2 lje etime0t New JSlaomftclb, Ja. CROSSING THE DESERT. ONE might imagine that the arid Bahara had been the bed of some groat sea, and that wearying of Its burden of waters had refused to hold them, and been doomed for its rebellion never more to know the blending of its cooling and life-prosorving presence. The ancients imagined that the desert was formed by wind spreading sand over the cultivated soil, and that the oases were spots of greater elevation and thus escaped, as the knolls are swept bare of snow which the drifting storm deposits in the low places. But instead of being higher than the surrounding surface, the oases are depressions, and are of such a geological formation that the water from some hidden spring is retained, aud a verdure nourished which has won for them from the desert travelers the name of Islands of the Blessed. Were it not for these resting-places it would be impossible to traverse the dosert evon with the aid of an animal so wonder fully adapted to endure the peculiar hardships, us is the camel. Supplied by nature with wonderful store-places for food and drink, it can subsist for a long time with but very slight nourishment. Tho hump which we in our childhood days imagined was especially provided to afford a scat for the rider, is a reservoir of fat from which the camel draws nourishment, so that sometimes when the animal comes in from a long journey, the hump is greatly diminished. Tho countries adjoining the desert are almost ns effectually separated as if a sea rolled between, and were it not forthis "Ship of tho Desert," as the poetical Arabs call it, tho separation would Ims greater. The desert is tho camel's home, he can eat tho scanty herbage that springs up hero mid there, and which no other creature wonld eloign to touch. His foot is so adapted to tho sandy ground that he can travel without difficulty where a horse would fall exhausted on tho yielding soil, beforo half his days journey was accom plished. But stranger still is tho wonder ful provision which enables theso patient creatures to toil beneath tho burning sun for days without drinking. They have been used in explorations in New Mexico and California, and the commander of one expedition testifies that the camels have carried water for tho mules used by the men sometimes for more than a week with out tasting it themselves. The general ignorance concerning tho whole continent of Africa, and especially the desert portion of it, has afforded a Btrong temptation to such as have penetrated into its secrets to exaggerate them, and as we are becoming better informed, some of the traditions of the past are losing their tenor. Desert journeys are certainly not luxurious ly comfortable, but they aro probably at tended with no severer suffering than has been experienced in mountain climbing. But men are less inclined to defy obstacles under a scorching sun whose enervating rays, reflected from tho burning saud, ac quire terrible power, than amid a cold and bracing atmosphere. Monsieur Poucbet graphically describes his approach to one of tho deserts of upper Egypt: "Tho eye only sees an unbroken sheet of of burning saud. And yet upon its borders I found, having tho heat of tho sun, and novor refreshed by a single drop of rain, numerous tufts of an asclcpiad, the large, moist, velvety leaves of which glistened with freshness. It was an inexplicable problem. But this last effort of life soon disappears, and wo see before us only an ocean of sand and a horizon of death. Not aery, not a murmur is heard, and soarco oven a loitering vulture devours the last fragments of some camel which has fallen on the sand, and tho bleached skeleton of which will soon be added to so many others now marking out the desert routes. Not a cloud tarnishes the azure of tho sky, not a breath refreshes the air; a sun, the ardor of which nothing moderates, pours down its sparkling light and fiery rays, burning even through one's clothes. The motion less aud heated atmosphere tortures the face with its fiery breath, and even the sand attains an extreme heat. My ther mometers being broken, I tried to ascertain the temperature by plunging my hands into the superficial layers, but at tho end of a few seconds a stinging pain compelled me to withdraw them. The soil also, by re flecting the solar rays from tho sparkling fragments of mica and quartz, sometimes ' becomes insupportably dazzling to the eye. " Instead of tho rolling waves and the cool breezes of the sea, this funeral region only gives out burning gusts and scorching blasts which seem to issue from the gates of hell; theso are the timoom. or poison wind, as the word signifies in Arabic. Tho camel driver knows this formidable enomy, and as soon as ho sees it looming in the horizon, he raises his hands to heaven and implores Allah; the camels themselves seem terrified at its approach. A veil of reddish black invades tho gleaming sky, and very soon a terrible and burning wind rises, - bearing clouds of lino impalpable sand, which' se verely irritates the eyes, and makes its way into the respiratory organs. The camels squat down and refuse to move, aud tho travelers have no chance of