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THE BRUSSELS POST.
MATABELELAND, I efin be done of ter that again there is inter•
mit tent rain for another two months. From
A sffitainte grog and a Notable People, ! the middle of Jimmy to the beginning of
November and rain fills, told tho country
llie imwest English aquisithm h South depends entirely upon int rivers, why),
Africa 111110 fair to have ail interesting hia• however, aro numerous and or:nal:mt. 'the
terY before it follY ailialFAInatoil int0 tno soil is in placce sanity, 1011 is righ, and suja
Colonial Empire, That (110 141; plies the notivert with Ell the Kaffir corn
valuable terifficurY there 08 no 110,11114 RI" they require, and with pasture for their
though the climate •sill prove trying to Iht- oxen,
icopeons. But its king is hy oll odds the !min 11 issioNAnins,
ablest native A 1 ;genii menar!th Slum
rehaka' 01111 "a utunercas inhabitants are '04e"107:011,1growot11e r
among the noblest and bravest, of all the
, iie.ars to be copable of wh itemis , 0140(1 i)1
Kaffir peoples. That they will quietly sun.
it. The virgin Ind is studded with scrub
mit to tho dominati011 of white mop la and bush, 1101 1,00 thick 40 1)0 ridden through
scarcely to be expeeted, espesially seeing
Iii any part, but there is very little Umber,
how good a cause they have tohate the Rock mid birds are still to be found, but log
Boers, as, indead, what South African triho
lilts not ? And tho Boers themselves aro
busy atirring tip trouble in at loost two
directions, They aro Melting the naives to
rise and drive out the English, which is
equivalent to inciting them to
tinsititm, mAssAintn,
arid they are preparing themselves to march
on mosso from the Transvaal across the
Limpopo River' and :alto possession of the
land. For Ilatahololond lies just north of
1110 Transvaal, and east of British Bechuana-
land. The lloors hove long coveted 14, but
have hesitated to measure forces with King
Lobengula's armies. They had a hard
onongli time in driving Lobengula's father,
Musiliriazi, out of the Tronsvaal, and they
know that the alatabeles cherish toward
them an ineradicable hatred on that account.
But now that the British South Africa Com-
pany is trylog to open up the country to
civilization, the amiable Dutchmen are in-
clined to interfere. President Krugerprom-
ises to restrain his people from invasion, but
a Boer's promise isnot the most trostworthy
security in all the world.
Kincl Lohengula is reolly 4. tino specimen
of barbarian royalty. Ha is taloa fifty-
seven years old, of superb physival proper.
Lions and of dignified rod courtly bearing.
He never is seen in a possion, as so many
savage chieftains are, but when either
administering justice or meeting foreign
envoys always preserves a dignified com-
posure and calm cool demeanor. Ho is
extremely temperate, and altogether ab-
stains from spirits ; beer he drinks, but
when, as ia nut uncommon, traders moire
him a present of champagne, he always
gives it to his wives. His abstinence, how-
ever, does not save him from gout, from
which Ile suffers greatly. He is a man of
liberal and advanced ideas, and posses-
ses no sinall degree of statesmanship, His
subjects comprise a number of tribes, whom
he
DOVERNS WITH RARE sair.r.,
doing wonders to make them all one in
interests, langtage, contains and laws, His
administration of justice would do credit to
001(1031 more civilized riommonweidth. The
veal, court consists of Lohengula h'etselfttnd
aix of lois chief Indunas. Crises are brought
from all parts of the country, 44013 4401 impar-
tially Irma mid decided. The Indiums net as
counsel for the parties and take tech n ical point
with an ingennity which would do credit to
R British Quesn'a Counsel, and discuss and
debate the cases 111011 great eagerness. ludo d
in nutty ways the Matebele litigation is
similar to that of England, for although the
Indunas fiercely orge the claims of it client
while the case lasts, their differences (limp.
pear the 1110(140111 11)0 Kin g's deciaion is given.
During the pendency ot a case, moreover,
the Inclunas keep religiously amity from the
parties concerned and their friends, but as
soon as the case is over they approach the
successful or defeated party as if there had
been 170 dispnto. The .King very prudently
draws his assessors in turn from various ports
of the country, and does not allow any set
of men from long habit to become his Inas-
tem or too experienced advisers.
The King lives mostly in a big ox -wagon.
Before he socceeded to the throne he wore
European clothes, and spent misoli of his
Ulna travelling about tho country
game hits been driven entirely away, except
from a large preserve in which the King
keeps '200 elephants, which he 0(44110 1110 cows,
and ((1111 1101 allow to 1)0 01401.
