©J is ®o 3k Whole No 2867, Pennsylvania Railroad. Train* leave Lewistown Station as fellows : llejftcard.* Eastword. Philadelphia Express. a 53 a. m. la 17 a. m. Baltimore '• 4 40 a. in. Fast I.inc. 6 14 p. m. 6 00 a. m. I>ny Express, 10 51 a. in. Cincinnati Express, 0 06 p. in. Way Passenger, 9 24 a.in. Mail, 4 29 p. in. Emigrant. 10 18 a. m. Through Freight, 10 45 p.m. 111 a.m. Fast '• 6 47 a. ni. Express " 12 30 p.m. 12 33 p. m. Steele " 5 00 p. ni. 7 22 p. m. I.oeal " 7 30 a. m. 3 00 p. rn. Coal Train, 105 p. m. 11 04 a. rn. I'nion Liue, S 55 p. ni. Fare to Ilarrtsburg $210; to Philadelphia 5 85; to Altoona 2 50; to Pittsburgh 6 60; fo Baltimore 5 20 ; to York 3 20. f3-The ticket office will be open 20 minutes before the arrival of each passenger train. 10. E. ROBESON, Agent. Omnibuses convey passengers to and from all the trains, taking up or setting them down at all points within the borough limits. Poor House Business. The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor House on the '2d Tuesday of each month. Kishacoqullias Seminary AND NORMAL SCHOOL. rpHK Summer Session at this institution will begin 1 April 9, ISW, and continue 20 weeks. Cost jfor Board "rs per session. $76. Day scholars, sl2. Special attention paid to Normal Class this session- The assistance of the County Superintendent is ex pected For particulars address rnar'il—"in S. Z. SUA IIP, Principal. CrSO. W. ELDER, Attorney at Law, Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at tend to business in Mltflin. Centre and Hunting don counties mv 26 mm* &> <&* DENTIST. OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of I.ewistown and vicinity. All in want of good, neat wok will ilo well to give Flint a call. Ib' may be found at all times at bis office, three doors cast of H. >l. & K. Pratt's store. Valley street, apt'.t-ly* M. R. THOMPSON, D. D. S. HAVING permanently located in Lewistown. otfers ins professional services to the ladies and gentle ",on 'his place and viein ances —best fatuilies. Offi-e west Market street, near Eisettbise's hotel, where lie can be found fr prof©.-: nal • >i■ -itltxit:tsi lront the first Monday ..f © icli month until the fourth Monday, when he wiil be absent on profess!' nal busi ness one week. inoylu-tt Allfii'JfMlfliif At D. Grove's Store, New Arrival uf Groceries and Confectioneries. i\ GROVE would again inform the public that lie I', lias iust received a fresh supplv. to which he AV- uld call their attention. Novr i- tin- time to buy cheap prune Molasses; the vry bertofSugars: prime i 'otle. . 7 different kinds, put up in !'• lockage-'■ Corn Starch. Farina. Honuny. 1 leans, and all kinds of Spices. re.-h an ! tine; prime Cheese, pure Cider Vinegar. 'Baskets. Buckets. Brooms, and a variety of Dolls and Notions for Children. Also, Raisins, 'l-'igs. Prunes. ('■ aunts. Almonds, .to- beside the largest assort ment of Soaps to be found in town. Il.nr *hi >, and an endle— variety of extracts, all of which will be sold cheap for cash. it ~ All kinds of Country Produce taken in ex change for Goods. Thankful for past favors, lie hopes by strict atten tion t• i business to merit and receivo acuutibtianceof the patronage of a generous public tnaylO 1060. jNEW GOODS! AT NATHANIEL KENNEDY'S STORE, In the Odd Fellows' Hall. JUST received from Philadelphia, a very choice assortment of O&IEHKMBSs, XSZSSZZSSi Ginghams. Flannels, Cheeks, Hickorv, Foreign anil Domestic Dry Goods of ull kinds. ALSO, Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Chocolate, Essences of Coffee. Queettsware. Stone ware. Hardware ami < '©darware,Shoul ders, Hams, Mackerel, Herring, Shad. Hoots and. Shoes. Grain Bags. Also, u tine lot of Whisky, BRA D V , Wine and tiiu, r>Al/I'. Ac., Ac., Ac, which will be sold verv low. Country Produce laker in exchange for goods by N. KENNEDY. Lewsitown, October li, 1565. Lewistown Mills. TIIE HIGHEST CASH PRICES FDR WHEAT, ANU ALL KINDS OF GRAIN, ■or received it on storage, at the option of tbos< having it for the market. They hope, by giving duo and personal al tention to busin-aas, to merit a liberal share ol publie patronage. ISrPLASTER, SALT and Limeburners COAL always on hand WM. B McATEE & SON. Lewistown, Jan. 1, 1865.