, 1875-08-28

| 1He tHf6m Was HHtf m tho fhfAtnnt tre4
| When he camr. my 1uytr. aRatn Il, sn-.
lflf llH rant with n curse. fGr rSl1H Eu!!t
| 'ore 10 another gayc my tn,lc.
| InEn Hnwit tn fruit, hwert rhtstnIt tfeo,
4 hhi turn MY lover nGain to fnt.
The rrc po.>s fell from the rhestnns tree
hhrn he came agai,i. Int npt I'M 1na,
Fur my falr", fahf rival vas 1t Flts a,de
AM tiso thHrrts.frl1E rang for tlr worthy bsfde.
| hT,"rs down thy dr1tl leaves, ttt stnut tsee,
| Aid l4n1S fny broken he art and me!
- v. ioufdt!FoH !" she iHdrrcnatn.
The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Little ia known of TIN Philippine Islands, but
tho httnlIaFlty Of Forna Ut tho prevailing customs
foinind onn strongly ii mora civilized condi.
t1o' especially that Of tho United Etates. The
women ncltsonl marry heforo tho It'll yeay, u
icing the legal limit. Aaagetcral thing, however
Tho ceremony is slispcnHed will to rayo tho c,-
prnBc. Tho girls catccrn II all honor to haro
| children W Europeans, still moro no when tho
prcs! Sonchsafcs to bccoms :ho parent. al ti,o
cure always supports his oI.p:iug, tAougt, un-
der All assumed hn1nc. Matrimonial iptielty,
which often OCCUR. i9 punished ly cud;;slinx tiu
| woman. tho tefiueeF gong acot-ftcc, tho treva-
icnt op'tion being that It ls n matter Ut cour4o
| Tor tho nn!e offender. And that tlIo blame rests
entirely with tt.e wUtnan. In ono caso that came
! under tho notice OF our Traveller, y woman In
| dt'eGd her husband TO rnveA! who had been the
ra'tucI Of lllb Enlt. Wheteupon nhe ont OF her
hyalh long Lair with q kt:oko OF her nclssorn
|
which lad occurred for 9 year. Thn H'cnl wocn
arc generally we'll treated, doing unty light work,
scfI an GewlnE. weaving. embroidery aud 1pa.,-
a%ng the lioutchold: while all tho heavier labor
| falls to tho men: curiouB prneticp ia HAT
HhcE prevails for fathers to offer tllr dangtl-
sesn to Europeans as security for loans. This
eo!t OF mortgage, nf conFne. ya1cn IN market
| ID 0ftcnt!tHes very notable.
IN hsntc Of the cfeanly habits Of tho Hcols Tho
| Itch ~ d wde-Aprsaa maady, brIiuvsd by tin
pLysicsaun 10 he the rcHut ot too low di.:t, tl,o
I food being mostly fish aud vegetable, Under
certain conditions, these natives Are utterly u,l-
abo 10 endure hunger and thirst. an,i wlaeu pur-
eued BY lihnppeased wauts become critically til,
md often die. morbid mania for imitation is
! tho result of tho discascs nltudca tu above. a
| mann utterly beyond coutrnl. Tho attacks Of
| tho lnnlady consist III this: that maf eutrering
under tho influence nf terror Or CONSERVATION
t wi1t 'ncon.cio'1sly, and without tho least sonso
Of Ahnmc, Initiate everything tint pasHos before
! Inn. Should he 10 offended 10 falls into
rage, raring and shreking and precptater
himso}f Al tho kamo timo. knifc III band, OF.
thosn "llo havo placed him III the prcdicamcnt
| lilo practice OF running a,aok, fEcaucnt in Ito
Malay countries is also not uncommon In tlse
| Philippines. Onr author mentons tic caBe Of q
| soldier III elhna. who rushed into tho nouRe OF
tclool.' "acEeE. stabbed him and llis son. and,
raasj,M, thence into the street, mortaily nound-
ed = MOI. aud two young girlH. bov, coach
man. asl''tber woman. nsai!or. aud three soldiers
On arriving al hIs barracks ho plunged the dag
eer III lAis own breast. Thus twelve victims be-
I sdes himself fell before his holnicidaI frtuzy
Il is quite singular slnt the running dmot j. 10
often associated with tho results Of the disease
| alluded to above.
/ Ono Of tllc greatest insults il to stride orer
| sleeping native, OF to nwaEen him su1dcuIy
| They arouse one another with much citcunspec.
| ton. and b! SLOW degrees. This grows o,1t Of
slie prevalent superstition that tho soul leaves
tho body IN Hieep., Tile eenso Of smell IN 70 ex-
traortl,nariy developed that they aro ahlo to tell
| tho OWNER nf n nrkht.hn he Tin ,dcr
aI'd the lovcra At parting exchange rieccs OF lin
et' which they may be wcarins thu. during tic
eo1iaratlon ther nay inaIe tile odor Ut the be-
loved bcug. Thu manner Of kissing in peculiar,
Instead of prespuE lip to lip. they inI,ale tile
| hreath h:Fonglv.. Tho form Of tneecA is no.
"dlSo Mo 4 sias. but "Smc1l mo-
SARATOGA SPORTS.
A Saratoga letter to tho New York Sun, dated
Afg. 10. says: An exciting fracaa occurred hero
to-day 1T tho Grand Union Hotel The pa.ties
involved wero Judge Sch1ey, Of Savannah, Ga
and John A. koruochan Of MasBachuHctts. 1t
Accms that short tno ago case involving \
large amount Of property, in which hlr. her
fochan was interested, mas decided by Judge
Schley adversely to tho intcres,s OF afr. ker.
nochan. Tho decision mado Lin very auE1y
Ills firHt vengeance fell uruu AIs lawyers who,
ho charged Lad not dealt fairly by him. Mea,l-
! time the Jndsc lad como Nostu to Saratoga aud
has been for Hoyeral tlays guest al tho Grand
Union Hotel. Afr. kernochan also came to Sara
toEa o. ls now supposed. to punin, the Judge. At
about lall-past 10 tlis morning. just NJ tue baud
saa getting rcaayt play. aud whom large num-
bcs Of ladios aid gentlemen wcfo upon tho
niazzas and IN the corridors: Judge schioy and
Nr. kerhoc'an met each oll,cs III tho doorway
lcad|ng from tho main oiiro as,tl upon tho north
piaZza Mr. kernochait, who iB Il 1nnn about 3s
years old. aceosted tho Judge in worry meuaclne
!naillior.. and nftor a fow worda struck him