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Exeter Advocate, 1900-11-1, Page 2teette'41, saasele - et. rti . COSTELLO. [Copyrilrbt, iSbo, by D. Appletci 8t Co. All rights reservirdl ellAPTErsVL DF THE STAND THAT WE MADE, AND DIVERS EVENTS THAT FOL- LOWED. knOW net what manner of imple- meets the fellow used, but they were passing effectual, for both doors irashed in at the first assault, and we eaug'at sight of their pack of bodies And bristle of weapons, But an in- itant so, and then we all let go in a yolley, making a tremendous noise in ihe small place and confusing every- thing with smoke, One fellow in the opening of a oompanion Jetebete a dreadful bowl, as high-pitehed as a dog's, and before the sound was well out of him thrust headlong forward and crashed down at our feet. The gang in the door thereupon set up a great roaring and cursing, aud in the _midst of it four or five of them dashed reelclessly in. The forenaost bent for- ward, and I saw his hand go out with a pistol in it, but before be could Ere the oaptain let bang at him and he fetched up short and gave a queer sort of writhing bow and fell back upon the threshold. The others hung in the wind a moment, whereupon Capt. Sel- linger raised a great shout and set upon them with his sword. I had a moment now to glance over my shoul- der, and perceive.d that Mr, Teen was holding the others at bay, they, in- deed, crowding together, cursing and stamping, but not offering to advance.' Encouraged at this and wishing to be performing some part, I caught up Mr. Teen's cloak, which I had before neg- lected, wound it around my left area and, having exchanged the pistol foe my sheathknife, advanced a pace and made ready to fall on. By this time the light in the place was exteeediaa dim, the smoke, though in part draw- ing up through the companion, con- tinuing also about the lanthorn. till it had the seeming of a beaeom in a TO,I4 Nevertheless, upon looking with soma 40.tentnesz, I made out that the f ealows He fetched nh short, the captain was fighting were three of the ordinary s-ailoes, by name Tom Doll, Will Aiintoaa and Jecic Wal- ling, all men of fair eourag,e but not extraordinarily able of body or of knosvn slcill with wmapons. • "Have at one of these fellows, sir!" I shouted to the captain, and, cliscree ta. ly picleing out Doll. I made a bold clash aud so dismayed the rascal that he fetched his blow at me before the time, and I closed with him ere he could get; his hanger up again and dug nay knife. into his side. ile collapsed like an empty seek, uttering a direful groaue and at the illTne moment the captain, run Minton through the heart. Waal ling, who was an active fellow, therel upon whirled short and with one ing bomad cleared the door and landed' well out upon the deck. "That glees us riddance of so manyl of the rogues!" puffed the eaptaia,who, was by this time very short of breath. 'Stay you here, Arclick, and guard the cempanion while I go to Tyrn's aesist-' ance. By St. Paul! he has little need o/ it, such poltroons as these fellowa; be!" Mr. Tyrn lead now fallen back a, pace, from his first station, for some of hie adversaries had obtained pistols, aucl as we joined Lim they let go a eort of scattering volley. Their range was limited on account of the walls of the' stairs, and no harm was done There' was a bit of silence, but noi mena tion, and immediately the w bole gang came bursting up. Then it was that• the supercargo acquitted himself rare., ly. Forward he darted, and before the': first fellow, who happened to be Pierrej Lovigne, could order his guard the little lithe man atooped, whipped ir and passed his sword a foot througle the burly rascal's michaff. Back two paces then, and, am the met fellor, pressed on, the atword flew round, and with a sidelong etrolte shore away, tvvo or three of the rascal's fingers. It WaS all while 1 seemed to be gefting, one long breath and letting it out again I "Have at yo, seurnI" yelled the cap- tain, fired at tide feat of arms, and he, brandished his svvord and ran in upon Vie mew crowded and confused sea - 'men. Arr. 