-tf The American Wine Plant. TIIE undersigned having been extensively engaged in growing Plants and manu facturing Wine for the last four years, ar-; prepared to furnish Plants the coming Spring at the following rates: sls per hundred, oi $12.50 per hundred when a thousand ormon Aire ordered, Each plant will make from on to two gallons of wiae the first season, equa io the best Sherry Wines of Europe. Sam pie wine forwarded by express at the whole sale price, $3 per gallon. Letters of inquiry orders for wine and plants promptly attendee to by addressing, KELLY & KLECKNEK t'7~2m* Buffalo X Roads, Union co ,'pa. 1328. HOOP SKIRTS, G2B. HOPKINS' "Own Make," Manufactured and Sold Wholesale & Retail, .iVo. C2B Arch Street, Philadelphia. THE most complete assortment of Ladies' Misses'and Children's HOOP SKIRTS, ' : in this City; gotten up expressly to meet the wants of first class trade; embracing the newest and most desirable Styles and Sizes of "Gore Trails," of every length—from ,|to 4 yds. round,—2o to 50 Springs, at 2to > $5 00. Plain Shirts, all lengths, from 2} to , 3 yards round the bottom, at ?l 40 to $3 15. Our line of Misses' and Children's SKIRTS are proverbially beyond all competition, for ' variety of styles and sizes—as well as for ' finish and durability; varying from Bto 33 inches in length, 6 to 35 Spring at 35 cts. to $2 25. All Shirts of "OUR OWN MAKE" are warranted to give satisfaction; but Bi;r ■ NONE AS SUCH, unless they have "Ilopkin's Hoop Skirt Manufactory, No. 028 Arch St." Stamped on each Tab ! Also, constantly on hand, GOOD SKIRTS j ; Manufactured in New York, and the Eastern i j States, which we sell at very low Prices. A j J lot of cheap Skirts—ls springs, 85 cts.; 20 ! springs, $1 00; 25 springs, $1 15; 30 springs, ! $1 25 and 40 springs $L 50. made to Order and Repaired. ©3a-Terms CASH. ONE PRICE ONLY. March 7, 1800-4 m. ' Eiul of I lie War! New Grocery and Provision STORE. rpH E subscribers have jn-t opened out on th© cornet A of Market and Brown Streets, in the room lately occupied by Edward Fry singer, AS A Tobacco and Sejttir Store, a large, splendid and cheap assortment j , j of Groceries. Provisions. A-e.. consisting in part of I 'I he best qnalities ~f Sugars in the market, ranging | from 1212 to 16. IS. 20 and 23 cents per pound. ! .Syrup. Sugar House and Baking Molasses. 1 S Laguvra and Rio Coffee, Totnson'.s celebrated I\it t j ent C. it lees. Kio, Turk'y and Kssvlir-e of Cull.-v ; Ha j ker's Chocolate: Imperial. Young Hyson. Oolong ami • j Japan Teas, the finest atid tin- purest in die market. A complete assortment of Spices, ground and ! i whole: Cream of Tarter, Soda, Bukdig and Washing j I Salaratus. Stareli. Dairy "alt in large and small sa,-ks, to suit pur- I chasers. ; Briggs Swift's celebrated Cincinnati sugar cured , ; Hams. Dried Beef; Burlington Herring, Ae. . Sheppard's celebrated Pittsburg Crackers, water. i . : Butter. Sugar: Soda and Ginger Snaps. , i ,4ml everything that is generally tbnmi in a r.-guiar . ; Groecry and Provision Store. All our'goods h.,v . I been selected with gr> at care, and with the view to t ] furnish the citizens of Lewistown and vicinity with a . j first class of Groceries at a low figure. A share of the j ; public patronage is re-beet fully solicited. . I Country produce t#!,™n in exchange, i inn© 7. WEB EH A SON. iBOOM SHOE mm IN THE WEST WARD. Tlte undersigned has just opened a new an i large Stock of BOOTS mid SSIOIOS m M:i|-.|Rt ! store room. West Maik.t street, l.i wr-t .wu 1. -w j doers fr>-in the diam -ml ..; •• ihsenl-is, s Ho ' j tel. wlo re will be i, tind ai v. en- .v st< kof I". ..h --' I BOOTS, SHOES, GAITERS, SLIPPERS, EXT, T. S. E M E II Y, Philadelphia. TREASURER, i , E. B. HARPER, | Of Harper, Dtiruey & Co., Bankers, Philadelphia. SECRET ir.v. LOCIS K. McDON'OUGIf, Philadelphia. SUPERIXTEXIIEVT AT THE MIXKS, D. S. GUILDS, Mining Engineer, Austin, Nevada. < >FFICE, .