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 ' buain must 'Lincoln' ^iTiag, tj,. t^d Ford'I -^r- Lis. ' occasion, •"cito-div ^°* Juwwi niniscsnctg *y can III C.] ^OUND THE WORLD. â-  german Palaceâ€" Moral Condition '^^ jjostonâ€" Need of Cremationâ€" A Bevengeful Soldier â€" etc. etc. The brokers of Mwk lane, London, say Lfneople '^^^ ' P®" '^®°* â„¢""® '®al tHp weather is cold than when it is and muggy. -.Lg new imperial palace at Strasburg is he completed in three years, at a cost of f .tq coo ^^ seems a (jreposterons piece 't 'xtravagarce, aa the Emperor has a dozen palaces already. T()e Gernisn tiansit through German territory of rlv fruits acd ve-etblea from France, the 'Lou assicced for this measure being the 'esir3 to T^reveLt the importation of phjl- 'oxera. The LaiiCrt thinks that now it has become al utl'ei;*-- to sell iii France tuch wines salic acid, they will bo sent to â- .: Ti ig'.t hp-ve added Americi. unci 15 j^raiua of tho drug in a Government has forbidden r -ohefor. irfirtld lay 33 f-.eoame iafluence '"•^e. But a m?a nev. ' day, al. intenosly. ipei js contain fo^l.ud â- â€¢, â- jfeci wice. A Faris rr.c jecauic an A .^pnLiDp 1 1 .1 reeay^t' -•ocr- ' I ca' vriter is greatly incensed â-  tiijan doctor proposes the A' iter r.f" a health measure â-  T X nic lime to come men in lu' ;it.t:e fcr hot water exatpt one! leirf'jCt b.-.t Ihs(XL:-\-;t:fn' at O'ympia, in Grte-o, â- -ave beta rsiiiJr.ed, and are now proceeding jttho cxfene of the Atheiia Arci lejlogicil vjioierv. An Aihmv^Tt gentleman has given W.CCb fi-i" 'or the ertction of a museum, Jhich !3 rriikir'i^ good progress, Duiitg the lust tKo or three years the Ecra! tonilition of Boston has dei^enerated -apidly. .Such !% tl;e Esaertion of the Con- â- rf:jativna'.ii-:t, t. hich specifies that gambling :e\\i, liquor taiouas, and otlier bad resorts avenuUtipIicdBV/iftly, and have carried on •:eir work of corruption and ruin with ymeless ai:d iucreasing boldness. icme of tbeEaglish medical journals have ilready beguu to point out tiie great im- portance of not over-feeding infants with starchy foods, such aa bread, farina gruel, etc., as tho warm season approaches. Ac- cordiug to authorities like Sir James Paget, such over-feeding is a fruitful cause of the iirge infant mortality in warm weather. The one article most necessary to the life of ±e child at all times is water. The hard fact, recently so often brought â- ,0 the notice of English scientific societies, •.hat two millions cf bodies have been inter- red during the last twenty-five years within •ie limits of the London postal circle, has fery greitly changed the popular view of cremation, Two years ago three of the â- cientific papers said that cremation was 'iinnatural" and "against human feeling," bnt they now thiak that self-preservatijn is the first and strongest of laws. The Parisians will soon have an opportua- ity of witnessing a bull fight at a charity :et« to be held at the Hippodrome. Fras- ;jelo, the world-renowned toreador, himself will take part in it. He refused at first, the promoterd of the festival having refused to p«iniit the Usual tragic denouement, Fraa- coelo, though against his principles, finally waived the point. If the bull, however, is Erry, he wiii probably forget this. Id a paper read before Edinburgh Health Society, Dr. Almond referred to the custom ];' having the head covered out of doors and -nccvercil within doors as very injurious on Mount of it making people so sensitive to iraughta of air as to cause them to take aid. BoyS; he said, who went bareheaded ut of doors could stand a greater amount of "eatiiaticn in schoolrooms and sleeping :3cm8 tlian those who wear head coverings. The Menphis Medical Monthly, says that :r.e Miesouri Supreme Court has decided hat inf orir ation obtained by a physician rom a patient must not be disclosed on the witness stand, where the information was ecessary to enable the doctor to prescribe M phj sician or operate as a surgeon. The xurt held that it would not do, while the louth of a physician is closed as to the Ktual spoken words of the patient, to open t aa to knowledge acquired from his dteg- loais, The Polt/rlwif states that the use of p^er '-owels in cleansing wounds has been found 'ery tatisfactory. Sponges have always -eea regarded with suspicion by surgeons, as '13 80 difficult to keep them in a perfectly jarified condition. Bat the paper towels are 'f be used once only, and, as tney cost only :romJ6 to 87.50 per 1,000, are available in â- oe aick room. 