New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-30

an acre Of the domain has been or can be success
fully cultivated and is not touched in any manner what
eyer not road made or travelled over by whites in the
whole length breadth OF the land, beyond the snort
watercart track made by the soldiers at ska; not
mill running; not single branch OF any mining or me-
chanica industry open anywhere nothing but the fur
trade and fish TO live upon" Alaska makes no offer OF
any branch OF industry art sued to our people YET
she annually pays into the Treasury more han she ASKS
I'm return for her protection and support. aordng rev
enue from the seasands alone six times greater than
the sole outlay required at the hands OF the
Government "San Antonio de Bexar" by Mrs. Harriet
Prescott sponord, a graphic descriptive article. pre-
senting a rose-colored sketch OF Texan life and
scenery which country the writer for fertility
and beauty with the gorcs Of Palestine at Ia the SCRIP
tura East that the region round about San Antonio and
all this Western Texas indeed constantly presents TO the
mind the lay OF the land and all its characteristics
The irrgating bitches the shepherds and their hocks
the cattle on n thousand hills the wild shutting the
breeze the wheat the vineyard the lilies OF the field,
the smell Of the grape the voice Of the triedoye the rs
and the pomeanatethey all there the very atnos-
phere and the high heavens recall the skies Of Pal
cstne feels what the burden and heat OF the Day
MEANS and recalls the Lord walking His garden in the
cool OF the evening" Year OF American Travel" by
MS Jessie Benton Fremont, is the first of series OF
articles devoted 10 the early experience OF the
writer i'm journeys on the Pacific coast II furnishes
many details Of great interest concerning her younger
days in Washington, New Orleans. and st. Louis,
illustrating the social character and domestic habits OF
those cities I'm a comparatively period Of their
history one Of the numerous charming pictures III the
article is the following: 1t had been but few years
since the Louisiana Territory had been ceded TO u.s.
greatly 10 the indignation and regret OF most OF Its set
tiers II was an article Of faith with these 10 alter moth
ing their habits not even TO learn the language OF the
country OF winch they had become unwilling citizens
Je sais rdneaS Ct c pdrie ma iaHgue, was common eX
fIt..a va ppuuai IN AM
mosphore thoroughly foleendress cookery all domestic
usages aud IDEAS as well their language aud religion
ST. Louis being much smaller place the American ele-
ment told there quickly, especially as 1t was alsO
the frontier garrison and the lead OF the fur business
From the road gallery OF my fathers house IN ST. LOUIS
there always to be seen in my earlier day kaedo-
scopc variety of figures the lower classes OF the French
still; wore their peasant dress and It's bright and varied
coors and the white caps belong much to the remem
brauce that time IN St. Louis they do to my earlier
visits i'm France # ia hard TO find peasant costume
even in their own countries on Travelled routes the
sewing machine has abolished picturesqucncs III
dre,s When | was first in France, even in
Paris the animated by the pretty White caps
and gray gowns Of the working-vomcn. Now pail 81
black alpaca has hidden all this though the greatest desc
Grafton have seen is Iyrolese mountaneer IN ready
made business suit. AS my mind turns back 10
thai time so much crowds upon it that neither tell
il in ts fuiuess nor bring myself 10 leave 1t mere
skeleton think there could hardly have been happier
life than mine a child and in all my youth; II would
ne fu volume to be bound in white and gold ana red
ettered throughout. ana full OF lovely pictures ana
everywhere and III ali Of them my father tine prominent
figure. lie made me companion and friend rom the
time almost that could begin to understand We were
succession Of girls first, With the boys coming !ast
and my father gave early the place son would have
had and my perfect healtl-witnout faw until WAS
wcniy-four-glvc only the good spirits, Dut the
endurance and application that pleased him.