safety, except by making a rampart of the bodies Of their beasts, and ooveiing their heads so as to protect themselves against this scourge." It is said that entire caravans have some times perishod in theso sand-storms, and it was one of them that buried the army of Cambyses when it was traversing tho des ert. Tho oases vary in size from such ns are just large enough to afford a baiting place for a small caravan, to those which are re ally kingdoms. Of the latter, Fezzan is ono of the largest and most noted. Its pop ulation is variously estimated at from 75,000 to 150,000. Tho inhabitants are a mixed raoo, speaking a language corrupted from the Arabic Far behind surrounding nations in civilization, they devote them selves to raising and manufacturing the most indispensable nocossaries of life. Car avans from the interior of Africa to the coast make her some exchange of mer chandise. Their chief traffic has bcon tho slave-trade, Muzzuk, the principal town of Fezzan, being the great starting-point from the north for the interior of Negro land. Tho most interesting of the oases which border on Egypt is that of Biwah, the an cient Ammonium, mado famous in biBtory by the visits of Cambyses and Aloxandor the Croat. It is about six miles in length and two or three in breadth. The ground is highly impregnated with salt which in ancient times was purified for sacrificial purposes, and for tho royal table, yot the production of fruit in sufficient quantities to form an important article of merchandise, indicates a remarkable fertility of the soil. The ancient inhabitants who came partly from Egypt and partly from Ethiopia, brought with them tho worship of the god Amun, and an oracle was established there, to which kings repaired for counsel. The ruins of tho tcmplo are still to be seen and near them is tho famous Fountain of tho Sun, of which so many wondors have been related. Marvelous talcs of its boiling boat nt night, and its icy coldness by day, come from tho simple truth that liko many simi lar tepid springs, retaining its own temper ature while that of tho surrounding atmos phere changes, it seems during tho warm hours of tho day to be quite cold, and in tho cool hours of tho night to be warmer than it really is. Although there is so much that is disa greeable in a journey across tho doRert, there are some sights of beauty which can never be seen elsewhere. Tho mirago which entrances while it de ceives tho traveler, is nowhero else seen in such perfection, and the aurora of tho des ert is described as gorgeous in the extreme. So there is no spot in this wonderful earth ly home of ours, so barren that God's touch has not left its impress in exquisite charms of color and outline. Christian Weekly. Japanese Urog Shops. Tho grog shops of Japan are neither mora nor less than tea shops. All along public roads, at frequent distances, aro planted pleasant tea houses. They "tea," according to a corespondent, when they must stop by the wayside, and in such lit tlo bits of cups that one could drink the contents of twenty of them and then want more. Pretty tea girls stand by tho en trance, and (their teeth not yet blackened) with pretty ways and courtesies t-o fascina ting that tea even without sugar or milk becomes agreeable. On pretty lacquered waiters tho tea girls hand you little tiny cups with a mouthful in them, and you squat down on the nice clean mats, if squat you can, and you sip and sip this mouthful of hot tea, as if tho gods' nectar was going down your throat In infinitesimal dropB of microscopic invisibility. The keeper of a Japan tea shop picks out ns pretty a place for the tea house as she or he can get. Tho keeper covets, if possible, a view of and tho air of tho Bay of Yeddo, along which most of the way here runs tho Tocaido. The grand tea house is cut up into numerous little rooms, with paper partitions to part them running on slides, but all removable at will, to restore the whole to ono grand room. ' Cakes, sweetmeats and candies are brought in with the ten, nil put on the clean matted floor (there are no seats), and all squat or stretch out on that floor. A Sharp Trick. Some years ago a traveler making a pe destrian excursion among tho lower Alps suddenly, at tho turn of a narrow path came face to face with a very largo brown bear. Afraid to advance or retreat, he drew a rovolvor, when suddenly, to his stupefaction, tho bear cried out "Don't Are 1" An explanation followed, when it turned out that the pretended bear was a man in the employment of some guides, who di eased him in a bearskin, and sent him out when they had a timid traveler to escort. ' At a preconcerted spot the bear would rush upon them, aud would be only put to flight after a terriflo combat. The traveloi never failed to reward the courage and devotion of the guides by a handsome present, of which the liear received his al lotted proportion. It was not a bud busi ness he said. , tW would say to all young men, marry your second wife first, and keep out of debt by all means, ' even if you have , to borrow the money to do it. ENIGMA DEPARTMENT. A Froblcni. A. Bought of B. 3.00 worth of sugar and handed in payment a 910.00 bilk which B. took into C's store to be changed, and for, which he received a 5, a 8, and a 2 dollar bill. The first and the last he gave to A., who left with his sugar and went to C's store and purchased a pound of tea for fl.00, and gave in payment the $2.00 bill, which C. carried to B. for change and re ceived back two $1.00 bills, ono of which he gave A., who left with his purchases. That night B. discovered tho $2.00 bill was countei felt, and C. discovered the, $10.00 bill to le the same. As A. could not be found thoy arranged the matter between themselves justly. How much was the to tal loss of the operation with A., and bow much fell upon each 1 Can any one send an answer T tiy Here is a singular combination of loiters: f Sator arepo tenet opera rotas." 