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VOL XIX.
PITTSBOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, TI I U H S I) A Y, FE B IUJ A MY U, 1807-
XO. 21.
For larger advertisements liberal
sontracts will lo luado.
l)c l)ntl)nm Hcrorfc.
AN 0STIUCII CAMP.
cxk op mumii akkica's mt-tlk-kxov.
1 n i) v s i k i k 3 .
Hrnrlnrj the ITnjjalnly Writs Fov
'J'IicIp llenutlfiil Feathers 1 ncy
Arc Otillo Snvngc at Times
Clipping uu Ostrich,
rPn,.
rearing of ostriches for
snke ot their beautiful
cut hers is nn industry of
which little in known. An
attempt hns lately been made to im-
ort tho birds into tho United States
lor breeding purpose?, but it has not
yet seriously interfered with tho in
dustry in South Africa, where the os
trich is at home.
Let me give you romc tort of on
iden of tho country iu which tho
cttrich live.". It is a country unlike
imy other on the globe. Tho general
character is Hut and sandy, relieved
only by long, low, roeky Bierras.
'.i'liese mountain ranges nro the snlva
lion of tho landscape. Their crnpgy
cutlines nro carved into a thousand
nbrupl r.nd striking forme, their heads
i're constantly haunted by low lying
clouds of vnpor, which tho contend
ing Mm and v.iud draw together and
disperse. Their sides nro hollowed
into raviuc.?, or ''kloofs," and minted
by Iho clear distance into n perfect
urgofv of chnugiug hiios. Tho ap
parently pnrehed and Bandy tints nro
covered by different varieties of
dwarf l.u-l', .which nro nibbled ut by
tho sheep.
A dry and arid prospect, nnd it is
lmrd t" cone.e.vo i very inch of it is
loaded below with vegetable life ready
to shoot after the rains of tpriug into
ii wealth of verdant grasses. Here nnd
there dotted nbont on theso lints can
be teen the white farm-buildings nest
ling ntnoug t''2 trees- nn oasis in tho
desert, iu fact. Those grc n spois can
be tctu for miles away, with Ihu white
washed build'tigs glittering iu the mid.
Foliage is only to be sccu around tho
homesteads and occasionally at (in iso
lated fountain. Tho veldt nil round is
cburless and naked, without eo much
ns a rag of vegetation to cover it, nnd
tho eyo hungers for n tree ; tho bones
rr stone stick painfully out, a bight
for the geologist, nut tho artist.
You anivo nt tho homestead, n
rqunre, redbrick building, with n
r igh of reliV, mi l gla 1 to bo out of
the blinding ghiro uud sandy plain.
On every homestead the tamo familiar
hihls meet tho eye. On tho ono side
of tho house stand tho kraals ; on the
ctlur, the shed and v.ngim-linuse. In
front stands tho dam. mljoining the
vegetable garden an 1 lands, with far
ther away tho camp. Jtehiud the
house are the chaff house, tramp-flour,
and butcher's op, whore tbo natives
are rationed. In tho camp run the
largo stock, cattle, ostriches, nnd
horses; and on tho flats nnd moun
tains the sheep and goals.
A well fenced and secure inclosure is a
luxury in tho colony, nnd is only to
bo met with on tho wealthier farms,
the owners of which can afford to keep
them in repair, nnd to placo them iu
stock of tho nuiro eipeusivo kinds.
Every ostrich, farmer has his cuir.p,
which varies in sizo considerably,
from UilOil to 8000 acres, aud iu it he
keeps his HMD or 5 )D birds?, a well na I
a few cattle and horses. A camp 13!
OSTIIt.'ll OS NEST.
always selected ns being the best pioeo
of grnziug ground on tho farm, aud
capable of holding more stock in pro
portion than any other part of tho
farm. Here tho bird remain year in
and year out, and nro only collected
nnd brought together, on the average,
once every four months.