'arm ea,w the opportunity awl sprang to his eade, a,nd together they ahruet end installed so fiercely, and yet Wiles steer deadly skill, that three naore of the sailors were either killed or,des- perately wounded, and the others' broke and poured headlong down the steps. The captain's blood was up, and he made to follow, but Mr. Tym caught him by the sleeve, and iraa word or two showed him the danger of it, so that he reluctantly gave over. All this time that arch traitor, the mate, had kept in the backgro end, bat now we heard his voice, and I conjece tured that he was rating, and perhaps trying to rally his mem It seemed that hc3 had been in the rear of thosd who came up from aween-deelts, but either from necessity or inclination, had fallen back when Mr. Tyra and the captain made their final onslaught. But clo what he could the fellows he was talking to had no heart for fur- ther ventures, and we heard them break away from him and retreat to the forward part of the ship. He must bare followed, for It was immediately quiet 'tween decks, and so that point pf our defense seemed to be safe enough. As for the companion, ,t still etood open, just as they had broken it in, but the misused door only banged at will with the motion of the ship, and, no one appeared to be near It or to guard it. We were now- minded to investigate/ the coadition of the fallen mutineers,, and found all dead. Capt. Sellinger was for bringing the affair to a head with- out further parley, and would have us sally out and fall upon the fellows and cut them down if they would not sur- render. 111 r. Tyra opposed this, saying we were still three against eight, not including the wounded sailor aucl old Lewson (the latter would hardly de- sert TO us as yet), and in the open deck we could not expect to work such havoc as we had in the cabin. In the at- tack here they had fallen on us without order or precision, crowding together till they could not get the avail of their weapons, and missing their shots because of their hastiuess, but on deck they could spread out and encompass us front and rear, and would be cer- tain to be more circumspect. But for the surprise into 'which thee, had been thrown by the sudden call of the mate, it was acaub Vol if we could have gained the day as it was. "Better to wait, then," urged MT. '1'etm, "and let ; the rascals call for a truce, which doubtless they svill eoon do, being uow a light crew for the ship, and likewise lacking nautical instruments, those being ell here in the cabin." By these arguments Mr. Term -finally prevailed, and the idea of an assault was abandoned. 'We then fell to tens- ing and Capt. Sellinger remarked thatl at least we were in command of nearly; all the powder in the ship, the magae ziae lying beneath, in the hold, and the, double doors betwixt that and the gen- eral storage sec urel,y locked. It would require the use of a rani and violence, or considerable work of,carpentry, to break through. "Yet I conceive they might employ one or the other," said ale, Tym, "and since we have the floor of,the storage room between us and the magazine, the sound might be cut off. 1 think we I had best raise you trap, to be prudent.' Say, you do it, Master Arclielc." I disturbed the scuttle aecordingly, and we moved that way that we might catch even a email sound of opera- tion. "At least, if it comes to ibe worst, we can blow up the shipaasald the cap- tain, witb a setting, together of the lips, yet not quite so desperate as his air was, I though t. "I pray you let tee think oi lase des- perate measures, ' I said, quite dis- turbed. "Surely, we should take much encouragement erom what we have clone, and trust to the like fortune in the future, They are but eight, as iyou say, and for the most part of small skill with arms. We are only three, but all have el good Itnowledge of weapon s --for I woeld have you to know that I am no novice evith either broad- sword or baeltsword, having had in- struction from an approved maitre d'armes—so the real odds are by no means what they seem." "This is all good," said Mr. Tym, with a tranquil air, "and I doubt not that we could hold them a stiff bout, so vve could have them all in front, and no use of firearms. Yet let us remain as we are for awhile, and see whether a still better way will not open." "Faith," said the, captain, quickly, "it may be opening ,now. I see some sort of glimmer or spark througal the chinks ill yon door." The spark flieleceed before 1110 0(00115 in