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KirghiZ Proverbs.

The following proverbial sayings are
quoted, among others, by the Turkestan
Statistical Magazine as being in vogue
among the Kirghiz nomads. Many of
them are, of course, only variations,
though often curious and characteristic,
of proverbs of very wide circulation,
such as " Forge while the iron is hot"
or "A live mouse is better than dead
liOn.n Our own - 1t never rains but it
pours " reappears as One never falls
but one falls fro a mar" Ga tall species
of camel) and Even worm will
turn" as "Don't pursue a coward too
long lest he become brave" Nothing
is cheap that YOU do not want as
Burn the saddle which is too heavy
for the horse, even if it be made of
gold;" or, as we remember Lord Pal
merston once put it. dirt is matter in
the wrong place lone crow should
not peck out the eyes of another" is al
most identical with the Scotch Hawks
Wilma pixie out hawks Gen." and IRE
spect me and I'll call thee brother"
(Which is also the Russian form) is rep
resented by the pithy Scotch version
Ca me, ca thee" This mutual lau-
datiOn is, bv the way even more laconi-
cally expressed in Puniabi by two words,
signifying 1.-the scratching against each
other of two donkeys." Others of these
Kirghiz sayings sum up in sentence
the moral of some well known fable, as
/" Take-it-easy will OvertaSe a hare, even
in an ARABIA" Country cartD Between
two camelS fly will easily come to
grief" Others breathe the free spirit
of the Steppe, as He whose mother
was a slave is no slave unless he be-
comes 50 by his own deeds" 1.-THE
son OF noble father may become a
prince or a slave;n 1.-The people is
sacred:n " A great festival is one for
the whole people;n - Only cur would
ask brave man who his father was"
Shrcwdacss and pathOs and humor are
all represented. 1.-The lost knife had a
golden handle, the lost COW the largest
supply of milk" reminds us of the an
gler's lost salmon. "a sharp knife Is
better for work, but it cuts the sheath
this is just the
20 Fiery soul which. working ont its way
Fretted the punny body to decay
"A horse cannot roll about without
leaving some hairs on the ground;"
THE fathers thought is the child, the
child's thought is the Steppe;" Your
daughter is at home but her reputation
is abroad 1.-The dog banks but the
caravan moves on" Abuse is more
harmless than smoke, it does not affect
the eyes, Zone meal is worth forty
salaams." lilies are useful weapons
but they injure the soul" When you
have a grievance 90 to the Khan, when
hungry to a rich man." this is perhaps
ironical. A eolored cup may lose its
color but not its shape" expresses more
than the corresponding "Can the Ethi-
opian change his skin?'
Some of the collection have quite the
ring, and even more than that, of the
utteranceS of Solomon, as - If a rich
man is made Judge he will be like a
leafy tree; if a poor man, like wither
ed branch "When rich man loses
his wife another takes her place; when
a poor man loses his, trouble becomes
his bedfellow." And this, especially,
A good mans desire for vengeance
lasts till dinner time, while bad mans
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Buried Genius.