These occasions are, let ns say, in
June, to pluck prima feathers. Ity
these we mean tho long whites, num
bering from eighteen to twenty iu each
wing, eight or nine fancy feathers,
and a few long blacks, all taken at the
tamo time. Four months later the
stumps ot the':'L feathers tto drawn
cut, aud two mouths later again that
is, six mouths after the primes tho
si. ort blacks uud tail feathers are
taken. Of these it is impossible to
give nny accurate number. An a rule,
yon pluck as many as possible with
out indicting pain ou the bird, and at
the same time kaviug enough to keep
cut the cold.
AN OSTRICH FARM
An otiricb, like most other animals,
la its wild stato is terribly afraid of
man or of any unfamiliar Bight, and
flees at the appearance of anything
new to its ken. When domesticated
it becomes docile, and after a time
assumes a position of authority and
becomes master of tho r-itttution.
From Jnne up to Septembor, or, in
fact, till Christmas, thousands of
chicks are rearjd cvnry year, and
thousands meet with death every year
from somo form of acoident. Chicks
up to twelve months old die from
various maladies but seldom after
tbey ore lull grown are they the vio
tiius of any sickness, death usually
(suiting from a broken leg, killed
fighting, or from scarcity of food in
times of drought.
The nest of tho ostrich is n very
crndo iifl'air, consisting simply of n
round hollow carved out in the Bandy
ground, Sometimes the femalo bird
may be seen scratching in the ground
preparatory to laying her first egg;
but this is not olt'en tho case, tho hol
low generally being made by tho con-
A 'J JlOOr OF OSTRICHES IM THE "CAMP."
tiuuous sitting of tho birds on tho ono
spot. Ono pair of birds wiil lay from
ten to twenty eggs; bat, ns is often
tho case, threo or four birds will lay
in the one nest, thus making tho num
ber of eggs up to Boventy or eighty.
These, of course, havo to bo weeded
out, as a bird cauuot jomfortably cover
moro than sixteen eggs, the remainder
being thrown ou ono side and left to
decay.
Forty-four days is tho recognized
time to allow for hatching. Whon a
nest is hatched out the family are
taken out of tho camp, and brought to
the homestead to be tamed, where they
como in routinual contact with the
farm hands, aud nro housed at night
out of tho reach of wild animals. Dur
ing tho winter they will do well, but
iu winter, when food becomes
fcareer, must bo fed morning and
evening ou barley or rapo.
CMrriNa with iua o uiud op oiiiiion.
It is dnring tho brooding scon that
the male becomes so savage, nnd his
note of dcl'iaud "brooming, ns tho
Hutch cnll it is heard night and day.
Tho bird inflates his neck in n cobra-
11 no insuion nua gives uiurauco 10
threo deep roar. Tho lirst two nn
bliort, but tho third viry prolongeJ.
Iiion-hunters ail agree in nsseiting
that tho roar of the king of beasts and
tho most foolish of birds resemble one
another almost exactly. When tho
birds are properly eavngo they become
a great source of nmuaomoiit or, ns
somo think, of danger. Certainly, to
be overtaken all ou a sudden without
time for preparation by a cheeky bird
is oue of tho greatest ilU flesh is heit
to, and iuiuht result disastrously to
the uninitiated ; but old hands nro al
ways all thcro on nn emergency.
Undoubtedly tho best weapon bar
ring u wire leneo is ft good stout
stick or blunt pitchfork. As a
rule, if a bird means t have your life
or die in tho attempt, hu charges from
about thirty yards, when you receive
him nt the buynuet's point. He rushes
at you with ilashiug eye, lookiug the
very cnibadimeut. ot fury. Drawing
himself up to a height of ten feet or
more, with wings outstretched and
hissing liko n cobra, ho makes four or
five strikes. You retreat a pace or
two, so as to avoid the fork piercing
through his ueck, and hold him off nt
arm's length till he learns that his
efforts are U6oles.j, Drawing the fork
Bhorply away, you strike him a blow
on the ueck, rendering him insensible
and takiug away his breath. This
quiets him for a while, till bo recovers
from his bewilderment nnd makos n,
fresh oharge, whou the fork is again
presented.
