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MARGUERITE.

In thoughtful mood a maiden stood,
"a half-sketched picture at her side,
Her Idle brushes scattered wide).
In Fontainebieau's romantic wood.
The reddeniny leaves were floating down
From the great arching trees o'erhead;
She turned away and nothing said,
Or gave as much as smile or frown,
To one, who standing patient there,
Essayed the story old to speak;
Whose words brought to her pallid cheek
No roseate flush to make it fair.
".
"Can'st thou not love me, Marguerite?
love thee truly--who so well ?"
She heard neighboring vesper bell
Whose tones rung mournfully and sweet.
She raised her head-her grave blue eyes
Were filed with tears, her breath came fast
81 have no love to give; that's past
And buried where my dead love lies.
vi.
His lowly grave do not know
He fell for God and country'S sake.
My troth TO him ne'er shall break,
Though long and sad my years below,
VII
His last farewe III hear it yet;
His gallant form. see it now:
His brave, calm face, his noble brow
TCAth cannot cause me to forget
VIII
"Then, must leave thee, Marguerite,
And never see thee, love, again ~
Her tear-wet eyes she lifted then
'sBe thou my friend. twill be so sweet"
TX
"What wilt thou live for, dearest hearte"
Her color came, bright grew her eyes.
He heard her words with sad surprise
ST will live henceforth for my art"
X.
And so amongst the shadows brown
He saw the death of hopes most sweet,
And turned in grief from Marguerite,
Where the red leaves were drifting down.
Alameda, CAL, July II, 1890. ANELEH.
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The conditions of labor in Egypt also
| differ from those prevailing in most other
countries The Egyptian peasantry are
practically slaves, and their labor is
as wasteful as slave labor generally is
Notwithstanding the disadvantages under
| which they labor, they nevertheless accom-
| plish surprising results, and raise an amount
| of agricultural products surprising, when
| the limited acreage and the methods of cul-
tlvati0n are considered
Among the numerous crops which the
Egyptians grow with success, cotton is the
most popular and profitable, and the Fella-
heen take more pains with it than with any
other. The cotton plant of Egypt differs
| materially, in one respect at least, from
that of other countries. In America it has
been found Improbable to allow the plants
to continue in the ground longer than one
year. In Egypt, however, the case is differ
ent, for the cotton plant yields five, and
sometimes six, consecutive crops before re-
planting is found to be necessary. This be-
ing the case, cotton field once planted is
secure investment for at least i've years,
and as peasants of the Nile do not love
labor, more cotton is grown in Egypt In
proportion to the population engaged in
agriculture than in any other part Of the
world.
In both Upper and Lower Egypt cotton
is therefore the standard crop, and as it is
not troubled with worms as in America,
and by the method of irrigation the farmer
Gall SlN0 IL tAdCIly IHe TiRHL pUTliOU OF
moisture and no more, the crop is tolerably
reliable. Egypt is a rainless country An
occasional shower is known in Lower
Egypt, where the north winds from the
Mediterranean sometimes bring the clouds
over the land, but in Upper Egypt, with the
Sahara on the west and the deserts of Ara
bla on the east. rain never falls. But the
Nile is a source OF unceasing supply, and
everywhere in the valley where the fields
lay above the level of the annual inunda-
ton artificial irrigation is resorted to.
Sometimes the water is raised by means of
a rude wheel, the motive power of which is
a diminutive donkey; but more frequently
the farmers irrigate their lands by means of
the shadoof, a primitive contrivance consist
ing of pole resting upon pivot in tine
middle, a weight at one end and bucket
suspended from rope at the other. BY
means of this barbarous appliance the water
is easily and quickly raised from lower
Level, and the crops in Egypt need never
fail because of dry season. The fields
being near the river were. however until
late years subject to intrusons of the
erocodiles, and when one of these tres
passers is discovered at a distance from the
river it becomes a neighborhood duty to
catch him. All hands turn out with ropes
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-20
THE LION- 7AMER.
A STORY.
BY LADY MARGARET MAJENDLE,
AUTHOR OF ION THE SCENT" "D7A," ETC