the door, and Ievas just thinking that it might be the match of an olcl- faslaionea gun, and had opened my month to utter a warning, when the glimmer increaecel to a clear littie flame, and as it did so some one knocked on the door, "Who is tbeee?" caned out Cape. Sellinger, "It's us, sir ---Toby Hedge and 'Torre El yng." "What ,do you want, Hedge and Flyng?" "We are from the mate, eir, with a mesimge," anseveretl the earne OiCe. . "What Want you?" went on Capt., Sellinger. "Zee rnate, he eutuneone you to sure render, eIr. If you refuse he will have all yam' lives." Despite the terror of the situation, I could Beare* forbear smiling. The "Sellosee VOICEl had the most marvelous castalown mumble, mingled with an air of respect for the captain ---something that long habit would not quite euffer Lim to escape from --that could be imeiginecl. But Capt. Sellinger only located uncommonly solemn and stern. "The mete is a villain, and, you like - ha made answer. "For myself, 7 bid the evliole rascally pack of you defiance! Yet stay a little, and I will give you the word of the others. Whet, say you, friends?" he concluded, turn- cing to ue. "Ila,ve you a message of another sort?" "What manner of terms does Master Pratley offer?" spoke up Mr. Tym, somewhat to my surprise. "Ile will spare yore' lives mica give you good treatauent," answered the sailor. It seemed to me that Le spoke something eagerly. "Of what sort are the naate's plans?" The man hung a little in the wind. "There you have me out of sound- ings, sir," he said at last, "You will need to ask Master Pradey." "I have clone witlo him," said the su- percargo, turning with an indifferent air to the captain. "I did but try laim," "And I wish not evea to go to that limit," said T. "Ilark'ee, fellow's!" cried Capt. Sea linger, sternly. "Begone, and tell that lobscouring villain to do as he lists. We will neither trust him nor hold further parley with him," The men received the message in si- lence, and presently we heard them re- tire, a,nd the glimmer of their lanthorn died out. "I think they will nem leave es in peace for a little," said Alr. Teen, with the remarlc sheathing hi sword, "They have found they can neither overbear us, and till they think of something new will of necessity do nothing." "I hold the seine," eaid the captain, "and my council is that we take acle van tag,e of the lull, and catch a little re`saR:ith all my heart,"'said the super- . cargo. "Let us be about it." He yawned prodigiously, but added, laugh- ing: "I am not so worn out as I seem. , 'Twas but a lazy trick oa youth." I I felt much encouragement and, in a sort, relief at his manner. The strain till now had been great, and my cour- age, in some wise, had begun to flag. In truth, I wan new at such business, and had not learned that steadfast- ness and command over nay nerves that were to come with future experience. We were DOW ready to arrange our watches, and it only remained to de- cide who should first stand and who turn in. We settled this after a little argument by my being cbosen for the w-atch below (using the nautical phrase, though in strictness it scarce- ly applied), and I accordiugly eelected the mate's cabin, and stretched myself in tale bunk. 1 cannot say how long I slept, but I know I was awakened at last by a sound of crasbing wood, and on start- ing up I found the ship almost without motion and a few faint day- streaks coming in at the window. I was on my feet straightway and caught -up my haiager and pistol. What had hap- pened I could not conjecture, but it must be something of import. I heark- ened for an instant, but there was no repetition of the sound, and without tarrying longer I flung open t,he door and rushed out. My friends were on their feet. swoed in hand, and by the cocking of their heads were in the act• of listening. "What is it?" I cried. "What is do- ing?" "Nay, we know not for a certainty," replied Mr. Tym coolly, "but by the noise it is the splintering of boats." "Is it not light, enough to scan the deck?" I asked. "1 think there be cracks in the door sufficient to see th rough." "We tried but now, and could dies cover nothine" answered the super- cargo. "Yet no harm to make a fresh attempt." With this I stepped to the door a,ncl applied my eye to the chiefest crack. I