A correspondent writes from Rich
mond, Mo-, to the st. Louis Republican.
About four miles to the east of this
place, in Il lonely spot, surrounded by
dense forests, is situated the modest
little farm and house of one of America S
most eccentric characters, David
Hixon. 1t has been his home for thir-
ty-five years, and in his life and eXpe-
rience could be found the plot of novel.
Forty years ago he was a rising young
LAWYER of Philadelphia. Talented, aifa-
BILE, possessed of boundless wealth and
coming from one of the most aristO-
cratic families of America, he was wei
coined into the highest social circles,
courted and admired by all. Such was
he forty years ago; and. it is my self
imposed but somewhat melancholy
task to picture him now at the age of
seventy, still erect and manly in form but
with talents and genius buried and the
generous, afable young lawyer of thir-
ty changed into the morose and cynical
hermit.
In his early life he was betrothed to
one of Philadelphia most charming
belles-a lady of equal wealth and
rank with himself She proved faith
less, and welded a dissolute but fas-
cinating young officer-an event COM
mon in its occurrence. but sufficient to
wreck brilliant prospects, destroy noble
aspirations and lay waste life. firing
of the gay life now robbed of its attrac-
tive glamour, needless of friendly, per-
suasion and entreaties, even regardless
{ 6 Il 1n Ig
| city property at a sacrifice, invested his
/ immense wealth in various bonds, re-
serving only few thousand Tor his per-
sonal wants and sought Western
home.
True to his first allegiance, his life has
! been q isolate one. He has no COM
panions, no friends BY untiring iI-
dustry he has made his home littls
paradise. Unlike hermits generally, he
has nothing about him that is not ele-
gant-the result, perhaps, of his early
culture and good breeding. His yard
is a wilderness of flowers his
fruits are the finest in the land. Large
pears and peaches which would remind
one of the fabulous products of the
81 Garden of the Gods" embalm the
air with their mellow fragrance. Tube
roses, monthlies and choice geraniums
lend their perfumes to every passing
breeze. A neat little bath-house with
elegant appointments modestly raises
its head beneath the shade of over
hanging oaks.
AS the sun tinges the tree-tOps of this
little retreat in its daily descent and
makes the ripe fruit glow in its setting
beams, one can see the old man sitting
on a rustic bench in front of his house,
while the evening wind, dallying with
his gray hair, seems to take liberty
unwarranted by the firm and melan-
choly expression which is settled on his
face.
We contrast this picture with that
of the brilliant young barrister, of
pleasant and sociable manners, honored
by all alike and breathe a sigh for the
ruthlessness Of the years as they come
and 60.
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your brother,-I wouldn't have let any
body touch your
This valiant promise of protection
made by tiny boy to astalwart soldier
of six feet three, tickled the other emil
grants so much that they burst into a
roar of laughter which made the old
walls ring. But the soldier did not
laugh; he only passed his hand tender
" over the ehild's curly head, and then
stopped to look at the book which Karl
had been reading.
"AhI the story of lila the Strong.
used to be very fond of it when was a
boy. How do you like it?''
'sVerv much, indeed. l didn't think
| I'd have time to finish it, when they
said the Gar was coming to look at us;
/ but | suppose he's too busy amusing
himself to care about us poor fellows"
The soldier gave such terrible frown
I that the men nearest him started back
in dismay, and even Osterman himself
| looked startled. But the next moment
the Russian face cleared again, though
it was still very sad.
You shouldn't talk like that, my
bow said he; 1.-the Car would have
come to You directly you landed. If
he hadn't been i'll. However, he's well
again now, and / shouldn't wonder If
YOU were to see him here to-day"
just then the door opened again, and
in tranped a dozen grand-looking or
ficers in splendid uniforms, the fore
most Of whom, making a low bow to the
shabby soldier, said, very respectfully,
a. A v-,t,y. Majesty -
At the word Majesty" all the emil
grants started as if they had been shot;
for they now saw that this shabby-look-
ing fellow, whom they had taken for a
common soldier, was no other than the
Car Peter she Great himse If. But lit
tie Ostermsn did not seem frightened
in the least. He slid his soft little hand
into the Emperor huge brown fist, and
cried, joyfully:
I'm so glad you're good Gar,
after all, for the Cars that I've re ad
about were all very bad fellows, indeed,
and knowI shouldR't have liked them. "
'Well. well, my boy" said Peter,
clapping him on the shoulder. with a
hearty laugh, Il hope you'll find me a
little better than some of them, even
though l am an Emperor. Come along
with me, and I'll find you something
better to do than chalking an old wall. "
The boy went with his new friend,
and any history of Russia viii tell you
how high Osterman rose, and what
great things he accomplished. Peter
the Great made him his secretary; the
Empress Catherine l. made him her
chamberlain; and the Gar Peter Ill.
gave him a title of honor; and before
the Empress Anne had been many years
on the throne the little student whom
his comrades had laughed at in the old
warehouse thirty years before had be-
come Count Osterman, Prime Minister
of Russia. Darjd Ker, iD HTper' S
YOun1 People.
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Magnificent Impudence.

