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From my youth I had alwaysahad a 00d appetite; ut my bread was so mouh y, I could scarcely at first eat the half of it. This was the consequence of Major Rieding’s avarice, who endeavoured to profit even by this, so great was the number of unfortunate risoners ; therefore itis impossible Ishould Rescribe to my readers the excess of tortures that, during eleven months, I felt from ravenous hunger. Icould easil every day have devoured six pounds of )read; and every twenty-four hours after having receiv- ed and swallowed my small portion, I con- tinued as hungry as before 1 began, yet wait another twenty-four hours fora new morsel. How willingly Would Ihave signed a bill of exchange for a thousand ducats on my property at Vienna, only to have satis- fied my hunger on dry bread I For so ex- treme was it, that scarce] had I dropped into a deep sleep, beforel dreamed I was We I should drag it and stand up to the mdow ; besides the door, was a small iron stove, in like manner fixed to the floor. I was not yet put in irons; and my allowance was s Found and a half per day am-aunition ‘brgzy Langl a jug of_water. Again we shall allow this miserable victim of despotism to relate the particulars of an imprisonment more severe and lasting than that formerly endured. 1M I'RISONMEXT IN MAG DEBURG. On arriving at the fortress of Magdeburg (July, 1754], I was delivered u to the cap. tain of the guard at the citadel. A few ducats remaining on my person were now taken from me, and, robbed of all my trin- kets, I was conducted to the dungeon which had been prepared for my reception; the door was shut, and here I was left. My dungeon was in a casemate, the fore- part of which, six feet wide and ten feet ong, was divided by a party-wall. In the inner wall were two doors, and a third at the entrance of the casemate itself. The window in the seven-feet thick wall was so situated, that though I had li t, I could see neither heaven nor earth ; could only see the roof of the magazine. Within and without this window Were iron bars, and in the space between, an iron gratin so cl’ue, and so, situated, by the rising o the walls, that it was impossible I should see any person without the prison, or that any person should see me. On the outside was aweflfien p‘, isade, six feet from the wall, by which the entinels were prevented from conveying anythin to me. I had a mat- tress and abedstem , but which was immov. ablyflironedfo the floor, so that it was im- In March, 1754, Trenck's mother died in Prussia ; and although he had, in the mean~ time, entered the Austrian service, he con- sidered it necessary to leave his regiment and proceed to Dantzic, there to settle some family affairs. This movement, which was notified by his enemies at Vienna to the Prussian authorities, proved the prelude to a dire misfortune. Believing himself safe in an independent city, Trenck did not an- ticipate an violation of his liberty in Dantzic. The Dantzic magistracy, however, overawed by their powerful neighbour, per- mitted a Indy of Prussian officers to execute a. warrant on the unfortunate Trenck, and carry him beyond the boundaries into Pomerania, a part of the dominions of Prussia.~ Closely confined in a chaise, he was escorted by a troop of dragoons from garrison to garrison, till he arrived in Ber. lin. Once more in the power of Frederick, with very little ceremony he was hurried off, under a. strong escort, through Spandau to Magdeburg - o A __:M I! 'II these, went to Riga, whence he proceeded to Moscow. Here he became acquainted with Lord Hyndford, ambassador from Eng- land to the court of the Empress Elizabeth, and was treated by him with marked con- sideration. His residence and chance of Bromotion in Russia were cut short by eing named heir to his cousin, who died in Austria in October, 1749. In order to take possession of his new inheritance, he quitted Moscow with some regret, and pro. ceeded to Vienna by way of St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Amsterdam, and Saxony. This proved an unfortunate journey. At Vienna he became entangled in numerous lawsuits respecting his cousin’s will and property ; an , after most protracted proceedings, realized only a fraction of what had been bequeathed to him. He also, by his perti~ nacity in defending his claims, incurred the enmity of men in power, who plotted his ruin. annoyance ; but in this he was mistaken. Although received with a degree of kindness by the Austrian authorities, he soon found that he was likely to be involved in certain misfortunes which had overtaken his cousin, and he left Vienna in August, 1748, for Hol- land. At