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flowed from the sides of the boar, bat bis bris-
lies still stood erect o. he triumphed over tho
sultan ~ The forest, and nov he seemed b. be
getting bigger Sod is great 90 said I ~
trembled with dread <''Ife will sn0n reach
mo- oH the rock" diVrw myseif hai Gn my
fare and cried out, "There u no other God
but God and Msi,ammed IL his prophetW !
soon recovered my courage aud looked again,
The boar had returned 10 his natural size and
was slakihg hia thirst IN the fountain. ! seiz-
cd myfmn, but rehecting. said within NV
sellAWhy should ! kill himY Tie viii not be
~ any use 20 me he hhs fought hravely
and le1 me the skin ~ lion and perhaps
may b. a Jin Z" 10 ! laid down the gun,
conteRtne mysolf with thouglih of the NOR
ros,
The boar had leh the fountain. and wns a.
gain hnsird roofing N the marsh, when an-
uriIrr ifnhr uusr ~ W Hrrvffiur ", tlir v,,.-l
attracted my notice, and could perceive the
mnOih head 0fa b0nc-s looking with surprise
and hnrrnr NJ the body ofher dead mate
"What treachery again Z" said tho boar ip
low tome.
" God r. great " mid The lioncssi rliui be-
shall pay for tIis ! whatl q pig an iuGdel
a. kill % lion Que surup aud will DO for
him" llayina said these words she advnnc-
eel boldly The hoar stopl prepared. grind
mo bis teeth with rHgc She psused md b.
gain rctrcaiod towards the wood and ! c0nld
hear her sAy, "Nbai hoar what an inGdel
what Christian Of pig"
INLAY God burn your great great grand
mother " said the bosr,
On hearing tie creature curse her parent,
she agnin stopped, and lashinp her tail, roar
cd with voice that the whole wood ro-ech-
ocd, and she said, "Thcrc il no conquoror
but God"
The boar stamped his hoof md gnashod
his tusks again with rage; biz grislv brstlcs
red with the blood Of hcr mate, stood ON end;
then lowering his snout, rushed headona n
gainst the lioncss, who. spriumng aside avoid
cd the dread blow. 4 cloud came over the
moon ! could not see Distinctly, hut | heard
every blow Of the tusk There was a dead
silence; again the cloud had PASSED, and
saw the lioncss Wilh her fore paws on the
body ogthc bear
] seized my gun and aimed ~ her head
that wa her last moment.
The morning dnwncd, | descended from
tie rock. The claw Of Die lioness still clasp
cd in death bhc body Of tlb h1ar Many se.
we're wounds showed that the boar had again
FOUGHT ttbhv0ly.
The lions were the finest ever saw, and
] made good profit by that nights work.
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Queen nyer loses her crown, she will not DO u
without having defended 10 sword in hand
She fences like Griaier, and IL 10 hor isyodte
amusement
This s the way she employs hoe Gme. ~
three oelo-k, not in thn morning, bat in the
day, She rises, As soon as dressed, aud her
toilette 10 the least 0f her occupations, she
orders very elegant light nquipage a pres
ont irum her royal sister Of England and
g0ea out alone but sometimes she ID accom-
panied by her husband e. his great despair
and terror, ior be- believes II a miracle every
time be- re-ehters the palace safe aud sound
for The young Queen u her own driver, aud
generally urges her horses 20 their fall speed
She dines AZ o O'Clock, eats very little md
very fat, aud as sohn ~ her rrpbst la Jiiiish-
ed, she exercises some time with tho sword
then abe nOuntr her horse'and usLt-s ride
'i'nrEr ursrrF-rs '-''yysi.,r ., ......s
and pretty woman she daHceE singa, and in
iact, takes all the possible Ditasuru Of her seN
and agu lint when 0nu O'clock strikes the
Qgeon re-appears and Isabella assemblies hon
council, over whch/sh always prrridrs IN
person, The council il prolonged more o.
l'.s- 49, 'f-itifr ~ tiit- gravity, tire utfutrri-
cuhsrd' Who'd she porcciyes that without
respect a. bFr sleep has invaded the brain.
Of her councillors. she scuds them huine, and
lAHtAlln WI ~ ilh.h ~ lNt inufNtUH lNt hnuf
~ wl6ch thc Prince, her husband rises, aud
thfh alone she rctircs 10 bed
q" To these details, which are perfectly exact
We give a trait which perfectly paints uie
character ni this young Woman.
