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The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23

az bent my whole mind to the game,
apd tried to lay some trap for the Rajah's
mer. After little manGuvering l sue
cceded in taking two of his bishops, one
castle, and both of his knights; but the
reckless queen was still hedging me IN
on every side, putting herself in positions
where could easily have taken her if
it had not been question of li!e
or death with her. Evelyn's face was
palc and anxious as she watched me play,
and I tried to give her Il rcassurinS smile
now and then. But she saw how difficult
it was for me to avoid taking her off the
chess board and having her executed so
that could win the game and thus save
my own life.
"The Rajah, seeing my difficulty, soon
became reckless il his playing with his
other pieces. l studied to take advan-
tage of his folly. 1 suddenly saw an ad-
vantage that his reckless playing had
given me, and worked it up carefully.
| made move: he fell into the trap with
the very next move. Two or three swift
moves followed and the Rajah's king was
checkmatcd.
"It SO astonishcd the native Prince
that he jumped to his feet and made
circle or two around his head with q
heavy sword. But he was a man of his
word; and after looking at the chess
board minute or two to convince him
self there was no cheating, he turned to
me aud told me that had played well.
In reward of my good playing was to
have my liberty, along with'the remain
ing white chess-mcn Oh the board. These
consisted Of the queen, Jacks wife, and
three English soldiers.
"The Rajah was true to his word, and
that afternoon we were conducted out of
the Raiah's territory, and started safely
on our way to Calcutta. The rebellion
had been quelled there, and the English
were again in power. When we reached
the city we had no difficulty in finding
Jack, who was nearly desperate over the
loss of his wife.
"You can easily imagine the meeting
that took place between them; and it is
needless to say that I was their ideal
hero ever afterwards. They heapcd all
sorts of kindness upon me, and made me
really ashamed of myself. Every Christ
mas am now reminded Of that game
with living chessmen and of Jack and his
wife, by receiving some elaborate present
from India. The present, though, that
value the most highly, is small ivory
chessboard with pieces in exact imitation
of those living chessmen who played in
that memorable game. Whenever play
with it think Of that critical time in
my life when there was only straw
between me and death. ."-Dem0rests
Magazine.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23


round buns, covered with aniso seed, Il
delicacy which sells to the Arabs "likc
hot cakes"
Spaniards and. Italians arc generally
called Maltese by the residents. A num-
ber of the latter are transient sojourners,
coming for the fishing season, returning
to Italy when 1t is over. Jews are nu-
mcrous; some wear the French, some tho
Arab costumes.
Most of the native dress is white-i.
c., the material when new was doubtless
white-but such is the uncleanliness pre-
valent among the lower classes that the
color does not last long. The women
wear the same baggy trousers as do the
men, only more ample still, and in their
case the whole figure and face are con.
cealed by a flowing robe or mantle, lcav-
ing only peep hole for the eyes. See
ing nothing but these dark, gazelle like
eyes, of, which extreme care is taken to
render them rs large and lustrous MS art
can make them, one might fancy the own
er beautiful, were it not for process OF
analogy which forces us, from the ap-
pearance of the children or of faces acci-
dentally exposed, to believe them in most
cases to have little worth hiding. Still,
enough exceptions can be found of beau
.ty of form and figure to prove the rule
of general ugliness.
Mosques are naturally feature of the
city, and visit to them serves to stia:u-
late as we'll as partly to appease curiosity
regarding the Moslem religion. One of
these, the mosque of El-Djedid, is
prominent landmark on entering the
harbor, as, indeed. it is conspicuous in
almost any.yiew of the city, on account
of its tall minaret, its large and elegant
dome and spotless white walls. 1t is
situated at one end of the boulevard, and
covers an area of two thousand square
yards. Neither on the exterior nor the
interior are there any attempts at decora-
lion. The whole is masonwork, pure
and simple. 1t is after sunset as we enter
and take off our shoes to tread the mat
ting with which the floor is covered.
The interior is dimly lighted by many
small night lights, giving rather pretty
effect in themselves, but entirely in
,uficient for purposes of illumination.
The interior is singularly bare. Chief
among the mosques is the Great Mosque
in the Rue de la Marine, the most i'm
7ortant, as it is almost the oldest in Al
giers, dating, it is stated, from the
eleventh century. But they arc all dis
appointing. There is little to interest in
lhe simple service. The congregation
stands in two ranks facing the mihrab or
liche, and therefore have their faces
turned toward Mecca. The mihrab
Of the Imam, or Chief Priest, is'paved
with tiles and adorned with plaster casts
IN the walls, and usually look out
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23