Nuremberg he .'met with a body of Russians, commanded by General Lieu- wen, his mother’s relation, who were march- ing to the Netherlands. Received with kindness by the general, he was advised by him to enter the Russian service, and was given the command of a company of dragoons. Peace followed, and the regiment returned to Moravia. Shortly afterwards, Trenck was sent down the Vistula with a body of sick men to Dantzic, where there were Russian vessels to receive and trans- sport them to Russia, and, in company with Having taken refuge in Vienna, Trenck believed himself to be relieved from further Story of Baron Trenck. Dough". don't let mother do It I Do not let her clove nnd toll. Whlle you alt o ueeleu Idler Furlng your so“ hendu to roll, Don't you we the huvy burdens Dally she is wont to bear, Bring the llnu upon her loreheadâ€" Sprinkllnw ellver ln her hnlr. Dcughter don't let motherdo It ! “Do no: {at tier llama?! broil : mug a any, x t summer hours Slum with her the heavy toil. See, her eyo has lost it: brightness, Fuiod lrom her check the glow: ,And the stop that once was buoyont Now le loehle weak nnd elow. Daughter, don't let mother do it 3 She has cared lor yo: so long In it right the weak and leehle Should be willng for the ettong T Wakeu lrom your listltee laminar. Seek her side to cheer and bless ; And your gift will be less mm When the E018 above her press. Doughter. don’t let mother do it! You will never, never know What was home without a mother Till the mother lieth lowâ€"â€" Low beneath the budding daisies Free lrom earthly care or pain. To the home so sad without her, Never to return again. Don’t Let; Mother Do It. NEW MISl-‘ORTUNBS. they stood sentry. By tying my afilinters together, I made a stick long enough to reach be and the palliaadoa that were before m win ow, and thus obtained paper, an other knife, and a file. I cannot, however, describe my difficul- ties, after having penetrated about twe feet into the stone. My tools were the irons I had dugout. A compassionate soldier also gave me an old iron ramrod and a soldiea‘s sheath-knife, which did me excellent ser. vice; more especially the latter, as I shall resently more fully show. With these two l) cut splinters from my bedstead, which aided me to pick the mortar from the inter- stices of the stone. Yet the labour of pene- trating through this seven-feet wall was in- credible: the building was ancient, and the mortar occasionally quite petrified, so that the whole stone was obliged to be reduced to dust. After continuing my work unre- mittingly for six months, I at length ap- proache the accomplishment of my hopes, ‘ as I knew by coming to the facing of brick, which now was only between he and the ad'oining casement. leantime I found opportunity to speak to some of the sentinels; among whom was an old gardener, called Gefhardt, whom I here name, because he displa ed ualities of the greatest and noblest kin . rom him I learned the recise situation of my prison, and every crcumstance that might best conduce to my escape. Nothing was want- ing but money to buy a boat, and crossing the Elbe with Gefhardt, to take refuge in Saxony. lly (lefhardt‘s means I became ac- quainted with a kind-hearted irl, aJewess. and a native of Dassau, Estier Heyman- nin by name, and whose father had been ten years in prison. This good compassion- ate maiden, whom I had never seen, won over two other grenadiers, who gave her an opportunity of speaking to me every time they stood sentry. lly tying my splinters While labouring, I placed the stones and bricks upon my bedstead; and had they taken the precaution, to come at any other time in the week, the stated Wednesday excepted, I had inevitably been discovered ; but as no such ill accident befel me, in six months my Herculean labours gave me a prospect of success. Means were to be found to remove the rubbish from my prison ; ‘all of which, in a wall so thick, it was imv possible to replace ; mortar and stone could not be removed. I therefore took the earth, scattered it about my chamber, and ground it under my feet the whole day, till I had reduced it to dust; this dust I strewed in the aperture of my window, making use of the loosened stove to stand upon. I tied splinters from my bedstead together, with the ravelled yarn of an old stocking, and to this affixed a tuft of my hair. I worked a large hole under the middle grating, which could not be seen when standin on the ground, and through this I pushe my dust with the tool I had prepared to the outer window; then waiting till the wind should happen to rise, during the night I brushed it away; it was blown off, and no appear- ance remained on the outside. By this