~ HE trumpets peeled shrilly through the
GHgS streets OF Middleton; every soul rushed
SG5S 10 The window, every passerby stopped in
eager curiosity, little toys sprang up the
lamp-posts, carts AND vans cleared out of the
way. A magnificent procession-a circus. whose
renown had long preceded its advent was in the
act OF arriving.
A golden car came first, very brilliant, drawn
by pair of cIeam-colored horses decEed with
scarlet trappingS. On the cOachman's seat,
which WAS transformed into a gorgeous throne
sat fairy.
On her throne, high above tie vulgar herd, she
looked lair enough, SO fair That the little boys
capped their hands in ecstactic admiration.
She had a small pathetic face, with great big
blue eyes, the carefully darkeued lines around
them making them shine. She had a huge mass
of golden fluffy hair. blowing back and around
her face in IA cloudy bush. All her own. Elsie
Condor had such splendid hair that it was the
envy Of all her companions.
The fairy, with a star on her brow and long,
floating silyeT-1eeked robes, bent aifably from
her throne, and With little fanclful salute Of
both hands flung perfumed programmes right
and left, as her iriumphal car slowly passed on its
way.
All those who were lucky enough to see one Of
The programmes hardly glanced al them before
pressing to see what was to follow. This was
the exciting announcement;
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them ike dogs, lie down with his head on
the shoulder OF the gigantic African mon
arch Dion. But / must venture TO point out
to you that TO insure the absolute safety
of our famous performer profound silence on
but essential. Ladies and gentlemen, deeply as
we value your applause until this performance
is at an end we beg that you VIII manifest no
sign OF feeling In some cases where the lions
aye miserable, eowed brutes this ptecaution
may moi be necessary, bur IL is not so with our
lions. They are the yeriIable desert mOnarchs,
the mighty kings OF the forest; they are powerful
as in their native freedom-ln their mighitnesss
only 10 be constrained by the superior VIII OF
man."
With profound bow The manager withdrew,
and GREATNESS silence reigned in the whole
vast arena.
The huge cages filled the space The audi
ence were faithful: with bated breath they stared
and made no sign of applause. There were hve
hons altogether. Two OF them seemed asleep.
Two reStIeSsiy roalned from side 10 side, back,
ward and forward, with weli-learned expert
ence of the limits of their space, and tue spot on
which il behOoved them 10 turn. One huge tel-
low lay close to Tie bars, his great head between
his paws the only sign OF lie about MIN being IN
the CLEAN of his eye.
Lucy Brandreih shrank closer to her husband.
! here was no one to see, so he put his arm
round her and held her hand fast, for she was
trembling.
Sir Maxwell Bede was leaning forward. his
eyes fixed on the opening through which the lion
tanner must come.
All eyes were strained on the same spot, when
lightly, easily, moving with the grace Of perfect
iti III duu ptpIulti W III NtifuOI dlItdIcu. nC
noticed no one, made no bow to the audience,
only walked quickly to the cage, opened the door
and walked IN.
There was a breathless hush, not sound was
heard, but kind OF snOrting au0 purring as the
lions clrcied around him, pushing against him as
tney passed IN their swinging walk 10 and fro
Backward and forward lie walked among them,
stepping carefully from place 10 place; then adj
vancing 10 OLD Dion lie lay quietly down and PUT
his head on his shoulder. Old Dion was stin
sleepy, he did not move; the others went rub
blng past him, uIIering Snarling noises.
ii was perhaps not three whole minutes that
he lay there, but to the audience it seemed an
eternity an awful eternity, and thrill OF horror
rushed through them wien Condor rose to his
feet. Tor old Dion also with a bound, but
Condor was outside and fastening the great iron
bolts, aud Dion looked after him with low, dun
roar.
The woTkmen rushed II, The machinery acted
well, the cages were rolled away, and VIII
Condor stood alone in the midst OF tie arena.
Ihr applause began slowly, ftiu!ly; The people
were NOT sure YET that they could clap; then il
came with rush. The clown tumbled III again,
making fun. causing the excited audience TO roar
with wild laughter, and 10 the middle OF 1t the
riders poured in
Mrs. Brandreth rose and prepared to go; she
was as whlie as sheet. Sill Maxwell gave her
his arm; Ihey went out together without speak.
ing.
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"OUTWARD BOUND"