Your correspondent (writes the Wen
ma representative of the London Globe
was suddenly called to Pesth for few
hours last week. The affair was press
ing, for friend had been rather severe
ly winged ia duel-a sufficiently
common event in pugnacious Pesth-
and he made for the Staatscahn with all
due speed, and took the next train for
Hungary. This, as is usual in such
cases, was q confirmed "parliamen-
tary," which tore along at twenty miles
an hour. The carriage which he enter
ed contained two ferocious looking
Magyars- booted, braided and pOma-
tuned. They seTewedup their mustaches
to a level with their eyes, glared about
with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
expression. and with many "Teremte-
tesn cursed the unpunctuality of depart
ure, the heat, the time, the place-Nien-
na-every thing; in word, they We're
real Magyars and Out-and-out spa
triots.' The other occupants of the
compartment were a well dressed, good
looking youth-a German-who appear
ed dreadfully sleepy, and an innocent
looking gentleman of, say sixty, the
pattern OF benign and paternal mildnesS
"a sort OF Magyar Mr.. Pickwick. 4
moment later we started. The old gen
tleman addressed several remarks to the
Young one, who, however, vouehSafed
but scant reply between mighty yawns
and signs OF fatigue. In few minutes
the youthful German was snoring hard.
The old gentleman then turned to US
and proved very communicative. Tell
ing US how the youth opposite was his
son, deploring at the same time his
carelessness in money matters. " There
he goes to sleep amongst strangers with
whole pocket full of money; is that
not careleSs?n inquired he, with more
candor than fattery. "Just to give
him a fright and to teach him a lesson
for the future, l shall take 1t away from
him" Mr.. "Pickwick'' hereupon
quietly lifted the flap of the youths coat
and took out a bulky pocket-5ook,
which ne placed in his own breast peck ct
with knowing smile. Soon after this
the train stopped at Presburg. The old
gentleman begged US to look after his
son, his sons hand luggage and his own
/ overcoat while he was absent. He got
out and returned no more; on the con-
/ trary, he vanished completely. The
train once more started, and we awoke
the tired Teuton and informed him how
his father had been left behind, aAd how
he had taken the pocket-bOok with him
"a piece of intelligence which produced
the most starting results. The sleepy
one began to use the most unfilial Ian,
guage, felt frantically for his pocket
book, and uttered howl of rage, He
remained unintelligible for some time,
but at last he managed to gasp out that
he had no father, and had never in his
life seen the old gentleman before that
night. "There were 5000 forms in
the pocket-book," shouted he, wildly
''the wretch must have seen me take il
out at the station" This is one of the
most impudent cases of robbery which
has happened here for some time, for i
required an amount of elaboration,
GOODNESS and daring which would have
suficed a general to win great battle
Needless to say that the mild old gen
tleman has not since been heard of.
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into his body, and under the impression
al the time that he was receiving cleo
trio treatment and improving in health
from its effects. The gentleman also
intimated that the barber was hardly
doing the square thing by the man in
thus allowing him to be deceived, but
the barber thought that as long as the
man believed himself benefited by the
baths, it was not his place to inform
him of his mistake; besides he was
taking in thirty-five cents an hour and
he didn't care about losing his good
customer. So the man from Nebraska
is probably still enjoying his electric
Mississippi water baths. 81. Louis
Times.
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Victoria in Uniform