single expedient I rid myself of at least three hundred-weight of earth, and thus made room to continue my labours : yet this being still insufficient, I made little balls, and when the sentinel was walking, blew them, through a paper tube, out of the window Into the empty space I put my mortar and stones, and worked on successfully. _ The day preceding visitation all was careâ€" fully replaced, and the intervening mortar as carefully preserved. That I might fill up all remaining interstices, I pounded the white stuff this afforded, wetted it, and made a. brush of my hair ; having applied this plaster, I washed it over neatly, and in the dim light of my cell, the wall could not be observed to be molested. I repeated this lastering and whitewashing process proba 1y a hundred times. I worked through the iron, eighteen inches long, by which the stove was fasten- ed, and broke off the clinchings of the nails, but preserved their heads, that I might put them again in their places, and all might appear secure to my weekly visi- tors. This procured me tools to raise up the brick floor, under which I found earth. My first attempt was to work a hole through the wall, seven feet thick, behind, and con- cealed by the stove. The first layer was of brick; I afterwards came to large hewn stones. I endeavoured accurately to number and remember the bricks, both of the floor- ing and the wall, so that I might replace them, and all might appear safe. This hav- ing‘accomplished,AI proceeded. U . ' 0 describe my plan at length would lead to prolixity, yet I must enumerate someof its circumstances, as -it was remarkably intricate: and 9f gignntic labour. Having remained thus two months, and observed that this method was invariable, I began to execute a project I had formed, of the possibility of which I was convinced. \Vhere the stove stood the floor was bricked, and this paving extended to the wall that separated my casemste from the adjoining one, in which was no prisoner. My win ow was only guarded by a single sentinel; I therefore soon found among those who successfully relieved guard two kind-hearted fellows, who described to me the situation of my prison ; hence I per- ceived I might effect my escape, could I but senetrate into the adjoining casemate, the oor of which was not shut. Provided I had a friend and a. boat waiting for me at the Elbe, or could I swim across that river, the confines of Saxony were butamile distant. hours, my pittance of breed and water was brought. The keys of all the doors were kept by the governor ; the inner door was not opened, but my bread and water were delivered through an aperture. The prison- doors were opened only once a. week, on Wednesday, when the governor and town- major, my hole having been first cleaned, pelt} their visit._ feasting at some table luxuriously loaded, where, eating like a elutton, t e whole company were astonished to see me, while my imagination was heated by the sense- tion of iatnine. Awakened by the pains of hunger, the dishes vanished, and nothing remained but the ieality of my distress. The cravings of nature were but inflammed, my tortures prevented sleep, and lookin into futurity, the cruelty of my fate sulfate , if possible, increase, from imagining‘that the prolongation of pangs like these was in~ su )ortable. y hun or increased every da , and of all the trio. 3 of fortitude my whole life has afforded, this, of eleven months, was the most bitter. Petitions, remonstrances, were of no avail ; the answer wasâ€"“ We must ive no more ; such is the king’s command.” .Vith this reply I was forced to be content. Such severities, however, produced an eager desire for liberty. . Daily, about noon,_once in twenty-four W. A. Stinson, a large cattlcman, and two of his employes have been murdered by Comanche Indians In Green county, Texas. A large portion of the tribe have taken the worpatb, and a general outbreak is expected. In breadth it was about eight feet, in length ten. No stove was allowed. In a corner was a seat four bricks bread. on which I might sit and recline against the wall. Opposite the ring to which I was fastened, the light was admitted through a semicircular aperture one foot high and two in diameter. This aperture ascended to the centre of the wall, which was six feet thick, and at the central part was a close iron grating, from which, outward, the aperture descended, and its two ex- tremities were again secured by strong iron bars. My dungeon was built in the ditch of the fortification, and the aperture by which the light entered was so covered by the wall of the rampart, that, instead of findin immediate passage, the light only gailie admission by