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IMAM BnaLl
Donot suppose that all this was done
in silence. BY no means. A horrible,
yelling, jeering, hooting crowd sur
rounded us, and now they came and
J threw beastliness Of every description
at us, spat in our faces and slapped US
with fiat pieces of bamboo. This went
on for couple of hours, and the sun
was beating down upon us with almost
unbearable power. Then the lies
cape in myriads and bit and stung us,
and che stencil from the filth that had
been thrown at us was sitting and in
conceivably sickening. Then came
cry from Maxted, which / quickly
echoed:
"I'm burstingl If this don't stop
soon I'll bursti''
The rice and water we had swal-
lowed was swelling, and the weight OF
the soil creating an enormous resist
ance, our agony was intense.
.Great Godl Why didn't we tell the
men to come sooner?"
Then poured forth another volley
of oaths and curses from Joe, and the
cheeriest words of encouragement to
me man could think Of.
They'll never obey yoE, sir; they'll
get anxious and come"
His words were prophetic. They
were hardly out of his mouth when
we heard the heartiest British cheer
I ever heard ring through the clear
ing--then volley and another from
good British rifles, and then the short
Swapping Of the revolvers- and then I
I.slssislsllA
A week later lying in my little cabin
on the Ticker, heard how one OF
the men, angry at not being chosen
to make the inland excursion with me,
had followed us a short distance
through the forest. He had seen the
attack and at once scampered back to
boat Realizing that ten men would
be of little use against so many Tar
tars, they had rowed down the river
| right back to the Ticker, reported my
capture to Commander Napier, who
had come himself with a young brig
ade to my rescue, with the results that
/ you have already read.
Every pirate in that scoundrelly
crew was shot or cutlassed in the at
attack. Not one escaped.-T L. B.
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Hindoos Of all classes celebrated the
Cocoanut Festival on August 20, when
thousands of cocoanuts, with flowers
and sugarcandy, were thrown into the
sea at Chowpatty, the Kennedy Sea
Face, and at Modykhana, to bespeak
the favor of the sea-god towards those
who during the ensuing year, intended
to embark upon commercial enter
prise and trust themselves and their
goods to his mercy. The festival is
known among the natives as the
Shravani or Marcel Purnima festival,
which is considered to mark the be-
ginning Of the end of the monsoon.
The date Of the festival varies, but it
generally occurs towards the end OF
the month of August. Early in the
morning of the day the Hindoos and
their families, young and old, dress
themselves in their best clothes and
pass the day in the interchange Of
social amenities. In the afternoon,
the children and adults deck them
selves with ornaments, and in the
company Of the elder members Of the
i1s, id1fi Z szzas;lI
Ia their hands, take their way towards
the sea at Back Bay or Mody Bay.
The densest crowds Of the native
population are seen swarming all over
the Esplanade, converging from diff
ferent parts Of the city, to witness the
fair held in honor Of the day. This
fair is curious enough sight in its
ways, many Of its attractions being
common at an ordinary native fair.
The shops and booths erected in long
lines along the verge Of the Cruick-
shank road for the sale Of trinkets and
sweetmeats. English and native, at
tract a large amount Of profitable
business. Rings of people are formed
here and there to witness the feats Of
wrestlers and fencers, or the antics Of
cunning Wagheries, or to listen to the
tales Of the prowess Of Rama or the
amours of Krishna, which are recited
by wandering minstrels with ACCOM-
paniment of their uncouth instru-
aents. Bombay Gazette.
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watched tic dawn sI8,i king,
and sending a dim raY gh' the
small latticed window III zn0 tower,
through which I could plesently see
the window ofmy own bedroom and !
cursed the idiotic stupidity which had
sent me on this foolhardy errand.
Well, let me shorten q long story.
1t was nearly o'clock and the belfry
was still only half lighted By the rays
of sun which came through the little
window. I think I will never be able
to express my thankfulness and Joy
when heard footsteps near the bel
fry door, and presently tp voice OF
the old sexton, patient d my own,
by the way, saying
moo, THAI, wort We DOOM OBJ
theer?"
Great (1ool man, I cried, It's
the doctor; I'm caught ii the bell
rope and can ret down
Doctor, Is it9 Wulll Ye're bigger
fule nor ! thogghtI Why don't ye
slip doom 'tothe1 rope?''
What fool | lad been. to be surei
In less than a ninute was beside
him, and I soon bid him the whole
story. It cost me half sDvereiqn.
though, to make hih kean tia secret.
for that day at least. And.h4a aid let
cut s9yE;y. sna - (Tsa
housekeepsr, too, told a |4d5 she
was awake at naidnigh hit and had been
astonished to count thiFt strokes
and feared 1t was the fq unner Of
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THE LAND OF LONG AGO.