A few weeks Ago,as she whs going 10 attend
state ceremony, the Queen loit the palace
Ia the royal carringc, escorted by all her suite
young Gihccr belonging a. one of the
first families Of CASTLE, rodr by the side of
her maiosty's carriage. About half way be
i'ii from itis horse and was killed on the spot
The Queen showed no sign OF emotion, bui
ordered the cortcgc Ia proceed without pay
ing any attention Ca the event. On her re.
tnrn, shc ordered the Young officers horse "a
be buught ~ her, The couriicrf opposed her
wishes, telling her that the horse was old aud
vicious She, however, would listen 10 n0
opposition, and the harscwas bought When
she saw him IN the court she descended, aud
ia spite Of the supplicaton Of the King aud
her terrified cuurtn'rs, she mounted hun, made
him gallop, trot, pace, walk, aud IA fact, obcy
her will ~ II she had been the most expert
oiWoomsi then when she re-cnterrd the pal.
ace, she said with the greatest sung Goid
a. y oo -.-'' V.Fs we'll % - onls A~k ~apd peo.
Pile who gel killed" This was the only no
tieo she took of tho death OF the unfortunate
young officer,
! could relate many such stories, showing
Isabella IL 20 be- less a woman than a Queen
aud less q Queen tLaq a waman.--,.NOtcs qf
n JygYfUsr ~ a.
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qnirklu those arms they have turned against
me, AMI have len nee rhildless, My children,
70 n your father who h ynur inurdererW
Hitherto, amid all his own grief Hume
had appeared "a feel deeiily for iho b,ifeAyed
iathog but now be- started from his side witli
look of hrr0r and detesiation, and Wild
were the words of repnnach and Indignation
that hurst from his lips M be realised The
truth, that the being he had ~ deeply loved
though now there wns between them tins
barrier Of fearful death had fallen q vir-
tim 10 Tryon's ambition that Il was no ovil
chance tina, had caused Willow bell td be-
ihg srens, OF snch a tragedy but the deiler.
hie resolve of the kuru a. Wgain pos-,sssi0n
oi the ivory aud skins fry0n had received ~
his rccompfnse-Whonh be rcmcniherrd that
had not chat fatal passion dlctl fryou'u Heart
Kate aud himself might have been nn,ong
cartlls happiest. aud that noW he sfn0d we'll
nigh broken-heartcd I,'s'It The smnL ing ruin
that was her grave Ard w. the anguish OF
those thoughts he forgot that Trym wa vet
more unhappy than him ~ f6r he haa NJ
sett-rrpTnaCf; and 10 p6uFcd forth UIOn HIN
a food OF bitter accusations, which tho mser-
able mans conse.encc echoed to tho utter,
mosii nav, even more, for he mourned for ali
his children and tho wifi Of his yonL, Tor
whom he had procured a violent death.
But the violence Of the selfupbraidings
ee''Id not Last aud ere the mir hgFin shono
on the grave ruin, Tryon, unconscious Of al
things, was writhna IN the agony of brain
fever. Waltor Hume attended him as though
he were lh- -oHt f,F l,- .aw ,a him Tor tho
time but the father Of the gentle gir 60 whom
his love had proved 10 terrible. but when
that was onco over (tor Tryon did recover,
~ those 10 whom life j. burden oiisn will.)
Walter shrunk from him again, ~ one whoso
hand had fired the mine thar overthrow his
happiness.
Nor did Tyon sech his companionship, but
wandered away nGne knew whittier, a Aad
and solitary man, leaving his name and his
story 70 haunt the once ihir spot which his
evil passions blighicd.
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f'THE OLDEST INHAnITANT.,,

We have recently rcceiyod lock OF lady's
hRfr. trntlc rratlrr do not smile too soon.--
Formerly IL was raven black tits now snow
white--bleached by ono hundred and nine
teen winters. Mary Benton. from whose
trusscs II was shorn, WAS born nj Keverston,
near R,bv Castle, in county Of Durham, on
the I 9th February, 39i; aud on the Sd De
ccmbcr. tSA9, she sent her friend, Mr. John
Hinrhlific, the rcsru,'vd parish clerk of
Cockiielh, whore sh, wa, 'hristrned, n lock
of her lily hair, in t.uh.r acknowledgment
OF her continued remembrance and regard.
