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COVINGTON, GA.
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Lore- Lighted.
Thu silver days, the golden days,
Tr.e days of sunny weather,
With amber on the mountain line
And violet on the heather,
Are but remembered days, love,
Far fled from tbee and me;
The lost delight is out of sight,
And lorn and lone are we.
Yet the gray d iys, the dreary days,
With gusty storms blown hither,
And cloud rack smitten of the blast
And driven a iywhither—
Through sob and moan and anguish
These days of muffled gloom
Their coronal of glory wear,
Which deathless stars illume.
For in the mingled brightness
Of other years a tether,
Too strong to break in any stress,
Bound our two souls together;
And better pain with thee, lov=,
With thee, true heart to heart,
Than all the vanished sunshine,
And thou, and I apart.
—Margaret E. Sangster in Bazar.
THE DIAMOND BINS.
Like a drop of dew it sparkled on
Cora Vane’s slender forefinger, catching
the slanting reflection of the afternoon
sunshine, as if every Bunbeam loved to
linger within the crystal-hearted jewel,
as the ycung girl sat there, her fair head
drooping like a lily bell, and the lashes
hanging low over her flushed cheeks.
“It's so strange that he loves me,”
thought Cora, her scarlet lips half apart,
and the sweetest dream-like shadow of a
smile hovering about her mouth. “He,
so wealthy, so high born, so courted in
aristocratic circles, where poor little I
have never been admitted. I should al¬
most fancy the whole thing to be a
dream, if it were not for this precious
stone sparkling on my finger.”
And then Cora Vane leaned her cheek
on her hand and drifted off once more
into the delicious reveries that come to
those who have set foot within the mystic
temple of love.
It did seem not unlike the phantasmal
outlines of a dream when one came to
look at it from a sober, every-day point
of view. Here she was, a little, hard¬
working, daily governess, earning a mod¬
est livelihood by constant toil—how
could it be that Alban Carlestord, the
courted favorite of fortune and fashion,
should have learned to love her—should
have won her to promise to be his wife.
And she had told him so frankly and
freely the story of her humble life, even
to the brief, strange episode of Bruce
Wayne's love and proposals.
“Bruce Wayne!” Mr. Carlesford had
repeated: “you do not mean the Bruce
Wayne who was in the Sewenth Regi¬
ment at one time, Why, I knew him
well.”
Yes,” said. Cora, blushing, “it was
Captain Wayne, He said he loved me,
but he was so fierce and passionate that I
was afraid of him- Oh, Alban, I never
could have felt toward him as I did to
you!
And Mr. Carlesford forgot the inci
pient pang of jealousy which had al¬
ready entered his he.vt* concerning this
handsome, reckless young captain,
Bruce Wayne, and felt happy in the un
doubting certainty that Cora was all his
own.
Cora Vane was secretly thinking of all
these things the next day, as she sat by
little Bessie Malden’s pisno, counting
time for the child”s unuied fingers as
they strayed reguflarly over the ivory
keys, for Cots had insisted on duly ful¬
filling all her engagement* for the quar¬
ter, before she would cement to fix the
marriage day, when the- wboolroom door
opened, and Capt. Wayuo lounged idly
in.
it Bessie,” he said to Lis little niece,
run and get my gold eje-giasses, that’s
a little gem of a girl. Thcy’ro in the
parlor, or under my dreeing table, or in
your mamma’s work-bisket, or some
where 1"
And Bessie, glad to be released from
the thraldom of the piatoforte, slipped
down from her seat, and trotted merrily
away.
Bruce Wayne sat down beside the
dady governess, with a darkening look
of care upon his brow
“Cora,” he said, a mast fiercely, “I
am in trouble, and tlfere is no one to
help me—save you!”’
»i Help you! I? Cajtain Wayne, what
you mean? n
can
n Cora, I must haw a hundred dollars
between this and suidown, or I shall be
a ruined, disgraced mac. I can’t tell
you how it has happened—you need not
look at me so inquisngly. Moreover, it
is but a temporary seed—my allowance
comes ir* tomorrow,but you see how it
j s _today is the j>elod of necessity.”
“But,” faltered Cora, turning white
and red, “your brther-in-law, Mr. Mal¬
den—
“He will not feten ts> a word. He
sa y g _and I cannol blame hia much—
that he is tired oflending to me and my
sister is just as b4! »*
“Surely, your fiends-”
He contemplate her with a mocking
laugh.