MOORISH LADY IN OUTDOOR COSTUME.
through windows on a gallery of stone
colonnade with ogival arches. The
Imam conducting the service has his
back to the devotees, his face toward
Mecca, like they. The prayers are
chanted by the priest in nasal tones, and
the congregation follows him in the great
number of curious attitudes required by
the faith.
To gain an insight into the wonderful
beauties of the country surrounding AL
gicrs we took n drive to the northward
and westward, with the fine modern OBJ
servatory as an objective point. The
road is known as that of Bouzarea via
El-Biar. The carriages and corricolol
of Algiers are generally clean and th:
horses good. The drivers arc easily hel.i
to one tariff, or established rnt,s. a.
which they must possess printed 69py.
At brisk pace we soon leave behind lis
the European part Of Algiers, clean and
alive, and the Arab part, dirty and dead,
and make our exit by the Port du Sahcl.
Here Zouavc guard is stationed; the
soldiers arc conspicuous objects, with
their red baggy trousers and large tur'
ban, as they pace up and down on post,
or lean on their rifles, on which figure
the old sword bayonets. Here is one OF
the prisons of Algiers, the prisoners
being put up in tents in the bed of the
moat surrounding the Notifications. The
institution is certainly clean and cheap,
and is said to be efficient. As we pass
through he gate our ascent begins, and
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23
THE SONG AT THE OPEN DOOR

MY neighbor sits in her open door,
Under the leaves of the locust tree;
And the joy of life grows more and more
For the song she sings to me. :.
The song she sings is song with wings;
And the blasts may beat and the foods
may pour, =.
But the skies are blue in the song she
sings
AS she sits In her open door,.
My neighbor's cottage across the way
Is cozily builded of straws and strings,
OF sticAs and feathers and love and clay
And the beautiful song she sings;
But never nest. tho ever 80 blest
Could hold her hearts divine outpour,
And Heaven bends down to the low
brown nest
AS she sings in her open door.
I wonder oft as hear her sing:
"My little neighbor, have you no carer
a cherry ripe and moth awning =.
Are all her dainty fare.
Fain would I do some service true
For the song that has blest me DER and
o'ar,
But Heaven does all that love can do
For the bird at the open door.
Ida w Benhanl in Independent.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23
Consolation in Adyersity. ,

Professor Noodles (whosc new Gsht
dollar hat has been sat upon)-"Now
an interesting illustration of the laws Of
gravitation and of the compresslbility OF
matter under superimposcd body Of
superior ponderosity Nunsey's Weekly
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-10-23

In London, recently, large collie dog
saved girls life by scizing her dress
aud swinging her aside just as she was
about being run down by o horse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
.Altou's Salute to. Daniel Webster.

Whenever hear cannon firing a salute
on some holiday or occasion of rejoicing
said Judge Krum, IL am reminded of the
story my father wafwont to tell Of how Dan
lei Webster was welcomed to thecity of Alton
in 1881. The great orator came to st. Louis
aud was received with much ponp and cere
mony. The citizens had an old brass six
FOUNDER, with which they fired salute on the
levee when the steamer bearing Webster ar
rived. My father, John NJ. Krum, was Their
mayor of Alton, and he came to st. Louis
with a committee of citizens to invite the
statesman to favor Alton with visit. H,
consented, and arrangements were made tc
give him fitting welcome.
''Alton did not possess a cannon, but tc
meet this emergency my father had, witt
much prudent care and forethought, had q
large hole drilled in the b uff on the bank OF
the Mississippi, into which four kegs of pow.
der were poured and well tamped. Wher
the steamboat with the great orator and 9
distinguished party on board arrived at the
Alton wharf a man stationed on the bluff
fired the fuse and a tremendous explosion fol
lowed, making noise that could be heard
many miles ami dislodging many tons of roci
and earth. This was theAeaviestand biggest
gun fired off i'll honor Of Daniel Webster OIL
his whole western tour. st. Louis Globe.
Democrat
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
The Angry Tree.

