The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-22
THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
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Thomas W. Knox; Alice Carey contributes a
poem entitled "Spent and Msspent;' an
illustrated article on Zanzibar is by Mrs. C. L.
Weeks; "spain" is poem by Charlss Gates;
Mr.. Benson ]. Losing has an interesting paper
on "The Executive Departments and Seals"
The other contributions are:-"Grandpapa's
Baby" by D. r. Castleton; 'The Morning
Hour" by Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spofford;
"Cbivalrous and Semi Chivalrous Southrons," ;"
bv J. w. De Forest; "isabella II, Queen of
Spain" by ]. S. C. Abbott; "Fate and DIi-
sies," by Mary E. Coon; "My Enemy's Daugh-
tel, ," chapters ffth sixth, seventh and eighth,
by Justin Mccarthy; preachers and Preach
ing" by Robert Tones; GA Wife Of the Pc
riod, by Katharine +. Williams; "Changes in
the Population" by Nathan Allen; "Refugee
Life," by Mrs. w. NJ. Parker; "stars," by Mrs.
Harriet Prescott Spoford; "The Insurance on
the Highhier," by Mrs. Spoford; "Light
Houses" by NJ. Schele de We're; EDITORS
Easy Chair" "Eiitor's Book Table" editors
Record of Current Events" Editors
Drawer" From "a Sleigh Ride in Eastern
Russia" we take the following about the effects
of sleigh-riding in that region:-
'When the roads are rough the continual
jolting of the sleigh is very fatguing to a travel
Ter, and frequently, during the drst two or three
days of his journey, throws him into what is
very properly designated the road fever His
pulse is quick, his blood warm, his head aches,
his whole frame becomes sore and stiff, and his
mind is tar from being serene and amiabe. In
the first part OF my land journey | had the
satisfaction Of asCertaining by practical expert.
ence the exact character OF the road fever. My
brain seemed ready 10 burst, and appeared to
my excited imaginat on about as large as
barrel; every fresh jolt and thump Of the vehicle
gave me q sensation rs if somebody were driving
a tenpenny nail into my skul:-as for good
nature under such circumstances that was out of
the question, and am free to confess that my
temper was not unlike that of bear with sore
head. Happily, however kept 1t pretty well TO
myself, and as my companion was affected about
as was we managed not to disagree. Where
the roads are good, or if the speed is not great
one can sleep very well in a Russian sleigh; l
succeeded in extracting great deal OF slumber
from my vehicle, and sometimes did not wake
for three or tour hours. The Government
couriers often suffer much from loss of Sleep as
they ale compelled to MAINTAIN the utmost
limit OF speed without regard to their own con-
venlenCe. Sometimes the roads are in such
Wretched conditIon that one is tossed in his
vehicle to the height of discomfort, aud can be
very well likened TO a lump of butter in re.
volYing churn, In such cases sleep is almost if
not wholly, impossible, and the traveller, pro-
ceeding at courier speed, must take advantage
the horses are being changed AS he has but
ten or fifteen minutes for the change he makes
good use of his time and sleeps very soundly
until his team is ready.n
Mrs. c. L. Weeks gives this description of
Life in Zanzibar:-
"The town of Zanzibar, capital of the island
of the same name, seen from the vessel, seemed
to consist principally Of white houses, built IN
squares, with fiat roofs and castellated tops; the
rn1 mn thoin nI until
Cocoa-nut leaves, the groves of cocoa, plantains,
bananas, palms, and pomegranate-w with huts
mere and there peeplUg out OF them-furnish
prominent features in the picture. The houses
OF the various consuls are on the white sanded
beach, and their flags give lively effect to the
view. My husband and myself visited the Anne
rican Consul. His house is delightfully."- Eastern
IN style. There are Moorish arches in the court
yard, where two goats and gaZelle were then at
play;men wearing the fez and turban were seated
or lying on stone Couches that were covered with
mating, and were built near the doors, which
are heavy and OF dark color, carved down the
centre. The walls are very thick and the win
dows large. We ascended by wooden stair
case, and were ushered into large sitting
room, in which were light easy chairs, tables,
and cane sofas with hag-shaped fans lying on
them. The white walls were adOrned with
pictures, the windows were not glazed, and the
upper Stats of the dark green blinds were
closed, making the rooms shady and cool. We
we've received by Mr.. R., the consul-a 6ue,
genllemauly young man. Soon ater Captain
Dow entered together with Taria TOphan, who
is called the honest Hindoo OF Zanzibar He
was ptcturesquely attired, and left his slippers
outside. We had pleasant halt-hours chat,
and the gentlemen, with the exception of
Taria Tophan (who, by.the-way, did not seem
to know tnglish), took UeT'n'mb before the
four O'Clock dinner, which was served in an
airy room with white walls and massive squPre-
cut pillars. There was a sWing-fan in this
room, and two blacks in a sort of white night
gown, waited upon the table and famed the
flies aWay from us with flags made of cloth. EN-.
broldered IN floss silk. Taria Tophan did not
eat with us. We hai soup and fish, with some
yellow pungent sauce that looked like custard,
beef, chicken pie, baked bananas, KIND OF
green pea, small pickled oranges, plantains,
sweet potatoes, trled mince.meat cakes, ASA.
tntida cakes, or waters (for which really think
! could IN time acquire taste), rice curry, a
SALAD OF small green leaves and Cucumbers,
grown and sent by, the French Missionary
Society, Welsh rarebu, a spongecake in Gus
taId and oranges, with sherry and claret plen-
tifully watered from white earthern coolers"
Mr.. Benson J. Losing gives the following
information about the proposed Confederate
seal:-
"In our day the extraordinary spectacle has
been seen OF the Efforts OF an oligarchy, small
in numbers but pOH erful in influence, TO esta.
blish another nation within the bounds of the
hepuOuc-uRpeTtu tunl lft mperlO-apd 10 give to
1t the symbol OF sovereignty in the form of
great seal. The youngest OF us old enough to
lehect and reason have seen that nauon,' So
called, spring up from the late saVe-labor
States which formed the northern portion OF
the Great Golden Circle OF empire devised by
conspirators. II was q Calban in features:
barbara IN its procl,yites; awfully po entail in
misChievOus work; protesting with fire, sword,
and torture against the civilization OF the age;
and yet impudCntlv insisting upon its recogni-
tion as one OF the family OF legitimate and
respectable sOyereiguties. Its titular initials
were q. $. A. Us fathers resolved that it,