The Matabeles own large flocks, ono man
having somet inns as many as 4,000cattlo, and
(10 many goats and sheep ; but the pure
Alatahole does 110 work ; lie 100 00 arts, no
Industries. He does not carve wood, or
oven moke his own osolai, which ho geta
from Mashonaland. Al the domestic and
agricultural labor is clouts by the altwos, and
in most cans the men slaves put the toil
tiloen.ithet 1110' "Iwo:arta resit. d tThe stolgiNOr the
people aro very small, their food being con.
tined to Kaffir corn and meat, Gold is ap-
parently (mond in considerable quantities in
Matabeleland, and in the province known
as Mashonaland it is very plentiful.
lf war does break out the country will bo
by no mons easy to subdue. It is difficult
to estimate the fighting strength of such a
nation, but at a great, war dance there were
3,000 warriors present, and yet of some
regiments only obootone-holf were upon the
sone, and trovellers at the time say that
the bringing together of this greet body of
men made no perceptible difference in the
numbers 0( 3(1011 to be seen in the kraals.
The Matabeles, moreover, are good fighting
men, anti have a
DREAT QUANTITY OF RIELES,
as well 71S their shields and assegais. And
they arc good marksman. The native spear
or assegai is not discarded because the rifle
is used, and when his ammunition is ex-
Peucled the Matabele will jump up and rush
in with his spear, tho destructiveness of
which in Zulu hands is too well known.
The Matabeles under Muzilicazi lough t with
the Z tins under Chula, and then, burning
their steps northword, conquered wild 0001I -
313e11 the Transvaal. It was only when
driVen thence fifty years ago that they
seized their present territory.
Lobengula at present restrains his fighting
men, and when the younger impis came and
asked leave to sittughter all the white men
in the country, he told them how his ambas-
sadors said for every drop of their blood
another white Irian would spring up. Then
tho impis said " Let us kill these here
and see if what they say will happen," bat
Lobengula told them that if they wanted to
Eght they might go and sack Kimberley,
and they might divide the spoil without
bringing it to him, but neither on their way
there nor coming hack must they injure a
single man. This enterprise was too tisticli for
them, but 3( 1110)' had not concluded in their
proposals a scheme to massacre the older
lininnas, they might perhaps have got suffi
°lent support to force the king to give way.
WITI1 AN ENDLIS11 TEAMSTER.
But since his occession he has resumed his
native costume, and makes his people do
likewise. Still he sticks to his ox wagon,
for which he has given up all other resi-
dences. This is in some respects a great
convenience to him, for it gives him o travel-
ling court and capital. From time to time
lie moves his headquarters, " inspanning '
his oxen and going off withont any warning.
If asked where he is going he replies, "Fol-
low my wheel tracks and see." This is
probably partly policy to prevent, combina-
tions against him and partly early habit of
imitation of his father, who did the same
before hills. He has seventy-eight goons,
ot whom ten are royal and the rest concu-
bines, but by none of his royal wives has tho
King any son, and his probable that when
he dies there will he fighting between the
various sons of the other wives, oath being
supported by the district from which his
mother came. The wives are scattered over
the coontry in the various kraals, and when
O royal progress takes place the queens do
not go with their lord, but await him at
the kraal to which 110 18 going. Gubulawayo,
the capital, may he taken as a specimen of
a large kraal. In the 0011110 01 the King's
wagon and round it his wives' huts till cit.-
oular, built of mud bricks and roofed with
reeds. Round the central cluster of hots is
an open spme of grass four hundred yards
wide, and round this space are the habita-
tions of the warriors—said to number four
thousond—and their families; beyond these
again, is the stockade, winch is severe
miles in length.
Not long ace Lobongula sent o couple o
his ablest ministers on
TEE HEROIN.S OF NtANIFITIL WORLD'S FAIR NOTES,
— —
AU 1,.0)1.011111 141l411V14.1 lig minors 111311 TO. T wooly -four foreign outions have now
butes taro 0 nocr, officially accepted thr• invitation to partici-
The Queen hue requested her presoiren at pate in the Exposition. Russia, I -flukey,
1)0111110014, Pei ma and Egypt are among the
Windsor, and 4,000,0 111111 tributes of various
s '8' S
DT INC WORDS,
Oear T bey in rear ire Tr o in Thar 81.01101T111d1.
W4Irlis /I P81,[111,"
Ths dying war ds of rioted people havo 10
ofteu :lone duty for thoologicol and other
10001(1 young heroitto of Manipur—the girlish mu. fur on 031341131010 111 .t,„.2,(1,,:.,.(),„ Imo (('11(114111pointingsmoiral or adorning a tale,
111(1) the presumption 30 t 11101 the popular arid
kinds are thowored 014 every side upon le
woman of twouty- two who omit through bon oppropr1441e11 by twenty, otos slaw for
the awful disaster (1,111 11410 emirs back to 1,111 representation 141 1110 World's Fair. acteepted versions, in sonic instances, bear
the tale. Not just yet, though ; It in too ?Pry little 1314en086 to the (1(1(011111,10; yet it is
near too terribly real to be discussed lo all
its details ; out owe fame ffity when the
dark pictnro has somewhat paled arid when totes, for, he soys, it will cost loin ,S01,)0,000 ,
troth," they •possesa some intermit.