“I have no fiends! Yes, you may
look amaaed, Co), but it i* the melan-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1889.
choly truth. Sometimes,” he added,
with bitter emphasis, ‘ ‘it seems to me
that it would be better to end the whole
farce of life at once.”
“Captain Wayne, you did not
mean- Jt
t t I do, Cora. Nothing has gone right
with me in this world, and I swear to
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you, before high Heaven, that unless I
can somewhere raise the money today, I
will blow my brains out.”
His eyes glittered with a fierce light
and a deadly whiteness came round his
lips and brows.
u But, Captain Wayne, how can I help
you? I have no money.”
He sneered bitterly.
it It is easy for you to say no, with
that jewel sparkling on your forefinger;
but I understand—you are like all the
rest of them, and turn away from the
poor, forsaken outcast.”
i 1 Oh, Captain Wayne,” sobbed the
poor, tender hearted little Cora, ‘Vhat
can I do? How can I-”
“It is but for one day, Cora; Isolemn
ly swear to you that by this time tomor¬
row you shall have the money. I will
go with you to a jeweler’s; he will ad¬
vance the money on this ring, to meet all
my present needs. Cora! will you save
a fallen fellow-creature’s soul by one
day’s sacrifice of your vanity, or will you
drive me to a suicide’s grave?”
11 But, Capt. Wayne-”
Cora turned pale and scarlet, and hes¬
itated; how could she tell him, her re¬
jected lover of the past, that the dia¬
mond was the betrothal gift of Alban
Carlesford?
Ll It is enough,” he said, huskily, turn¬
ing away, as little Bessie’s tootstep
sounded in the hall; “I hpve asked, and
I have asked in vain. The offense never
shall be repeated. n
Cora sprang to his side, pale and
eager. When a human soul trembled in
the balance, how could she stop to weigh
the pros and cons of orthodox etiquette?
“Take it,” she murmured, drawing off
the ring which Alban Carlesford had
placed on her finger; “but, remember, it
is but for a day. it
His murmured blessing scarcely
reached her ear, so bewildered was she
with the conflict of emotions within her
heart; and the next moment she was
alone in the room and Bessie’s tiny hand
upon the door-knob.
l t Where is Uncle Bruce?” lisped the
child; “I couldn’t anywhere find his
gold eye- glass, and mamma said it was
hanging on his watch-ribbon.”
Messrs. Stone & Sparkle’s elegant em¬
porium of jewelry was crowded, as Mr.
Carlesford sauntered down the marble
paved room, but Mr. Sparkle himself
came eagerly forward to meet the new
customer.
U What can we do for you sir?” ques¬
tioned Mr. Sparkle, rubbing his plump,
white hands smilingly together, “Em
erald, sir? certainly; please to step this
way. There is a very choice set just
sent in—old Mrs. Balaplan’s, sir—that
used to be—setting a little old-fashioned,
to be sure, but the stones much choicer
than you see now-a-days. We could re¬
set them for $60, and-”
Mr. Sparkle opened a little private
drawer as he spoke—a special sanctum
where he kept choice jewels, rare cameos
and priceless antiques. As he sought
about for the set of emeralds, Mr. Caries
ford's eye was caught by the glitter of a
large solitaire diamond, set round with
tiny seed pearls.
.. Why!” he ejaculated; “that’s the
very nng!”
“That we sold you last week. Exactly
so, chimes in Mr. Sparkle. “It is here
only on deposit, to raise a little money
temporarily, We are often called on in
that way.”
Alben Carlesford’s brow had grown
very dark.
it Who brought it here?”
U Well, really, sir, we don’t usually
11
it I insist upon knowing!” thundered
the young man, furiously.
“But to you, sir, in confidence, I
don’t mind mentioning it,” hurried on
the terrified Mr. Sparkle. “It was Cap¬
tain Bruce W’ayne. ti
“Bruce Wayne!”
Mr. Carlesford stood silent for a min¬
ute or two, while every feature of his
face seemed to settle and grow rigid, as
if it had been carved in marble.
“Thank you. That will do. I
will not look at the emeralds this after
noon.
What a storm of contending passions
shook Alban Carlesford’s breast as he
walked along with mechanical footstep,
scarcely listing whither he went, De
ceived, slighted, betrayed, his very be¬
trothal gifts gone to swell the rapacious
purse of a mere spendthrift like Bruce
Wayne.