Mr. llinchliIe, on presenting portion of
the keepsake TO a friend, raised himself up 10
his full height, and said "She is as fresh as
! am (his-awn age is scvcnty-two) )-walks
right on cnd-fccds her hens and chickens--
wears no speetaeleA-can hear wcll-and was
helping at hay-making at Elton in 1879
He might have added. "and cleaning in the
autumn Of the following year" What fol-
lows. we derise-frosa the information of a lady
who lately visited Mary Benton, and found
her engaged in washing her own clothes. Her
fathers name was Ralph Lodge, who livcd.to
the venerable age Of ioo, aud her mother died
an ''old woman"
: Mary began life ne n shcpherdcss, ''tend-
ing her fathers fork" She Rftcrward be-
came "thc maid Of the inn" kept by her grand
mother at Picrsbridge, whore she welt re-
mcmbers soldiers being quartcred in the re-
hcllion of'45. She afterwards lived in SCR
ricc NJ larinns places. among the rest Raby
Castle, 10 which the noble OWnor, tfr BdE6
Of Cleveland, invited hcr--an honor she pru-
IDENTITY declined The Duke oc Northumbcr-
land has also been 10 see her. When Young,
she had "lovcrs plenty" and took the worst
AT lnst--as" said She Ia our informant, Esome-
times happens" On being asked IT she en-
oycd unvarying health she replied. ~ new
er had the doctor but once, and ] was so
frightened that ] swooncd away when he
came into the room"
Amusing enough, to hear ofthc nerves that
had stood the rebels, giving way before the
d.. tor In the course OF last year, Mr. Be-
wick painted a striking likeness ofthe vener-
ahls natrarch--ir we may use such word
who at present resides with her grandson at
/ Elton. Should She liyc 10 be included in the
approaching census, and be entered as / 20
] years of ire, shc will doubtless be the oldest
I person iH thnt record. II size be not, as we
( have supposed, the oldest woman in the world,
- Gdieshcda CEng) Obserrer
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Correspondence of the jopuul OF Commerce.
wQNDERsOF CAL
IFORNIA.
So FRANcIsco. ban. 1sBI.

Dan FRANCISCO, Jan. 1907.
In former communication, | alluded TO
tho extensive preparations making in this
Stale for carrying on Hgricuituraf pr-suit- /;
and in order to give your readers a more full
aud detailed account OF what was accomplish
ed here the past year, have solicited from
Mr. James HOrner n minute account OF his,
fnrming operations ia 1890.
Mr. James IIorncr halls from Monmouth
County, New Jersey. His farm is. now locat-
ed mt the misSicr of uItusc, tabOut so miles
from this city.) lie came here four years
since, over land and has his wife with him.
Mr. Iloruer planted aSout | 30 acres of pOta-
toes. Welding him a crop of $4,000 bushels,
Averaging so lbs to the bushel, and 270
bushels To the acre. The crop will average
about ten cents per pound, or the cnorfnous
SUM of one hundred and seventy-1vc thou
sand dollars: or what is the same thing, the
whole yield of 1870 acres was 35 thousand
bushels, aud sold at five dollars per bushel.--
He also raised from four acres of land forty
thousand pounds of Onions which he sold At
an average of 40 cents por pound (s0ntc
weighing pounds each) and which crop OF
Onions produced 5000 dollars (say four
crcs of Onions, *, 900 lbs. 40 c. per pound.)
As for Cahhaqes lie planted 10000 and
raised goriy thousand head, for market, which
he sold on the average at forty cents each, or
say, s 1000, from 10 acres.
lie also raised 10000 pounds OF tomatoes
which hs EUfd nc prizes varying t+rlsss re to
20 cents per pound, or an average OF IL Ia
cents per pOund-produciug the handsome
sum Of $3.50.
And now for the Pumpkins about 40 tons,
which said at cents per pound some ofthcm
weighing rs pounds each but averaging so
pounds each--these oqualIed the sum OF a.
500 ,------
To sum up ali, we find the product Of
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ISABELLA IL. OF SPAIN.

The letter. written by the Young Queen
Isabella are the most charming things in the
world; so say not only her courtiers, but her
enemies, and those who have read them, de-
clare that If her Catholic. Majesty was not
Queen of Spain, she would certainly be blue
stocking Rosides, although a sovereign, or
rather BECAUSE she is a sovereign, Isabella II,
rs . Eeritahle lioness as understood in the
fashionable world. but in the true Rccepta-
ton of The WorIi,a iioncss hkc ThCH06fd part
ncr Of The king Of tln5 forest. II the Young
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One moonlight night had taken my posi-
ton ON high rock, which o(crhung a foun-
tain aud small matsh, favorable spot with
our hunters To watch for boar, who resorted
thither to drink and root.