CLines suggested by the sight of class of young
irI-graduates arrayed in their spotless robes OF
Intel
Hills crowned with Orient splendor rise,
Towering in grandeur to the skies.
Below the waters of a lovely bay
Smile in the early beams of day,
While rays of light of changing hue
Dance on its waYeletS clear and blue.
Eight stately vessels are passing by,
With snowy sails meath the summer sky,
Just launched free from the masters hand
They are going to sail to a distant land.
The freight they bear-its worth's untold
More precious far than gems or gold
For human souls in those vessels abide
That soon will speed DER the flowing tide,
The master regards them with smiling eyes,
And yet, as he looks, sad thoughts arise.
He thinks of the storm. the angry wave,
The bowling tempest, the watery grave.
But then these words he seems to hear:
ooh, trembling soul, what dost thou fear?
"The Ruler of All their course will guide,
And he can direct both storm and tide"
But time ever onward swiftly flows,
Anu the summer breeze around them Dl0WSI
As the light of day begins to fail
And over the ''harbor bar" they sail.
Fair barks, our best thoughts follow you,
AS we bid you a kind adieu.
From ocean storms may you be clear,
And safely past all dangers steer.
May heavens sunshine rest on you,
And your pilots be ali good and true.
Till you reach that distant shore,
Where your wanderlngs Will be Ger
Where You may rest from trials OF DID,
Within the shining Gates of Gold.
san Francisco, Judy 1890 LINN DARR.
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.Stenor Gugiemo COndoyno, the famous Hon
tanner, viii perform tonight among six savage
lions.
= great barred cage on wheels passing
now; strange wild beast odor followed its
progress. On one side rolled and tumbled a
clown. lie was quoting nonsense groieSquely
pretending terror at the contents of the huge
cages, when low, Sulleu roar was heard aud LIE
Cuunterielet a swO0n Of fear. The crowd raised
liim up and he went oil out OF theii hands, turn
ing head and heels like an india rubber b all,
followed By TOarS OF laughter.
The excitement Increased. A shout ran down
The street: Here he Is! The lion-tamer. Bravo!
Fine fellow! Hurrah!"
They cheered him Justify. lie was fine.loOk-
ing man, this Siguor Gugelmo CoudoVnO. alias
VIII Condor, the husband OF pretty Elsie, the
flying fairy. Tall, powerfully made, with appal-
emily magnificent chest, IN his clOSe-fttlng vel
Vet tuHic lie appeared the perfection Of strength
and symmetry His features also were regular
aud very handsome.
Two gentlemen stood together on the pave
menL AT first slightly annoyed by the crowd,
they also became interested. One OF them was
a surgeon Of great emlnence, Sir Maxwell Bede.
lie put his hand on his friends arm ana said;
''Nhat powerful man ~
yes, it must be the lon-tamer. A wemade
fellow. | have heard of his feats. He goes
among the lions as if they were so many dogs,
ana hes down among Them"
He may do that once too often"
The lion taEler, bowling his Acknowledgements,
Lad turned aside aud was c0ughlng-a LITTLE incl
dent, but Sir Maxwell bede was curiousy quick
OF obseIyation-ne saw 1t and very slightly shook
his head.
y should like to see the performance, Bran
dJeth."
Nothing so easy There is performance to.
morrow night al l see" glanemg al the pro
gIamme 3D." You wont expect me 10 accompany
you, l suppOse?''
g No. no, l am tyrant. I won't stay long.
only want TO see the lions"
Iue procession moved on; the usual thing; two
meek iIl-Iempered camels, patient elephant,
noisy sarcastic hyena, shrieking It's hideOuS
mockng laugh.
The TWO ftlends walked on.
kraulIefn Court huT a mile from Middle
ton, charming house standing in beautiful care
fully cultivated gardens. Colonel BrandreIns
young wife was waiting for them. She was
pretty, spoilt beauty, very winning, little tyran
Meal, hui owning the kindest heart In the world
She heard the story. and was seized with long
ing 10 20 aud see The performance herself. She
made her nusDand send out to secure at once the
best place in the circus.
The day came. According 10 the place held
BY The li0n-tamer in the programme, be
would not be likely TO appear before o'clock
They dawdled over dinner. Lucy BrandTeth en-
VelOpea herself IN soft furs, the snowy Whiteness
round her little throat made her unusually
pretty She drank her coffee standing by the
until The moment OF their start.
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IN EXILE.