“I have l>cen a fool—a love sick
fool 1” he muttered, between his clenched
teeth, “and I am fittingly repaid! v
When Cora Vane returned from he
day’s round of music lessons, weary, yet
happy (f° r had not the consciousness of
a good man’s love gone with her on her
tedious way?), she found a note lying on
her table, a note directed in Alban Car
lesford’s hand.
She took it up and broke the seal,with
a soft crimson glowing over her face;
but as her eyes glanced over the contents
a deadly hue usurped the delicate car¬
mine. Jt read thus:
Mrss Vane: I return you your troth.
Cap ai 1 Wayne is welcome to the diamond
riDg, as well as t > your heart. I want no
second hand affection! A. C.
As she stood there pale and startled, a
knock came to the door. It was repeat¬
ed and then the door was opened as if
in despair for an answer, and Bruce
Wayne stood there, eager and smiling.
“I have brought you your ring, Cora,
and it has saved me. May heaven bloss
you as truly as 1 shall ever do.”
“It’s too late,’’said Cora, in a strange,
hard sort of voice. “Read that."
Bruce Wayne glanced over the note.
ti Cora,” he said, earnestly, “this must
not be. No fatal mistake such as this
must undermine the happiness of two
lives, and through my fault, too. I will
see him myself.”
1 ‘It will be no use,” said Cora. “He
is stern as adamant and-”
“It will be of use, Cora. Wait here
but half an hour!”
And Bruce Wayne hurried off.
Mr. Carlesford was particularly en¬
gaged ; he could see no one. At least
that was the answer brought to the door
by his servant.
l i I must see him,” said Bruce Wayne;
“stand aside, my man!”
And he pushed his determined way
directly into Alban Carleslord’s pres¬
ence.
t ( Captain Wayne!"
But Bruce was not to be disheartened
by the frigid sarcasm of the stern voice.
“Carlesford!” he cried, “you must
listen to me while I tell you what a true
aud noble-hearted girl you have won. ”
And he told the whole story of the
diamond ring.
“It was to save me from a self-inflicted
death, not from any personal feeling,
that she intrusted the ring to me for one
single day. Carlesford, she is a gem of
the purest ray, and although she may
never shme for me, I can but.. A-nder my
humble tribute to her noble nature
That was a cruel letter which you wrut
today. Go and contradict it in person,
but first shake hands with me, as a sign
that you have forgiven my folly and
rashness.”
Carlesford pressed Wayne's hand so
fervently that he absolutely winced with
the pain and hurried away without a
single word!
i. Cora, my darling —my treasure!”
She sat alone, with her head drooping
on her hands, while his tender
thrilied through the silence.
( ( Oh, Alban! you never could
meant it—what you wrote in that harsh
little note!”
He folded her tenderly to his heart.
‘ ‘I think I was mad for the moment,
dearest. Oh, Cora, how near I came to
the shipwreck of all happiness!
But the guardian saint of all true
lovers had watched over them in the
hour of peril, and the golden chain
affection glowed brighter than ever 1
Nor was it the least of Cora’s happi¬
ness when she was Allan Carlesford’s
dearly-loved wife, that Bruce
was dating a new and a better life
the day when the diamond ring
between him and a suicide’s death
York Newt.
Feeding Honey Bees.
Natural bee bread is composed of
pollen from various species of
plants. This bee bread is the chief
of the young bees while remaining in
cells, where they were hatched from
egg- Good clean rye flour is now largely
used as a substitute for pollen, and
may be scattered near the hives on
stand where the workers can readily
it. It must, of course, be protected
rain and moisture. Honey is
to other sweets for feeding bees,
when it cannot be obtained pure
may be used as a substitute. Take
A or the best clarified sugar
and to every three pounds used add
quart of water. When the sugar
dissolved, boil and skim to remove
impurities. This syrup may be
in one old empty comb and then
in the hive at night, or the syrup may
placed in a shallow dish, with a
float of wood laid on the top to
the bees to get at it without falling
or getting their wings smeared.
are many styles of bee-feeders in use,
but almost any simple device may
employed that will insure the safety
the bees while feeding .—New York
Reciprocity.
A good story illustrating the rights
children to get in a question or two
reply to interrogatories by their
was told by a prominent physician
to a lady patient a day or two ago.
t. Whose boy are yon?” said the
to a bright-looking youngster who
playing in a patient’s garden.