In the year 1910, Victoria, then q
Young Queen, rode out on horseback
with her young husband by her side to
review her troops i'll Windsor Park.
She was attired in a military costume,
with a riding habit made with a broad
collar turned back from the bosom, show
inc little waistcoat of white pique with
turquoise buttons. A high military stock
of black silk supported her chin, above
which not the smallest symptom ofwhite
collar was perceptible. On her head
she wore a military cap with the wide
spreading crown, already indicative of
the German influence which was so soon
to penetrate every department of the
royal life and preside over every other
taste from the color of a ribbon to the
choice Of a Minister The cap was of
dark blue cloth and had FURNISHED
leather peak in front. Not a vestige of
hair was seen about her forehead or
down the side of her face, and but for
the stray lock behind, just above the
ear. she might have been taken for
some young Woolwich cadet. The blue
ribbon across her bosom and the bril-
liant star above gave finish to a figure
which would otherwise have appeared
hard and coarse. The other day-eX-
actly forty years had passed-the same
Queen reviewed her troops again in that
same Windsor Park; but had the same
observer been there he would have be-
held, instead of the fresh young girl to
whom even the stiff, hard collar and the
peaked cap failed to give hardness OF
expression, worn and grieved mat
ronly lady. still mindful of the regret
she had vowed for her departed love,
clad, although not quite in widows
weeds, still in garments of such somber
shape and hue that the observer was
made to feel the sorrow by which the
royal wearer was still borne down.
In,,,Intl nffnl-
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FIR ponng Readers.
BABY JEAN.


Eyes as blight as diamonds,
Mouth all sweet and clean,
Cheeks with tempting dimples;
That's my baby Jean!
Hands as soft rs r0Se-ieaveS,
Teeth like glistening pearls,
Little sunbeams woven
On her head for curlS.
Little feet that patter
Here and everywhere,
Little mind that's busy,
Filled with childish care.
Lips from which the kisses
Bubble all day long,
Tongue that's ever singing
Some sweet cradle-song.
How love my baby
Words can never tell;
And she-she loves papa
Just as much and well.
She's the dearest fairy
That was ever seen;
And from Heaven I'm certain
Came my baby Jean.
F. r. HdmltOn, in Nursery.
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A STERILE farm is a type of bravery {;
it will die rather than yield.
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JACKSON roy ON THE WING.
lie meet. Familiar Faces etc.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August, 1850.
10 the Editor OF The Comet.
Urged by an irresistible desire of
passing over the road that cost the
city of Cincinnati twenty milliUus of
dollars, or over sixty thousand dollars
per mile, early in August, we boarded
the Alabama Great southern train in
Meridian, and after pleasant days
Journey, arrived ut Chattanooga about
six o'clock in the evening. There are
two daily passenger trains leaving
Chattanooga for Cincinnati, one at
night, and the other early in the
morning. Having concluded to take
the morning train, we were ushcred
by porter over to the "Read House,"
and 1T five o'clock the next morning
we found ourselves comfortably seated
in an elegant passenger coach, ON the
Cincinnati Southern road, in and
around which, passengers and train
hands were hurrying hither and
thither, and all eager TO hear the short,
quick whistle of the locomotive blow
ing of brakes, and the cheerful voice
of the conductor crying: "all aboard -
After little patient waiting, the
much wished for signal was given,
the breaks were turned loose and the
long train seemed to quiver a release
rs il bound 10y iron chains, and was
now ready; like a racer with the reins
impatient To begin the race
of speed against time, and win too,
some Unforeseen accident
should rise up as barrier against our
wild flight, through the deep noun
tain gorges, that have opened their
bnsOms for the reception Of this iron
breathing forth fire and
smoke; and making the very noun
tain base quiver and shake as it rushes
on its mad and wild flight, ever
guided by a hand that can make il as
still and quiet as the everlasting rock
through which il onward sweeps. OH
il j. wonderful! We sat at the win
dow, ~ that our eyes might re4t con-
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-11

THE Greenback party has nearly
played out everywhere. Its grip upon
Maine is lost, and its paroXysms in
Iowa are growing weaker and weaker.
1t has bravely given up the ghost in
Texas and Alabama. There still re-
mains a flickcring of life in Holmes
and Yalobusha counties Of this State.
But few more prayers from the
Rev. Chairman Wimberly, will fit it
for its translation to the sweet bye and
bye in those localities. We can
almost say of it in the language Of
the inspired Psalmist, "Rcquiesc"t in
3l0ce ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-11

Gen. Robert Mitchell, Of Kansas
Col. Charles +. Hooker, of Mississippi,
and Gen Durbin Ward, Of Ohio, adj
dressed a large assemblage of Demo.
Gratis at the capitol Of that State last
Friday night, The Hon. Allen q,
Thurman was master of ceremonies
and made a very brief speech in open
inp the meeting. Gems. Mitchell and
Ward served ia the Union army, and
Col. Hooker, in the Confederate army,
during the late unpleasantncss, and
the affair at Columbus was a pleasant
mingling of the blue and the gray
one That will produce gond fruit-N.
Commercial.
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The Cotton Crop.

