-rtv en alnrbl., we aretel..l. and are 'tastefully in. laid in thd hark' fram VI twenty feet above the'giettr.d. "Ite'rkes" in this group is ninety'-three fe`et:in eiroumfertence. The "California," serently-{!tree feet in eirettit. ' , hoots tip ttrait r eit'it.i - nri arrov three hun dred and ten - fer."*l.7n6le Tnrn's ('Whin," is a' tree in t•ittoinfireirittr, and writ 1,, Ige twenty' persons. Thd "nuttier of the For est," is three hundredand twenty-veven feet high, and nearly eighty ttet in girth. 4 4 • 4 ' 0414 or a C.tia verde trees, three hundred feet high, was cut down a-fen years ago; - eight feet from the ground. Part of the trunkis used as a bowling alley, and the Stump, twenty-five feet in diameter, cocerel with a canopy of green boughs, is now a dancing saloon- cut it down, pump angeri were used from i either side until the tree was completely sew- ; era from the hate. Rut so nicely ptiised was it that it would not fol. Only by drit ing in large wedges with imruen.e batter ir.g rams, mad its equilibrium be Jisturbed sufficiently to make it top itenry,„„ l , Five uteu were at work twenty five days in this drudg ery of destruction. The NlAriponk grnre stand% aim the erentnr hen a and b. - 4y. The young: unmarried girls has fashioned it, unprafaned except by fire, I wore the" leather stripped rachat rotindtb which, long before the advent of Saxon Wide; so me that covered their ~Dvii QL - 1, .1v'_V118E1.34,ti4:.1., white then; charr'ed the base of the larccr portion of the . st tl mart trees. We rode on fur an alrttie tiro' e till lA : e reaclleda forest planted Ire thousand fco. above the sea. This in Kett.Engiand is t 1..• height of Mount Mi - clis.)n,'ivherenkasfirEb can gran-. ' Riling on 'n...feVi fedi, evergre'e:,a vrith a glimpse o: a strange color It is a tree in the distance of a 'cinnamon hue. We ride nearer and nearer; see:r:g other. 01 the same compiexian fitarting out in the moqt impressive contrast viith tie sombre columns of the wilderne,s. 'We are now in the grove of the Titans. The bark i,as a right !outline effect itn the eye. W..! single ~ut one of them for a fist :0. t eal' •. :thee, and anon dismount at the root. I tanst confess that my own feelings, no I first scanned it; and let the eye run up to the tawny pillar. was of intense disappoint ment. But then I said to myself, this is on..t of the s - trinlirgs of the Annk brocd—only tc &mall affair of some forty feet in girth. I took nut the niett;tiring line, fastening it 1. , the trunk with a knife, and walked around unwinding it no I went. The line wire enty-tire feet long. I came to the end of this b:foretine completing the circuit. gin.. feet more were needed. I had dismounted before a structure eighty-four feet in circum ference and nearly three hundred feet high, and I should not Ita,ve gues.ed that it would hare measured morethait fifteen feet through. It did not lot.k to me twice as large'ns the Big Elm on the Common, althoug:• that is only eigh.cen feet in circumference, and ,hi: was twenty-eight in diameter. During the tiny' I hail seendozon'sigar pines which appeared to be farmore'lafty. The next one - we" menitired tras 89 feet and 2 inches in girth; the third was 90 font. The] c are nearly three times es-many of the giant species in the grove as in the Calave ras structure. Divided into two grolan", there are cis hundred and fifty of thena tcitt in a space ,>fil mile and three-quarters. Colr nel Warren, the faithful and sell-sacriGeing friend of agricultural interests in the State, proprietor and editor of the California, Farmer, measured the principal trees of one gr,,up on this ridge, some three years ay. and found one of 102 feet, tyre of 100, ono of 07, one of 92, ono of 80, nne of 80, two-of 77, three of 7ti, and thus gradually dimin ishing. till more than ono lmndre4 trees were on his list that measured arty feet c.:.tl upwards in circumference." Central Africa A venturous n aveler, M r. John Pethevick, ba. lately penetrated into tho wild.regions of Central Africa. nod has given his esperi ene2 to the world in the form of a most en tertaining volume (••.a.tvp.t., .Sothian, and Central Africa") itt.t published by Black wood &C t. Among:t the pet social descrip tions we find the fulloiltog very interesting picture of a dancing girl: "The sinking and accompaniment beving vontinnee fur some titne without any opr,,t lent inclination to dance, a very pretty darl.- rolote.l. Arearin'g a scarf over her shoe `.- Aers,:throviiiik it ripen, espobing her the , . g•mcc , fillly into the "Contra of the open space, and standing erer, I , doke encitiettlably then with h r titek , -; -right-foot sho indicatad a el:longe in ta.:l oneaSure. Tht'owia..; he'r 'heal hack. an her ft nely-mcmliled chest furward:rafbinz her hens hoi izontally With her elbows, and keeping time Avitli her .ri,iht slowly ti - lvanced. moving head hack .v . orls an , l`foiwar.la with a most seren4 ootin ten smac l - and in n manner not devoil3, of grace, retired id the seine style. One moventer.t of her Pint changed the frOrn an 'adai4e". re 911 si , llegr y ; an I hourvlio,i in the nir:diFrohine iier.tititst an -lionhiers of, the a arf, site went - thrnugh qrri:,3! of perforni`a'lePs whit - legs and arm-t that es ' ftltino to lo,I; at: s'polte volume- f r her rciustmlnr powers. " The ineatniegrrtric.- 1, any rpt3ckone , l, NNit ., elt the xcipandA t : I until, after danninz:a/ prestor•oriehennl I war4l,,brner.,frt her, I , scareely'lstiCia t, thoi enneh, end eltnhnt-inttvAn:a arras. an 1 hendiel, her head to the eright and tho she satutrni•mv cheeks with het tresses of Zsritti`Y,'lgnite t blir, - -She ghosted rte Inneh renter=ndvantage nt to, di•tnnee: the' exer• tion 'elhe had gene through, nn (1411 e wretch e pomeinm; odors , erbich I much - doubt whether any' rionntity of -eau:de•Cologr.e enanterietel; he moistening it 1, m ,11 gohi rnhyali.(nboat roarpence,) i in tny natiith, and sticking it to-her fore -1 bend; she retired nprtrentky as mach pleared - - A glimire of the country and the natives is ems' agreeabff nEforded: hertis of cattle, camels, rtni'd on keyi re.ere browsing off the herimg,d In the Eels: and in front of the village ivhlctivre were now app reaching, n number hf women were: c dteeted round the well; 'their tong row of pitchers indicating that - they were waiting their torn to fill them. The dark i,rown-Arab omen Ifere - insifyiliiiernable fr , m the blrittk ' in'tpm4'itr negreTts;*bu't girls of oiired blood so mu elereielllifed their mistresses in color, that it Alai - red a more intimate knewledge to reeognird them. The older negmzscs wore only a- wrapper of native coarse white cottin cloth aroundthe loins . ; whereas their mistresses,' in addition to'a w'rapper of grey shirting, wore f • scarf, witti f Ted of blue border, corering alike the E !TEO ECM
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