reflection. This, con- sidering the smallness of the aperture, and the impediment of grating and iron bars, must needs make the obscurity great ; yet, my eyes in time became so accustomed to this glimmering, that I could see a mouse run. Between the bars and the grating was a glass window, with a small central case- ment, which might be opened to admit air. The name of Trenck was built in the wall, in red brick, and under my feet was a tombstone, with the name of Trenck also cut on it, and carved with a death’s head. The doors to my dungeon were double, and formed of oak ; without these was an open space, or front cell, in which was a window, and thiss ace was likewise shut in by double doors. T e ditch in which this dreadful den was built, was enclosed on both sides by palisades twelve feet high ; the key of the door of which was intrusted to the oliicer of the guardâ€"it being the king‘s intention to prevent all possibillty of speech or com- munication With the sentinels. The only motion I had the power to make was that of jumping upward, or swinging my arms, to procure myself warmth. Vhon more accustomed to my fetters, I was likewise capable of moving from side to side about four feet ; but this pained my shin-bones. This misery, I foresaw, was not of short duration; I had heard of the wars that had lately broken out between Austria and Prussia. Patiently to wait thei?~ ter- mination, amid sufferings and wretchedness such as mine, appeared impossible. Such were my meditations! Day at length re- turned. But where was its splendour? Fled. I beheld it not. Yet was its glim- mering obscurity sufficient to show me what was my dungeon. No soul bade me good-nightâ€"all retired in dreadful silence ; and I heard the horri- ble grating of four doors, that were succes- sively locked and bolted upon me ! There I sat, destitute, alone, in thick darkness, upon the bare earth, with a. weight of fetters unsupportable t_o_nature. VMy fortitude did not give way on this trying occasion. The carriage at length stopped, and I was brought into my new cell, where the bandage was taken f1 om my eyes. \Vhat were my feelings of horror when, by the light of afew torches, I be- held the floor covered with chains, 3. fire- pan, and two grim men standing with their smith-hammers ! To work went these on- fiines of despotism ! Enormous chains were xed to my ankle at one end, and at the other to a ring which was incorporated in the wall. This ring was three feet from the ground, and only allowed me to move about two 3r three feet to the right or left. They next rivetted another huge iron ring, of a hand’s breadth, round my naked body; to which hung a chain fixed into an iron bar as thick as a man’s arm. This bar was two feet in length, and at each end of it was a handcufl'. history of my life. My cell in the Star-Fort had been finished sooner than Gefhardt had supposed; and at night, when I was pre- paring to fly, I heard a carriage stop before my prison. The locks and bolts resounded, the door flew open, and the last of my poor remaining resources was to conceal my knife. The town-major, the major of the day, and a captain, entered. I saw them by the light of their two lanterns. The onlv words they spoke were--â€"“ Dress yourself !” which was immediately done. I still were the uniform of the regiment of Cordova. Irons were given me, which I was obliged myself to fasten on my wrists and ankles; the town-major tied a bandage over my eyes, and taking me under the arm, they thus conducted me to the carriage. It was necessary to pass through the city to arrive at the StabFort; all was silent, except the noise of the escort; but when we entered Magdeburg, I heard the people running, who were crowding together to obtain a sight of me. cl'ited, and which has continually plfinged me headlong into calamity, when I imagined happiness was at hand ! The 27th of May was a. cruel day in the 0n the 26th of May, 1755, I had determi,r . ed to break into the next casement ; but when I came to work at the bricks, I found them so hard and strongly cemented, that I was obliged to defer the labour to the follow- ing day. I left off, weary and spent, at daybreak ; and had an one entered my dungeon, they must infafiibly have discover- ed tbe breach. How dreadful is the destiny by which! thx_‘o_ugh_ life, I have been_perse- The king came to a review at Madieburg, when he visited the Star-Fort, and com- manded a new cell to be immediately made, prescribing himself the kind of irons by which I was to be secured. l‘he honest Geihardt heard the officer say this cell was tor me, and ave me notice of it ; but assur- ed me it con (1 not be ready in less than a month. I