Estimates of the cotton crop will
have to be greatly lowered. The
August weather was very unfavor-
able. and so far i'm this month ii has
been no better. The worms are ravag-
ing portions of this State and Ala
hama TO our certain knowledge. With
the worms and bad weather combined
against it, the future of the crop is eX-
tremely uncertain.-Vicksburg Her
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-11

MAI. HERNDoN, in his fine paper,
the West Point Sunday News, publish
cs very readable sketch of Gen. w.
S. Featherston, headed with striking
portrait of the hero and patriot.
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Gen. O. o. Howard has promoted n
few Indian scouts in the Department
of Columpia. Cut-Mouth John has
been made sergeant. Cut-Ear
Whitaker should go there for promo
1inn
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CLAY. On am elevated platrnu in thn
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''',, ''> ,'''"'''"i Si'"i''7'
Iil'rple silaIl cIShiy leet nigh rises,
capped 10y marble image of this
great Kentucky statesman If ho.
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'"i :, ''"i' 'l'i'' ne l'isl 7I'pl
III these halloWed grounds and with
almost rcvcrental steps and uncover
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toI of Henry CIov !. .noIn.,d -,
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'''' 7io' vi 'i'IN i''fplc Sarcopl'aSuo -
inscribed this sentiment, which has
become his own eDitaph. and oup1nora
lohla v,s ,,e,,o,
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hg BRASS or polished marble: " can,
with mistaken confidence, appeal to
the Divine Arbitcr fnr tl,a t,.uiI, ortI,o
, '',' ~ VI,
'cc "r''loii thHI nave Deeh Influenced
by no impure purpOSc-no personal
sought no Drrsonal no.
Lrt ,lot ,,.uI
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lr acls, nave llad Il sole and single
'yc, and Il warm, devoted heart erect
al and dedicated to what in NV h,-t
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crest ~ my country"
What Il sentiment Can amy man
n politics in these DEGENERATE days uf
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''''I, -''''a''' l'"'' '''','c' 'l'S' us
ON House frauds, whisky rings, and
electoral commissions, lay his hando on
,is heart and utlcr such = snutfr,.nto
e.a,.n.+
IL.
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of the public debt. II has greatly in
creased the security Of the citizen in
his life and property, and it has plac-
cd an education in reach Of every
youth in Ter borders 1t has changed
the state Penltcntiary from an insti-
tuition which has always been great
burden to the people to IN institution
which pays the State II large revenue,
whilst the Benevolent institutions of
the State have been literally and at
the same time, economically admini-
tered. In short, so admirably and
honestly has the Government been adj
nlinistcrcd that even partiZan hate
has not been able to find cause for
complaint, and with the unimportamt
and insignificant oNr"ption of few
s0reheads and disappointed Office
seekers, who have not been able to
procure Il following large enough to
he called Il party, the citizens ef Mis-
siSsippL, Of every color and creed unite
in cordial praise TO the faithful public
servants who have been charged with
the trustI of government.
Fellow w-citizens-Thcrc is no need
for me TO remind you Of your dutyin
dale always does her duty. Let us or
ganize and press forword in the good
work that is before us, With hearts
filled with gratitude to God for his
blessings, let us, 10y our con-
duet in this election, deserve at His
gracious hands the blessings of good
government. And when on the roll
counties, the name of l4audcrdalc is
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p. #. BARNUM is going to take his
Greatest Show on Earth, TO Texas,
and delight the fun loving people Of
that State.