thouelat 1 cauebt a glimpse of some shadowy figures. Stimulated by the discovery, I boldly care -e, away the fas- tening aud peered out. I instantly dis- covered two or three forms flitting about the 'bows, and as r looked saw one mount the bulwark and drop over. In a moment-, it came to me what was doing. The mutineers Were d0SeTtfllg the ship; I flung ,the door wide and made a significant gesture to my cone- panione. They were beside me in a twinkling, and on beholding tbe de- serted deck tumbled unhesitatingly out. I was at their heels, aud we con- tinued to the confines of the quarter deck, where we fetched up and looked around. All Was indeed clear. Poop, afterd eche midships, and .foredeele— not a soul to be seen. My companions had mounted the bulwark and were bending over, tend the captain was wagging his head and pointing at something over f,he quar- ter. I was at no lossto guess -what it wasand upon running a bit one side and loolcing past the poop I made cer- tain. It was, in fact, the escaping mutineers. To be Continued. Keening It Quiet. "Do you reelly love me, John?" "Awftilly, tautly!" "Hew nine that is! But don't tell May body, for the world!" Pause of 13 few moments, "Do you really and truly tsive 1D e John?" "To distraction, Male!" "Well, don't tell enybody--bet me!". Dern °roll "I i'1 \V05 run from a bravest." "alrhy?" "If 1 1:111; to ore: 11 few ininttte.s. I to telling lies ineself,", i IlaaeelleeaeafeeillaSeafeaOsillefelaitair m tirti ettaieice.NECiuloAlintlaitotArw:ic,:xii;0.4.rinrsprru'in, If pigs can be raised in six months and sold at tt Weio'ht of about 200 pounds, they pay better than those kept much longer, says 0. W. Jones in The American Cultivator. It is well known to all breeders that it is during the first six months that the animals gain tho fastest ancl after that every pound of flesh or fat comes slower and at a greater outlay of food. Up to the period of six months a pig should gain eo rapidly that the change can almost be eeen from day to day., Young namonths-old pigs always Command ftmey prices in the market, toce_for-the flesh is sweet and tender and the pork is not all fat. Epicures demand this kind of young pork, and they eat with a relish when they would turn up their noses at fat pork from pigs S months or e year, old. It should be ,made a point to raise the young pigs $o (Ivy will tip the scales at 200 pounds at lea8t at the end of six months, and if they do not do this there is something wrong in the feed- ing of the breed. Pork raised at this rate pays a good profit, while that pro- duced by the slower method of holding TYPICAL PI0. the pigs several mouths later does not always reward the owuer,. When the young pigs are old enough, they should be allowed the run of a pasture field where clover is pretty thiels. Turn them loose in tbe field with the sow. If the lielcl Ines plenty of good fresh running water in it and ample shade for the animals, thee, will do nanchbet- ter aud not euffer drawbaelss heat. The SOW should be fed freely on milk slops with bran mixed ID it, and when the pigs are old enough let them eat with the motlaer. Liberal feeding of this mixture should not be turned into wasteful practice. Give only as much as they will eat up clean at a time. Feeding twice a day is better than heavy feeding once a day. With this Mtn, milk and clover ration the pigs can get along without any trouble for two months or moreaand they will ;seem rapidly during tlae whole time. When they are 2 mouths ola, a little corn can be fed to them; give them about one ear a clay along witb the b flit5 and buttermiht slops. '1,The cern adds to their fat :ena strengte leacl the liberal -feeding of clover keeps the sys- (01.1.1 in eNcellent condition. At the end of four months the pigs' should be old enough to stand a heav- ier and wore heating diet, and it is well to substitute for the corn, bran and milk slops a diet of bran and corn- meal softened with water and mixed to the stiffness of a dough. Peed this to them twice a day and give, them as H11.1Ch 15 they will eat up clean at a time. Then turn them loose in the clover field as before a,nd let them eat in addition all the grass that they will. Finally during the last month of their lives confine them in close but perfect- ly clean quarters and