Mrs, Crimwood 817,71 think gnietly Of 00 to moire on exhibit creditable to his estab.
collection 1
Converse Cleave contributes the following
fatal days thot rained her happinesssuddens lieb,„,„.
ly and completely and brought death ond The lumberman of Washington liner:
destruction Into tho peat:dui little mop, promised to con tributo all the material Dianne!' 1" I Refer; ing to 1130 oxeout(on.)
Major John Andre : " Must I die hi this
the hopes to write 14 full account of the necessary for the construction of the boild.
disaster. ing of 11)0 .1 State at, the Exposition, and flouter' of the jury, you will DOW consider
Charles Abbott, Lord Tenterdon 1 "Geo'
WO 7.1101t11.0 ller, tho young and comelY the Northerti Pacific has agreed to trans-
thro-year-old wife of the late British Itosi. port the exhibit free of charge. Thus Y0'10 verdict."
dent at Manipur, remaining with her lins. Washington can expend upon its exihibit God, my body to the earth, and my worldly
Mit:Intel Angelo : " My soul I resign to
band when danger threatened, althoogli it the entire 51 00,000, which was al1PrePri' possessiona to my relatives. " "
had been orranoed for her to come to Europe .1 r., of the vel,jyriw'Poli10ncts Arnold, of Rugby ; " Ab,
uted.
during last April. Then, when the sad dis. Lieutenant Roger Welles,
aster had come Which WO so -much deplore, United States navy, Commissioner to John Adams 1 " Independence forever.
Mrs. Grimwoocl, herself badly wounded in Venezuela and the neighboring coloniert, (13y a singular coincidence lie died on Jude.
the arm displayed all those qualities which reporta that the Governor General of the pencloce Day, and 1.170 same day as Thomas
only a devoted woman could display. Al- Dutch Colonies in the West Indies, compost.
though ed of the islands of Comma, St, Martins, General Edward Braddock : " Wo shall
J , Moon. "
THE IIVIA,I1TH WERE FAWN() Bonoire, Aruba, St. Eustache and Saba, has better know how to deal with them another
around, she tended the wounded in the accepted the invitation t0. participate in the 11nm.,
collors of the Residency and found them Exposition, and has appointed a commission Marcos Bozzaris : " To die for liberty 10 14
food, quite oblivious. to her own needs. to take charge of the work. pleasure and not a pain."
Then when the Residenoy was evacuated, Models in papier maxim representing thc Mary Beatrice, of Modena : "Pray for
the trials that had to be borne recall tho days fur seal and walrus fisheries on the coast of me and for the king, my son, that he may
Alaska are being prepared by the Smithson- serve God faithfully all his life,"
of the Mutiny. Starting in only her house
shoes, Mrs. Griorwcod soon svore these out, ian Institution at Washington for the Bede the Venerable: " If my Maker
and had to don a. pair of ammunition hoots. World's Fair. 1(1 10 the intention, by meons 'Aeolic, who formed me out of nothing, I am
She WaS ten days without taking her olothes of these models, to give visitors to the willing to leave the world and go to hhn.
off, and ono can imagine the relief ex- Exposition an idea of the seal industry aly soul desires to see Christ, my king, in
which has caused much diplomatic correspon- His beauty, as He is, and where He is, Glary
porienced when the refugees eneountered a
body of Clhoorkas. At that time Col, demo recently between this country and be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Botcher had two cartridgesleft—one for 'Ms Great Britain. Holy Ghost."
unfortunate lady and the other for himself, The Kansas World's Fair managers Edinund Burke: " God bless you." (To
if capture was (mminent. Mrs. Grimsvood offered prizes of $10 each tor the hest samples 0(01011)1 who lifted him to his couch.)
is still suffering from a sprain incurred on of wheat, cats, rye and other grains and James Buchanan 1 " 0 Lord Almighty,
this memorable journey. grasses, to be put in bundles eight inches in as thou wilt."
It is a pathetic figure, that of. the girl. 'diameter ; each contestant formslung two Aaron Burr: " On that subject I am
widow, dressed in deep mourning, which bundles. Half of the samples received will coy." (Referring 10 1110 religion.)
moires 'her tall, slender figure appear taller be entered for premiums at the Exposition John Bradford 1 " Straight is the gate
than the really is, The face is still pale and the others be used in decorating the and narrow is the way that leadeth unto
and thin. But 11 18 not the pallor and not Kansas State building 441 1110 Fair. 1 i 10, and few there be that find it, And now,
There is a look in the large blue eyes and — .
H. C. Payne, special Commissioner to 0 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." (Uttered
the 1 ragility whieh maks it so pathetic.
an expression round mouth which it bi mercico,•gays thot country will probably ap, at the stake in 15)5, when he suffered mar -
always sad to 550 311 one so young. And no propriate at the start 5750,000 for the (1ep- tyrdom.)
resentation. ottho.Expositio.c, and that it John Bonyan : " Do not weep for me, but
smile steals over the fair face ; never once
will most likely increase the amount 10 for yourselves. I go to the Father of our
do the eyes lose the $2,000,000 later on. 'Mexico voted $400,• Lord Jesus Christ, WI10 no doubt will receive
LOOK OP SADNESS, 000 at the start for the Paris Exposition, me, though a sinner, through the mediation
and very often when she speaks the tears
and spent S1,300,000 before it got through. of our Lord Jesus Christ, where I hope we
aro in her voice and brim over in her eyes.