1. This spells backward and forward all the samo. 2. Then taking all tho first letters of each word spells the first word. 8. Then all tho second letters of each word spells the second word. 4. Then all the third ; and so on through tho fourth and fifth. 5. Then commencing with the last letter of each spells the last word. 0. Thon the next to the last of each word; and so on though. ' Ono of Ward's Jokes. rilllE "Fat Contibutor," in sonic rccol JL lections of "Arlomus Ward," tells the following good story: In tho spring of 1859 I accepted a proffer ed editorial position on the Cleveland A't tionnl Democrat, and renewed my ncquaint nnco with "Artemus." On tho first evening of my arrival he volunteered to show mo around a veiy de sirable achievement, as I was to till Iho position of city editor. Ho "showed me around" so successfully that about 2 o'clock in tho morning, I began to feel al most as much nt homo in Cleveland as though I had lived there all my days, to say nothing of my nights. " Artemus" in vited me to sharo his bed Willi him for the remainder of the night, and I accepted. Adjoining his room lodged a young pro fessor of elocution, who was endeavoring to establish n school in Cleveland. Ho was just starting out in business, and was nat urally anxious to propitiato tho press. " Let's get tho professor up," said Arte mus, "and havo him recito for us." I remonstrated with him, reminded him of tho lateness of tho hour, that I waKn't acquainted with tho professor and all that, but to no purpose. "Ho Is a public man," said Ward, "and public men are glad to meet members of tho press, as restaurants are supposed to get up warm meals, at all hours." He gave a thundering rap on the door as he shouted: "Professor-r-r!" " Who's thore ? What ycr want ?' cried a muflled voice, evidently from beneath tho bedclothes, for it was a bitter cold night in February. " It is I Brown, of the Plain. Dealer," Artemus, and nudging me gently in tho ribs, ho whispered: "That'll fetch him. The power of tho press in invincible It is the Archimedean lever which " His remarks woro interrupted by the opening of tho door, and I could just dis cover the dim outline of a shirted form shivering in the doorway, " Exouko mo for disturbing you, Profes sor," said Artemus, in his blandest man ner, " but I nm anxious to introduce my friend hero, the new ' local' of the Demo crat. He has heard much of you, and de clares positive he can't go to bed until ho hears you clocuto." "Hears mo what?" asked the professor, between his chattering teeth. "Hears you elocute recite declaim understand ? specimon of your elocution. In vain did the professor plead the late ness of tho hour, and his flro had gono out. Artemus would accept no excuse. "Permit mo at least," urged tho profes sor, " to put on somo clothes and light tho gas." " Not at all necessary. Eloquence, my dear boy, is not dependent on gas, Here," (straightening up a chair ho had just stum bled over,) "get right up in this chair and give us, 'The boy stood on tho burning deck,'" adding, In a side whisper in my car, " The burning deck will warm him up!" Gently, yet firmly, did Artemus boost the reluctant professor upon tho chuir, protest ing that no apologies were necessary for his appearance, and assuring him that "clothes didn't make tho man," although tho shiv ering disciple of Demosthenes and Cicero probably thought clothes would make a man more comfortable ou such a night as that. He gavo us " Casablanca," with a good many quavers of tho voice, as ha stood quaking in a single short whito garment; and then followed: "On Linden, when tho Sun was Low," " Sword of Bunker Hill," etc., "by particular request of our friend," as Artemus Ward said, although I wns too near suffocated with suppressed laughter to make even a last dying request had it been necessary. It was too ludicrous to depit tho professor, an indistinct white object, standing on tho chair "eloeuting," as Ward had jt, aud we sitting on the floor, holding our sidos, while Arti-uiu Ward would faintly whisper between his pangB of mirth, " Just hear him.' . It wasn't in Ward's heart to have his fun at tho expense of another without recom pense; so, next day, I remember, he pub lished a lengthy aud entirely serious ac count of our visit to the professor's " room," spoke of his wonderful powers as an elocu tionist, and expressed the satisfaction and delight with which we