IN VWE COLON?.
I have seen a bird so savage as to
charge seven times in fifteen minutes,
twice receiving the prongs of the fork
through his ueck. On horsobaok one
is even more obnoxious to an ostrich
than on foot, but, so long as tbo horse
is not afraid and will stand np to tho
bird, there is no fear of an accident.
As ho charges tako caro to have vour
horse well in hand, and as tho bird
makes his first strike, catch him by
the ncuk and hold on for all you're
worth, till the bird becomes exhausted
front want of breath nnd falls.
Tho lemnle bird is seldom vieions.
When she has a nest or brood of
young chicks ono mutt be prepared,
but her manuer of charging aad whole
demeanor is a very mild affair com
pared to tbo main's
Collecting birds for plucking is al
ways a great day on tho farm. Orders
are given overnight to tho Kaffirs nnd
Hottentots to catch every available
riding horse and have them saddled up
and ready next morning at Buurise.
This is done, and every "boy" on tho
farm who can find a horse is mounted,
ami a regular cavaloado enters the
camp, under the superintendence of
"Do Bom van de Plants" tho master
of the farm. They split np into par
ties of two each, and start off in dif
ferent directions to drivo np the birds
from tho remoto spots to which they
hnvo wanderod. Warfare, of conrse,
is freely indulged in. It is immateri
al to an ostrich if there bo one or lifty
against him, ho fights just as merrily.
There exists a traveler's talo at homo
that, as soon is an ostrich catches
sight of a human being, ho turns tail
and bolts in an opposito direction to
hido hit head in tho sand. Another
fallacy, equally devoid of fonndation,
is the belief that the female leaves her
eggs in the sand to bo hatched out in
the sun. This is not so. Tho male
and female sit alternately for forty
fonr days: tho male at night, the
female dnring the daytime. As au
nrtiole of food an ostrich egg is, to my
taste, tho most nanscons of dishes, and
for moro snitablo as an ciTootive weapon
in Chinoso and political warfare than
to grace a breakfast table.
From all one had hoard provions to
becoming oueself an owner of ostriches,
the actual plucking of the birds is very
tiuintercsliug and disappointing. The
birds are all huddled together in n
kraal when every bird becomes as
meek as a lamb and are caught ono
by ono; a bag or stocking is placed
over tho head nnd nook, while two ex
perienced natives ohp the feathers.
During winter the birds must be at
tended to aud carefully watched, as
sometimos the weother is very in
clement for weeks togethor tho ther
mometer often registering ten degrees
of frost and birds are npt to fall off
in condition. If a bird once begins
to sink in condition, tho greatest dif
ficulty is experienced in getting him
right again, aud often no amount of
extra feeding will pull him through.
Strand Magazine.
Cast of War.
According to tho estimate: of Ger
man and Frenoh statisticians the wars
of tho last forty years havo cost tho
Nations engaged iu them, in money
alone, the almost inoonccivablo sum
of $13,000,01)0,000. Of this amount
Franoe has pnid nearly 83,500,000,000
u the oofit of her war with Prussia,
Th gross do1 . of Boston at the end
of Novesobjat IBJo, footed up to $d'J,-
A KEIV ItllLUOAD KIXG.
Th Wealthiest American
Woman's Son to
Southwest.
E. IL R. GRLENv t
V. IT. I?. Green, Trcsidont of tt- Tares Midland railway, wiil poon bfl
one of the most important railway mescttoMia tho Southwest. Mr. Greeu'it
wealthy mother, Mrs. Hetty Grsn, it V i,v York, is engineering tho deal
which will add to her son's power. Tbj V'Mltud r.oad, of which Mr. Green
is President, runs from Ennis to Tarie, aud ii tho plnns which lrs. Green
has under way succeed a consolidation of intoti- ts will be eil'ected by which
anew trunk line betweon Kt. Loni and Gnlvton will bo formed and Mr.