therefore determined. as soon as possible, to complete my breach in the wall, and escape without the aid of any one. The thing was possible; for I had twisted the hair of my mattress intoa rope, which II meant to tie to a cannon, and descend the rampart; after which I might swim across the Elbe, gain the Saxon frontiers, and this safely escape. I required : but our plan was Hiscovered, and I was once more in despair. The family of the Jewess also suffered b this new mis- foxjnne,_a source to me of_a.d itionsl grjef. I now wrote to my sister, described my situation, and entreated her to remit three hundred rix-dollars to the Jewess; hoping by this means I might esca from my rison. Iwrote another afl‘ecting letter to ‘ount Puebla, the Austrian ambassador at Berlin, in which was enclosed a draft for a thousand florins on my eilects at Vienna, desiring him to remit these to the Jewess, having gromised her that sum as a reward {or her 'dclity. This excellent girl did all ‘Be 27gb of “May gas a._px:uel_ defy in_the (1‘0 mr. coxnmran.) There is a. politician in St. Louis named Rainwater and another in Denver named Drinkwawr, but neither of them believes in prohibition in theory or practice. The society journals of London are print- iug malicious notes concerning the Prince of Wales. He has lately been in the habit of attending balls without the Princess. This is explained by the fact that the latter has been in poor health recently, caused chiefly by her anxiety on account of her sisters, the (Izarina and the Duchess of Cumberland, and has therefore been unable to accompany the Prince anywhere. It is the intention of Prof. Jacobsen to re- side in the rovince permanently, and he will go nortll again in a. few weeks. He brought down with him many valuable curios which will be forwarded to German y. A Scientist’s Experiences Among the Na- llvcs ol III-lush Columbia. The Victoria, B. 0., Colonist of recent date, says :â€"l’rof. J. Jacobson, who has been in the province for some years collect- ing Indian curios for the Hamburg museum and writing up the habits, customs and tra- ditions of the abori ines, arrived down on the Boscowitz from ella Coola. The pro- fessor spent all last winter at Tucalo, the head of the southernmost of the Bentinck arms, which is distant from Bella Coola about 80 miles. Here he found the Indian in his primitive state, a wild, untutored savage, with but scant knowledge of the arts or customs of civilization. The inlet running far inland and being every way out of the course of traders or prospectors is never visited, and the Indians say no white men ever went up the head of it before. They live there as they do in most places around the coast by hunting and fishing, deer and fur-bearing animals abounding in large numbers. They are without mission aries and cannibalism is rampant. The pro- fessor tells of some sickening sights which he witnessed there during the past winter, 1 which, at this day, one could scarcely be- ‘ lieve capable of being witnessed so near home, (lid the information not come from a reliable person. The custom is still carried out there of men ambitions for the honors of Chieftain, betaking themselves to the woods, and after remaining there for some time, coming back possessed of a spirit and biting pieces of flesh from the bodies of those whom they first meet. One who wished to radu- ate last winter, went out and remaine from sight for several weeks, though he came near the cam occasionally and made night hideous with ’his yells. \Vhen he returned to the tribe he came naked, notwithstanding that it was the middle of winter and two or three feet of snow on the ground. The first man he met be seized, knocked down, and bit a piece out of his arm which he chewed ravenously. This was repeated many times over, his face becoming besmeared with blood and presenting a fiendish appearance. The victims of the would-be chieftains' bites receive in return for their pains a small pe- cuniary compensation, and it is an honor to carry the scar. The more scars of this kind decorates an Indian’s body the more numer- ous are his honors, and when he comes to have a rest many he becomes a chieftain himself In a little way. The biter on one occasion made a break for the rofessor, who soon gave him to understanthhat he was going to experience something pretty ton h if he tackled him. He was not furt er molested. Continuing it says: The panic comes. The public are excited. Outbreaks occur. The larger centres revolt. The places where but a few Socialists exist are points for the rallying of the conservative elements. In these small places it should be made the duty of the Socialists there residing, secret- ly