listened to his "un equalled recitations." The professor was overjoyed, and probably is ignorant to this day that Artemus was " playing it on him." How They Got Married. A CLERGYMAN who has had consid erable experience in splicing couplos, thus tells how some of them acted on that solemn occasion: " Many years ago, as I sat in my study one Saturday evening, a gentleman of some two score years entered my room, aud after a very brief conversation, informed mo that he wished to be married to the lady who had accompanied him to my house, and that ho was somewhat in a hurry, as ho had several miles to rido that evening before reaching home. ' We at once entered the parlor, where the lady, with a friend of hors, was " pa tiently waiting" for us. When I notified them that I was ready to "proceed to business," the gentleman re marked that he wished to see me in private a moment. Wo returned to tho hall, where it was quito certain that no ono could hear our conversation. After some hesitation, ho said, "Sir, will you please tell me which side to stand on? I never was mar ried ?" On a pleasant Sunday in Juno I was ab sent from homo most of the day. On ar riving at four o'clock, I was requested not to unharness my horse, but to hurry to tho house, for a couple had been waiting for more than an hour for mo to return, that I might marry them. As I entered where the" patient waiters were, tho bridegroom's friend handed mo tho " necessary documents," prcparaloiy to a marriiigo ceremony. I asked the bride groom If I should take his hat, as I was ready to tio tho nuptial knot. "No, I thank you," said Jonathan, " I 'uan'tstop." The ceremony over, the first question asked was, "What is your bill?" When I told him to give mo what he pleased, Jonathan remarked that " ho thought ono dollar was enough for such a job as that." I remarked, partly in earnest, and partly in sport, that, if he had no objections, ho might pay mo the legal fee, ono dollar and twenty-fivo cents. Ho did so, after some hesitation, and immediately left tho room, witjiout further ceremony. In a moment ho returned, and thrusting his head far enough into the room to be seen, exclaimed, " I don't know but I can find another quarter, if you want it." In the mouth of October, ns I was pre paring a discourse for a special occasion, having arisen at four o'clock for that pur pose, n rap on tho door attracted my at tention. The rain was pouring, aud for many hours had fallen in great abundance. " Who can it bo? "thougnt I. "It is two hours beforo daylight, and tho storm is truly fearful." The door was opened with as little noise as possible, so as not to dis turb the slumbers of the family. It was dark in the hall, for tho wind was blowing too heavily to admit of an open light being taken to tho door. I heard tho voieo of a human being just abovo a whisper. " Come in," I said. " Will you marry me," said tho man, for it proved to bo a man's voice. "Certainly," I said "como in." Tho man insisted that I go into tho street and perform tho ceremony while they were sitting in the wagon. I objected, for many reasons; and after somo debato tho woman made her appearance. In a few minutes they were off again, having been married " according to law." The following week tho bride's sister called on mo to inquire if Mr. B. and her sister were married ; nnd when asked why she wished to bo informed on that point, she replied that, "if her sister was married, it was nil right, but if she was not married somo of her conduct was highly improper." I finally assured her that they were legally married, and " had rights that others were bound to respect." In Doccmlier, a gentleman widower somo fifty years old, called nt my house in the evening, bringing with him a woman some thirty years old. They were strangers. I did not inquire into their business. Tho man was very talkative, and for three hours ho ceased not to grumble about taxation and troublesome neighbors. Ho was de termined to make himself agrecablo wheth er I liked it or not. I guessed tho object of his visit, and pa tiently waited to have him introduce his own business; but when tho clock struck ten I had become impatient, and told him that if ho had any business with mo, I was ; ready to attend to it. He seemed to have forgotten what ho came for until his utten-1 tion was called to the subject. .. Though I had become , thoroughly dis gusted with tho man, I married him -very reluctantly to a Uno widow, who had re mained silent all tho evening. , In six months from that time he fiillfllled my predictions, and his wife left him, net being ablo to endure his abuse any longer. ThoMi w ho marry for a borne rarely get one. ' New Adveranetueiiln, TITB CAUSE AND CURE OF C O N 8 U 51 P T I O N ! rpHK prlmsrj cause of Consumption ! de J. rangement of tbt digestive organs. This derangement produces detlclent nutrition and assimilation. By assimilation, I mean Ilia prtcessby which the nutriment of the food la converted into blood, and thence in tut tie solids of the body. Persona with digestion thus im paired, having the slightest predlsposltlou pulmonary disease, or if they take cold, will be very liable to have Consumption of