Green become a most important factor
Green is the wealthiest woman in tba
interests in tho South and other parts o' l'..i lonutt'y, an 1 her fortuno is esti
mated at anywhere from 25,000,000 to JiU,)o,'. E. II. 11. Greeu is hr
only son, .
Pjj,0r.Q.Nrcru..
Colonel I. w, Hughes 1 a qnrcr
genius who lives iu Audraiu Couutv,
Missouri, IIo has invented many n
irivances of ono sort or another in tuo
course of his wandering career, tb-3
most important of which is a corn
planting mnchino. Out of this ho
unido considerable money, but hii
hopes of afortuno are now founded on
au instrument which, by menus of "
rnys, perhaps, will not only reveal th?
culinary value of egg, bnt also tho
gender of their embryonic occupants.
Uoth theso things, tho colonel says
his invention will do with speed aud
certainly, and ho expects to sill out!
of the new machines to every raiser of
poultry and every dealer iu eggs, ia
tho country.
Tomb of tlio Tint Harrison.
Tho tomb of General William Hotw
Harrison near North litnd, on ti.
Ohio P.iver, is soon to bo retnodoleA.
Too cost of tho improvement is esti
mated at SjDUO and only Indiana
niorblo is to be used. The old tomo,
which was built iu tho latter part ol'
the forties, has fur soma years been
the subject of much comment. It i'
on the crest of a beautiful knoll com
manding a view of tho lordy Ohio am.
the blue Kentucky hills beyond. Na
turo has invested the spot with romautio
charms, nud when tho tomb is com
pleted it will ad 1 a tresh elomcnt ot
interest to tho sveuo. Atlanta Consti
tution. A rronli That lights With Itself
A two-headod snake, ho''-nosed
ITetcrodou Himn-i has como fyiu
Central America into the possossion of
E, O. Fischer. It is fmir months old.
of a brownish grccu color, and not yet
a foot long.
Two nnirjr.D snake.
Each head hai apparently t separata
will. Tho heads fight caoh other.
They mu'-t bo fed with milk, raw Meat
nnd blood at cue time, or there is wnrk
Often the two heads nro iriendly and
piny with each other. Tho,hltlo
monstrosity has much strongth toy its
ago nud dze. Its owner keeps it b
glass ea-e. It likes tho warmth of Hi
sun, but holds tho light, in horror.
New York World.
Income or Chinese tiaruYuor.i,
Some Chineso gardeners tell with
apparent truthfulness of making $lt)0J
a year apiece out of their business
Vegetables iu flvo nud ten cent lots
socms small business, but it counts iu
tho course of n year. There nro ten
or a dozen wagons making regular
trips into Tulare, und they gather up
a goou uuai ui uoiu. xuinco ui.j
Register.
Tho Queen of England's descend
ants either now occupy or will in due
course sit upon seven thrones, namely,
tb 0-0 of thu tiritiMi Empire, tho Rus
sian Empire, tbo German Empire, tho
Kingdom of Ureeoe, tiio Dtuiiy of
Saxe-Coburg and Go thu, tho Grand
Duchy of Jlesso and tho Duchy of
b'nxo-Moiuinycn.
lie com 3 a Maiiato in thi
la jct'is.tc-rn railroad affairs. Mrs,
Tiit'id btdUs. Hho has Iara;e raiiroad
. . . .'J
QUE AND WAIST.
1
6UMH Ni:V DKSICXS THAT A KM
DAIMJ'Y AM) DiiKSSV.
btyllsh Kxample of the Keulutlou
Military iinsijtic Attractive
liehu Waist With MusU
room Sleeves.