'J. hey are from Japan, and '.he p»ie colors with which they are decorat- :a are found to be unobjectionable. A new native Indian journal has, accord- ^g to the Madras Athenwum been started â- w the express purpose of advocating the •emarriage of Indian widows and the reduc- ^on of the wedding expenses, which Indian 'stoma renders costly. In a recent number 'â- the new organ we are told seven Hindoo idows announce their re-dineas to re-enter "« marriage state. In one case the widow IS only twelve years of age, and her father is '"Jious to betroth her to a Bengal gentle- In a recent trial on the Thames of an elec- ^â- "0 launch forty feet long, with a storage ittery, a speed of seven knots an hour was J-^oed. The speed of a steam launch, ^th engine, boiler, water, and coal auffici- 5 tor a six hours' run, would have been â- y^ one and a half to two miles an hour w^th Comparing the electrical system h steam, the advantages in favor of elec- il V " ^^^"' absence of noise, great I^Vnesa, and very small room needed for ^tbinery and when once charged it is ' "y at a moment's notice. icted â- ' '^^ys ago one of the soldiers quar- -;4i '° t^e barracks at Naples, having -5l!in V "^^^ ^^ some of his comrades for jj^^ g him a tinker, waited until bedtime, as'th"'" '^-^'y after signal for extinguish- tifij^Y'Shts was given, took down his iaion„^,'^°'"°^6Bcsd firing indiscriminately had H "*â-  before he could be secured he itiUi °'f^'"ged "0 fewer than 57 shots, eiglit 'â- '^^ men on the spot and wounding D«iii2t,°" °°® '^^ whom died soon after -^Wra ar '° '^^ hospital, while five of the reported to be in a hopeless state. it*enr^ °^^s to some that the religious a not the^ ^^°^ Friday, now so general, '^ttiach '^^"'^lation of an ancient custom •ie earii^^^ revival of modern times. In '^f^Part of the reign of George HI. going folks took no notice of inhij "Beatituta" Sir Eger and rage" with which an order of Ar.K [.^•*â„¢t'° from his Grace. "'"" "' iflgerton Bt or- was tens, afterward Bishop of London ^fL the Isle of Women since it is onlf In the Kingdom of the Manxmen that the cla£, of women are properly recognized. By t^ jf precedents to tne Government which h^^the Franchise bill in hand, it is pointed ouUhat the last time the Manx L.gulature hSi be^ a, well imss, T'w ° °' ^«""^« ""ffrage r? ^V®®^ ^^^ House of Keys p«8ed a bill which conferred the same elSwl privileges on women as on men. But e" hgntened as it is in other respects, Man still groans under an Upper Chamber ' S that body refused to p«, the bill in its entirety and only allowed a £4 ownership qualiti -l! ..ca to give the vote to women. However even thu is something. ' .^^^f^' '" °i ^.'""'° ^°"^* handsome young man of '26 and his wife, 17 were charged with theft. He had bee^ cook and she housemaid in an Irish gentl. man's family A robbery having occurred, the vouat couple were sutpected ard U hen brought Defore the burst in'-o tears. As be calmed, the young a.ked his name, and, covering his face, he rephed that he was Count Rfccardo Strozzi. a legitimate descendant of one of the most illustrious families in Italy. The wife is also of a very good family. They had fallen m love witn each other and run away, travelling about in aisgnise in order not toba recognised. At last being penniless, they entered the above family as servants, a ortunately their innocence was proved clear at last. The coincidence of their flight with the day of the robbery was thoroughly ex- plained, and they were set at liberty amid the cheers of the whole court. young imprisoned. b«nch both soon as they could man, as usual, was !*s speaks of the "clamor, uproar was left off." Mr. Spnrgeon. Mr. Spurgeon stands head and shoulders above all the Nonconformist preachers. Somebody once expressed a regret that the great Baptist minister was not a membar of the Establishment, to which the late Bishop of Winchester answered by quoting a portion of the tenth commandment. But Mr. Spur- geon was much more aggressive in those days than he is now he has softened much of late years, and churchmen can go to hear him withe at fear of being offended. On the days when he preaches his Tabernacle holds a multitude. It is a huge hall, and to see gallery upon gallery crowded with eager faces â€" some 6,000â€" all turned towards the Pastor whose voice has the power of troubl- ing men to the depths of their hearts, is a stirring sight. Mr. Spurgeon's is not a high class congregation, and the preacher knows that its understanding can best be opened by metaphors and parables borrowed from the customs of the retail trade, and with similes taken from the