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we followed his advice. 



"We ubiindoiKcl the chase aud rode 

 buck to the stream, which we reached 

 by uif-'litfall. Here we found the eutirt 

 couuikuhI encamped. Colonel Critteutoii 

 had come up with the main body oi 

 troopers, biit instead of sending cait a 

 detachment to aid us he had quietly 

 gone into camp and sat down and waited 

 for us to return or to re^-eive word t.lj?,i 

 we hud gone to that land from which 

 there is no return. 



' 'The next day we moved ou to the 

 point where we had turned back, and 

 less than a mile farther found the re- 

 mains of a big Indian camp containing 

 no less than 500 braves. The camp wai? 

 hidden in a canyon, and the fires were 

 still v\-arm, and it is certain that w€ 

 would have met our fate the day be 

 fore bat for the timely advice of Buffalc 

 Bill Cody. ' ' — Detroit News-Tribune. 



A Picture of Naplea. 



Dr. W. O. Terry of Sacramento, whc 

 has visited Naples, says: "Naples is 

 one of the toughest places in Christen- 

 dom. It is a rare thing in that town tc 

 meet with any one who seems to recog- 

 nize the bath as an institution of civi- 

 lization. Mi.^u, women and children revel 

 in dirt, particularly the latter. Boys 

 and jrirls cf ten years are often seen in 

 public without a single garment to hide 

 their niidity. The ordinary refreshment? 

 of life, as practiced in America, are un- 

 known there. The public conve ranees 

 are crowded with passengers so redolent 

 of garlic that it is often prefei'able tc 

 get out and walk. Doubtless everybody 

 eats garlic in order to keep from being 

 overceuue with its odoriferous scent, as 

 a matter of protection. 



"But worst of all in Italy are the ter- 

 rible drain of taxatie-n and the corruj-)- 

 tion on the jiart of men in high ofiicia] 

 position. The railroads, for instance, 

 which ought to bring in large revenues 

 to the gcvcrumeut, are a source of ex- 

 pense. The explanation is that every- 

 body connected with their operation is 

 engaged in stealing. The charge is 

 made openly, and I never once heard it 

 disputed. " — Washington Post. 



The Japanese "Tadaima." 



My own experience of Japanese rail- 

 ways certainly did not give the ide;i 

 'that they v,'ere a businesslike neonle. 



A few regiments of guards, return- 

 ing in triunipli from Formosa last No- 

 vember, upset the whole service on the 

 Tokaido, the main line in Japan, for a 

 week, and the general management, 

 even in normal times, would bring dis- 

 credit on, say, the Southeastern at its 

 worst. 



In their general mode of life, too, ] 

 cannot say tiuit I observed any equalities 

 which I should describe as businesslike 

 — ^.if you want a thing done in a hurry, 

 they answer "tadaima, " "all in a good 

 time," which means any time between 

 now and the new year. When sightsee- 

 ing — e. g., visiting a factory — after hav- 

 ing seen one tiling a pause invariably 

 follows, during which one is entertained 

 to a smoke and a cup of tea, which, 

 though hospitable and pleasant, does 

 not conduce to getting through the 

 sightseeing that day. — National Re- 

 view. 



A Dog's Accomplishineiit. 



There is a dog in Albany, this state, 

 that can play the trumpet — that is to 

 say, he can blow two or three harmo- 

 nious notes from a small brass horn — and 

 wonderfully funny he looks when he 

 sits on his haunches blowing away for 

 dear life. The dog's name is Mascot, 

 and he is the queerest genius alive. — 

 Watertowu (N. Y. ) Gazette. 



Naturalization In Belsium. 



In Belgiiim you can obtain civil 

 rights by five years' residence, but yon 

 cannot become a Belgian, with full 

 electoral powers, unless you have ren- 

 dered distingaisheel services to the coun- 

 try. The naturalization accorded is per- 

 sonal, but your sou, on attaining his 

 majority, may claim to be a Belaiau. 



Artist French. 



Daniel Chester French has attained 

 the honor of being the first American 

 artist to whom permission has been 

 granted to erect an outdoor statue in 

 Europe. The statue will be of George 

 Washington and will cost $20,000. A 

 group of American women in Paris 

 formed themselves into a Washington 

 memorial association, and, after rais- 

 ing the necessary funds, have secured 

 the consent of the municipal authorities 

 of Paris to erect the statue in the French 

 capital on Hue Vvashington. 



