, 1873-03-30
PERIODICAL LITERATURE,
Harper's Magazine and the
Chicago Illustrated
journal.
San OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Backwoods Story.
Joseph Arch-.-Ty1er and Buchanan
Horace Greeley---The Use OF
Ornament.


Ornament.
HARpER's MAGAZINE.
SAN DOMINGO
e the eubfect Of a paper lin Ha,.per's Magazine
for April) BIZ S. S. Conant, who draws his mate
riais from Hazards recent work. Tho title OF
tbs article, which ia profusely and beautifully
illustrated, is "The Cradle OF tho New World. ~
President Grants feryent affection for the
island is not its only claim to notice:
Many circumstances render the history OF this isnnd
Iontan colony in the New World Il was tho rs spot
cursed by the introduction Of African slarery and the
place where the great movement for tho extinction OF
human seryitude commenced On this island has been
welded the power of almost ereTT European govern
1nent the blood Of hosc children has been lasishl
cruelty persccutto have swept every part Of
this glorious island, to-day it rests upon tic bosom 81
II it's sura II ~ When a1
it, waiting only the assistance Of law and sound gov
ep m Ia ne ~ ans II ill., fsrored
Ct sss 1nG p TIE A.tlo 9esa5 a ,o ae a,t the en- en-
TILES Cuba IL size only, Santo Domingo, by its posi-
ton md natural advantages, ranks first Of all the
beautiful islands in these waters and though today
Impoverished md beggar she will get prove, under
Proper care, precious Jewel to the power that may
IKE her under its protection.
The state OF tho Dominican finances and cur
rency is depio1abIe, as may be seen from this an
ccdotc, which will recall to the minds Of those
OF Washingtons body-eervants who still live the
heavy wages they used tt0;Eeceive when they we're
paid in Continental cuf1a..cy:
The NEXT morning aIr. Hazard experienced
sensstion. He Suddenly found himself millionaire
Hi. first act rising WIS to adapt himself to the
tora OF the country and ask for "cocktan" It was
we'll fabricated and njoytd With zest. Then eusued
the following dialogue:
How much :" asked.
''Thirty dollars, monsieur"
81 start back horror-sruck- Thirty dollars for q
drink! see it. am poor, miserable American,
drowned BY his government, in foreign land, and
these barbariacs know it. and now they want to swin-
lie But the old spirit Of re comes strong upon
me- and got reckless. vow I will not pay it; and
drawing from my pocket silver coin Of the realm Of
have.
Te ny smassmsnt sr, the mid baF-keepeF
.A11 @ begin 70 so it, and with pTincs'g air
banker to whom he applied to have draft for few
hundred dollars cashed, that one dollar in gold Was
TAI Il eG b. had hi Ills DAFT cased he would need half
ozen mulecarts to tako away the bills He left the
draft at the bank, AID drew only few thousands for
spending money
IN "PIGEoS-yOyAGERS,'
Mira. E. B. Leonard gives somo anecdotes
Of tho carrier pigeon service, which
has not yet yielded entirely to the
telegraph. Pigeons are still, or wero until very
recently, employed in England to announce the
result OF the great races, affording surer md
epcedier means Of transmitting private intelli-
gence than the oyercrowded telegraph, over
which MESSAGES are frequently delayed for hours
by the pressure OF business
The winged messenger In nine cases out Of ten
would arr1ve its destination whc tho dispatch
still waiting it's turn on the telags1phera desk. Many
pigeons fail victims TO the guns Of dishonest per-
sons, who conceal themselves at distance from tho
f1r fha win
messengers, and approprating the Intelligence they
beat. The fine for this disgracefu practice is quite
heavy but many persons willing to take The risk.