fatten them off svith cornmeal and bran. Give them twice as much of the former as the leiter and let them Cat liberally of the mixture. At the end of the six months they should be [inc, fat pigs, weighing from 200 to 240 pounds each, and every pound will represent a good profit. Stock and the Bay Crop. We hear that in some sections farm- ers are plautaing to greatly reduce their stock this fall because of short hay crops. If they have no othee alterna- tive but to do so, we cannot blame them for such action, but we regret that they did not earlier provide for grotving crops that would have kept the animals - in good condition when pastures were dry and crops that coeld have been substituted for hay when winter comes. Some made sueb pro- vision, and now, instead of selling an- Imals, they are ready to buy. They will find farming profitable this year because they will be so situated as to buy stock cheaply of less prudent farm- ers, who can keep it until the are better crops. The next worst thing to selling stock at a time wben it should be paying a profit is to sell it when it is not In the best condition to sell. All who have to sell stock sboulch try to fatten it (bit they may get the best market prices, remembering that in buying and feeding grain they are add- ing fertility to their remise—American Cultivator. Sin rovn pc Past ores. Experimetits at the grass station at .A.leilene, Tex., have shown that natural pastures, may be improved by disking the loosening tlae starlit:co and thus trapping the grass eeecls tlmt oth: erevise Would 1)0 blowb away until aught by some natural obstaele in- elattd of lodging 3111C10 111051 neetled. It WitS also shown that the seine process helped to retain the water f all i g ob tee land instead of pernsitthig it to flow away CVO' tho hard etirfaree. Also that deep furrow plows d every 10 to 1.30 feet Ilea sanae tem.`temcies, catele, Mg the seeds in their flight and also. the' )vatee 'from aline, cauming it to eoak into the ground histead of rnn- 11013 y to tars fll'fl WS. Wilere it can do biat little good. Caseful experi- mentation, 18 every yea'. developing - W and 10 1 Hill& trilt115 hearing uaeti faensing and Stock 1153 111,. — 'Texas Wean) and Ilar CIGAR TOBACCO. }Tarv'estlng nod Curing , the C1'op 531 the, N oval. The crop is plante0 in rows, usualla 31/2 to 4 feet apart and la to 24 Indies apartin the row, It is topped to 15 or 18 leaves and is frequently suckered during the season. It is on the ground about 90 days, the seasen ayera,ging from about the middle of al.aY', to the last of August, All the leaveon,the plant de not ripen at the same time, Under the conditions Pre- vailing it is therefore usually eousider- ed neceesary to determine the average time Of ripenieg' aud. cut the plant when the middle leaves are ripe. The ground leaves will of course be over- riPe, while the top leaves will have hardly matured. Tile stalk. is cut and laid on the ground for one and one-half to tWo hours to wile It is'. turned if necessary to prevent burning: Et is important that vain should not fall upon the plant while lying on the ground. Aftea it is wilted italciently the stalk is speared on a lath, about eight plants to the lath. It is then hung 10 a barn to dry. The tobacco barn is quite tight, but W011 provided with ventilators, which tufo opened on favorahle days, as tlie barn must be well ventilated until the tobacco is thoroughly wilted. Artificial heat is not used. The time eacl, rapidity of curing:depend entirely upon the sveeth: en It rarely exceeds two months how- ever. When thoroughly dried, the laths of tobacco are taken- down during a warm, damp spell and piled In heaps with sacks or cloths spread over them to keep the pile 111 "order" for several days. "Order" or "case" in tobacco curing means a moist condition in which the tissue will not break. Fre- quently when the piles' begin to dry the butts are sprinkled with water. The stalks are taken from the laths and the leaves stripped off. The leaves aro put by baedfuls into a box lined with strong, tough paper. The paper is wrapped tightly over it and the buta- tile securely tied. A large proportion of the tobacco is sold to ti e dealers in this shape. Some producers sort it, however, and get 3 cents pound more for it, alehough the packers usually resort it before the fermentation. When properly sorted, the tobacco is graded into Here, binders and long and short, bright and dark wrappers. These are made up into "bands"—I. e., bundles of leaves tiecl together at tbe base. The tobacco is frequently "blown"—that is, lightly sprinIsled ,witb water to bring it into proper order be- fore casing or packing down, but this is never practiced by the best farmers. The fermentation or sweating is HSU- ally managed by the packers and not by the farniers.