\o. 55, South Third St., Philadelphia. Sliver Mining Profitable. I hat the business of Mining and reducing silver ! quartz is immensely profitable, is amply attested L-V J the results which have accrued from 'the mines <>f ' I M<- xien, Peru. Germany, and other silver-bearing , . countries, and that ;-ilver hides are remarkably rich'. ' ! AS well its numerous, M Nevada, we have the testim,,- ! ny o|" sudi eniment and disinterested men as Bishop I Simpson. Prof. SHliman, i'T of. James. lion. Horace j '.reelv. Speaker Coltax and Senator Nve. who prr sonally visited and inspected the mines, f, ©SIDES Imn j dreds of other imlivtdttals who are uow engaged in J : the BUSINESS of milling in that state. Prof. Silliman. I WIN,-! :11 Nevada, delivered a lecture in th© eitv of ; Austin, during which HO said: '-Wo <-annul tnt'llT • UI TLIS time when milling will rea.SE tube profitable in ' these lulls i Bishop Simpson' of the Methodist church, in a lee- I : title delivered in the city of New York, after Ins re- I j turn from N'.-v.ola. said : ' Were the debt of our na- T ton $2-I.OTNL.oon.OOO. there is wealth enough there, when | our -i lit IS paid oil. to give to every J,. R Who : - i turns ft- -rn our battle-fields tuuskets'of SJIV,.,. I H , IT . A ,| ■ 1 |OF iron. ■ * * Ido not now speak from idle I -peculation, but I speak of that wealth from uL-rca- | j tton (itid actual catcalati-ai. What Dividend* may be Expected, ! As to the amount O4 dividends that may be reason- ' J ably expected from a .Silver Mining 1 'ompaiiy. open ' j ting in Nevada, it may be SET d TVN a- ranging liotn : j LUA to LOOTT per cent, per annum, according T • the prre GR<-SS made in the mines, and the quantity I f maefiin- ' ! cry at work. j IL-irp-.-rs' .Monthly Magazine F-T AUGUST - -NL - tied I ..A I. -If on "Nevada." wis H. with rt-leren- e t'L TILE profits OF 11 v 1 • I mining. -aid : - I: the mine HE uf ©V ■ I t- ' per rent a titoi-.tli to the tuv-'si-r; an i -dv- r - , t-iiie-s pre ttnln.e c-al mines. ),t that th'-y ar- • ■ and IN -y b• W . R I: d for g< n< 1 UA.!:- when \ I- I ' -stt. i.E Phi i. ! pl. 1 IN-. |" ' - •>i MMISN-S of N. ~1 I - ,-W A- 1.,A: whenever w ,VK.-L meiil. tin n- -:- - have paid q . ,to v -,T. | per annum 1 p< T, the capital it, V. WHAT other Companies arc Doing. I There is nnt a -IN-G!,- Company now IN operation ! with their own tnaehlnery in Nevada, AS far AS we have learned, that not - COMPLETE -u--e. -s. ,t|; ..-t'T.- 1.11 _ not ot.'v .IIN -■ Dividends. aud : BE- J.r. • - ••!" te 11 ll.-, • poiidmg'v ad- LUNAD. 1 -an--. .11 .Mar -It 2d. the -tsiie of i ti:.- older T'-NIPANIE- were MINTED in tin- e:T -.- PAPERS ' ' ] ! ar i'otosi. R-to;,: Impenal. *117; Crown Point, sl .(HO;AI- ' p! FJ'-". \ T-llow .laekf. 4:;-)."' IBE original price O! j : tie se 5;,., j , was -.'el— son flit, in o|,LV 51". And tbe Compaai,- mor-- R. - entlv organize, l ar.- me. a whit 1- SS pro-pi 1 oi-. but as tar AS J mgr. ,J _, V ,- every proti „t n ultimata TU,-,-,-,, ,"}, A N that ,'IEJIIEVE.L by tlie 1 O-TAL .T fat; Iy. FOR example, J the -toe!; 1 f the Itaie A- Norcfosst mpattv of Nevada, I which a few months ago was worth only S4U, is now quote 1a!-!1- I. S--. al~o, tin It- -1- 1 and Reese RIVER Mining (' tt.-p my. wlu.-h . 0111111 in- -1 w..rk only last ! v s uj> TO -•. 05, a 1 1- I 011 T IT.- IST OI . J ar- -H had a.I , TO . The \aiural roiKTiisiou. : It may therefore bo safdy ASSERTED'hat no other i , enterprise, requiring the association of capital, offers I iSO many imbi--. 