There is species of acacia which is COM
monty called the angry tree. 1t reaches the
height of eighty feet after a rapid growth,
and somewhat resembles the century plant
One of these curious plants was brought from
Australia and set out at Virginia, New,
where it has been seen by many persons.
When the sun sets the leaves fold up and the
tender twigs coil tightly, like little pigs
tail. If the shoots are handled the leaves
rustic and move uneaSily for a time. If this
queer plant is removed from one pot to an
other it seems angry, and the leaves stand
out in all directions like quilts on a porcu-
pine. a most pungent and sickening Odor,
said to resemble that given off by rattle
snakes when annoyed, fills the air, and it is
only after All hour or 50 that the leaves fold
in the natural way.-Chicago Mail
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02

Hitherto our higher institutions of learn
ing have neglected almost wholly to instruct
the young men in the principles of the gov
eminent and in the duties which are to de.
volve upon them as citizens. They are taught
great deal about the properties OF matter,
but very little about the passions of men;
much about the perturbations of the planets,
but very little about the Intersections of par.
ties; much about the constitution of the solar
system, but very little about the constitution
of the United States; much about the laws of
the universe, but very little about the laws
of the land; much about universal gravita
ton, but very little about universal suffrage;
much about the Grecian democracies and the
Roman republic, but next to nothing at all
about the republic to which they themselves
belong. Indeed so far is the teaching of our
colleges at present from being suited 10 pre-
pare young men for the proper discharge of
what under our constitution, is really the
most important duty before them in life, that
it almost seems to have been purposely
planned to evade the subject.-F. A. p. Bar.
uard in Forum
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Tanning n Toad.

rescued a very large toad few years age
from rat trap in the garden and let it loose
on the rockery Of the conservatory, after
bathing its poor, torn les in water and other
wise making much Of it. The next day, after
d very short search, ] found my invalid seated
on large stone il a small artificial pool of the
rocSery, and l gave him a worm, which,
after some hesitation, l persuaded him to
take. After this p nj. every day found
my toad Oh the same stone awaiting his din.
ner. Sometimes he would eat as many as six
worms, one after another first appearing not
to see them. though all the time keenly alive
to their presence, then with a sudden start,
glaring at them with hunched up back and
eager eyes for some moments, when the next
instant-snap, gulp-the worm is gone, and
the toad looking supremely innocent of the
whole affair. | had this toad for several
months, but on returning home after long
absence | never saw him again. have found
it good rule never to handle crea lures | am
trying TO tame till they are thoroughly &C.
cusromed to me. Much can be done with the
voice and cupboard love. English Garden
ing Illustrated
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02

A Kentucky school boy, of II years, recent
Iy wrote the following essay on breathing:
I'VE breathe with our lungs, our lights, our
kidneys and our livers. If it wasn't for our
breath we would die when we slept. Our
breath keeps the life agoing through the nose
when we are asleep. Boys who stay in a
room all day should not breathe. They
should wait until they get out in the fresh
air. Boys in a room make bad air called
carbonicide. Carbouicideis as poison as mad
dogs lot of soldiers were once in a black
hole in Calcutta and carboncide got in there
and killed them. Girls sometimes ruin the
breath with corsets that squeeze the diagram.
A big diagram is best for the right kind Of
breathing"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Wild Negroes i'm Georgia.