—Milton Whitney. Tbree Plow Attnelkments. • When plowing down corn stubble, green crops, tall weeds, manure or straw, a number' of des -ices are used to draw 'the stalks and litter into the furrow and distribute along so es to be covered by the plow, the ':naoet • 4-.S!'[..l.',1•41. 4•I'4 ‘) 11111_,1„.1 ATTACHMENTS FOR THE PLOW. common of which is the chain arrange- ment sbown in the figure. The chain usually Is about flee feet in length, one end fastened to evener and the oth- er to plow beam at the place evher the coulter is attached, allowing the chain to drag along the bottom of PUT - VOW and over portion of the unplowed ground. Some prefer to fasten the chain farther back on the plow, beam or at the standard. In turning under very heavy corn stubble the chain is sometimes found too light to do its work well, and an extra (cen- (er of the figure) is added is a voluted stick of wood ona foot long and two inches ha diameter one end pointed and tbe other flattened, etud svired to chain at point chain leaves furrow to fasten to plow beam. Tbe earth as it leaves the moldboard falle on the stick and causes it to hold the" chain always in the right positiOn, drawing to tbe bottom of the furrow the hea-viest ccalistalks or weeds. A device used in place of a chain, is shown below this. It is a round Stick of heavy wood about 4 inche$ in diam- eter and 11/2 to 2 feet long long, which is 1ittached with rope swivel to 'plow beam about two feet in front of 'the standard, where It rolls along on edge of furrow and acts like the chain, says a Rural New Yorker correeponclent. AgrIcAnitiirtill Brevities The value of eggs exported fvoni Cauada in 1eS09 attiounied to $1,207,003', in 1898, a1,255,304; in 1807, $1,018,470. The genciell aontlition of the tobacco erca) for the fleet week of July was fa- vorable. A recently enacted laW Makes It il- legal to ship fecal)] one state to another. animals Or bird8 Which have beau !till- ed oe eaptured In violation of loeal laws and requires all peclatges con- taining eniieutls or birds to be plainly, merited so that the, mime teddrees of the shipper and the nature of the eontents May in ascertained by itispec- lion Of the 0111 de of suet' packages. The 11 VC.Viltf(1 30003t1011 of sweet pota, toes . on July I '\vas highly favorable, Texele heing the only hntiorttint produ, est. that, roports•a cola] tion even slight- ly below itratele year averae. 14 3.1()SES„ WHY THE LEADER OF ISRAEL IS REP.. RESENTED WITH HORNS. ------, rile Ieeror 'which c ave Root to' tin. C11111,011$ Idea "Inuit Is eseepetuatese ivy' Pain ling's, coins tAudi S t 11411leii, , . , , . niellitel Angelo's etasteraiee.e. In one of the schools of the District id Tit heii7 sYm0ael I iNsItilleallIlaeetiteAsillagS'sel(a)' s'Moses!'st'ormce1 1..1 ter for weeks,the pupilsand teachera vying with each other in an attempt to find an answer to the question of olio of the small pupils who gravely, clu35 ried the why ofthe incipient lidrut which ornamented the hettcl of thc , rugged leader of the Israelites as he 14 represented in this masterpiece of Mi- chael Angelo's, a masterpiece, by the ,way, which started out to be a Jove Ol' 50010 Otil0T fiction of the brain, but which the great .seulptor finally 'shaped into the likenes,s of Pope Jialies -mei christened "aloses." , For 40 years, just as long as Mesea and his people wandered In the win derness, this statue stood in the AVorls-, shop of its gifted creator bef.are n a wmrld saw it, but it types, today the universal C011Cepti011.of the great law- g'er' iIthil°asrilsbeilnend (tic:IIIown .