Before the submarine cable laid between France
and England Captains Of packets used to carry baskets
and lie sate OF the market on either side and other
commercial uews wete communicated By the came
areat specuato1s in the funds like the Roths
childa, could not wait for the Hlow courier. Even
special messengers with relays Of horses at short dis
In order get the Tie ahoreat possible time
they established regular service Of
with places Of reception both sides OF the Channel
md messages In cipher were thus transmitted BY nerai
post with eeerity and dispatch equaeu only By the
telegraph at the present day
Many curious anecdotes arc told of the mis-
haps sometimes suffered by the aerial post:
It is relatet2 Of one messenger who was iutrusted
with pair c: wel;-traned and very valuable carrier
ticeens, which he was to take to certain point aud
seud back with very important Dispatch that On en-
tering hotel be gave tue birds to servant and order
Cd breakfast. He waited long time, but was ut
length served with delicious frcassee After psyinE
hs a!l he called Tor his pigeons, whcn 10 his horror
aud dismAy, the waiter exclaimed, ''Your pigeons7
Why, you have just eaten them!"
Carrier r~pigeons were Of great service to the
French during the late siege OF Paris by the Ger
man army:
This had been forescen by the German commanders:
ami in order to prevent the importation Of these
valuable messengers from Belgium where they arc
ra:scd trained in almost incredible numbers they
Tery early the struggle declared cont1absnd OF
war. But in tlis 11atcr at least the French had been
1r1rideat; and long before German soldier crossed
fhn n1fhr Ind
pigeons, which were distributed among the command
Of the vnrious cities and forrcsses exposed
tie dnngers OF Riego, 10 fe used neanB Of
lnuni1ation- depot was established at Bordeaux for
The reception Of pigeon recruits. After tho fatal
telegraphc communication with the world outside hau
been sererrd ners and orders sent and received
.srt;s on the Smallest scraps Of tim p:per, in order
no: to impede the pigeons fight aud tho camera and
:nic:oseope were called into rcqaision to crowd tho
greatest amount If into the smacst comrnrs
4 whole side Of the London IsM.es several ]
eccasious photographed "a thin piece Of laIer less
taAa inches square. Jhis microscopic newspaper,
embracing from all lIara Of the world, at
1}rFt read by means Of powerful microscope after
wards 1t thrown upon white wall By means Of
,nagc lantern III tlarEened room where Il WIS rcud
by thousands Of people
The German commanders tried 1lauv expedsents to
break up the pigeon post without s71cccss. As last
resort they brought to camp large trained
Lawkf, which made cad havoc among the aerial
senge-s. This was denounced roundly by the French
newspapers aud orators, hut surely without rcason
Porte Crayon," in the continuation of his
article Oh Il Tie Mouutaius which is illustrated
III his peculiar and pleasing style: tells this
BAcKwooDs STORY:
"old Bill Grey, you see was a.gittin' out some TIM
Der to fuat down to the saw-lu Ut Horseshoe Bend
90 he goes out viii Fianagu. and dnds mighty hne
spruce pine bowed down, with its top a-layi1 up tho
Kill Er. and s roois 1cavct up IN tho air. it mouglt
bo high this noiee, with several ton Of dirt and
stickin' to e. So they tuck out their croescut
to cut it into convenient lengths, and measured Off
the Glenn body of the tree into three cigLtecnfoot logs
Well. Grey lowed it would he more convenient to
make the upper CIT trs and git shut Of all Tue limbs
and brush. So jis below where they begun sawin'
little branch stuck up convenient, and they hung their
coats on it and jug ct Ncler they had
fetched along to comfort 'em. We'll, they sawed aud
they sweated and every turn Flanagan wanted to
stop ard refresh but Grey lowed they'd best finish
their cut, and then set down and have eatisfa
ton So they Eawed away until they got pretty nigh
through when, the:r surprise tho treetop begun to
cracke und split Off of ITSELF Both men drarped the
saw and eooi hack skcercd like, to the body Of
the tree risia' OF itself; and bein ligheued Of the
bushy top, aud its mountain Of roots weightin !.
down. it never stopped until it riglted entirely, and
stood sixty foot straight up in the air.