“Mr. Jim—s. Whose be you?”
the unexpected rejoinder.—
Freeman-
THE SAMOANS
Islands That Have Caused an
International Rumpus.
Character of the Natives* and
How They Live.
Charles I). Aimy, a traveler of consid¬
erable experience, now a resident of
Grand Rapids, Mich., has the
following story to tell of the Samoan or
Navigator’s Islands, in the South Pa¬
cific:
Of the Samoan group the Savaii,
Upolu, Iutuila and Mauna islands are of
the greater importance and are distanced
some 3000 miles from Sydney and 5000
from San Francisco. They are scattered
over a space of about 400 miles and in¬
habited by people adhering to the same
customs, believing in the same religion
and governed by the same laws.
Geographically the islands are volcanic
in nature, usually high and mountainous.
There are several volcanoes, though long
since extinct, which give to its scenery a
picturesqueness like unto the Islands of
Japan with its grand Fusi Amya tower¬
ing majestically 14,000 feet above the
level of the sea. Though its harbors
are open they are well protected by a
coral reef which extends nearly the en¬
tire circumference of the group. The
rocky foundation is generally covered by
a rich earth in which the bread-fruit, ba
nana, cocoanut, nutmeg, sugar cane, pine¬
apple and other tropical products thrive
to a remarkable degree. These articles
are the stock in trade of the 40,000 in¬
habitants, who in themselves are worthy
of much more study than is generally ac¬
corded them by the outside world. They
are models in physique. Tall, well pro¬
portioned, clean of limb, graceful in poise
or movement, and except the nose, of
well-defined features, they stand physi¬
cally without a peer in the great human
family. Their nomadic life gives to
their character a dignity often wanting
in more advanced races. Kind, gener¬
ous, thoroughly hospitable, they know
little of what Is termed poverty,
ir social system i« s cm i-cprn.mil n is tic;
free to borrow, ready to lend. If a
house is to be const , ucted members of
the family or clan contribute their share
gladly; if one is without a home he is
a welcome guest at another’s table as
long as he wishes to remain. This free¬
dom and want of responsibility has but
little to do with their unprogressiveness.
Their honesty and sense of duty prevents
the abuse of such a social
system. Theirs is largely a patriarchal
form of government, the sovereignship
resting in chiefs of clans and the com¬
mon consent of a big chief. These ti¬
tles are not hereditary, but often are be
stowed in acknowledgment of valor or
to win over a powerful leader of another
family. The flowers of manhood are
kept as body guard and during peace
are waited upon and lionized by the rest
of the family. Matting, w-ar imple¬
ments, canoes and native cloth are manu¬
factured by artisans, and are the circu¬
lating medium of the Samoanese. The
women occupy a higher position in the
family circle than is generally customary
with islanders.
The port of Apia is situated on the
northern coast of Upolu, and since the
introduction of steamship lines in the
South Pacific is recognized as the com¬
mercial center of the group. It boasts
of a population of 1500, missionary
chapels, schools and a printing house.
There are several consular dwellings, and
tourists find rather comfortable quarters
at a place which the inhabitants call a
hotel. While the foreigners live in the
modernlv constructed house the natives,
except a few of the more opulent, still
retain the architectural styles established
by the aboriginal man. These are circu¬
lar in form, of from 30 to 40 feet in di¬
ameter, and are principally roof. Posts
about four feet high and situated some
four or five feet apart from the foundation.
The roof is thatched, usually of sugar¬
cane leaves, and rises, cone-shaped, 20
feet above the ground. It is so con¬
structed in four parts that it may be eas¬
ily taken down and shipped to any desti¬
nation without damage to it. The aper¬
tures between the foundation posts serve
as doors and windows during the day
and as walls and protection at night by
dropping curtains of matting. The house
has but one room which serves well the
purpose of drawing-room, sitting-room,
bed-room and kitchen. For sleeping
purposes for the several members of the
family, tents of matting are put up and
separate apartments are a condition and
not a theory. The bed of a Samoanese
is got up with due regard to expense but
at a total disregard to comfort. It con¬
sists of three or four layers of matting
laid on the hard, smooth ground, on
which none but a native could hope for
rest. The pillow is a piece of thick
bamboo about five feet long and support¬
ed by legs three inches high.
