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camped contiguous to that mpid stream OF
Mtambu, with that lofty line Of enormous trees
rising dark and awful above US, the lions issued
from the brakes beneath and pTowled about the
well-set bush defence of our camp, venting their
fearful clamor without intermission until morning.
Towards daylight they retrcate1 to their lea'y
caverns, for
There the lion dwels the monarch,
Migbtiest among the brutes.
There his right 70 reign suprcmest
rbsys Ssyes e ons sye,s e eo, down. Gspsb 10 saSber
having slain and Ia his Oil,
There he roanct IN, there he croucheth,
As II suits his Iordiy will.
And few believe would venture therein to dis
mite IL: not J. '.iiaithu when searching after Liv-
ingstone.
SOUTHERN UKAwENDI.
Our camps by these thick belts Of timber, pco-
pled as they were with the wild beasts, my men
never fancied But Southern ukawcndi with its
fair lovely valleys and pcllucid streams nourishng
vegetation to extravagant growth, density and
height is infested with troubles OF this Kind. And
1t s probable, from the spread Of this report among
the natives, that this IL the cause Of the scant
population OF one or the lovccst countries Africa
can boast The fairest OF California scenery cannot
excel, though 1t may equal, sacn ncenes
as Ukawendi can boast or and yet land as largo
as the state OF New York il almost uninbabited.
Days and days one may travel tlroagh primeVs
forests, now ascending ridges overlooking proau'
well watercd Valleys with belts of valuable TIMBER
crowning the banks OF the rivers, ana bchoId eA-
ansite bits OF scenery-wild fantastic, picturesque
and pretty-all within the scope OF vision which,
ever way one may turn And to crown the glories
Of tbis lovely portion Of earth underneath the eur
face but few feet Is one mass Of iron ore, extend
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Leaving kind and hospitable Ma-manyara, after a
four hours march we came to the banks OF the
Gombe Nulah, not the one which Burton, Spcke
and Grant have described, for the Gombe which
mean is about one hundred and twenty-five miles
south Of the Northern Gombe. The glorious park
land spreading out north and south Of the South.
ern Gombe Is hunters paradise 1t is full Of
game Of all kindsherds OF buffalo, girafe, zebra,
pallah, water buck springbok gemsbok, blackjack
and kudu, besides several eand, warthog, or wild
boar, and hundreds Of the smaller antelope. We
saw all these in one day, and at night heard the
lions roar and the low Of the hippopotamus. /
halted here three days to shoot, and there Is no
occasion to boast OF what I shot, considering the
myriads of game saw at every step
took. Not half the animals shot here
by myself and men were made use Of Two buf
faloes and one kudu were brought to camp the first
day. besides wild boar which nv mess finished
up In one night My boy gunbearers sat up the
whole night eating boar meat, and until went to
sleep could hear the bunao meat sizzing over the
nres as the Islamized soldiers prepared 1t for the
road.
sHODDy AMMUNITION.
The second day Of the halt took the winchester
rife or the ffteen-shooter TO prey on the popuous
plain, but only bagged q tiny blue buck by shoot
ing 1t through the head. had expected great things
OF this rine, and am sorry was disappointed. The
Winchester rife cartridges might as well have
been filed up with sawdust as with the
powder the New York Ammunition Company
put in them. Only two out Of ten would
nrc, which so spoiled my aim that nothing could he
done with the rine. The cartridges OF all the Eng
lish ri1es ALWAYS went Oh, and commend Eley, Of
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headed" MaD0uk1 Dut my Ialtmul porter anu