colloquialisms of the streets. Laughter is not forbidden at the Tabernacle, and the congregation often breaks into titters, but the merriment is always directed against some piece of hypo- crisy which the preacher has exposed and it does one good to hear it. He says "You »re always for giving God short measure, just as if He had not made the pint pot." "You don't expect the Queen to carry your letters for nothing, but wtien you are posting • letter heavenward you won't trouble to stick a little bit of Christiaa faith onto ^he right-hand comer of the envelope, and you won't put a correct address on either, and then you wonder the letter isn't delivered, so that you don't get your remittuice next post," "You trust Mr. Jones to pay you your wages regularly, and you say he is a good master, but you don't think God can be trustod like Mr. Jones r yon won't serve Him because you don't believe in the pay." "You have beard of the man who diminished his dose of food every day to see on how little he could live, and many of you have got to the half -biscuit dose." These whim- sicalities, always effective, constitute but the foam of Mr. Spurgeon's oratory the torrent which casts them up is broad, deep, and of overwhelming p«wer. Mr. Spurgeon 18 among preachers as Mr. Bright among Parliamentary orators. All desire to criti- cise vanishes, every faculty is subdued into admiration, when he has concluded a sermon with a burst of his truly inspired eloquence, leaving the whole of his oonijre^ation amaz- ed and the vast m»jority of its members anxious or hopeful, but in any case roused as if they had eesn the heavens open. We are compelled to add that Mr. Spurgeon has in the Baptist communion no co-minister wielding a tenth of his power, and that tb*se wb«, having gone to the Tabernaclo to hear him, have to listen to some other man, will be disappointed in more ways th: u one, An Anecdote of Jenny Lind. As an illustration of the constant anxiety •f artists concerning their powers, Mrs. Reeves tells how one famous prima doana refused to sit down at all on a day when she was to sing "No, she wo aid walk about the room, talking, perhaps, singing perhaps, sometimes even busy with her needle and thread, bnt never sitting down the Uvelong day nntii the performance was over.' •'Why, I remember well enough how oae day. on the morning of a performance, Jenny Lind (Mme. Goldechmidt), Mr. Eeeves, Mr. Otto Goldsohmidt, and myself were in the room and through the morning Jenny Lind and my husband were never still, passing oae past the other, with music in hand, singing and practicing, and intent on the work before them. "Why, Jenny, said Mr. Goldschmidt, "yon must have Bune these songs many times surely there is ,0 need for all this." But the remon- strance was in vain. '•Yon are a fine musi- cian," said Mme. Goldschmidt. m her quiet, decisive manner to her husband, "but Mr. Reeves and 1 are singers, and we know what is best for us. Leavens alone. Suppose yon had called to see Jenny Lmd on a day when she was singing. She would probably ^me into the'rcom with a bundle of mn«c in her hand, pat it on a chair and sit down on it talk away pleasantly enough for a few ninntes, beiome abstracted, rise take up the musii, turn to a passage m one of the Ikcea and hum it over. Havmg satisfied Klf ^the correctness, she would rep ace x^t'Cid sit cown again as calmly as possible aad resume the conversatoa at the point it HOUSEHOLD HINTS. t\S°"\^^°^^^ pprinkled as it is pat into sible. • '° '°" " '°'»°*' dirt M poS,? fully dried, and if there is the least tend- ency to rust rub the mside with a little A famous Uwysr used lo say that a wo- man who couli boil potatoes aid meH but- ter well was a good cook, and he never re. quired any other p.oof of her capabilities. Take a vessel that will hold exacUy 100 pound of pure wat«r, and fill it with pure milk of average quality, and the weight will be found to be aoout 103 pounds. In other words the milk is three per cent heavier than water. Tepid water with a little borax dissolved in It 18 ^ool to wash colored table linen in â- Nice tablecloths and napkins should not be allowed to become really much soiled, so that they will require vigorous rubbing wi.u soap or in hot water. The bride's vel originated in the Anglo- Saxon custom of performing the marriage ceremoay under a tquare piece of clotn, held at each corner by a tall man, over the bridegrio.