Great enthusiasm is manifested' dver the shall ere long meet to sing the new song and
She is so natural and simple, as she sits in
Chico o ]13oposition, ond Mexico will car- re.nain happy forever, world with out end.
her ; but there is that dignity. oboob her tainlygexce(Pall previous efforts. Amen."
her low ohoir with the rows of books behind
whirl) is said to denote what le generally The Woman's Christian Temperance Lord Francis Bacon : " A little philoso.
called " highest breeding, " and Whioh is Union and Woman's Temperance Publica. phy inclineth men's minds to atheism, but
innate refinement and oan never be acquit.- tion Association have applied, through joso- depths in philosophy bring men's minds
ed. phine R. Nichols, of Indianapolis, for 100 by about to religion. illy creatures, 0 Lord,
• have been my books, bet Thy holy Scrip-
" I cannot say much about it yet," sha 20 feet of space in which to make an es-
Mis N h I these i 'an- tures much more. I have sought Theo in the
soys very quietly, and with a deep aigh. hibit. 3 is 0. 3 slays inse orga II
" It is too near. Later on, svhen all the tions want to exhibit Jags, »inner s, hooks courts, fields and gardens, but I found Thee
present excitement about it is over, I hope and other publications, and numerous other 0 God, in Thy sanctuary—Thy teinples."
Cresar Borgia : "I had provided in the
to write it all down, from first to lost and things, all prepared by women, and also to ..
publish 11 111 book form. But not yet. establish and operate a hospital and model course ot my life for ever3rthiug except death,
li entire'
"Yes," she wont on, musi»gly and with creche, at the latter of \shish women visit- and 1107V, alus I I am to ie, thoug y
a far.owoy look in her eyes, "11 is so near, ors with babies can lerive them to be cared nnycrieipuyettan' r :
"Aid thou, too Brutus !"
a long, long time ego since we lived there The colored people, through the National _Augustus elven'. ; "Farewell, 'Livia., and
though sometimes it seems as if it were such for while they see the sights.
onietly and peacefully. We were on per- Emancipation Monument Association, pro- es 00 remember our long union:"
fectly friendly terms with the Senapotti ; r pose to erect a superb monument '74 feet Cicero : " Here veteran, If you think it
often rode out with tire princes, and there high in the Exposition grounds commern- right—strike 1' (Addressed with bowed
was nothingwhatever to warn us Of what rotative of the emanoipation of the negro head to the 1400ESS1 n.)
WaS coming. When they. began to firo at race, The plans provide for a, huge stone Cleopatra : "Here thou art, then ?" (ad.
theReffidency we had to fly. We stayed as plinth surmounted by a negro soldier, and dressed to tile asp as she took it from the has -
long as we conld, but there Was nothing else surrounded at the base by bronze statues of ket of fruit in which it had been concealed,
to be done in the end. We had to leave in Lincoln, Lovejoy, John Brown, Garrison, before its poisonous fangs had done their
a terrible hurry' there wog no 11)445 10 pack Philips and two or three others prominent fatal work.)
or take anything, else I should have tried in the emancipation movement, Adam Clark : "Are you going ?"
to take my jewelry and valuable things that Canada has received, through the medium Cyrus the Great: "Adieu, dear children
'could easily be carried' 1 had not even my of Groat Britain an invitation to make an may your lives be happy ; carrymylast re!
hat—absolutely nothing except the clothes membranee to your mother, and or you, my
exhibit at the Britain,
and there is 710
I wore. My shoes and stockings, winch faithful friends, as well absent as present,
ware very thin, wore in rags long before we doubt that it will do so. A deputation of
receive this last farewell, and moy you live
got to British territory, and I had to walk Ontario mumbers of Parliament has asked
in Jamie."
barefoot, My clothes got soiled and torn, the Dominion Government to assiat Ontario
Lord Crit 1 lert o circa/ ,
1 1 C 11' d the English
and I had to throw away everything I could producers and manufacturers 111 making all
Admiral 1 " I arn now 01 3, staten h
' i w ich
do withont, and all cloy long we were exhibit at two Chicago World's Fair. Favor-
able consideration was promised. nothin.g in the world can disturb me more. 1
marching along„ trying to get further away. m dying and I am sure it must be consols -
When W0 wore in the jungle it svas a little Tulrect, roposes to furnish a a ' 1 tu _ b
tory to you, and all who ove 1110, see ow
n vel exhibit California,'for the Fair. From rt ,
better ; but in the open, with 11)0 000 pour- nunfortably 10111 coming 10 1310 end. (He
ing down, it was terrible. For the first day "03' .°
igantic re woo tree, ee ng , an ..
d . d 390f tl' h clo6 died as sea.)