A:
STYLISI! examplo of tho reg-
ulntion military basqito is
given by May Mantou iu tho
lirst largo pioture. Itisc.ir-
ricd out iu broadcloth of Uussar-blue
and tho decoration is of black braid
rr.U'L.vnoN- military msgCE.
with fi.rtciful ornaments crossing tho ; evening wear. The modo is adapted
front where tho closing is m:i lo iuvi-;- I to all seasonable fabrics that nrotuf
ib'j ou tho left side. At the bac's tho ! tleicnt'.y pliablo as to permit of shir-B.-ums
of tho bato.no '"'t tho fi.'tire ' ring.
clusoly, with tiio ltd l.tianal material J To make thin wnitt for a lady in tho
below tho vvai.il line of bick nud side medium s-;zo will retpiiro three yards
body laid in box-puut.-'. luo enrvn
scams aro outliucd with braided deco
rations. A sUuding baud closing in-vi-ihly
ou tlu loft side finishes tho
neck. Tho ono soame I gigot sleeves,
gathered at the top aud arrange 1 upon
coat shaped liuiu g-.st tu I out idylishly
nt tho top, lifting tho arm closoly be
low. Tho smart hat accompanying tho
costu:nci js 0f )'i:t
urued witu velvet
and ostrich plumes.
l,lo:u, cutvi.it au neea iumj ii vurcu
for making, while colors most i-e'ectcd
pro blno in po tman, military or hus
ar. Gray, green or garnet are also
chosen.
To make this basque for n lady in
the medium hizo will require two and
one-half utrd'i of forty-tjur inch wide
material,
r.!NTV l.i:iiR WATST.
A dainty mo kl sufTkienlly drossy
to be worn ns an eveuiug bo. lie.) when
developed iu suitable tabrics, is roprc
beuted 111 the recoud big illustration.
A rcDrox'litcd, writes May Muuton,
tho niaterial eho-eu was colored i
brocado oubined with old-blue ve!
vet. It ii mounted upon n i'!ovo-
litted lining having th'j its'inl number I
of seams and do ri:o burst darts au I j
closing in ceutrc-front. b'ndor-arm j
cores uro inserted beiwen tho full :
lr jnts au 1 back, which uro shaped iu
rounded outliue and gathero l nt the
top with tue luliuess ut the waut col
lected in gaMn rs that aro drawn well
to tho ceutro lrout uud back. Tho
nr.nn waist wrrn
" w
upper portion of tho bodice cousists i tired of it she can still mako it do S6f
ot a shallow yoke of the c. n trusting ! vice as a pettieoat.
material nnd tho c osing is clVecie.l at
the left side at shoulder, arm's eyo nn I Tho recent auction salo in London
under-urm Beams. At tho ueck is a ' of tho Montagu collection of coins
olote-stauding baud concealed by a rcaliz-id nearly $11,000.
stock of ribbon stylishly bowed nt the
centre bnek. The waist is encircled
by n girdle of old-blue velvet carried
to tho friut where it is caught up with
loops of velvet. Tho sleeves, present
ing tho no west feature of the season's
mode, ore called tho mushroom sleeve
and arc close-fitting from the wrists to
abovo tho elbow where they are mot
by a short full puff. The liniug may
bo cut away from the lull portion
when a low neck is desired, or material
applied to simulate a yjlie and finished
nt tho neck villi 11 sunding band, if
high neck is preferred. Tho lower
portion of the sleeves may be dis
carded nnd only the bhort fall pun's
used when tho bodice is destined for
. of forty-four-inch wide material.
lifrrnnrnv bonnets.
Although most women remove their
hats in theatres nowadays, many of
them would liko to be epared tho
trouble. Now, wo havo a spreudiug
butterfly on top of tho head, whoso
gauzy wiugs nro transparent, and
which takes up so little space that the
.IT.f nn thn nornn bf-hiud ia that of
! uo bonnet at all, while tho wearer feels
tbftt ljL.r hoftli is ,,roperly dressed with-
out, tho trottblo of removing a bonnet.
Tho hntterflioa aro fastened on with
stickpins, which, in their turn, are
often butterflies, too. Hairdressers
i,.nt,in intrn.ln.'n ImtterflT chi.
