, 1864-08-15

A very good story Is told Of the Fakir
Of Ava, the well-knOwn necromancer. Just
as he was about to commence his perfor-
mances before a crowded audience, he was
informed that man had been robbed Of .
pOcket-bOok. He called the unfortunate
gentleman aside, and being satisfied that
the story was true, and also that the wallet
contained large sum Of money, he pledged
himself to either detect the thief or make
mp the amount from his own purse. To
this end the door was secured, and the per-
formance went on. At length the magi-
clan introduced his Mohamedan fortune
teller, and put the following questions:
"Is there man in the room who has
lost his pOcket-boOk with money in IL"
eyes"
Some half dozen individuals were pointed
out, one after the other; but to the ques-
ton, Is this the man Z" the figure an
swered an emphatic No"
The actual victim was soon brought for
ward, and was instantly recognized BY No
hamed as the man who lost the money.
"Is the thief in the room?" then asked
the Fakir, "and if 50, would yOd know
himi" S
Several men were introduced, but to each
Mohamed shook his head. At this moment
the Fakir's eye rested upon an individual
who seemed inclined to make his escape
from the hall, but before he effected his
purpose he was stopped and brought for.
ward. The terrOr-stricken countenanee Of
the man assured the Signor that he might
besafely yaecused, and accordingly MOhauled
cried out,
"That's the man."
The culprit Of course denied the charge
and affected indignation; butan officer was
sent for, aud our hero was examined, when
the lost poeket-bOok was found snugly
slowed away in his pocket. He was recog.
nized by the sheriff as 4 notorious pick
pocket.
So completely is the ground impregnated
with seeds, that if earth is brought to the
sutface from the lowest depths at which it
is found, some vegetable matter win spring
from il. l have always considered this
fact as one Of the many surprising instances
Of the power and bounty Of Almighty God,
who has thus literally filed the earth with
his goodness, by storing up deposit Of
useful seeds in its depths, where they must
have lain through succession Of ages phly
requiring the energies Of man to bring them
into action. In boring for water lately, at
a spot near to KingstOu-on-T Thames; some
earth was brought up from depth Of three
hundred and sixty feet; this earth was
carefully covered over with a hand glnss. %
prevent the possibility Of any other seeds
being deposited upon il; yet in . short
time plants vegetated from il. If quick
lime be put upon land which from time im.
memorial has produced nothing but heather
the heather viii be killed, and white cloves
spring in its place. A curious fact wa
communicated TO me respecting some land
which surrounded an old castle, formerly
belonging to the Regent Murry, near Moi.
fat On removing The peat, which is about
six or eight inches in thicknes, q stratum
Of soil appears, which is supposed to have
been a cultivated garden in the time Of the
regent, and from which . variety Of flowers
and plants spring, some Of them little
known even at this time in Scotland.
When DR.. johnson was asked whether
he believed Dr.. DOdd capable Of writing
dissertations when Under sentence OF
death
1Why, YES, sir" said he, "when man
knows he Is 70 be hung, 1t wonderfully con-
centrates his ideas"
The great gulf, 10 which 90 many gov
ernments have periBhsd, casts up the ffag'