Lines suggested by southern sunset1
1t was near the golden sunset
OF a calm october day;
Mirrored were the santing sunbeams
On the bosom of bay:
Piled all round were purple mountains.
Framed in atmosphere of gold;
Melting in the myriad glories
Which southern sunset fold.
1t was near the blue Pacific
Main of the enchanted isles,
Crowned with myrtle, palm and spices,
Decked by Natures brightest smiles
That an exile, lonely, weary.
Stood upon the sheIi-strewn shore,
Little needing all the beauty
Which the southern landscape wore.
Like the nautilus, fair, frail thing.
That across the ocean wide.
Menaced by ten thousand perils.
ShOreward speeds upon the tide.
90 his SOUL on memory's SurgeS,
Drifts to a fardistant stand,
Victor over time and diStancei
Lo! he sees his native land.
Bold, green headlands, haunts Of sea-Dirds,
Stand around sheltered bay;
On whose tranquil shores his childhood
Spent its brief but biissful day,
There his blithesome boyhood sported.
There. in youth. he loved to roam,
There romance,s fairy vision
Dawned on him-and there his homei
There, too, its the peaceful warning
OF still October eve:
Shy-eyed twilight drops the curtain
Which the shadows gray enweaVe;
Fishing craft are homeward gliding,
Specter-like, at close OF day:
III lies wrapped in Silly slumber
Round thy coast, sweet Galway BayI
Dreamy are the low pusations
OF the tide along thy shore!
Fitting cline for love to bloom in,
Fitting time to tell it Ger.
But the cline and time have vanished
From yon dreamer on the strand,
And alone, unloved. he wanders
In fair but foreign land.
And the golden, sunny SOUTHLAND
What are all its charms to me?
Golden lands, but golden dreams are
Fantasies that please the free.
Yon lone exile knows how true it's,
That. though round the world he roam,
Ne'er shall he find cline as fair as
That which shelters 'home, sweet homeW
AUSTIN Il. REID
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MY BABY's PILLOW.

What do do with all my white rose leaves?
1 rise while it's early dawn,
And all the roses scent the lawn,
Before the dust laden breeze
And roaming butterflies and bees
faint the breath of my white rose leaves,
While they are all wet with dew
And their breath fresh and new.
never permit them to fall apart,
But pluck them tenderly from the heart
And spread in their purity my white rose leaves,
In the cool, dark hall to dry,
Secure from ravage OF moth or fly.
Each morn toss them up and down
And note the change from white to brown
Then this is what do with my white rose leaves.
When in a crisp heap they lay,
Cured and ready to pack away,
make a pillow of the baby's bed
Like scented down TO his tender head,
For fill it with all my white rose leaves.
MRS. Z. L. BALLARD,
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GEMS IN VERSE.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL.
TO WILBERTINE.

I-sN the church with head bowed low.
maiden. winsome and fair.
Il Through painted window sunbeam stole
And kissed her beautiful hair.
She knelt in the pew alone,
In her clinging silken gown.
traveller fingered that Sabbath day
In the old cathedral town.
He kneIt in prayer at her side,
With grave and reverent air,
But thought OF angels with soft blue eyes
And with waving, golden hair
When he passed outside the church.
Though bright the morning sun shone,
He felt he had left heaven, and gone
Out into the world alone.
He hoped if never on earth
The violet eyes he should see,
In the glorious heavenly homo
His angel bride she would be.
Jttly, 1890. GRACE HIBBARD.
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DO NOT FRET.


TITS very good rule, my man,
AS the path of your duty's trod,
That you labor the best you can,
And then leave all the rest to Godl
1t is useless to fume and fret
And be gnawed by vain regret,
Till it spoiis like hungry moth
The fine web of your lies best cloth
Do the best you can.
My man,
And do not fret
You can dig up the soil and Dlow
By the sweat of your earnest brow,
You can harrow and plant and sow,
But you can never make it grow
From the promise within the seed
You may reap but an ugly weed.
Yet, you iabored the best, my man.
You can,
And must not fret
You must labor your very best,
Then with God you may leave the rest
He will prosper the toiler's art,
And the work of willing heart.
When you SOW all your daily deeds
AS farmer sows his seeds
In the very best way you can,
My man,
You need not fret
aktdnd, Cal. MARY LAMBERT.
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TO ELMER,