and with all the aid of science in destruc- tive warfare, to raise sufficient tumult to keep the conservatives busy at home Meanwhile in large centres bold measure should be taken. Our people should head, lead and control the popular revolt ; should seize the places of power ; should lay hands upon the machinery of the Government. Once installed in power, the Revolutionary Committee should follow this course of ac- tion. The decrees should at once be pro- mulgated and enforced. to hold aloof from ridtlng in special localiâ€" ties. The time is not yet ripe for success. We have counted our heads and we know it. To strike this year would be to uselessly slaughter our best people and put back the cause'a hundred years. N o ; at present we must be wise as not nts, but harmless as (loves. “’6 must ta e advantage of it for agitation and education, only we must speak much and act not at all. \Vhen the working people are hungry their brains weaken. One year of panic means a trebl- ing of our forces at the very least, and while, with our present 100,000 Socialists, forcible action is impossible, with 400,000 (what the next panic will give us if we manage wisely) we hold the suns in our hands. We have, perhaps, unti 1889, time in which to perfect our plans. That year in Europe will surely bring brave results. In America, if figures do not lie, another anic, greater, deeper and more widespread) than the preceding, will be upon us ; not until then will we risk a cast of the iron die. Then we may strike and strike to win. The article states that they expect to have in the United States in 1889 at least half a million earnest Socialists divided somewhat as follows : Chicago, 25,- 000 ; New York, 25,000 ; New England factory states, 100,000 ; central coal and iron region, 100,000. Colorado and the \Vest- ern States, 50,000; Pacific. Coast, 50,000; Atlantic and southern cities, 100,000 ; and scattered at various points in towns and villages, 50,000. ‘ Is the Republican l-‘orm of Governmut still on Trial 1' It is now authoritatively stated by the organ of the Chicago Sotiilists that the leader of the “ Reds” proposed that there shall be an uprising In 1889. What would occur were the uprising he counts on successful, is thus outlined. The circumstances which ma permit decisive action will probably be these. In l889 the present panic will approach a climax. It will be widespread and alarming, accom- panied by closed factories. starving workers, rioting and the use of military lorce. lt ma be even com licated by a better class fee ing resulting a suppression of the rights of free 3 eech, meeting and the press. Until then an ess the whole people are arouses], it is the duty _of the wise Socialist Till} FREEDOM'OF TIIE UNITED STATES REPUBLIC. .CANADIAN CANNIBALS. A mitt-alliance in being tried in the Ann‘ trinn army which will fire l,000,bullets In ninety seconds. The Sailor-Fish. In the warm waters of the Indian Ocean a strange mariner is found,that has given rise to many curious tales among the natives of the coast thereabout. They tell of a wanderful sail often seen in the calm seasons preceding the terrible hurricanes that course over these waters. Not a breath then disturbs the water, the sea rises and falls like a vast sheet of glass: sudden] the sail appears glistening with rich purp e l . and golden hues, and seemingly driven along by a mighty wind. On it comes, quivering and sparkling. as if bedeckcd with gems, but only to disappear as if by magic. Many travelers had heard with unbelief this stran e tale ; but one day the phantom craft actua ~ ly appeared to the crew of an Indian steam- er, and, as it passed under the stern of the vessel, the queer “ sail” was seen to belong to a gi antic swordfish, now known as the sailor-fish. The sail was an really enormous- ly developed dorsal fin that was over ten feet high, and was richly colored with blue and irridcsccnt tints ; and as the fish swam along on or near the surface of the water, this great fin naturally waved to and fro, so that, from a distance, it could easily be mis~ taken for a curious sail. Home of these fishes attain a length of over twanty feet and have lar e crosccntshaped tails, and long sword-Ii e snouts, capable of doing great damage. ‘ In the Mediterranean sea a sward‘fish is found that also has a high fin, butin does not equal the great swurd-ush of the Indian Ocean. The Gardens of Egypt. At the beginning of March the gardens of Egypt are really wonderful : the orange and lemon trees spread their most pungent odor; the rose trees are covered with innumerable flowers; palms, with their green and white crowns, swing there in the wind ; the olean. ders