Two wild negroes are roaming through the
woods in Jackson county. Old Milledge Ben.
net, a negro, was suspected of being crazy.
He had lived for some time in Jackson couu,
ty and had two children, boy and a girl
who stayed around him continually. The OLE
negro was brought before the ordinary.
court of inquiry on writ of lunacy, and
was adjudged insane and accordingly sent tC
the asylum.
His two children had by this time grown w
to be of considerable sire, and when the old
father was sent away to Milledgeville they
put right Off into the woods. They have lived
III the woods now for some time, and are
raving mad. They have lost what little civ.
ilization they possessed, and are now back on
the level of beasts. Their presence create.
terror, and they have full sway where they
roam. They hardly ever come out to the
view of mankind, but prefer to stay in the
woods. They live on corn and whatever fooo
they can lay their hands upon. They have
with them several things which they tool
from their home, among them a fierce bull
dog, which has grown as wild as a tiger
Atlanta Constitution.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Around the World in sixty-nine Days.

A copy of The London Times was sent
around the world three years ago, through
Canadian Pacific connections, in less than
sixty-nine days. This occurred without pre-
arrangement, and a similar trip could be
made today in much shorter time. The Mar
quis of Huntley, while in Japan, received a
copy Of The Times via Suez, on the day a
Canadian Pacific steamer was sailing for Van
couver, and it occurred to him to try the ex-
pertinent.
He forwarded the paper by mail to The
Times with the result of its reaching the
Office the sixty-ninth day following its date
of issue. This time, however, can soon be
reduced to fifty-eight days, for the fast steam
ships of the Canadian Pacific, now building,
will soon be blowing the serene waters con-
Meeting Vancouver with Hong Kong. The
trip from London to this British port in the
Orient can then be easily accomplished in
twerty-eight days, and the average time of
the Pennsular and Oriental steamers between
Hong Kong and London, via Suez and Brin-
dist, is but thirty days-Walter P. Phillips
in Journalist.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02

A friend who has great faith in the cate
chism, and teaches it with Il pertinacity which
would challenge the admiration of Calvin
himself, is also very particular in instructing
his children to speak politely on all occasions.
The result of his teachings is sometimes anus
ing. This was the case one day when he was
putting the youngest of four through his pre-
paratory course. The question was asked,
who tempted Ewes"
The little fellow, after moments thought,
with an air of confidence replied: Its the
gentleman who lives in he'll; I've forgotten
his name Lewiston Journal
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Insanity in Paris,

VI. HeriOt, the owner of the big store called
the Louvre, in Paris, was sent to the insane
asylum by his relations because he insisted
upon giving $1,000, 900, which he could read
lily afford to lose, to founding an orphanage
for soldiers children. The local authorities
finally ordered that he should be removed
from private asylum and placed in public
one, and it was quickly found that he was not
insane at all For thirteen months treat
ment the private asylum doctors demand
S22, 500, the local doctors want $50, 900, three
medical students who helped find him crazy
Sl3,5OO, and the keepers $1,000 1t is no won.
DIR they wanted to keep him insane at that
ta-NsW York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Art i'm the Hand.

The peculiar character of the hand is 50
earnestly considered by the artist that he
places it in good light and natural position
with no less care than he gives to the head
Of his sitter. To give phlegmatic hand to
clever and active person, or a nervous, in
tellectual hand to a lazy one, would destroy
the value of the portrait This is instanced
very finely in Bonnat's portrait Of John Tay-
lor johnson, and in ST. Gaudens' recently
finished statue of Abraham Lincoln, in both
Of which works the treatment of the hands II
in the highest degree mastery and suggestive
of the personality of the original.-Cor kats
Fields Washington.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
AN ENIGMA.

Kind and cruel is her play,
Fierce and gentle both is she,
Tickle as the winds astray,
Constant as the heavens be;
Her capIices without number
Every shape and color take,
Sometimes joyous, sometimes somber,
Smiles and tears together wake.
Child she is, and woman. too;
Naught more mild or harsh can be.
What! you think speak of you:
Nay! I'm talking of the sea.
Now tits troubled, now It's calm;
Now it soothes Ike song of birds
Often angry, then like balm,
Lsping sweet and loving words
Devil it's and angel bright,
Now inviting, now repelling,
Its fair face u Llue eyes light
Woo men down 70 deaths cold dwelling;
Naught more mill or harsh can be.
Wound it gives, but healing, too;
What! you think mean the sea!
Dearest. nay! IGpeak of you
Boston Herald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
The Horseshoe,s Powers As "a Mascot.