- for Centuries, though, that the translation of' klabaa. Isuk, which says, "And his brightness was as liglitalm lead horns comhig out of his bead," is incorrect :end the ',els- take of the "Intelligent comae., r" who in , his illtitninated text got a up on his "a's", and 'O'S" anti made "menus" head "qe.ren,'" as ' nearly as 'Hebrew Call be made into cold Eng- lish. The former means "rays;" the latter means "horns," and there you are. St. Jerome' in rendering "his face shone" iu the passage in Exodus gave. it Its primitiVe meaning and mistrans- latiou and has sent down to Us througb the ages "facieth esse coariatumat be- ing "Ids face was horned." Thus it seems that et mistake stereotyped in stone remains to torment the you-th who likes to know the why 'of things. Just why artists and sculptors keep on perpetnatthg this iclea is one of the inscrutable things of life. But more , than anybody else perhaps artists cling to, teaclition, and since tlie great teas- ters gatte aaoses horns it must be the proper thing to do, and that is probe, bly es-hy he wears horns in modern as well as inedimval art. , In 'the Congressional 'library, 00 (110 south side of the big sunflower cloc]s,. is a gigantic bronze MO.sas by Niehaus, and he has borns that look not unlike thoseawonclerful bumps that Elina But- ler's big head used to .wear. In the Boston library , John Sergeant, the great painter, for a centerpiece tO a procession of tbe propheta painted atoses with full front view' and horns like a Texas steer, and infealing him le a. queer conventlenal kind of drapery that looks like eagles' whites. In strilting and pleasingecontrast to E_ these horned conceptions ' eh ttae 1 ancients have imposed Imo ,: us aod \villein we still accept is a copy of a splendid Moses by Plockborst repre- senting the archangel Michael strug- gling with Satan for the dead body of Moses, evhich is upberne 1)3' three little angels. The Moses has instead of horns upon his grandly conceived head rays of light which seem to mellow and soften the stern face of the dead law- giver. Isloekliorst , has painted real child angels: too, not fat little kids with legs and' arms like prizefighters and bodies like beer tants. This Ifelioe tint, which is in the library of con- gress, is a present from the' royal gal- lery In Berlin. - Nicolas Fou sin painted some 20 pie. tures of Moses frOlp a 'Milo little ba- by in the „bulrush basket to Aloses "on gray-Betlipeotai height," some of thorn with horns and SOIlle of them without. Five of these pictures are of the baby In the water and just out of it, and the heads are as varied 115 those of Colum- bus on the exposition postage stet:ripe. Some of them look like advertisements for hair restoratives and others as though wigs would enhanee the ap- pearance of the baldheaded babiee whose painted faces look , as many years old as the baby Moses had liverl, minutes when found 1sY Therinutis, . Another by this anther has befTla tb,at eXtend out from the sidee of the bead , like the ears of a mule and represents Moses as striking the rock ip the wil- clerness. -This is a .very futikii..tvis picture, anfcm m yway, the caels Te „ e hea-da Illee horses, arid the horses look like al i- lextoesetainneg,t1h1 ionrgsetsh at stands on four legs pt This curious idea of a hoened eleses. has not only been perpetuateca by pstintings, coins and statues, but aas al- , „ so passed muster evitla many73 acknowledged fame. Grotit%, r stance, identifies .Moses with th a ecl ,leinev is 01' Egypt and stave' ,s , t h al the phenoinenen Ives intended 'to re- , minchthe Israelites of the golden calla` Spenheitn, however, stigmatizes Elie 0'4'd forts of art in this direction as "prepose, (Prom industry" and distinctly attribS, eaes to ,Teroine a veritnble belief in the horne of Aloses. Crude as is the mise. translation not one person in ten aa the schoolteachers and pupils found out, have any 'cleft why it is that arte wistitsh hornsalacsculotors still dM epict OS 4 To Live Long. VIrchow, the German scientist, ,sai tlie wee, to live long is to "be born, Wit a good 'constitution, talc° care of , .when yon are young, , always, have', something to do and 1)e rasigned 11 '0t1 °find you catinot 110001111311 1) all yoUt wish." It is easier to live long with A! poor' constitution than to violate theie othercondltione and rea,ch old age, The taxidermist makes an honorable' living at a skin ganne—Philadelphite itee0r4,, SH 1 rite leer the Let the tir ion Est the thi0 wia gr, fl 115 0 ca