Shaving by Nepttifine eV. hen Crossing the
The humorous custom of "shaving at the
tub by Neptune" when crossing the Equator
Tropics, and Europa Point is of very ancient
0013111, and is commonly practised on board
foreign as well as British ships. On the
departure of 14140000? from England by either
of the aforesaid routes, much ingenuity is
displayed by tlie old seamen to discover the
uninitiated, and 11 40 seldom that any escape
detection. A few days previous to arrival
1011011 mystery is observed by the ship's com-
pany, during which time they are then
secretly collecting et ale soapsuds, water, &o.,
and arranging details. The neophytes who
wish to got out of the inevitoble shave,'
then send the captain of the foo'sle their
"forfeits "—generally a bottle of rum or a
few shillings—and these are very seldom
refused. On crossiug the Tropic a voioc, as
if at a, distance, cries : "Ho, tho ship ahoy!
I shall come on board." Presently two non
of large stature come seemingly over the
bows with hideons masks on, out personating
Neptune, the other Amphitrite, and
followed by a score of others. All 1400 110145)1
to the waist and have peculiar head-dresses.
Then Neptune addresses the captain and
intimotes that there are many Johnny
Rows " on board who have uotpaidtheirdne,
and must, therefore, be initiated into the salt
water mysteries. Soon some twenty barbers,
with razors, brushes, and " soapsuds" join
the throng, the razors boon made ot old iron
hoops jagged, the second (min old tor
hostiles, ond tho shaving suds from tar,
grease, and something from the cook's rooms.
The subjects are soon captured and the fol-
lowing proceedings goo through. Seated on
a board across tub of water his eyes
quickly bandaged, the victim's floe° is soon
lathered with the horrible composition,
and two sharp scrapes aro made on either
side. Endertyours aro thou made bycompas-
sionate questions to get the victim to spook
and, if successful, a splash of the soapsuds
is rammed into the unhappy individual's
mouth; then immediately, the board upon
which he has been sitting is slipped and the
P000 follow is left to floonder his way out
of the tub the host wear he can. While mak-
ing these endoovours his misorios are acl-
dad to by the dashing over him of buckets-
ful of water from all sides. This fun gener-
ally lasts 14130110 017 hour and a•lialf, and al-
though it does not sound well in accordance
with the usual disc:11,111M of it mametwar,
few coptains refine this old-titne privilege
to tho crews.
AN EMBASSY To ENOLAND.
He wanted, most of all, to find out thopow-
00 and general character of the nation svith
which, as he clearly sow, he would soou have
important dealings. The men brought back
to him a striking account of the hind they
had visited. They told him that London
waxlike tho ocelot ; a man might walk, and
yvalk, ancl wallt, end yet never get to the
end of the houses. If Englishmen were
killed, they reported, for every drop of blood
in their bodies another would spring up to
take their plows ; but what rnost astonish-
ed them 41150 the telephone. They were
placed a mile apart and talked together.
Afterward they decinzed that they isould
imagine such machine might 11111c English,
but DOW it could bo taught to speak Kotlir
longnage they could not nnderstand
311116 was much interested ip their atories,
but did not at first quite believe them In
order to rnake sure that they wore telling
the truth, therefore, ho kept them apart, in
solitary confinement, for a wok or two.
Then he got them drunk. Ho thought that,
there was " vino vcritaa," and if undov
thoso ciromstanoes thcir stories ogroodl
they must be true, They did agroe, and
thon ho believed them,
.Matobololand, aircorly doted, is doh
country, but not lieolthy. 1(1 10 tropical in
climate, amd favors abound, Tho mins last
for throe D101100, and during thot thno come
down 111 tropical torrocts. For throe Woke
before tho rains tho heat 10 intense, Om
thormomotor standing from 102 to 101
Fahrenheit in 1110 shado, Thon for amonth
tho Vain 10 (311i1.0 optimums, and nothing
Minister Phelps lona hopes of induoing probable that in the main they ore trust.
BILH011 Knipp 10 0E111141 Homo of 11,18 'Ionians!! worthy, and ea in many cases they forcibly
guns at the Exposition. Baron Krupp heal- illustrate " the ruling pasision strong in.
LATEST BY CABLE.
The Franc& Fleet at Cronstalt —Another
Consumption Oure--Alexander of Ser.
via—The Queen and the Gatti e
The visit of the French riot to Cronetadt,
Li keeping the RUSSiall FM censor very
busy. That officor's work is hard enough
111 liorrnal times, but it 10 now wag.
wonted by supervirrion of all telegraph dos.
patches sent by special correspondents and
other chroniclers of tho demonstration now
in progress. He has even endeavored with
some success to get hold of matter sent by
mail, 00 1)1441 pretty nearly everything that
has been published may he considered offi-
cially stamped. It is not surprising there-
fore, to read that the French officers have
been received Cronstailt anti St. Peters.
burg with unbounded enthusiasm by the
people, and that their visit is intended to
p00140 40 the world in general, and Germany
in particular, how cordial is the friendship
existIng between autoeratic Russia. and de-
mocratic: France. But letters received in
London previous to the arrival of the French
squadron afford good ground for saying that
the measure of the Russian peole's enthu-
siasm has been carefully regulated by the
Government, and that there is not a particle
of spontaneity init. The governing classes
in both countries are doubtless anxious
enough for an alliance, but the two peoples
are utterly indifferent npon the subject.