o fair little human flower
That an angel, one day in May,
Transplanted from Eden's bower
To blossom by ltfe's highway
May bright on thee Gods sunshine fall
And the world-winds gently blow:
To thy full stature, straight and tall,
In radiant beauty growi
All-father, let thy tender care
This fragile foweret ever guard;
Bid Time this bud of promise spare,
All powers of evil from 1t wardi
A regal flower let 1t grow.
Whose pure, white petals show no stain;
Though lifes dust-whiriwinds round 1t blow,
Dear Lord, let 1t unsoiled remaini
So may 1t thrive and day by day
In grace and beauty ever gain.
That some heart shall In truth then say
" 1t bossom'd not on earth in vain!"
Thus let 1t bloom beneath thy eye,
And thus so straight and tall uptower.
That all shall speak who come 1t nigh
The world Is fairer tor this fowerp'
San Francisco, July, 1890. SELMA SCHMIDT.
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during the time of the cotton famine in En-
gland, caused by the Civil War in America.
AS soon as peace was restored and the
American product came East to market, the
Egyptian export of the staple fell in 1868 to
S29,000,000, but the amount has of late
years increased, until during the last few
years an average of S50,000.000 worth Of
cotton has sailed from Alexandria.
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The invention OF two new musical Instruments
Is announced ,,a; One Is bass fiddle big enough
over all and eight and a half beam. Tba artist
that plays II must use stepladder.
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Inc students at the college for the blind at
Worcester, Mass. play cricket splendldly wstl.a
ball In which bell is placed.
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SEATTLE, Wash, March 25, 1890.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
P1TTsBURG. SUNDAY, DEC. IA, 1890.
GAS AT THE EXPOSITION.

A very unexpected and satisfactory change
in the gas situation is rendered possible by
the striking of gas yesterday in the well
drilled at the Exposition. OF course, it is
too early to determine the force or perma-
nence of the pressure. 1t is qnite possible
that it may turn out TO be a mere pocket, as
has been the case with other wells that have
been drilled in and about the city limits.
After the experience already secured with
wells at Homewood, Williamsburg and on
the Southside, it will not be wise to count
on the presence of strong gas pressure from
this well as a sure or permanent thing.
But the fact that gas has been struck at a
depth Of about two thousand feet in the CEN
ter of the citv, raises the interesting posi-
bility of developing a new field right in our
midst. At the time when the supply
from other fields is becoming insuf-
fcient for Pittsburg's needs, the
introduction of such possibility
into the situation is one of the most vital
importance A well of 200 pounds pressure
right in the city is of more value for the
domestic supply than one Of 500 pounds at
Grapeyille or Belleyernon. If such wells
can be drilled right under our manutactur-
ing establishments and residence quarters, a
very low pressure in them may keep the city
free from smoke and supplied with cheap
fuel for an indefinite period.
OF course every one will hope that the
pressure in the well may turn out to be full
and permanent. One of the most gratifying
result, if the we'll should prove good one,
would be its addition 10 the revenues of the
Exposition Society. To have paving well
added to the assets of that institution would
be piece OF good luck which no one will
grudge that public enterprise. q 1t is to be
hoped that this gratifying outcome will re-
ward the public spirit OF all who have been
engaged in pushing the work till it reaches
the gas bearing strata.
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among them of the business Sin such
agreed upon. This is ''trafic pool, :"
neither more nor less, of exactly such char
acter as dozens of others that were prohib-
tied by the law. 1t is openly announced
and advocated in the expectation that the
financial powers behind it can secure its
immunity. although we believe that Mr..
Gould, as matter of courtesy, proposes to
request of Congress'that it repeal the pro-
hibition at the present session.
THE DISPATCH has noted with pleasure
that efforts are being made to punish the
railway officials of secondary rank who
have been violating the law in the matter
of preferential rates. There is even more
need for bringing the penal provisions OF
the act to bear on the participants in this
agreement 1t is plan to relieve the rail-
roads from the influence of competition
practically the same as those of the trusts,
and for the same purpose-to force the pub
lie to pay for earnings on purely fictitious
capitalzations. If the trusts are to be tol-
Grated the railroads have the same right.
But there is the greatest need for vigorous
and incisive assertion that the great masses
of capital must respect the laws and the
rights of the public. Yet the financial mag
mates proposing this agreement have such
confidence in their ability to nullify the law
that they subject themselves to the penalty
of S., 900 per day for each individual with
out weakening.
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A NEW CABINET RuMoR.

A very novel development in politics is
promised by the report that the next addi-
tion to President Harrison's Cabinet is to
be james S. Clarkson, whose trenchant
record as Assistant Postmaster General has
endeared him to the spoils faction. The
rumor goes that Clarkson will succeed Noble
in the Interior Department, while Noble
will be made Attorney General, vice Miller,
promoted to the Supreme Court. This puss-
in-the-corner arrangement will give the
Presidents law partner the permanent
plum, and Clarkson's last state produced by
his recent kaleidoscope career will be that
of a full-hedged Cabinet minister.
Under ordinary circumstances such a
rumor as this could be rejected without the