faithful soldier had not dashed the
mans gun aside asking him how he dared level his
gun at his master, and then thrown himself at my
feet, praying me to forgive him. Mabouki's action
and subsequent conduct somewhat disconnected
myself as well as the murderous-looking guide, but
! felt thankful that had been spared shedding
blood, though there was great provocatiOn. Few
cases OF homicide could have been more justified
than this, and felt certain that this man had been
seducing my soldiers from their duties to me, and
was the cause principally Of Bombay remaining In
the background during this interesting episode Of
O march through the wilderness, instead Of acting
the part which Maboukl 80 readily undertook TO
90. When Mabouki's prayer for forgiveness was
seconded by that Of the principal culprit that
would overlook his act, was enabled to act as
became prudent commander, though felt some
remorse that l had not availed myself Of
the opportunity to punish the guide and his COM
panon as they eminently deserved. But perhaps
had proceeded to extremities my people-ncke
enough at all times-would have taken the act as
justfying them for deserting In body, and the
search after Livingstone had ended there and
then, which would have been as unwecome to the
HERALD as unhappy to myself
3 BOMBAY CATCHES IT.
However, as Bombay could not bend himself to
ask forgiveness, came to the conclusion that IL
were best he should be made to feel the penalty for
stirring dlssensions in the expedition and be
brought to look with q more amiabe face upon
the scheme Of proceeding to Ujiji through Uko-
nongo and Ukawend and at once proceeded
about it with such vigor that Bombay's back will
for as long time bear traces Of the punishment
which administered to him as his frontteeth do
OF that which Spoke rightfully bestowed on him
some eleven years ago. And here may as wel in
terpolate by way Of parenthesis that am not at all
obliged to Captain Burton for recommendation Of
man who 20 III deserved 1t as Bombay
AN ARAB EMBASSY.
Arriving at Marefu, We overlook an embassy from
the Arabs At Unyanyembe to the Chief Of the fero-
cious watuta, who live months march southwest
OF this frontier village OF Ukonong0 Old Hassan,
the Mseguhha, was the person who held the honor
able post Of Chief Of the embassy, who had volun-
teered to conduct the negotiations which were to
secure the watuta's services against Mlrambo, the
dreaded Chief Of Uyoweh. Assured by the Arabs
that there was no danger, and having received the
sum Of $40 for his services, he had gone on, san
guine Of success and bad prriye0 at Msrsfs, where
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|
| place. situated in valley which was scductvely
| pretty and hidden garden. Deserted bomas told
us that it had been occupied and That at re-
cent date, which we took to be sign that we were
not far from habited districts. Before re,iriDg to
sleep the soldiers INDUCED themselves In prayer to
Allah for relief Indeed, our position was most
desperate and unenviable; yet since leaving the
coast when had 1t been enviable and when had
travelling in Africa ever been enviable2 r
SIGNS OF LIFE, erP te
Proceeding on our road on the eighth day every.
thing we saw tended to confirm In the belief that
food was at hand. Rhinoceros tracks aboundcd,
and the 0ois de gdclte, or buffalo droppiDgs, were
frequent and the presence OF river or body OF
water was known in the humidity OF the atm0s-
phere. After travelling two hours, st descending
rapidly towards deep basin which we saw, the
foremost of the expedition halted, attracted by the
sight of village situated on table topped noun
tain on our right The guide told us 1t must be that
OF the Son Of Nzogera, Of Uvinza. We followed
road leading to the foot OF the mountain, and
camped OH the edge or an extensive morass.
Though we fred guns to announce our arrival, it
was unnecessary for the people were already hur-
ryng to our camps to inquire about intentions.
The explanation was satisfactory, but they said
that they had taken Us to be enemies, few friends
having ever come along our road. In few minutes
there was an abundance of meat and gram III the
camp and the mems jaws were busy III the process
OF masticati0n.
BLACKMATI.
During the whole of the afternoon we were en-
gagged upon the terms Nzogcra's son exaeted for
the privilege Of passing through MS country. we
found him 70 be the first OF trfbutetaking tribe
which subsequently made much havoc IN the bales
NJ the expediton. seven and half doti Of cloth
were what VIC were compelled to paw,
whether we returned or proceeded on our
woy. After days halt we proceeded under
the guidance Of two men granted TO me as qualified
to show the way to the Malagaraz River. We had
to go northeast for considerable time In order
to avoid the morass that lay directly across the
country that intcrvened between the triangular
mountain on whose top Nzogcra's son dwem The
marsh drains three extensive ranges OF mountains
which, starting from the westward separated only
by two deep chasms from each other, run a. wide
angcs--one southeast, one northeast and The other
northwest. From, q distance this marsh looks fair
enough; stately trees at Intervals rsse seemingly
r0ryTryJ1yGn NE cYYTu pAlR
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~Weightin TBS. Of cubic foot of water.