The moon had traycrscd half the heavens
and !, tired with waiting, had fallen into
doze, when ] was reused by a rustliug in the
wood, AS on the approach Of somO large ami
NAL ! raised myself with caution, and ex-
amincd the primiug OF my gun ere the AMI
NAL entered the marsh. lie paused and seem
ed TO be listening, when half growl, half
bark, announced him to be boar, and n huge
beast he was.and with a steady step he enter
ed the marsh,
could now see by the bright moon as he
nearcd my statiun,t that his hristlcs were white
with age, and his tusks cleaned like polished
steel among the dark objects around him.
cooked my gun and waited his approach to
the fountain
Having whctIed his tusks,hc began 10 root;
but he appeared to bc restless ~ II he knew
some enemy was at hand; for every nav and
then, raising his snout he snuilcd the air -.
marvelled at these movements, for as the
breeze came from quarter opposite to my
position, knew | could not be the object of
the boar's suspicious.
Now however distinctly heard slight
noise near the edge of the marsh the boar
| became evidently uneasy and ! heard him say
with clear voice, for you must know they
were formerly men, ~ hope there is no trcach-
teSN'
This he repeated once or twice, and again
began TO root.
! Keeping a sharp look out on the spot
whence heard the strange noise fancied |
could distinguish the grim aad shaggy head
( orUlioi crouching upon his fore paws and
with eyes that glared like lighted charcoal
/ through the bushes, he seemed pecrnp at the
movements OF the boar. looked again, and
now | could see plainly lion creeping, cat
/ like on his belly, as.hc ncarcd the boar, who
was busy roofing, but with bristlcs erect and
now and then muttering something which |
'could not und erstand.
The lion had crcpt within about twenty feet
of the boar, but was hidden in part 10y some
ruslcs. ! waited brcathless for the result
! and although myself out of danger, | trem-
blcd with anxiety at this terrible scene.
The boar again raised his snout, and half
turned his side towards the lion, and fanci-
cd that could see his twinkling eye watch
ing the enemy. Another moment and the IL
on ma,c spring, and was received by the
boar, who reared up on its hind legs tho't
\ ] could hear the blow ofhi tusls as the COM
batants rolled on the ground Leaning
over the rock, strained my eyes TO see
the result. To my surprise the boar was
again on his legs, and going back few PAGES
rushed at his fallen ioc a loud yell was Civ
en- by the lion, which was answered by the
distant howl Of the iackals Again and again
the ferucious boar charged, till he buried his
very sn6dr III rhU h0ytT n rIr fTcrs iTUvv7y-
kicking IN the agony qfdc1th Blood indeed
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tssmeuts and Subscriptions ~ hls Odces h Bos-
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~ letter. 70 tho Editor n orler y receive AZ.
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E8-Ncvor judge persons character by cx-
ternal appearances h,
~ Never rid,cate sacred things or what
others may esteem as such, however absurd
they may appear 10 be.
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PROM Ac f0tAsaer Daiiy tircrhfer.
THE ARAB HUNTERS STORY OF A
CONTEST BETWEEN A BOAR AND
TWO LIONS.

Tho following thrilling story was told by n
lion 'hudter,a Bcdouin Arab of the mountains
Of Reef where the most hardy, brave and
daredevil fellows in all the Empire Of Mo-
rocco reside. We give the story, a. repeated
by the English Consul General at Tanvirr
ln order to understand it mordSSlcarly, it may
be stated that the Moors and Arabs have an
idea that animals can talk to aud understand
each olher But 20 prncced with the story
In the days OF my youth, when q black
moustarhc curl,j where now YOU see the
hoary beard of my winters age, seldom
passed night within my fathers hut, but sal
lying out with my gun. laid wait for the Wild
animals which irequentcd a ncighborng for
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Flu T u RE DAYS.
WIALUABLE HOUSE ANDLor 20

VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT FOR
SALE-By virtue of deed OF trust from An
drew Wray TO the undersigned trustees, bearing date
the Oath day OF April, 1850 duly recorded in the Hus
tngs Court ofthe city of Richmond we shall on the
premises, sell on FRIDAY next the 7th day of the
present month"; and at the written request of the bene
ficiary in said Decd valuable House and lot on Ore
OF lot number 80 in the plan OF said lots on said Hill
Said 10 fronts thirty feet and running back a
fence one halt the depth OF said lot No co. upon which
lot is brick house in good order, with seven rooms
and porches. with well of good water and is fine
stand Tor grocery. 1t is rented by q good tenant at
Sl2 per mouth. Sale to commence at o'clock P. NJ :.
Terms OF SALE-F'ive hundred dollars cash and the
cost OF sale eand the balance in six and twelve months
the credit payments to be properly secured.
} RoBT, Il WICK Wicker, Trustees.
Sale conducted by Alex. Mott, Auctr.
no 4-tds
S ECOND HAND FURNITURE, WATCH
~ Els, CLOCKS AND MISCELLANEOUS
GOODS AT AUCTION On FRIDAY morning.
the 7h inst, commencing 81 O'clock at sales rooms
No Fifteenth street. will be sold variety of second
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