II is land where TO and fro
Eymphs and dryads ever go,
Knee deep In buds and GOLDEN bl22R1a
Ana iuxulfuncao u sweet perfume.
And madrigals more biifhesome than
The woodland warblings Of Pan
Ring through the dales and downs. and loi
This is the land Of Long Ago
This Is where the copses ring
BY night to every warbiing.
And naiads in their grotto homes
Draw their hair with golden combs,
And at sight Of satyr sink
Where water lilies lap the brink,
And luscious reeds upspring, and loi
This is the land of Long Ago.
This Is the land we love so much
Upspringing at the Merlin touch
OF memory, waiting US from here to there
Where we breathe the purer air.
And our ravished eyes may see
Not the now, but used to be,
And we live and love, and 1oI
This Is the land OF Long Ago.
Peter Donovan In N. z. News.
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Charles Dickens took great delight
In ravens. One slept in stable, gem
orally on horseback. He so frightened
a Newfoundland dog that he often
walked off with the dogs dinner from
before his face. But his curiosity and
his greediness killed him, for, while
watching some painters, he saw how
careful they were Of their paint, and
when he got chance he ate up about
two pounds of white lead.
Another raven learned stable talk
and used to drive imaginary horses
with great skill every day. He seemed
to have a very curious appetite, for
he dug the mortar out Of the garden
wall, scraped away the putty from the
panes Of glass and tore up and swal-
lowed in splinters the greatest part OF
a wooden staircase OF six steps and
landing.
he was one day watching some
meat roasting at the kitchen fire,
when he suddenly turned over on his
back. said "Cuckool" and died.
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1879
The DETECTION OF CRIMINALS.
Photo-micrography, by which 1ndiyid
ual Hairs Can BE Distinguished

PhotO-mierography, by Which andlytst-
ual Hairs Can BE Dlstingnsshed.
DIR. p. Jeserich, German expert in
the science of photo-micrography,
thinks he has discovered means OF
detecting the most expert forgeriess
and also valuable aid in the detec-
ton and naturalization of murderers
and other criminals. The learned
doctor has furnished valuable expert
testimony in many famous criminal
trials in Europe, and he now has on
exhibition in the rooms Of the Water
Color Society of London some speei-
mems Of the results obtained by means
Of oto-micrography.
These consists of photographs of
forged notes and checks, showing the
difference in the color of the ink used
In the original writing and by the
forger, also photographs of human
hairs and blood corpuscles. He has
successfully photographed the roots
Of human hairs, the centres and tips or
the same hairs showing their shape
and formation in detail. He has dis
covered that the difference in hairs
from different heads is so marked that
it can easily be detected by means of
photo-micrography.
In one case where DR.. Jeserich rem
dered the police valuable aid in un-
raveIing q murder mystery, man
was saved from conviction by means
Of hair. The police by some means
sad obtained a hair from the head OF
yr-ss4s5 man ~ Il "a me f11ll
/ der. a man whose hair was the same
color and apparently Of the same fine
ness was arrested and imprisoned.
DR.. Jeserich photographed the hair
from the head Of the real murderer,
and one from the head Of the suspect
The difference was SO plain that the
man under arrest was promptly re-
leased.
The experiment Of DR.. Jeserich
have convinced him that all human
hairs possess a marked and distinc-
tivs individuality, as much as the
fec lures Of the human face.
5The only forgery that cannot be
e tected by means Of photo-micro-
Apply, DR.. Jeserich thinks, is where
2Se forger uses ink from the same
| pottle that was used for the original
writing. It is not In the badly jointed
connection Of letters where they have
been altered, but in the difference in
the color of ink that the new science
detects the work Of the best forgers.
In the collection Of specimens Of
forgeries which the German expert
has on exhibition in London are many
where the work OF the forger could
never be detected by the eye.
The new science has already at
tracted the attention of police officers
and detectives In Europe, and it will
probably be introduced in this coun-
try very soon.-N. Z. Evening Sun.
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THE BUILDING OF HAMPTON COURT.
History OF the Great Vines That Bears
1.a50 Buncaaes Of Grapes.