Dr. Godfrey Hambleton professes to have
discovered a method by which consumption
oan be prevented, and even cured in oases
where tho disease is not too extensive. Re
asserts that he has cured many patients in a
private establishment of his own since 1886,
and he is anxious for a public test. He
recently wrote to Lord Salisbury asking for
und received a chilling reply, to
the effect that the Prime Minister had no
power to afford them. Dr. Hambleton, in a,
letter to the United Service Gazette a
leading military newspaper, ounonnees t'hat
he has been forced to the conclusion that it is
useless to indeavor to obtain an investigation
by the British Government, &rid that he will
now place the facts before another power.
The Gazette vouches for Dr. Hambleton's
good faith and demands an official investiga-
tion, with a view to the application " this
great English discovery to the British
army.
Alexander of Servia is being received just
now by Russian grand diikes and princesses
with ill-corarealed contempt as a fullffiedg.eci
King, yet according to the Servian official
newspapers he is a remarkably intelligent
lad. Just before staating on his Russian trip
he was examined in religion, geometry,
algebra, physiology, olmmistry, the science
of war, the history of Servia, tactics, oener-
al history, Latin, German, French, and
English. There were present at, the examina-
tion the three Recants, the head of the
churoh, the Prime'31inister, the Ministers
of War and Public Instruction, the Presi-
dent of the Council of State, and the Gover-
ner of Belgrade, all of whom have signed a
declaration Unit the yonng King passed in.
every subject with brilliant success. The
royal prodigy will be 15 years of age next
month.
Queen Victoria. is said to be deeply inter-
ested in the regulation of tho tranaatlantio
cattle trade, hOving road Mr. Plimsolea har-
rowing overolored pamphlet about the
sufferings of the animals in transit. At hor
request Mr. Chaplin is endeavouring to come
to an arrangement with the shipowners
with a NiiiNv to the immediate irnprovetnent
of the conditions under which the trade is
carried on.
The interesting discovery has been made
that Kaiser Wilhelm has his ordinary civil
clothes made in London, and that he never
tries 000111 on. His military, clothing, how-
ever, is made in Berlin, and the Emperor is
very careful as to their fit. The Keiser has
been to North Cape,. and has gazed upon the
midnight sun. He is 11011, among the
Norwegian fjords.
and a half we had nothing at all to eat, feet in diameter, will be cut two lengths
Christopher Columbus: "Into thy hands
except roots and leaves that we could find. forty-five feet long, and these will ba trans -
Sometimes we got food from the nativea formed into full.sived railway coaches by 0 Lord, 1 commend my spirit."
when we reached a village ; Int they wore hollowing out the Interior. Theron 1 bar
1 k " Corregio 1 "Farewell, farewell, Made.
lino ; I shall meet thee again in the land of
not always friendly to us, and ‚481100 they of the tree will be left on the roof and on
sPints."
were hostile we could do nothing but. the sides and ends the natural wood will he
Andrew Combe : " Happy ! happy 1"
litiaN THEIR V1014DE0 left unpolished. The interior will be finished
111 011800 self-defence. Fortunately, I knew after the style of Pullman cars. One will b"tfilicorfa Campbell ; " Thank you—much
the surroundings well, and I could be a guide be a buffet (11111113 ear, with bath, barber.
° gli'am Cowper : " What can it signify ?"
to the officers and men with 1110, all of whom 1lop and the other a sleeper, with Aswan -
were strangers to me. ation rootn. Ordinary car trucks will be putGsgICrabbe : " God bless you 1 God
• esc'yon e
" Can you 31111431110 what it was to be the underneath and tho men of Tulare, with
ble. :
only womonwith a number of soldiers, under tl eir 44111100011)144111100011)1 children, will make the tri
receive my spirit 1" (Uttered at the stake
where he perished in 1506.)
such circumstances, whore privacy of any tol Chicago in these strange coaches a11)
ArchbishopCranmer " 0 Lord Jesus,
kind is an impossibility ? But they were, live ii them while there. The intention is
fortable "
John C. Calhoun 1 "I am perfectly eons.
one and ail, more thoughtful than almost a to k 1 s ' the Ex osition rounds,
eep the car in P g
woman could be. They took off their coats and to sell as mementos the portions of the •
Henry Clay : " 10111 going ; I am dying."
act night that Tonight be warm ; they thought tree cut &soy in their construction.