The garb of the women differs from
the men's in that it is a little longer.
This garb worn by both sexes was often
VOL. XV. NO. 21.
made of plaited work which took months
and sometimes years to construct, and
when once washed was of no service, In
duties about the house they are particu¬
larly neat; also in personal habits.
Though usually the peoplego barefooted,
sandals of plaited seaweed are some¬
times worn, particularly when at work
along the shell-lined beach. On state
occasions the toilet is elaborated by rub¬
bing the body with a highly and not
pleasantly scented oil, often mixed with
tameric, to give the Skin a yellowish
tint. The older custom of doing up the
hair is still adhered to by those less ad¬
vanced. This is a pompadour extending
straight up from the head from twelve
to eighteeen inches and surrounded by a
band at the centre, which gives them
the appearance of carrying on their head
a sheaf of wheat. To give the hair an
auburn or reddish hue, which is looked
upon as being the proper caper, it is
bathed daily in a solution, of which lime
is the chief ingredient, This makes it
crisp and stiff, and helps the better to
keep it in place. In Pang Pango the
tub is still doing duty for the mirror.
Both men and women are very fond of
jewelry. They delight in decorating
themselves in strings of shells, which,
considering ther facilities, they succeed
in bringing to a high state of polish.
For amusement the dance takes first
place. Their dress ball is generally a
daytime affair, and, differing from the
evening party, is indulged in by both
sexes. The evening party is for the men
only, though women are always in at¬
tendance, as spectators, only. The
dance consists of an irregular series of
evolutions more after the style of “Si¬
mon says thumbs up," for what the
leader does so do they all. The music
is produced by men and women pound¬
ing the ground with sticks and clubs and
chanting, regardless of concert or time,
a mournful, soulless dirge.
The custom of marriage is similar to
that of China; the girl having little, if
anything, to say about the matter, so
long as her parents are satisfied with the
would-be son-in-law. The festivities
attending the ceremonies consist of eat
ing, drinking and m .yinaMt!. thD
exchanging of pit*-,% the
of the greater mottient. It »
weeks the paities hn,pressed [
isfied the wife is at liberty / to ® le ter
her mother, and social circles find in the ,
act little to excite its curiosity. If the
bonds have held well for a few years and
then become distasteful the
matter is quietly discussed, and
with an equal distribution of the
property the wife leaves the matrimonial
roof, never, while her husband is alive,
to marry another. If her husband was
a chief or of high rank she can, upon his
death and with the consent of his family,
join fortunes with another. A widow
becomes the lawful property of her
brother-in-law. Before the introduction
of Christianity polygamy was practiced,
— Chicago Herald.
Parents’ Ages and Children’s Vitality.
In a meeting of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences, M. Joseph Korosi,
director of the Budapest statistical
bureau, read a paper on “The Influence
of Parents’ Ages on the Vitality of Chil¬
dren. •1 This is a subject which has been
hitherto but scantily treated in ethno¬
graphical statistics, but M. Korosi has
collected about 30,000 data, and has
come to the following conclusions:
Mothers under twenty years of age and
fathers under twenty-four have children
more weakly than parents of riper age.
Their children are more subject to pul¬
monary diseases, The healthiest chil
dren are those whose fathers are from
twenty-five to forty years of age, and
whose mothers are from twenty to thirty
years old. M. Konosi says that the best
marriages arc those in which the hus
band is senior to the wife; but a woman
from thirty to thirty-five years old will
have healthier children if her husband be
somewhat younger than herself. A man
from thirty to forty years old ought to
take a wife from twenty to thirty. If
the mother be five years older than the
father the vitality of the children be
comes impaired.
A Feline Retriever.
I have heard all sorts of stories about
cats’ exploits, but t have only just now
run across one of the felines that may be
called a retriever. Mr. Lloyd W. Har¬
mon of Eighth avenue has a year-old cat
that will bring to him anything that has
been in his hands as faithfully as the
best trained setter. Yesterday afternoon,
after testing Miss Kitty with various
Tollable articles a penny was sent spin¬
ning across the floor. It lodged under¬
neath a rug, and puss was for a few
moments unable to detect its where
abouts, but she was as persevering as
any dog that ever wagged a tail and fin¬
ally located her game. When she had
accomplished this she looked around at
those who had been witnesses of her
prowess with a “Well,-haven t-I-c iught
on’ sort of ex pres don, daintily inserted
her paw under the rug, and returned the
coin to her master. JWir J ork S.ar.