FALL PLouaH1Na FOR Corn AND CoTToN.
The many and great advantages of fall plough
ing seem to be almost entirely ignored by the
Southern farmer. Fields which have been in
small grain are pastured to exhaustion, and
what is left by the cattle is permitted to dry
up and blow away or lodge in the fence corn
ers. Corn fields are similarly treated, in fact
are trampled all winter by stock, with very
little benefit to the animals and much damage
to the land. This is one of the deep ruts in
which we are running and out of which We
must get before we can find easy travelling.
On the stubble fields, cow peas, or some other
good green mature crop, may be sown and
ploughed in just after the grain is taken of, to
grow and be turned under before frost; or, if
nothing better can be done, the stubble and
weeds may at least be treated in this way,
while there shall yet be manurial value in
them, as may the stalks and grass of the corn
field. In either case the vegetable matter
will have time to decompose and become in
corporated with the soil before planting time; ;
and the earth turned up will get the full ad-
vantage of the mellowing influences of the
winter frosts. Land thus prepared in the fall
is very quickly and easily put into condition
for planting in the spring. IT,.
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The KING AND THE ANTs-According to
Jewish and Mohammedan tradition, King
Solomon, who was wise beyond all other men,
knew the language Of animals, and could talk
with the beasts Of the field and the birds Of
the air. A rabbinical story is told of him,
which is in this wise:
Zone day the king rode out of Jerusalem
with great retinue. An ant-hill lay directly
in his way, and Solomon heard its little people
talking.
"sHere comes the great king he heard one
of them say. His fatterers call him wise,
and just, and merciful, but he is about to ride
over us, and crush us without needing our
suferings.'
"And Solomon told the Queen of Sheba,
who rode with him, what the ant said.
"And the Queen made answer: He is an
insolent creature, o king! It is better fate
than he deserves, to be trodden under our
feet ?"
"But Solomon said: 1t is the part of wis
dom to learn of the lowest and weakest And
he commanded his train to turn aside and
spare the ant-hill.
"Then all the courtiers marveled greatly,
and the Queen of Sheba bowed her head and
made obeisance to Solomon.
"'Now I know the secret of thy wisdom.
Thou listenest as patiently to the reproaches
of the humble as to batteries of the great. -
John G. Whittier.
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A COOP ExAMPLE.-All the children were
wondering what they could do for "our baby"
Baby is year old, and can walk and almost
talk. She notices everything, and looks as if
she would like to give her opinion about
everything the others do.
Katie thought she would like to try and
make her dress all by herself, but Nellie
said, "Mamma, don't you think it would be
better for us to make her something togeth-
er" g: +.
"I have been thinking" said their mother,
''that there is something I would like you to
do for her. Baby needs good example set
her far more than any pretty thing you could
make her this morning. When you and
Katie were quarrelling over the playhouse,
I saw her watching you all the time. Do
you want her to do so when she grows up2"
"Oh, no, indeed" they both said, looking
ashamed.
"Then you mustn't let her see you do it.
She initiates you in all she can. Now here is
something you can help each other do for
dear baby: have only loving words and acts
between each other. If she sees only these,
she will be far more likely to grow up loving
and gentle herself" -Child's Paper.
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Truth AND FALsEHooD.-"Willie, why
were you gone so long for the water ?" asked
the teacher of little boy.
eve spilled it, and had to 60 back and fill
the bucket again. was the prompt reply but
the bright, noble face was shade less bright,
less noble than usual, and the eyes dropped
beneath the teachers gaze.
The teacher crossed the room and stood by
another, who had been Willie's companion. J
Freddie, were you not gone for the water
longer than was necessary"
For an instant Freddie's eyes were fixed on
the floor, and his face wore troubled look.
But it was only for an instant looked
frankly up to his teachers face. .---.5
eyes, ma'am," he bravely answered; 1--WE
met little Harry Braden and stopped to play
with him, and then we spilled the water and
had to 60 back"
Little friends, what was the difference in
the answers Of the two boys? Neither of
them told anything that was not strictly true.