-n and bride, to conceal her bluehes. The veil was not used at the mar- riage of widows. Twenty five years ago people would have thought a wonan crazy ir she had pJnu^.) Japanese faaa on her wails, or fillea vaies with cat's tail 1 and grasses, or set gm^m- jars in pUcts oi honor. Bat by tnis tim. we havo found out that artistic potaibilitu s lurk iu reeds and weeds, in the marsh and the fen, and that the simplest articles may bs replste with beauty. Inexpensive but pleasing lavender water is made by mixirg the following ingredients together :â€" Three ounces of the essence of bergamot, six drachms of the tincture of musk, one drachm of the oil of c-oves, four drachms of the English o 1 of lavender, twelve ounces of rose water, and seven dud one- half pints, of alcohol. Of course a smaller quantity can be made if desired, pre- serving these proportions. To clean painted woodwork provide a plate with some of the best whiting to be had, and have ready some clean warm water and a piece of flinnel, which dip into the water and squeeze nearly dry then take as much whiting as will adhere to it apply it lo the painted surface, when a little rub- bing will instantly remove any dirt of grease. After which wash the pirt with clean water, rubbing it dry _with soft chamois. If you wish to improve upon the usual method of smothering beefatake with onions, try this â€" Cut one quart of onions in very small bits, not over an inch long, and as thin as a sharp knife will cut them. Let them lie in cold water with a good sprink- ling of salt in it for half an hour. Drain them well, and fry them in a deep frying ?an, with a good deal of very hot lard in it. 'hey will cook immediately, and be crisp and excellent. Early Days of Tobacco, Tobacco was introduced into Europe from the Province of Tabaca in St. Domingo in 1559, by a Spuiish Gentleman, named Her- nandez de Toledo, who brought a small quantity into Spain and Portugal. From thence, by means of the French Ambassador at Lisbon, Jean Nicob from whom it derived its mme of Nicotia, (whence we have the word nicotine), it found its way to Paris, where it was used in the form of powder by Citharine de Medici, Tobacco then came under the patronage of the Cardinal Santa Croce, the Pope's nuncio, who return- ing froTi his embassy at the Spanish and Portuguese courts, carried the plant to his own conutry, and thus acquired a fame little inferior to that which, at another period, he bad WOTi by piously bringing a portion of the real cross from the Holy Land, Both in France and the Papal States it was at once received with general enthusiam, in the shape of snuff but it was some time after the use of tobacco as snuff that the practice is generally supposed to have been intro- duced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh but Camden says, in his "Elizabeth," tnat Sir Francis Drake and his companions, on their return from Virginia in 1585, were "the first, as far as he knew, who introduc- ed the Indian plant, called the Tabacca or Nicotia, into England, having been taught by the Indians to use it as a remedy against indigestion. And from the time of their return," says he, "it immediately began to grow into very general use, and to bear a high price a great many persons some from luxury, and others for their health, beine wont to draw in the strong smelling smoke with insatiable greediness through an earth- enware tube, and then to stuff it forth again through their nostrils so that tabacoa-tav- ems {(ahemce tdbaccance) are now as gener- ally kept in all our towns, as wine-houses or beer-houses." Its principal opponents were the priests, the physicians, and the sovereign princes by tne former its use was declared sinful and, 1684, Pope Urban VIII. pubUshed a bull, excommunicating all persons found gailty of taking snuff when in church. This bull was renewed in 1690, by Pops Inno- cent and, about twenty-nine years after- wards, the Sultan Amurath IV. made smok- ing a capital offence. For a long time smoking was forbidden in Russia, under pain of having the nose cut off and in some parts of Switz rland, it was likewise made a subject of public prosecutionâ€" the police regulations of the Canton of Berne, in 166U placing the prohibition of smooking in the uot of the Ten Commandments, immediate- ly under that against adultery. .» « â€" » • m A Quick Passage. ' The quickest time yet recorded as having been made by an ocean steamer is that made by the steamer Oregon from Queenstown to New York. The tune was six days, ten hours and thirty seconds. This is quick work, but no doubt the time will come when the trip from shore to shore will be made in three or four days. Speed is not as import- ant a consideration as safety, but m these days, when