NA-+"r~+N--
Nine years after the accession Of
George III. "Capability Brown,
who deserved his nickname from his
constant use of the word Ia speaking
of the views and vistas II which
he rejoiced. obtained from Yalen-
tines, ip Essex, sliTa<or cutting
from q black HambdI a Elne:
This was che beg 1Hi18 z1oas
Hampton Court vine. alentlnes
parent still survives, ana 4 y nearly
as big" the largest Of AL, however
is one at Kinnel House, Breadalbane,
Scotland. which covers f,2l6 superfi-
cial feet Of wall space The Hampton
Court vine covers 1850, and produces
about 1850 punches Of grapes.
Brown, whose christian name was
Lancelot, must have had real taste,
for. though his own style wac 50 diff
ferent, he refused to improve " the
gardens, "out Of respect to himself
and his profession, to which modesty
of his we owe their preservation as
monument almost unique Of the
dutch manner.n
No doubt they still exhibit traces Of
the handiwork Of the gardeners OF
William III. That king seems to
have loved the place more than any
other in England, and IN choosing
Wren for the architect q his new
buildings he conferred q boon upon
posterity. The contrast between two
homogeneous architectural styles,
where each is good Of its kind, IS sure
to give picturesqueness, and Hamp-
ton Court is above all palaces pictur-
esque. - 4. !. =
The contrast IS iiEss Soc III nc poi-
onnade in the clock coui@ where the
great hall faces 1t and the old Gothic
brickwork of Wolsey's period looks
out over it. Fortunately for US, GER
tain contingencies contemplated by
King William never gave him the
leisure to make any greater altera-
tions, but had the peace continued,
and the king lived to enjoy the con-
tinuance Of it, his Majesty had re-
solved to have pulled down all the re-
mains Of the old building; such as the
chapel, and the large court within the
first gate" But war broke outagain,
end King William died, and these
charming ancient features Of the old
palace were spared
Wren's estimate for fitting the State
rooms and the cartoon gallery 10 re-
printed by Mr.. Law. It doesnot in
clude Verrio's bill for painting the
great staircase, Of which MI. Law,
while deploring the artists wfetched
taste, allows that the general effect
lis striking and gorgeous.
IT, .Fxxfr 1fxn n&01 nj the
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yankees Not Dwarfs.

A good story is told of Phillips
Brooks, DIR. McVicker of Philadel-
phia and Mr.. Robinson, the builder,
Of Boston, attending a lecture in Leeds
on America. Unhappily the lecturer
stated that Americans were, as rule,
short Of stature, and if there were
any in the audience he would be
pleased to have the opportunity Of
demonstrating the statement. Phil
lips Brooks rose to his feet and said !:
II am an American and, as you see,
about six feet in height, and sincerely
hope that If there is any other repre-
sentative Of my country here he will
rise.
After a moments interval Mr.. Rob
inson rose and said: II am from
America, in which country my height,
six feet two, is the subject Of no re-
mark. If there be any other Ameri-
can here I hope he will RISE" The
house was in jolly humor. Waiting
until the excitement could abate in
some degree, and the lecturer regain
control Of his shattered nerves, DR..
Mcyicker slowly drew his form to its
full height Of six feet four and ex-
claimed: Il am an" But he got no
further. The audience roared and the
lecturer said no more on that subject.
Boston Journal.
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she Get. rhere Just the same