111. aits for investment. -th *0 tilth. ■ 1 rink, AS Stiver Mining. Jirrrt/ Otmjtrtat/ that turns a ; mine, ipJ utUl kfntettft/ go to MCSI BE T SUCCESS! | ] It cannot poxxibly fail. The 011U difference between j companies at >r, ~■- of TH©J R div i idends. THI- REVEM E EXTEVSIO4 SILVER MIMM. LOMPAVV Are the owners of NI Nl/I'KEN I I'.B valuable Ledges | I amounting to 41.000 linear feet (the chief of which is ' the Revenue Extension Lead, one of the richest ever I discovered in that district > all of which are situated j upon tiie celebrated Liinder lliii. IN ar Austin, Neva- | ! da. The Hopkins' Tunnel, WHICH commences at the J J foot "f Lander Hill, and will pierce the hill from side | to side, running at right angles with the Silver Vents. ' and will cut in its course upward of one hundred and j fifty mines (this number being already located), is also the property ol this Company. Work upon this ! tunnel is being pushed forward with energy, and has F already reached upward of three hundred feet. The Superintendent telegraphs from Austin, Neva- I da. under date of February 22d, lSi>>. AS follows: I "At work on Revenue Extension Mine; ore taken j I out to-day assays $4.">7,15 to the ton. Work on Hop- T i kins' Tunnel advanced 70 feet si oca LAST dispatch j (February 2.1,/' And again, under date of March sth. as follows: ••Receipts in bullion 51.900. Tunnel advanced IT9 : feet. Revenue shaft 20 feet.'" What Other* Say About It. Tlte Philadelphia Commercial List of March 3d. ' contains a letter from one of its correspondents, dated J Austin, Nevada, February 5, ISRTG. which says : "AT the lower extremity of the city of Austin — ' quondam Clifton— where Pony Canon debouches into | Reese River Valley, a project LOTS been commenced, j which, if carried out in accordance with the plan of J UIOSC WHO conceived the scheme, will prove one of I the most magnificent works of the day. and which I CANNOT LVIL TO HANDSOMELY reward those" who push it I F® completion. I allude to tiie Hopkins' Tunnel, j Ibe Revenue Extension Mining Company, owning this tunnel have a scries of ledges lying parallel I with each other, located upon the hill, at the foot of | which this work continences, and will cut at nearly a right angle each lode with which it comes in eon- : tract throughout its entire length, and TIIEV can be I numb, red by the score — the lull BWU literally seam- I J ea with them. As this great work progresses, vein 1 after IC-IU ot tho"rock bearing the precious metal will j I,E crossed, at a depth SUFFICIENT to render their work- 1 tng profitable, each in succession being cut et & ©tea-'- i er .depth front the SURFACE than the preceding one. ; T owing to the rising of tb© hill in which thev are'vuv'- 1 ed. I pon these veins, after they are crossed, WUT^K- J 1 men <-au ye engaged in extracting the ores upon eith- I er side, of the tunnel, without in unv manner liinder- ( ing its progress. The Success of lite (ontpauy Certain. It is THUS apparent thai the Revenue Extension i Stiver Mining C .oapany luive progressed so far in J tlu-ii oporations th:it >ucu*>s is j o* oi l*/ ccrft i j ACTL VI.LT AT THE DOOR. Before tiie ELOSO Of the COtlt- I ■ng summer—perhaps by the nnddl — it will he rank- ! ed amongst the DIMDtND-PAYING >-ot?N):inies,aud 1 1 T its STOCK will, in all probability, advance t->"TA.",. .F/O. or I , perhaps even flou per share. Therefore, ,u„o it the I , tin E to meat. Only a small portion of th.- work in E capital yet remainsunsold, aud the Directors ATE ani- , ious that it shoula be disposed of immediately, in or- j der thai there may be no delay in the prosecution of : the work in han L Hence this jadrgrtlaemen*. I Price of shares 510, free of assessment. Certificates issued as soon AS FUNDS are received. 1 Persons wishing to invest, whethei 1NK,. 0r.