the object is to do everythicg in the shortest time possible, speed counts for a great deal with bnsinesa men. There is another class with whom speed is a con- sideration, namely, those who are subjected to sea-uokness. « the ocean voyage could be made in three or four days the number of moplv^Ao would eroai tiieoot an would be Oly fa™»ea. Ko doubt before long oc^ steamerj will adopt electricity as the^ motive power and then people will be carried acre S3 the ocean with a msh. J ZEBEHR PASHA. Visit to the Ex-Governor of the Soudanâ€" His Remarkable Life and Adventures. The Storj of His Career as Told by Himself. On the outskirts of Cairo to the west, be- tween a branch of the Mahmoudieh canal and the railway line, stands the house al- lotted by government to the ex-dictator of the Soudan. Everything abaut it bear^ marks of poverty. In ihe garden a small kiosk with a couple of divani. and floored with gaudy carpeting, serves as a reception- room by day. In one comer of the yard stands a Saioy mare tethered to the wall. At s inset she is brought inside the house, and her night- stable is at the foot of the stairs leadmg up to the siwan where Zebehr Pasha and his visitors dine and smoke their narghilehs, with now and then a cup of strong tea h'ghly spiced with Nubian herbs. When I arrived yesterday, writes a corres- pondent of the London Standard, the pasha was attending the funeral rites it the Is- mailieh palace, aind the honors of the house w€ re done by his relative Abdullah and the S iHik Sanoussi. of Morocco, who isarici iii'rcnant. now settled in Alexsnlria. He h:is ravelled many a time in Europe, and vi.-irr-H tvery capital aud town of imj-ortance on f ho continent. Pleased to have someone to cjrroborate his tales, which would prob- aoly have been otherwise only half believed, he launched into descriptions of all the Frank wonders he hid seen, his descriptions of our underground railways being especial- ly amusing. He himself was careful never to travel except on a Sanday, because the traffic was diminished and there was then less danger of a collition bstween the trains which kept revolving between the statior:s every moment like wild spirit?. On the ar- rival of Zebehr Pasha the other visitors hushed their talk into attentive silence, only rarely interposing a remark. During a frugal dinner, a I'Arabe, when it fell to me, ai guest, to dip first into the dish and pick out, a choice piece from each to hand to the host, not much was eaid. After din- ner, however, I put a fevv leading questiors, and the pasha, when fairly launched, spoke on incessantly for hours. In mere anecdote his manner was excited, and he kept snap- ping his fingers to accentuate surprise or scora but on more serious topics he weigh- ed his words carefully, and his manner and voice reminded me curiously of Arabi. Nothing could be more interesting than this conversation, or monologue, in the queer little room lighted by two candles, and ob- scured by the smoke of cigarettes and narghilehs. Grouped around were sheiks from the far Soudan, a bey or two, and the servants while the central figure in a chair fitted in well with the surroundings. Tall and spare, almost to attenuation, with sparkling eye«, mobile lips, and the beauti- ful hands of his race, the pasha was dressed in civil black, with a scarlet and white striped shawl thrown round his shoulders. Every look and gesture bespoke the com- mander, and as the ready words and proud laugh dropped from him, one could scarce- ly withhold admiration from the fallen gen- eral as he told the story of his past. "I need not go over my record. It is probably well known to you, as it u to the world in general. No man now living in Egypt has rendered such sarvices to his country as I did, and you see the reward. I do not complain, for it b the common fate to fail. I care nothing for the loss of wealth and Innds and family in comparison with my honor. That was traduced years ago but, thank God, in words, at least, it ha^ been restored to me. It was Gordon's ac- cusations which cut my heart out, bnt now he has confessed that he was wrong, which shows his true nobility. What amends it was in his power to make he has made. He has telegraphed for me to take his place, and to the government that the confiscation of my property was unjust, and it should be restored to me. He requested that some money should be given me at once, and I have been paid £5,000. That is a mere no- thing, but the fault is not his. Do you know what the government owe me Alone in the conquest of Darfour I spent some £300,000 