: ,.. ,., ti, mftv uot Aa it" Pew
women iu theso days remember tho
period when tho chignon was worn,
an.l to those that do ro.nemher it, tho
Ihouaht of a revival of tho hideous
stylo ot coiffure iu rot inviting.
srnsmTie for itrKF .rui.
A wulcom'i fashion for those who
cannot afford tbo mulT ohaiu is a baud
of black velvet ribbon, a little less
than aa inch wide, fastened at each
side with a tiny buckle. Any desire I
amount of mo'ioy can bo a'osorbed in
this fashion; but tho rhiucstone and
gold-eimniclo.l buckles answer every
purpose.
1U. MJIIA1R flown.
A mohair gown will wear forever if
tho owuer desires it, but if eho growj
Mi; - iiRoo:a pleevf.i.
The Kiver.
When tbc rlv'.rfa',h's tho sea, nil's wollj
It matters litt.o then
That its course Is narrow, with uatroa
hanks
That of no neautlps tell.
It rea dies th sea, and tlm end is vast
Full life l'ir.:Wr.uore;
Exulting it joins iu tho Ii.'1 of tlwscn,
And tnu is tiio sou;: it sni','S to l!n".:
"When I reaeli tho sea, all's ws I at ln-.r.
For tuo end erown-.nl and tho en I i vast,
"janot Beniiugtou, m the CUauliiiujaau.
6omctbius for Somebody.
Borpflthln? for somnho iy! Lt it peal
Tbrouitb th'i d;iyiii i!a,i of 111.1 -imrn'tig Oli
Eojietuiie,' for soui.-hjdy! J. .t ii fcioal
As u soft eeh-j ufier piuy-r. .
Somethin; for somh1y! T.c. it li"
A clear aeyuo'.tf thioiii-'li lii'. eooitnoll
chord;
Eotnething for so: iebo-1y! 11 hriiiR
A new, fro!i gracj to tan l.imiiy hoard.
Bomethlni; for s imo'jo lv! JIow or why,
It makes no ndds how iW.'l it limy bu
Tb' hu'nh!' st duly lint's ;: .. ty.
The saiaU weet kiuine.-s Jhai s next to
.-tiC. ...
riiilaaelplna Itins.
Coiupeusntioii.
On SaMir'nr, nt midnight, in ft "pinri
In S juiew 'i'uwn. I m-t n miirr;".i pan.
Xha wdo was jdueiie-.l aud tuod, uer dress
was torn.
I nevi'rsa'.v n w.iman so forlorn.
Tho h Jhbnu l war. a weakly, .shiv.-rmg man.
Who bad a no l w. ary, i.i-.,k':n tor.
Tiius ieeie'wnrJ il.MJ-ii tie) lam limy ttl
most ran,
Ilis nr.n wltiiii. her arm.
W rile I. riry-shoi and warm,
Loiierod ulung the tium, wll iuael (9
soa '
Th mud turn gold beneath tuo lamps
gluro.
Just ns thov passn 1 I heard tlm woman say,
".My dnrling: - say it. too, in simh a way
As ouo who loved h. r huseaiid tenderly,
Aud was herself l.y hint love 1 t.'iilr.y.
Tho Idler.
When I um Dead.
fTben I am dead, my denrost,
Sins no sad sonijs for nv:
riaiu thou no rose at my head.
Nor shady cypress Ire
Eo 1 ho Kroen gr.iss allow mo
With showers nud dnwdrops wotl
And if thou wilt, roaevnlwri
Aud if thou wilt, forge:.
I slinll not sec the shadows;
I shnli net feel tho rain;
I sMa'l not hear the uightiugafa
Sing on as if ia paui;
And dr. aiiitug tlirougli tbo twilly
'i'liiit doth not riso or set.
Haply 1 tnny r-Jinerober.
And haply may forgot.
Christina O. Kjssot'.l.
Whiter.