-t-- IT i amounts, may rc-tnit to or .addross 1 I L". B, HARPER, Tre tsurer, INO. 55 TJOL'TU XtilUD ZIT. I'UILA. II FRYBINGER. Lewistown. Pa.. General -AGEU . Philadelphia, Match 11- LFOC-. it POE T R _ BETTER THAN GOLD. # Bi'itcr than gran,lour, bntk-r than rion of Louisville, Captain Holcraft, .Sheriff Swayne, Dr. E. R. Ilawn and Lyman E. Knapp of this place. Mr Jesse Brandon of Nashville, and the Herald's correspondent. The party proceeded to the subterranean river, which flows through the c-ave. when, says the letter, a consultation was had upon tUe hank, to determine whether an attempt should be made to ! cross in its present swollen condition. Mr. Knapp, Sheriff Swayne and myself suggested an abandonment of ! the cxp litiou. but were overruled bv ! Dr. Ilawn, Major Throckmorton, Cap tain Iloleralt and Mr. Brandon, who. while admitting the dangerous charac ter of the attempt, declared thev would rather perish than abandon the expedi tion now, and stand tlie ridicule which such a movement would entail upon their heads. The boat wasaccordinglv launched, and Captain Hole-raft, Dr. ilawn, and myself entered, the doctor playfully remarking that some men who were destined to die another death could never be drownet I. We found tbe passage much easier than we expected. Captain Iloleraft took the oars, while 1 grasped the tiller, and the doc tor held aloft the flambeau'. A few vigorous strokes, and, with a sensation of relief, we felt the keel grate upon the pebbles of a sloping bank on tlie j other shore, in still and quiet water. I A lastly cheer from the doctor made I the cavern ring, and informed the rest ! of the party that the passage had been i safely accomplished. Captain Hoi- | craft then returned, and soon brought over the remainder of tbe part}'. Continuing the exploration, the par- j party came to a place whero was dis- j covered a deep circular hole, apparent-1 ly almost bottomless. Stones dropped into its gaping mouth would he heard sullenly plunging from side to side, un til the noise of their descent was iost in the abyss far below. Mr. Knapp being the lightest of the party, was let down by a strong cord a distance of some thirty yards, when he vigo rously signified that he had seen enough by jerking the rope. lie was drawn up, looking a trifle paler than usual, and declaring that his curiosity had been amply satisfied. Mr. Knapp said that, after descend ing a distance of 15 or 20 feet, numer ous winged things, apparently bats, flitted constantly about his ears, vi ciously snapping their mandibles to gether with a devilish sort of twitter. One of these, cold, clammy, and inex pressibly nasty tilings alighted on his face and inflicted a severe bite. Mr. K. nearly fainted with disgust, and de clared that if the rope hud not been tied under his arms he would have fallen. The party having become quite sat isfied with sight-seeing underground, were about ready to leave for daylight when, upon the earnest solicitation of Dr. Ilawn, the party was persuaded to continue tho explorations a little be yond, when, says the writer, the most painful portion of the story commences. The party entered a new cavern, which suddenly narrowed. Mr. K., going fir&t, passed through the opening on his hands and kuees, and entered another large chamber. Dr. 11., who is a very heavy man, attempted to fol low, and became inextricably fixed in the passage He could ncTher get aiswssTOWa ii.'3i?3-3:i;sr 3P^jysr a forward nor back.. For three hours j the party worked incessantly, but all I j to no purpose. We sent hack to the river and got ■ the iron stake, with which the boat! had been fastened, to use as a crowbar, j With this the doctor might have been ! extricated, but here a new calamity i manifested itself. One by one tbe lamps had burned out, until barely enough oil was left to light us on our way back to the river. The thought of being imprisoned in that living tomb was too terrible to be endured, for we knew that, without light, we . i could never find our way back. • A panic seized upon the party, and hastily leaving tho doctor and Mr. K. ■ j to their fate—lor the doctor's body cf j ieetually blocked up the way against j i Mr. K s return—we rapidly retraced our steps, crossed the river, and ro- ! , turned to the town. A supply of oil, j tools, Ac., were procured, and although ; i fatigued almost to