or £400,000. Last yeir yon must have seen four thousand hundred- weight of ivory advertised for sale by the government. It was all, or almost all, mine, besides ship- loads of feathers, gold, and silver, and cattle and furniture. They did not leave more than the bare divans in my home, not even a carpet nor a glass. Enough of this, how- ever. About my son this is what happen- ed Jealous intriguers at Cairo had poison- ed the ear of the khedive against me, and I was summoned to the capital. Consciou.8 of no wrong. I came at once, leaving my family and my property in full confidence. Here I found Gordon. I protested my in- nocence, and at Ka8-enNil I offered to go np with him and prove to him the falseness of the accusations made against me. He re- fused, but told me to write to my son S alei- man a letter, ordering him to submit to Gor- don. I wrote to him, telling him that Gor- don went np as the representative of the khedive and myself that he was to treat him as a lord and a father to serve him as a slave, if he wished, and to obef his slightest word. I gave Gordon a letter of this sort also. I accompanied him to the station, and my last words to him were to commend my young i on of 16 years to his protection, and to beg him to wateh over him as he would over his own son. How could I fear any- thing after that When Gordon arrived my son met him, and Gordon treated him with great kindness, and gave him a rank, and made him governor of B ihr Gazai, and my son made him presents â€" 180 tons of ivory, and other things. Shortly afterwards a servant of my honse, one Edriss, fled away and went to Gordon, and told him that Suleiman was treacherous at heart and work ing against him. Gordon at once believed this scoundrel, and named him governor in the placa of my son without asking further. Suleiman, when he heard this, sent to Gor- don nine Ulema, to assure him of his respect and loyalty. Directly they arrived Gordon shot them all. Two more were sent, and they were also immediately shot. I can not understand this treatment of embassadors. Suleiman then said he would go himself to Gcrdon, and started with twelve hnndrsd followers for Dara, where he believed Gar- don was. At six honra' distance from Dara he heard Gordon was at Khartoum. He turned to go thither and met Gessi, with 150 soldiers. Gessi summoned him to surrender. He protested against being treated as an enamy. G83i replied that he was Gordon's representative, an" Suleiman had batter show the loyalty ne professed by coming with him. Suleiman said that if Gessi would give him his solemn word that the charges against him shou'd be properly sift- ed he woidd at once sui render and abide by the sentence. This was the greater proof of his loyalty, as he and his men so far out- numbered Gessi that had he wished he could easily have taken Gessi prisoner. Get si, 'however, promised. .Accordingly, Sulei- mau ordered his escort to Is y down their arms, and then for six or sevt n days Gessi and he were friends, eating at the same table and living m ea^h othe-'s compvuy. On the tenth day. however. GiS4i called' Suleiman and others of his family who were with him to come to him. They came to him and foand him sittine under a great tree. In five minutes he had shot them all. I do not believe Gordon ever gave him the order to do such an act, for Gordon is a strangely merciful man. He can not speak our lan- guage, aud so is often apt to get wrong im- p est ions, bnt I do not think he would have shot my eon without hearing him. However, t'^at is a thing of the past. I have forgiven him, as we all hope to be forgiven. Gessi d ed at Suez afterward, and God will judge between him and ine at the last day. I am very much afraid tor Gordon now. If he loies his life it will ba the fault of your p.jiicy in attackin;.' the rebels at Suakim. The news has now passed from mouth to mouth through the Jength and breadth of Scudsn, that the Engl-s'i are comino- with fire and sword to "cslroy the Arabs. Of what use is it thit Ooraou proclaims peace whilst you carry on war I think I could have settled the whole question at Suakim without firin;^ a shot. I know all these people, and they know ma. I would hive goue to Oinian Dlgma and soin have per- suaded him to CS.M8 war, as I »ha'l go to Obeid to the Mahdi as a friend if I am sent now to Khartoum. I can not approve of the pr.oe set on Digmx'a head. If he were a rriuiderer hiding ia a mountain cave you might do it but it is not a worthy way for a great nation like E igland to treat an enemy who is still at the head of an army. When I made