there border the avenues ; on the lawns, Ianemones, annual and perpetual flowering pinks, Chrysanthemums, violets, ziunias, periwiukles, snapdragons, mignonette, pans‘ ies, and petunias blend their innumerable colors with the green of the trees, bushes, and shrubs. Groups of bamboo lift here and there their long green and golden stems, crowned with an immense plume of prett little trembling leaves. One comprehen s on seeing these stems, which. assume in a a few months enormous proportions, the cruelly ingenious punishment of the Chinese in binding a. criminal to a young bamboo. The plant grows, and the wretch is quarter. e1 in a few “eeks. No wood is lighter or more useful than that of the bamboo. One does not underatand why the Egyptians neglect to plant it along the canals and on every cultivated land, where it grows so, well. But what gives, at least during win. ter and spring, the most smiling aspect to .the Egyptian gardens are the great shee ta, of rose bouganivilleas that cling to the walls, the trees and groups of foliage, end which display everywhere the varied and exquis-. ite tints of their flowers. The bougainvil‘ less is cirtainly the finest of climbing plants. During five months it flowers under the winter sun, takes shades of extreme deli. cacyâ€"one might say a light rose trail, the intensity of which every play of light vars ice. The aloes, the agave, attach themselves on rocky slopes. 0n the banks of the watercources the blue lotus and the papy. rus still revive antique reminiscences. Grass cannot be raised in Egypt, The layer of soil is so thin that the sun dries it up immediately, and unless the grass be constantly submerged, it turns yeliuw and perishcs at once. It is not the bout alone that produces this result, for there is very fine grass in the tropics; but the heat, ac~ companied with the shallowness of the soil, renders the culture of grass impossible in Egypt. It is with ditliculty that a few iso- lated blades of grass sprout during winter along the Nile and the canals; they disap- pear as soon as spring begins. so that every- where in the country where artificial culti- vation finishes, the dry and bare desert. begins. In the place of grassa pretty ver~ benaeea is used, and this is encountered everywhere, the same as grass is encounter- ed in America. The old man said that u. woodchuck never came out of his hole, or showed the tip of his nose, until he had looked out from the darkness and made sure that the coast was clear. The atuil‘ed woodchuck, apparentl on guard, gave the other woodehuuks confi3r dence, and they came out fearlessly. He had been using the device for two seasons, and nobody had ever 0 mght hold of the 88‘ cret before. One hunter living near High Point has had such extraordinary success in killing woodchucks this fall thiit his neighbors have suspected him of urginbr some secret de-. vice for lurking the animals from their holes. He was followed to a well-known woodchuck hill lest week by Cale Merkle . who discovered that he used a stuil‘ed woo . chuck as a. decoy. Murkley conceded him~ self in the bushes and saw the ohl hunter lace the “stool" woodehuck on in aunches on an exposed part of the hill a nd then retreat to a. place f I am which he co uld cover the whole face of the hill with his rifle. Before many minutes awoodchuok popped out of one of the holes and fearleaa‘ 1y ran toward the decoy. The rifle crack‘ ednnd the woodchuck turned a somerset and lay kicking on the gravel. Half an hour later the same thing occurred ageinr Merkley spoke to the old hunter then, and complimented hirn_upon his scherne. _ offer an opportunity for a fair shut. It is absolutely impossible to dig a woodchuok out of his hole, and he laughs at any at« tempt to dislodge him with smoke or sulphur fumes. When snugly intrenched in his hole he will easily rout any dog small enouéil’i to enter his front door. A ferret must o very plhcky to attack him. (‘ale Isl-lacy Follows an Old llunter and learns Ills Secret. New York Sun: Sussex County, New- Jersey, especially in the neighborhood of- l)echertowu, where the late Gen. l\'ilpat-. rick had his residence. is said to be overrun with wooduhucks or ground hogs to such an extent that the farmers are seriously dis~ cussing ways and means of exterminating them. They have played havoc with the eorusnd pumpkins, and now that food is getting scarce it is said that many of the young woodchucks are dying of starvatiom Ground-hog meat is regarded as better than rabbit or squirrel meat, and plenty of men. and boys are hunting them with dogs and rifles or shotguns, but the wily little rodent. are as cunning as foxes, and they seldom THE 81." WO0D1‘IIUCKS.