There's girl on the hill who always
gets a seat in the car if it is just
TANNED. She isn't pretty nor any
thing like that, but she is brainy and
her feet are large. She wears COM
nonsense shoes with heavy heels.
She goes into car and hangs to a
strap in front Of some man. Then
every time the car jerks she lunges
around with those heels. After few
lunges the man gives her his seat and
Hnps out and stands on the platform
and swears. st. Paul Globe.
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a good citii7asa 1Iiao vas once cor
dflnsf. remarked yesfer-'
day: When I drank whisky I felt
that it was incumbent upon me to
take as much of it as possible, but
when I quit I quit for good. Now,
strange as it may appear, was about
as confirmed a drunkard for six
months after quit as was before,
but I was a coffee drunkard. 1t APP
peared to me that must have stimu-
liant, and I drank coffee, sometimes
drinking as many as fifteen and even
twenty cups a day. There could be
no doubt that tho coffe was doing me
more harm than whisky, SO ] gave it
up. was COTE drunkard-just as
bad as whisky druakard. "-W Wash
ington Fost.
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MauHH, BtEIu III5 5ItETlIP CzE1 :
pet d light luncheon here to-day.
You can, sir, If you can saw that
pile Of wood over there" answered
the madam promptly.
My good woman" said the visitor
deiectedly, "allow me to correct your
grammatical construction. Saw is in
the imperfect form Of the verb to see.
1t relates to the past. For example,
in speaking in the present tense, !
would say that can see that pile OF
wood over there, not that / can saw
it. Do you grasp the distinction,
MADAME"
She did, and the broom, too. De
troit Free Press.
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1892.
Harper's Magazine.
ILLUSTRATED.


The Magazine will celebrate the fourth Gen.
tenary OF the Discovery OF America BY its re-
discovery, through articles giving more
thorough exposition than has hitherto been
made OF the Recent Unprecedented Develop
ment of our Country, and especially in the
Great West. Particular attention will also be
given to Dramatic Episodes OF American
History.
The Field of the next European War will be
described in a Series of Papers on the Danube
"From the Black Forest to the Black Sea-" by
Poultney BigeIow and T. ID. Miliet illustrated
by Mr. MiiIet and Alfred Parsons. Articles
also will be given on the German, Austrian,
and Italian Armies, illustrated by I. De-
Thuistrup.
Mr.. W. ID. Howells will contribute a new
novel "a World of Chance" cha rncteristical-
Iy American. Especial prominence viii be
gwen 10 Short Stories, which will be contrib
uted by u. Il. Aldrich, X. ii. Davis, A. Conan
<poyIe. Margaret Deland, Miss Woolson, and
sother popular writer's.
Among the literary features VIII be PERSON
AL "Reminiscences OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE,
by his college classnate and lifelong friend,
Horatio Bridge. and n Personal Memoir OF
the Brownings, by Anne Thackeray kitchie
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1892.
Harper's Weekly.

LUSTRATED-

HARpER's WEEKLY for the coming year will
contain more attractive features, more ano
articles of live, intense interest than Will DC
found in any other periodical. Among these
latter there will be series of articles on the
twenty-five greatest cities OF the world, in
Guiding five hundred illustrations. The co
lumbar Exposition. the Army ana Navy
great public events, disasters on land and sea
and the dofngs of the celebrated people OF the
day will be described and illustrated in an at
frx1ctfve and timely manner. Tho Department
81 4,1dfeur Sport Will continue under the di
rectfou Of Caspar w. Whitney. The best OF
modern writer's will contribute short stories
the illustrations. The editorial articles OF r
George william Curtis will remain as an es
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Jones and his son took the boat FOR
Long Branch.
81 never would have believed there
was so much water, = Observed young
hopeful, gazing seward from the iron
pier.
''And observe. my son observed
his father, that you see only what's
on top. Judge.
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TnCKERToN RAILROAD.