Which one of them do you think the teacher
trusted more fully after that? And which
was the happier of the two?
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p9- "Mother, mother" cried young rock,
returning hurriedly from its first flight. "I'm
so frightened! I've seen such sight !"
"What sight, my =" asked the rook. Oh!
white creatures, screaming and running, strain
ing their necks, and holding their heads ever
so high. See, mother, there they gop "Geese,
my SON; merely geese" calmly replied the
sapient parent bird. Through life, child,
observe, that when you meet any one who
makes great fuss about himself, and tries to
lift his head higher than the rest of the world,
you may set him down at once to be goose. y
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B9- An innocent, honest yeoman, from Big
Creek, was in our Office yesterday, contem-
plating in wrapt attention Harris painting Of
the game of life and death. The poor fellow
in the painting has lost everything is check
mated-and his guardian angel looks down
pityingly, while grim Death grins grievously.
The good mans bosom was surcharged with
strong emotions. He was conscious of keen
sympathy with the loser. In fact, he thought
he recognized the likeness, and was told it was
picture Of a noted prosecuting attorney.
The truthfullness of the painting burst sud,
denly upon him. "It's bad; haint it? he
said, half crying, II allus thought he would
come to that end but the devil is burned
fool. He would have got him just as well
without the trouble Of playing checkers
Heeze bin hell-bound ever since I first knew
him" "-Memphis Appeal.
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$4,000

..s.r. OO,UUU
which multiplied by a=2.1s horses power.
If the stream is too small to furnish the
amount of water required in any given case,
the difficulty may be met, without backing the
water in the stream, by conducting the water
to some ravine or basin, and throwing dam
across it, so as to allow the water to accumu-
late during the night for the next days work.
In that case foot or so of the height would
of course be lost, but the amount of water
could be doubled. :
Unless "shoal" is present in stream, it
is seldom regarded as suitable to q water
power-the plan proposed is wholly indepen-
dent ofshoals, as it proposes to take advantage
of very gradual fall, extending it may be
for a long distance. The plan proposed OBJ
viates also the difficulty Of backing water upon
a neighbor, or of sacrificing bottom land to
secure a pond. Conduct the water along the
hillside, make the pond upon the hillside, save
all your bottom land, get a>good water power
and in the summer, when the water is not
needed for driving machinery, it will be all
ready to irrigate the hillsides. Facilities for
thus doing, exist on thousands and thousands
of Southern farms. We shall consider that
we have done good work, if we succeed in
directing attention to them.
%uro;,bt;,, H., 10 o,,1,;o foot tof r,ofar
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"LEr ME ALoNE."-An Englishman and a
German were travelling together in diligence,
and both smoking The German did all in
his power to draw his companion into CONVEX
sation, but to no purpose; at one moment he
would, with superabundance of politeness,
apologize for drawing his attention to the fact
that the ashes of his cigar had fallen on his
waistcoat, or spark was endangering his
neckerchisf At length the Englishman ex-
claimed, aWhy can't you leave me alone ?
Your coat tail has been burning for the last
ten minutes, but didn't bother you about it. i"
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s9r "rll tell your mother of you," said one
little girl to another. "Tell her." answered
Maggie; you cannot tell her anything naughty
of me that don't tell her myself" That is
right. Let every boy and girl tell mother
when they do wrong, and am sure they will
not keep doing it.
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pE An old farmer said to his sons: "Boys,
don't you ever wait for for summit to turn
up. You might just as we'll 60 an sit down
on a stone in the middle of medder, with a
pale atwixt your legs, an wait for COW to
back an to you to be MIXED"
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Ghildrtu's 4epart1ent.
WERE A SUNBEAM.

IF 1 WERE A SUNBEAM.
eff I were sunbeam,
know what I'd do:
would seek white lilies
Rainy woodlands through.
I would steal among them,
Softest light I'd shed,
Until every lily
Raised its dropping head"
"If I were sunbeam,
I know where I'd 60:
Into lowliest novels,
Dark with want and woe;
Till sad hearts looked upward,
would shine and shine;
Then they'd think of heaven,
Their sweet home and mine."