the point of disabil it}*, we returned to the cave, determin ed to rescue our comrades or perish in j the attempt. The river was crossed, : and we proceeded to the grand cham ber where we had taken our lunch, ae j companicd by numerous citizens of Leavenworth. But, search as closely as we would, we could not find tho gallery in which the doctor and Mr. Knapp were en tombed. In vain we explored and shouted, until worn out and fainting. All to no purpose. Nearly three days have passed since we first entered j the cave, and during all that time it has been full of people uselessly hunt ing for the two unfortunate men Ono after another of the various galleries leading from the grand chamber have been explored and blazed with chalk marks, but still the missing men can not be found. We are beginning to lose heart, hut will persevere as long as there is the faintest hope. The guide of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky, has been sent for to as sist us in the search. I shall remain hero a day or two longer, to do what j j little I can, and I will inform you if the men or their bodies are found. I Mr. Knapp has since been found. , He wandered about the cavern, and was at last fortunate enough to find an opening in an old sink-hole, where . he was found by a ■ hunter, fifty-six hours after lie was left by the party in the cavern. Dr. Ilawn had not been ! discovered at last accounts. From Ev> ry &itur*iai/, April '2l, 18GG. CONCERNING LIONS. Lions appear to be monogamous. The lioness carries her young five! months, and has two or three at a birth. | According to Jules Gerard, the cubs I begin to attack animals, as sheep aud goats, that stray into their neighbor hood, as early us from eight to twelve months old. About two years old they are able to strangle a horse or camel, and from this time until maturity (about eight years,) he adds, they arc truly ruinous neighbors. 'They kill not only to obtain food, but apparently to learn to kill. The age to which lions attain appears doubtful: Pompey, the ; lion in the Old Tower Menagerie, i reached his seventieth year; and fifty years has sometimes been given as the j ordinary limit reached by them; but this, most likely, is over the mark. Dr. ! Livingstone has observed that they , appear to suffer from loss of teeth as ! they advance in years. A great num ber of these animals would appear to j havo existed in the earlier ages of ; man's history, and must havo present ' ed an important obstacle to the spread of the human race. Taking Holy Writ as the earliest record to which we now have access, ! it is remarkable how often tho lion is referred to in a figurative manner by the writers. In tSe original text we find various names used to distinguish i the lion at different periods of his ex- j istence. Thus (according to Dr. Kilto) j we have yur, a lion's whelp, as in Jer ; emiah li. 38 and Ezekiel xix.; cliephir, , a young lion just leaving his parents, • the most destructive period of his ex istence, see Psalm xei. and Ezekiel zix. 1 3 and ari, * young liou having just! paired, as in 2 Samuel xvii. 10 and ! Numbers xxiii. 24; sachcl , a mature li- i on, as in Job iv. 10, llosea v. 14, and Proverbs xxvi. 13; and laish, a fierco ' or black lion, as in Job iv. lOand Prov- j erbs xxx. 30. Regarding tho last ex-, j pression we remark, that black lions— j that is, those with a blackish muzzle, ' and black tips to the hairs of the mano j —are to this day accounted the most! formidable both in north and South Af- j j ' riea. Lions appear to have been the object ' of special worship at Lcoirtopolis in j i ancient Egypt; and in ono of tho i Egyptian bas-reliefs to which Sir G. \ Wilkinson .assigns an antiquity of three thousand years, some Egyptians are represented hunting with tame lions, ' much in tho style chetahs are used to j this day in the Dec-can.