Among the odds and ends of somewhat
famous junk shop under Essex market build
ing are some thousands of horseshoes. They
are not sold, however, to either blacksmiths
or iron founders, but are bought eegerly at
ten cents apiece by East siders, who still have
faith in the horseshoe's powers as a mascot.
A great many East side shopkeepers have
horseShoes snugly hid away in their money
drawers. Many a cheap apartment in the
tenement house region has gilded horseshoe
pver the hall door.-New York Letter.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Immoral Books.

They were two Vassar girls. They were
of tea, and one of them gave lucid opinion
about immoral books She said: "a nasty
book is not necessarily immoral. 1t may dis
gust and have no other effect a book that
gives pictures of vice is not necessarily i'm
moral because usually the contrast is shown
by the introductionif virtue, and the one is
made so much more beautiful than the other;
then the vice is not hidden behind thin veil,
that while it reveals what seem delights con-
ceals all that disgusts The immoral book, to
my thinking, is the book that upsets your
faith in humanity, that makes you question
the world at large, and tries to turn you
away from your belief in God. Another inn
moral book is the one that gives excuse for
sin by claiming that one is the creature Of
circumstance, that inherited traits cannot be
battled with, and that If one does wrong ones
grandfather or ones wicked nature can be
blamed for it. l will recite you three bad
books-books that are probably in every
house in New York. First, DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE that says, why should one try
to be. good if there is another self that rulesf
Next, Anna Karenina,' because it makes
you look out the window on life and every
thing is wrong, everything is dark, there ia
no hope and no necessity for hope. Third,
Robert Elsmere' No book can be good that,
like this, makes one uncertain as to what is
right or wrong, and suggests that it is ones
duty to cast aside the creed of ones youth.
These are immoral books. Chicago Herald
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
New Fire Tool,

A valuable supplement to the fire engine
has recently been brought into use in the
shape of an improved nozzle and holder for
the fire hose. With this tool it Is found easy
for fireman to direct nozzle in each hand
under a heavy pressure. Its great merit Is
ease and accuracy in the direction of the
nozzle, combined with lightness, simplicity
and quicknesS of adjustment. 1t is a well
known fact that fifty years ago fire nozzles
were held with difficulty by two and in
many cases even four men, New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
Oil That Ia SUPERIOR to Lard.

For human food olive and cottonseed oils
are far superior to lard, or to any other ami
NAL fat. Olive oil has held that rank in the
estimation Of scientists and medical men from
the earliest period of recorded history. It IL
only of late years that analyses by chemists,
experiments in diet by eminent physicians
and practical use by skillful housekeepen
have combined TO demonstrate that in every
respect and for all uses the oil of the cotton
seed is equal to that Of the olive Manufac-
turers' Record.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
TO WAIT.

It's woman'shappy lot to wan. 4A1l
To wait with glad expectancy
And buoyant heart lifted olate 60
The folded futures mysSery,
Whatever joy may come 20 bless,
However love sends his messenger.
No word nor any half caress
May ever be forestalled by her.
And though her heart yearn overmuch.
In tenderest song is never sung;
She may not raise with lightest touch
The curtain DER the future hung.
If love come soon or love come late.
Or, saddeSt, never come at all,
IT'S woman's pat lent lot to wait
Through all the lengthening interval.
-Rcssline E. Jones in Toronto EmD:cA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02
An Old Time Elevator.

In the "Greville Memoirs it is mentioned
that in March, 1880, Mr.. Greville happened
to he in Genoa, and visited the Royal Palace,
formerly the Palazzo Durazzo He states:
For the comfort of their bodies, he king
Charles AlbertI has had machine made like
a car which is drawn up by chain from the
bottom to the top of the house; it holds about
six people, who can be at pleasure elevated
to any story; and at each landing place there,
is a contrivance to let them in and out"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-08-02

A Florida fisherman recently baited his
set hooks with small green frogs. He left his
hooks in the water all nicely floating, having
been told that this was the best of bait, ex-
pecting to return next morning and find fish
by the dozen. He returned, and to his sur
prise all his baited hooks were sitting out on
the banks looking at him, and as he came
close to them they would jump back in the
water "kerchunk."