Stephen A. Douglos— • Tell them to obey
of a thousand little things 1)103 11011111 make Not the leost interestiufeature of the the lows and the Constitution."
it a little easier for mo ; and I truly believe government exhibit at the g_ Fair will be tho Daniel S. Dickinson : " The conflict is
that one and all of them would at any mo- I met flights of carrier pigeons. Captain R. strong, but the other side is ours."
ment 1114140 1101)1 down their lives for me, I E. Thompson, of the signal service, Ins this Darius the Great : " Friend, this fills up
shell never, never forget what I owe to feature of the display in charge, and at the measure 03 4113' misfortunes, to think I
them." For 11 moment her voice broke as freouent Intervals 110 will liberate birds for am not able to resvard thee for this act of
Mrs, (Millwood said this, but she recollected flights to within 200 miles of Chicago. kindness, But Alexander willnotlet thee go
herself almost immediotely and went on. George W. Childs, the Philadelplua philan- without 0 recompense, and the gods will re-
" The first thing I 11001411 141(100 we reached thropist, has taken a great interest in this ward him for his hinnanity to my mother,
our territory wit:3101ot had really happonod ; 10/41,71ve 0( 1110 government display turd offers my wife and my children, Tell him I give
and what I heard 1100 the worst 1 had to a primp valued at 5100, which will be on theei
my hand n his stood, and, convey to
exhibition at the Fair, to tho owner of tho him the only pledge I am Ode to give of my
.A dear friend came to me in her carriage bird making the greatest 4110104100 10 one day. gratitude and affection."
outside the town, She gove mo clothes, and In writing of thla matter, Captain Thomp.
Philip Doddridgo ; " I am full of eonfi-
I stayed with hots and 0110 did everything son says that "It is believed that attention dance there is a hope set before (11(1 1 I have
that kindness conld do. I got vory ill in, mu ho directed to these messengers in on fled, I still fly for refoge to that hope. In
deed, but I believe that illness aaved my effective manner on a large sole, through him I trust, ln him T have strong 0011001a -
reason. Iain now getting better and strong- tho agency of those interested in them
tion, and shall assuredly be accepted in the
er thank you 11)111 my ankle is still very throughout the country. To this onrn. d te
, , Beloved of my soul
d ."
bit' ; it takes tiln0 to got over such journeys porary accommodations 'Millie provider' tor
and such experiences. the care of a largo number of pigeons, and and
Dillon, Earl of Roscommon 1
" '' Clod, my Father,and myyriend,
No, fortimately, I have no offildrem If clubs and individual 018(1010018(10105 throughout the Do not forsake me in my end.'
lily
there is anything that could have made country will Ira invited to send their birds Popo Eugoniut 11`. I "0 Ottlniel, how
things worse thon they ore it would have for liberation on masse on a specified clay. much batter had it been for thee, and lioNV
been if I had had a little offild with me. To those who train and raise 31135011514 most moth more would ithave promoted thy soul's
'What would have become of it ?" novel and comprehensive object lesson can svelfare, if thou hoilst never been raised (10 1)10
" And yoo have been out in Manipur for no doubt be given." It is not improbable pontificate, but had been content to lead a
somo time Mrs. Grimwood ?" (11101 111 order to fully demonstrate the Fact- gniat and retired liie in the monastery."
" Yes ;".1 was married when I was eights icability of using carrier pigeons as messeng. Erasmus : "Lord, make an
oon and went there with my husband. All ere government officials in Chicago doring Oliver t*oldrunith • "No, it is not."
had been pleasant arid friendly so for, and
then all at ono this came, ond all was
changed."
Steamer 17Preoked.
The mail steamer Potosi, from South
America, laaffied at Liverpool on Sunday
the mate mid 22 of the crew of the Liverpool
steamer Magnus, 18(0 tons, wrecked ot
Otija about 50 miles from Talcahuano, on
the &ilium coast, on Mity 6, Tho Magnus,
which last. soiled from Glasgow, onct was
owned. by Ronkin, Gilmour, & Co., of Liver-
pool, was loaling whent frinn lighters at
Otija, placo noted. for its exposure to
strong north.wostorly gales, which, as in
this case, unexpectedly arise. Both anchors
woo down at tha time, but the vessel con-
tinued to drag till she stranded, ond the surf
washed over her. Iler mow took 10 1110 two
boa% and with a rode sail maths from
table cloth, they drifted before the wind to
0. bay, Whore they landed, butfouncl neither
inhohitonts of provisions. They ogain took
to thoh• boots, end lower down the coasts
after suffering groat privations, agoin land.
od, and ulthnotoly mado their way to Val.
paralso, having lost all their belongiugs,
On arrival at Liverpool 1110 mon woro taken
to the Sailors' Homo, whore limy woro pro.
vided. for.
Tho Posvost bract:110M oro fino light calilo
Svork, or onsist of tiny rings hold by a gold
thread.
Cure For Heaves.