* If not one j 1 of tiic animals universally regatded as ( Vol. LVI. No. 17. sacrod in ancient Egypt, the lion still seems to have been a universal favor ite. loi in e\ ery possible form of orna ment we find the head and claws re produced in water spouts, chair-logs, and sword-handles. 31. Gerard has remarked that, in X. Africa (besides a considerable destruc tion of human life) the damage done by carrying off and destroying cattle cannot be estimated at a lower figure than three hundred pounds per annum for each lion. Lions appear to attack game by seizing the tlank near the hind leg, or the throat below the jaw—points which instinct seems quickly to teach dogs of all kinds to assail, when in pursuit ot larger animals Dr. Living stone, while bearing witness to tho enormous strength of the lion, truly wonderful when compared with his size, remarks, however, that all tho feats ol strength, such as carrying off ! cattle, that have come under his obser vation, had been performed by drag ging or trailing the carcass along the ground. Hie tales of lions never de vouring game save when killed by themselves, are unfounded. We have | ourselves seen a family of lions (they . often hunt in families) in the Trans vaal territory quarrelling, like a pack of hungry hounds, over the putrid car. cass ot a horse, which had died of Pa ardsikto (pleuroneumonia) a few days previously, while the plains around were teeming with those countless herds of migrating game (antelopes and quaggas) of the numbers of which it is so difficult to convey an idea to the fireside traveller. A point where imagination has wrought wonders is in tho matter of the lion s voice. This fancy has been also demolished by Dr. Livingstone. •To talk of the majestic voice of tho lion, he writes, Ms merely so much ma jestic twaddle. 1 have never found any one who could fairly distinguish be tween the roar of the lion and that of the ostrich, although tho former ap pears to proceed from the chest. To this day,' he adds, 'I am unable to dis tinguish one from the other, except by knowing that the former roars by night and tho latter by day only.' Jules Gerard is, however, more en thusiastic in his appreciation ot the vo cal powers of his favorites, lie re marks that the sound of a lion's voico a league off appears to an inexperien ced observer as if close at hand; and that lie has frequently tracked lions at a distance of three leagues (nine miles) by tho sound of their voices; hp also testifies to a certain musical grandeur in tho sound. Naturalists have generally consider ed the Asiatic lion as a distinct species from the African, but this appears by no means well decided. There aro several varieties of the African lion. The Arabs in North Africa distinguish three—the yellow, the grey, and tho black; and 31. Gerard states, that while individuals of'the two former varieties have been known to roam over im mense tracts of country, specimens of the black maned lion have been found to inhabit one spot for over thirty years. 31 r. Gordon Camming, on the other hahd, whose opportunities for observing these animals were only sec ond to those of Jules Gerard, states that lie is satisfied that the two varie ties of South African lion (the Vaal, or yellow, and the Blaauw or Zwaart t pr black) are oue and the same species at different ages; that their manes invar i bly become darker as they increase in years; and that tho thickness of the coat, and the luxuriance of the mane, appear to depend on the nature of tho cover frequented by the animals, being always greater where there is least shelter. * Tho ancient Egyptians scorn to have boon very successful in utilizing the Fclirur generally. In sev eral bas-reliefs, fowlers are represented accompanied by cats in place of tings, and 111 one. an animal, appa rently of Jnt kind, is depicted in the act of 'retriev ing. A tame lion may on fen be still met with iti Cairo, though lions in a state of nature are not found near er, we believe, than Abyssinia in the present day. 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