In Annor ;
If temptation be resisted
And weakness be defied,
If I hold to right and honor
Though my soul be fCTuly tried,
If I keep me true from falsehood,
If I hold me free from shame;
If my best strength be enlisted
On the side of honest fame—
Shall I praise me for my choosing?
Shall I think myself am strong?
Shall I laud me for refusing
All the sweets that go with wrong? -v
Not mine own the strength Tm using, ‘ ;
This the thought that safely mailed me
This that be d when courage failed me:
“There are those that love and trust mo
And I cannot give them pain!"
—Newark Mirror.
HUMOROUS. I
The bowler takes naturally to a rolling
country.
Sooner or later a potato is bound to get
its eyes peeled.
The first building with a recorded lien
was the tower of Pisa.
A $7 overcoat is a heap warmer than
the pawn ticket for a fur-trimmed one.
The counterfeiter never stands still in
his profession. He is always forging
ahead.
Dakota wants a state name sugges¬
tive of warmth. What is the matter
with Cayenne?
First Tramp—“I say, have you taken
a bath?’ ’ Second Tramp (anxiously)—
“No 1 Is there one missing? ’ I
<( Why are you forever humming that
tune? “Because it haunts me. “No
wonder; you are always murdering it. »»
Emperor William’s ears are giving him
trouble again. We mean his side ears.
He is likely to have trouble with his
frontiers, too.
Miss Brooks," said he, “are you fond
of chestnuts?" “Yes," she answered.
And then, he fell on his knees and told
her the “old, old story."
11 My son, hold up your hand and tell
who was the strongest man?’' “Jonah. !>
tt Why so?” “’Cause the whale couldn’t
hold him after he got him down!"
j i ovo you . Will you .
make me forever happy by sharing
1 Jwmble lot with me!” ‘ ‘Is there a
yjauce little fcou*. on the lot, George? ?»
'Jjbo only ^ * 8ay , . scJentiflo
“that be , determined , , . , , by the ..
note, can
q{ ^ . g ^ ^ enough _
A ^ ^ kpo ^ a vhen he fee ls
iq,] ua> yt
The meanest man up to date is Snif
kins, He sold Jones a half interest in a
cow, and then refused to divide the
milk, maintaining that Jones owned the
front half.
It is very sad, but ’tis true, also,
As e’er can be seen by studying fate,
That when a man thinks he’ll die early, you
know,
His eyes, you will find, will be sure to dilate,
Hereditary Elopements.
11 I am not prepared to say whethei
marriage in general is a failure, but
runaway marriages certainly are In one
sense, said an old physician. * i They
are a success in being imitated by several
generations that follow. Many years
ago an elopement was a matter of great
public interest, and was usually accom¬
panied by some thrilling incidents, such
as a pursuit by the angry father and’
possibly a pitched battle between the
young men and the girl’s male relatives.
In this way some of the old time runa¬
way matches were impressed on my mind.
You would be surprised if I were to
show you the record of the descendants
of some of these gay old couples. It
seems to be a family trait in many in¬
stances, and the mania runs through,
. several generations. I know one gentle
I man who has never forgiven one of his
j children for eloping, and yet he ran off
with his bride thirty years ago, and there
have been three or four similar escapade#
in the same family. His descendants
will keep on running away until the
mania wears itself out; it seems heredi-,
tary, and the children can no more help
running away than they can help looking
like their parents .”—LouitviUe Commerr■
cial.
The Mysterious Capital of Thibet
One, and only one, of the very popu¬
lous centers of the world’s population
still remains shut up from travel; that
is the capital of Thibet. The peculiar
religion of that country has had force
enough to absolutely inclose Lhassa, the
capital of the Dalai Lama, from all ap¬
proach. Only six or seven Europeans
ever set foot in that city, and none of
them are alive. But the famous Russian
traveler, Prejeralsky, has made three at¬
tempts, and is now about to make tha
fourth. On the third he was obliged to
turn back after reaching within 20 miles
of the city. From one alone of his ex¬
peditions he brought back 5000 speci¬
mens of plants, besides enormous col¬
lections of fish, insects and animals—
one-fifth of the whole beiqp new to
science; so that his failures are in the
highest degree successes. Fifty years
ago one-half of the world was un.
known ground.