If your horso has hooves or broken wind
he is opt to oongh after drinking at first,
than to trough ot all times, tho °Gogh being
accomponiocl by a kind of grunt. Sea that
the tooth are in good condition, fsed little
or no hay during the clay ond pour a teocup
Go)) of mistime of equal parts of limo wotor
and sweet oil over each food. Do not allow
water in largo crolantities, giving it a. little
411 14 time and fregoontly. Kcop salt whore
tho animal may.got, at iL in the stable anti
nrix tho following powder with tho food
throe times doily Dried sulphate of iron,
two draehms, powdered fentgroo and 140v/ -
demi gentian, of cash four draelims for one
powder, .. troom and exercise doily,
Ching(' is promised gaa et fifteen cents
por 1,000
the Exposition will employ them 01 carrying Lady Jane Grey " Lord, into thy hands
certain messages I command my spirit." (Preceding 1)00 0440-
001(1(141 in tho Towel%)
Popo Gregory VII.; "3 hove loved right,
oneness and hated iniquity, therefore do I
die in exile,"
King 13eorge II, "011 Clod, 310111 dying 1
P1118 10 (loath e'
Edward Gibbon 1 " Why do you 1014V0
?"
Stephen Girard 1 " How violent is this
disorder ! How very extraordinary it fa 1"
King Henry II.; "0, shame 1 shaino 1 I
am a conquered king ! Cursed be the day
1 was born, 00)1 cursed ho the °hilt:Iron I
leave behind me 1"
gir 'Henry Havelock 1 " Come, my son, and
see how a Chriatian can tlia,"
King Henry IV., of Navarre i "1 an
svoundorl."
Alexander Monti/ilk 1 " How grand
these rays 4 they 030111 to beckon earth tr
hcav en."
•
lo 1 sore thing Man's mortality,
The Silver Lining.
A. fisherman sat 01 11)8 door nee day,
11Iiitching the clench: 111111 010414')' and gray
Obscured the sunItglit's shining;
'''Llgaliiy10040011 1031!'leglitttigfieal 1,10 141100;, 1104(1011(3 000
The aloud with the silver Itniog,"
1.1iinit when our skies are cold and gran
And we Vainly 800k 1.0 find 1170 tvoy,
4oinOW110170 the lIght le shining.
If we brovoly resolve to do cow part,
And hear our griefs with a patient heart.
And free font all roptuing.
We shall be hal to a higher stony,
To ft better work than we do today,
And lind loves sunlight shining;
Isor troth a apirit and streogth of Aral
441.111 11(0(511 tho darkest cloud unroll
..1.1131 idunv its sliver lining.
Scloat n. worthy elijoct la life, and bend
all your otrorte in that direction,
Who Hoisted That Flag?
The British flog 0m.y be tho emblem of
righteousness, but it is not venerated to any
great extent in Buffalo. Early on tiatot•day
morning a workingman on his way to his
place of employment observed the Union
Jack soaring proudly over Buffalo's high
City hall. He thought it. was it weather
signal flag and stoppa to see what it meant.
A crowd soon followed lois example, and
when it was discovered that it was the
British flag floating haughtily in their very
ffices there Winne small degree of excitement
rind some very emphatic language. One man
started on a run for the 650 regiment
arsenal and another to notify poli ee head-
quarters. As soon as tho janitor of the City
hall arrived he ordered the offensive emblem
pulled clown as quickly as possible. It was
taken into the city building and all day has
been the sight of all sights abont the hall.
The flag is about six by four feet and made
of good. material How it came there no one
can explain. From the manner in w111011 it
was fostcaied to the ropes, it seems quite
evident it was hoisted by somoone who
understands tho business.
A Fireproof Invention,
A teaohot of the name of lolalykloyn 01 1115
city of Paola', in the Provnice of Veroiroj,
has invented a fireproof paste which has
bon tested by tho Moscow Imperial Society
of Agriculture and proved to be o great suc-
cess. A small shanty was built of straw, the
sides and roof of which wore covered with
M, Malykhyn's poste, anti subjeated to the
strongest flame. The only change noticeable
was in the color, widen under the intense
hoot turned to a reddish brown, but without
charring in the least. This fireproof paste
can be prepared at a trifling cost—about
forty. 'copecks for a square of 0044011 feet.
This invention will be a groat blessing for
the poor villagers, the roofs of whose httle
homes ate constrocted entirely of straw ; (0001l1
present wheu a firo storts, th0 entire village
Is often a limas of rains inside of 11011 04, hour.
Their only protoction from fire consists of
ono hose and it tack of water. Tho Imperial
Society has decided to introduce thill Wonder-
ful rate into all tho villages throughout the
Empire.
In a• case hoard at tho Clorkenwoll Sea -
dons recently the witnesses inelnded
Protestant, a 'Roman Catholic, a Jew, a
Buddhist Mahomodan. Each of those ;
Witmessos took the oath in his own way, I
and it 19440 0511)' the Mahomodan who caused
inconvenience. The Court library did not
inolude a Koran,
There WI10 11 funny incident at, Cambridge
on the occiasion of the reeitttion of the time
exercises and tho eon ftwring of honorary de.
woos. The Vice.Chancellor had justplaced
1)11(114011 141 tho Utile, with all tho modola
apread ou1 before him, when there NVaS
SllOnt from tho gollery 1 " Ila.ve youbrought
your own conntors with yen?"