the Lungs in some of Its forms and 1 hold thai it wi I be Impossible to cure any case of Cnusumi tion without first restoring a good digestion and healthy assimilation. The very tlrst thing to be done is to cleanse the stomach nnd bowels from all diseased mucus mid slime, whloh is clogging these organs that the; cutiiiot per form their functions, and then rouse up mid restore the liver to a healthy action. For this purpose the surest and best remedy is Hchcnck'g Mandruk Pills. These Pills cleuu the stoin ach and bowels of all the dead unit morbid slime that Is causing dlsenss and ilecuy lu th whole system. They will clear out the liver or all diseased bile that has accumulated there, and rouse It up to a new and healthy action, by which natural aud hualiuy blls Is secreted. The stomach, bowels, nnd llrer are thus cleansed by the une of Sjhenck't Mandrake Pills but there remains In the stoinarh un ex cess of aeld, the organ Is torpid uud the appe tite poor. In the bowels the lacteuls are weak, nnd requiring strength and support. It is lu a condition like this that Hcbenck't Seaweed Tonic proves to be the most valuable remedy ever discovered. It Is alkaline, and Us ubc will neutralize all excess of ncid, making the stomnch sweet and fresh ; It will give perma nent tone to this Important organ, and creute a good, hearty appetite, and prepare the system for the first process of good digestion, uud, ul timately make good, healthy, living blood After this preparatory treatment, what leumlus to cure most case of Consumption Is the free and pcrsevcrelng uso of Selienk's Pulmonic Syrup. The Pulmonic Syrup nourishes the system, purlllcs the blood, und Is readily ub sorbed into the circulation, nnd thence dbtiib- uiea totiie diseased nmgs. mere it ripens nil morbid matters, whether In the form of absces ses or tuherrles, nnd then usslsts Nature to ex pel all tho diseased matter, In the form of fret expectoration, when once it ripens. It is then by the great healing nnd puryfylng properties of Schenk's Pulmonic Syrup, that all ulcers nnd cavities are healed up sound, nnd my pa tient is cured. Tho essential thing to bo done in curing Con sumption is to get up a good appetite und a good digestion, so that the body will grow In Mesh nnd get strong. If n person has diseased lungs n cavity or nbsceBS there rhe cavity cannot heal, the matter cannot ripen so long as the system is below par. What Is necessary to cure is a new order of things a gosd appe tite, n good nutrition, the body to grow in fit ek and get fat; then Nature Is helped, the cavities will heal, the matter will ripen and be thrown oirin large qualities, and the person will recall health and stercngth. This is the true and i il ly plan to cure Consumption, and If a pen on Is not entirely destroyed, or even If one lung is entirely gone, If there Is enough vitality left in the other to heal up. there is hope. I have seen many persons cured with euly one sound lung, live nnd enjoy life to a good old age. Till is what Schciick't Medicines will do to cure Consumption. They will clean out the stomach, sweeten and strengthen It, get up a good digestion, aud git o Nature the sys tem of all the diseases she needs to clear tin system of all the disease that Is In the lungs, whatever the form may bo. It is important that while using Schunck's Medicines, care should be exercised not to take cold i keep lu-doors In cold und damp weather ( avoid night air, and take out-door exercise only lu n genial and warm sunshine. I wish It distinctly understood ihct when I recommend a patient to be careful in regard to taking cold, while usiug my Medicines, I do so for n special reason. A man who has but par tially recovered from the etrects of a bad cold It far more liable to a rclnpat than ono who hat been entirely cured ; and It is precisely the earns Inregnrdlo Consumption. 8o long as the lungs are not perfectly healed, just so long Is there Imminent danger of a full return of the disease. Hence It is that I so strenuously caution pul monary patients against exposing themselves toon atmosphere that is not genial and pleat ant. Confirmed Consumptives', luugs are a mass uf sores, which the least change of at mosphere will Inflame. The grand secret of my success with my Medicines consists in my abil ity to tnbdue iiifimnmation Instead of provok ing it, as many of the faculty do. An Inflamed lung cannot, with safely to tho patient, be ex posed to the biting blaBtsof Winterer the chill ing winds of Spring or Autumn. It should its carefully shielded from all Irritating intlunces. The utmost caution should be observed in this particular, as without It a cure under almost any circumstances is nn Impossibility. The person should be kept on wholesome and nutritious diet, und all the Medicines continued uutil the body bat restored to it the naturul quantity of llcsh and strength. I was myself cured by this treatment of tbt worst kind of Consumption, and have lived it get fut and hearty these many years, with ont lung mostly gone. I have cured thousands since, and very many have been cured by tblt treatment whom I have never seen. 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