war on Darfour I lost hardly any lives, but they were just a^ stubborn foes as these. And when, after six dayd' running fight, when we were being perpetually at- tacked by the enemy, I reduced Hash Allah, brother of the sultan, and leader of his army, to submission, how did I trea*; him I myself went on foot to meet him I he'ped hiai off hia horse and lei him to my tent. I never sat down in his presence, aud served him at table, and washed his hands and feet, though he was my prisoner. Sol brought him down to Cairo, and delivered him over to Ismail Pasha. "That is how I would treat an enemy always. Kindness and soft words go farther than bullets and lauces. I do not know how the idea has gone abroad that I am a slave-dealer. My people serve me gladly for the love they bear me. Let any- one go into my country and ask if Zjbehr ever unjustly oppressed or killei a man, woman, or child. God is my witness, and I swear to you most solemnly that the charge laid against me is a false one. And is Kag- land afraid of a broken man like me Can she not order me to put down slavery, and am I not forced to obey hercomminds Am I a fool, if England sent me up, to go against her bequests 1 I am a soldier, and under authority, aud the order given m?. by God's permission, 1 willcarr/out to the last letter, as I have always done. And as for the pacification of the country, so confident am I of my people's love, that I will go up alone among them, returning joyfully to my dear home and I shall be received everywhere with the k"s3e3 of peace." I will only choose cno of his other anec- dotes "I was down the liver ivory-hunting, and heard some elephants trumpeting. Oa going in the direction of their voices, suddenly my boy Mahmoud and I came upon one of the largest crocodiles I have ever seen, basking asleep in the sunlight. Motioning my fol- lower to hand me my heavy elephant gun. I was stealthily creeping on him when I saw the underwood moving to the right, and a fine lion appeared, also evidently stalking the crocodile. I was so astonished that I hardly knew what to do, so merely stood still as a statue to watch. Unless I had seen it myself I should never have believed what followed, which you can credit or not as you please. Crawling along on his belly, the lion drew to within about two meters of the crocodile, aud then gathering himself up, came with a tremendous spring on to the nape of the crocodile's neck, where his skin is soft for an inch or two in the crease. Fix- ing teeth and claws, he wrenched and tore at his hold, whilst the crocodile was fairly pinned, and could not open his jaws in spite of the most frantic efforts. In less than five minutes the struggle was over. I then gave a great shout, and the lion when he s»w us moved growling back to the edge of the forest. My boy wanted me to shoot him, bnt I was so pleased at the way he had kill- ed the crocodile that I thought he had earn- ed his feast, so after cutting off parts of the crocodile we left him to the lion, and next morning more than half of his underside haid been eaten." Many such stories of adventure and traits of life in the wild Soudan passed the time quickly, and it was past midnight before I left. Without being able to vouch for the truth of the conversation above related, I merely repeat it much as it was spoken, los ing, however; all the vigor of the native Arabic, and eloquent voice and gesture. No one, however, atter speaking to Zsbehr for long could fail to perceive his strength of character, and, in aiding my own to the peneral opinion in Cairo, that we shall make a great mistake if we fail to avail ourselves of the keen tool ready to our hand, I only pay a forced tribute to the fascination of my yesterday's host. Another Wise One, All of the wisdom of asses does not appear to have died with Balaam's time if the fol- lowing statement is to be credited â€" "Dr. William A. Hammond says in th- Youth's Companion that while stationed at Fort Webster, in what is now Arizona, he started down the canyon on a very fine and large mule. The beast stopped abruptly, and signified that he would not budge a step. Spurs were dug into his flanks tu no pjr- pose. There he stood as firm as a rock. Hammond pulled him aronnd and galloped back to the fort. Next morning it was as- certained that at a point scarcely a hundred yards in advance of where the mule had gained his victory some Apache Indiftniy had ambushed the read, and but for the brute's keen nose and ears and firmness in resisting an obstinate man sHort f O'k would nave been made of both." t' VA ll 1 1i