Trains leave Beach Haven for Tuckerton a.
$50 A. M. daily except Saturday 800 r N. Iue %
iavs Thursdays and Saturdays, and7l0 p.
Saturdays only. ,, 1yava,,
Returning leave Tuckerton for Beach haven .sl
at ass A. n. on Mondays, 1920 A. N. lu 1ssa
bursiays and Saturdays. and OBJ daily eA
Leave Mount Holly for Tuckerton, 92o A. M.
Ak NJ fiafIy For Beach Haven, 9.25 A. NJ on
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturday ADJ =. M
daily. 49,. rYo,s- pbila
deInhia. etc. $50 A. N. daily, and 800 p M on
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Leave
Tuckerton at 1903 A. NJ. and 400 NJ
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Trains leave Mount Holly for New Egypt
Cream Ridge, Hightstown, etc.. at I.35 A. M.
aO3 45lP N. Sundays, sos p NJ
Trains leave Philadelphia and connect Tor
New Egypt Cream Ridge, Hightstown, ETC..
$50 4. NJ, Loo and 400 P. M Sundays, o.o0 7. N.
Trains leave Hightstown tor New Egypt,
s Pemberton Mount Holly and Philadelphia
at ia, 1000 A. NJ, 7.03 ?. NJ sundays, o'4o
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HER VICTORY.


she ragod in torrents OF abuse,
He never spoke word;
10 vi cb Ia. D.. N pressfve face
You would not kf$ " he heard.
She talked, and talked, and talked ana saiASu y
lie kept his mouth closed tight;
Her language would. have withered MIN
If words could blast and blight
And so the sharp warfare was waged
In one-sided way,
She getting more and more enraged,
With more and more 10 say
Till finally, quite breaking down,
She Just began to cry
And so she won the victory
Men know the reason why.
-sommerville Journal
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The most remarkable natural DrldSo
in the world is probably the "Jisrel
Haiar," which spans gorge not far
from the ruins of the Temple OF
Adonis. in the Province of Lebanon,
Syria. It is q fiat piece Of limestone
rock from ten to fifteen feet thick,
perfectly arched on the under side.
The gorge is about $50 feet across,
and the bridge is 100 feet above the
rushing torrent below. 1t is sur
passed. as far as magnitude is con-
oerned, by the Natural Bridge in
Rockbridge county, Virginia. This
latter curiosity has an arch of 200 feet
and is 240 feet above the water.
Artificial Legs and Arms.
The percentage Of men who wear or
use artificial limbs is much larger
than supposed, for in st. Louis alone
thousands Of limitations Of portions Of
the human anatomy are sold every
year says a dealer in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. Artificial arms are
not so perfect as legs, although there
is an arm sold with hand to it with
which man can do almost anything.
At the same time there is more or less
awkwardness about its use which
sooner or later betrays itself. With
regards to legs this is not the case. No
matter where amputation takes place
the missing portion of the limb can
be replaced SO that not even an ex-
pert can detect anything peculiar.
Walking upstairs ceases to be a diff
ficulty after O little practice, and al
though great speed can not be at
tanned a man with an artificial leg
can run a short istance without
much inconvenience. 1t is sometimes
imagined that men who limp or
whose legs are a different length have
one real and one artificial limb, but
such is very seldom the case for just
as a man with heart disease is likely
to take exceptional care of himself
and outlive his neighbors. SO a man
with an artificial leg is almost sure to
be sensitive about it and have it ex-
actly correct. It is said the very best
limbs of this description are made in
New York, but there are factories
nearer here which do as good work.
An artificial arm will last lifetime il
properly cared for, but after five or
six years a leg gives way to the weight
and strain and has to be renewed. In
the case of very heavy men the life is
much shorter, but when a man gets
used to limb, and comes to an I'M
Outstanding with 1t, he is very loath
indeed to change or renew it.
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