"Art thou not a sunbeam,
Child, whose life is glad
With the inner radiance
Sunshine never had?
Oh as God hath blessed thee,
Scatter rays divine,
For there is no sunbeam
But must die or shine"
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BONNIE CHR1sr1E.-Two boys were in a
school-room alone together, when some fire.
works, contrary to the masters express pro-
hibition, exploded. The one boy denied it !;
the other, Bonnie Christie would neither ad-
NIT nor deny it, and was severely fogged for
his obstinacy. When the boys got alone
again:
"Why didn't you deny it?" asked the real
delinquent
because there were only US two, and one
of US must have lied" said Bonnie.
"Then why not say did til"
because you said you didn't, and I would
spare the liar"
The boys heart melted-Bonnie's moral
gallantry subdued him. B. .-.,. :
When school resumed, the young rogue
marched up to the masters desk, and said,
"Please, sir, I can't bear to be liar-I let off
the squibs;" and burst into tears.
The masters eye glistened on the selfaccu-
ser, and the unmerited punishment he had in.
hicted on his schoolmate smote his conscience.
Before the whole school, hand in hand with
the culprit, as if they were paired in the con-
fession, the master walked down to where
Christie sat, and said aloud, with emotion:
Bonnie, Bonnie, lad, he and beg your
pardon: we are both to blame" ...
The school was hushed and still, as older
schools are apt to be when any thing true and
noble is being done so still, they might have
heard Bonnie's big boy tear drop proudly on
his copy-book, as he sat enjoying the moral
triumph which subdued himself as well as the
rest; and when, for the want of something
else to say, he gently cried, "Master forever p
the glorious shout of the scholars filed the
mans eyes with something behind his specta-
cles, which made him wipe them before he
resumed the chair. ....
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REMEDY FOR THE HAIR FALLING Our
Wash the scalp twice week with CASTLE soap
suds, then rinse thoroughly in tepid water.
Use no dressing for the hair, whatever. The
same remedy is also used as preventive Of
dandruff.
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naE "George," asked the teacher Of Sun
day.school class, "who, above all others, shall
you wish first to see when you get to heavenT
With face Frightening up with anticipa-
ton, the little fellow shouted, "Gerliah p
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p~ A little Buffalo girl wants to know IF Aeas
are white-because her uncle told her that
"Nlary had little lamb with Aeas as white as
snow
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dreaedD through
Specimen % application
.t T.. M. GEcIST, Proprietor,
Yorkvll c.
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APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE.

N1OTIcEis hereby given that the undersigned,
~ Administrator of the estate of ESTHER Nc
NEEL, deceased, will make a final settlement
with the Judge of Probate of York county, on the
1lth day of November next, when he vii! make
application for final discharge as Admlnlstra-
tor of the said estate.
J. NJ. KIRKPATRICK, Administrator.
October 10 Al 0C~
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ANECDoTE OF THE RoAD.-A lawyer, ri
ding through town, stopped at cottage to
inquire the way. The lady of the house told
him he must keep right straight on for some
time, and then turn to the right; but said
that she herself was going to pass the road
that he must take, and that if he would wait
few minutes she would show him the way.
"Well," said he, "bad company is better
than none-make haste"
After jogging on five or six miles, the gen.
tleman asked if he had not yet come to the
road he must take: 3..~t:.
.'"Oh! yes," said she, Eve passed it two or
three miles back; but thought as bad COM
pany was better than none,' l would keep you
along with me-"
s9- In Scotland they have narrow, open
bitches, called sheep drains. A man was ri
ding donkey one day across sheep-pasture,
and when the donkey came to sheep-drain
he would not 60 over it. So the man rode
him back short distance, and turned him
around and put the whip to him, thinking, Of
course, that the donkey, going so fast, would
jump the drain before he knew it. But not
so. On they came, and when the donkey got
to the drain he stopped all of sudden, and
the man went over Mr.. Jacks head. No
sooner had he touched the ground than he got
up, and, looking the donkey straight in the
face, he said: Every we'll pitched. But how
are ye going to get over yourself?"
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