Wlmn nntuam i".ies nt hist upnn her throno
Amid tho ruin of a regal nn'e,
Boreas' clar.on tramp -U sound Imr fat.-,
Al'.d winter knows tho realm Uieuexdorm hiJ
own;
Callinn his minions in the Arnio r.nan
And milking them turuuli nis own groat
lmss great,
Ho jouineys forth to his po.5scs.dous
straight,
Tho winds' wild rnuMe nyo h -Iorn Umi
blown.
A look of frost ho fasten ou tlm laud,
And m iK.is tho nir w.lh aoeuest cold d
slin.:;
Tlm watrrs lio 'n ath fetters from lus band)
And wliilo his white snows los? aua wutri
nud lliiig,
Hohi!d rovallv and crowned for all coinman i
ilo proiidlv eries, "Heboid me, l am King:'1
William Unruar i, iu I'ot.'V.-ou.
Counting tho Apple Seeds.
Jloside tho heart Ii one winter night
I idii rosy hy tho great log's light.
That llainiug up tho chpnuey .lark.
Hit every er.iauy, rvory nook,
Upon the rug a little maid
Bat curlod, iu poso dexure nnd staid,
In pensive mood, with .Ireamy eyes
Bho sits, while 11 11 tie.' eliimu, y lie's
A thought villi . very fiery spark
OHntiie; nnd Hash".-, ibr oigii lh dnrlr,
'Till with a sign protouu I mi l d".
6ho moves, 03 .urn moves iu her sleep.
A rosv a;pl in Ii r hand
A weight of 'bought mens ti deman 1,
Bho tntw it wii'i 11 linger lr-'!e,
Then .'are ni.y ,o l.ile i a Ul''
Another lite, 'now one, n nv two
The cvro is thus expo e l lo view.
Another sigh! what .-an it he,
Mv little maid, that ailetb th ?
Ah! What llii''.J H.v.v.n u. nutation?
Muttered Willi Hi'-h reili-ra i ia.'
Jiarii! as e.l-!l se. I her luigot yes W"
Those aro tho words that c.iuo t me:
"Ono I love, twi I I' ve,
Thrno I Ijc, 1 si!
Four 1 love wiih 11. 1 my heart,
I'ivo i tost nw.iy.
Hora a tear rolls lTightiy down.
What tho Sucre she has won
Who onn say? Jlut ju.-t tn'liin l
Bound a vee-o si sou nut k alt
'Jiiiok ugaiu! Thou mii-il tudeel
Find for um another s-odl"
Itosior her hriglit ehe iks c'ow
In tho ProliL-hl's ru I )y glow.
Snro e:ir,uUI ft eiilirit see.l.
Finds sh" In tho -opt iii '.e'l -"I''rom
thy lips I fain would b.eir
What tho sixih on- u.earis my dear.
"Six ho loveo," s"io murmnr.' I low.
And llm flrelicbl's iliekeri'ig glow
Two happy faces now ill-d eo
With cheek' allowing liu i llm rose,
But hro we'll let lie' cur. a n fa 1
i"or tho end is bet of mi.
Saentiiiento Union,
Colhan's Urealhiiig Siiots.
A comploto list Las been nindo of
tho park lands owned by tho city of
Jew York. They aggregate I'lDD acres,
divided iuto sixty-nuo uilTcretit parks,
ranging in size from .(ilS of au ucro to
1756 aercp, which is the area of l'el
ham I5ay Park. Tho parte lauds com
prize nearly one fifth of tbo total area
of the city. Tho consolidation with
Brooklyn will add 1465 acres to thin
total, besides twonty-two miles of
parkways.
Motor Vehicles in India.
Motorcars boingthesousntion of tho
day just now, wealthy natives iu India
are introducing horseless vehicles iu
tho big towns. Calcutta was very
muoh astonished by the nppearnnco of
a motor wagounctte driven by eleo
iricity au J capable of ruuu:ug twenty
five miles au hour for tm hours with
out recharging.