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The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Jenny Lind and Grlsi.

Somewhere in the 40s Grisi and Jenny Lind were singing in different beaters in London.
 Those who went into ecstacies over Crisis Norma were the next even- ing enraptured with Lind's ''Casta Diva" Great was the rivalry be- tween them
 Finally Queen Victoria, deeming 1t a shame that two such gifted women should be separated by mean, un- worthy jealousy, requested both to ap- pear at court concert Of course, they both came.
 The queen warmly welcomed them together for the first time. She gave the signal for the concert to begin.
 Jenny Lind was the younger, and 1t was arranged that she should sing first. With perfect confidence in her powers she stepped forward to begin. Chanciug to glance at Grisi she saw the southern women's malignant gaze fixed on her.
 The fierce look almost paralyzed hor. Her courage left her. her voice trembled, everything grew black be- fore her and she almost fell. By the greatest exertion of her will. how ever, she managed to finish her aria.
 A painful silence followed its con- elusion--a silence that told her of her failure. She caught triumphant expression on Crisis face.
 Despite the clearness of her senses she quickly realized that failure meant lost glory, disappointed hope, the de- struction of happiness. grief and nor tiication to her family and her friends. Suddenly soft voice that seemed to come from heaven whispered to her: "Sing one of your old songs in your native language.
 She caught at the thought like an inspiration. The accompanist was striking his final chords. She stepped up to him, asked him to rise, and took the vacant seat.
 Softly her white fingers wandered over the keys in loving prelude, then she sang. It was a little prayer which she loved as d child; it belonged to her childhood's repertoire. She hadn't sung it for years. As she sung shewas no longer in the presence of royalty, but singing to loving friends in her fatherland.
 Noone present understood a word of the prayer" Softly at first the plalntive notes foated on tho air. swelling louder and richer every moment.
 The singer seemed to throw her whole soul into that weird. thrilling, plaintive ''prayer." Gradually the song died away and ended in a soft sob. Again there was silence-silence of admiring wonder.
 The audience sat spellbound. Jenny Lind lifted at last her sweet blue eyes to look into the scornful face that had so disconcerted her at first. There was no fierce expression now; instead, tear-drop glistened on the long black lashes.
 After moment, with the impulsive- ness of child of the tropics, Grisi crossed 10 Jenny Lind's side, placed her arm about her and kissed her warmly, utterly regardless Of the ad- miring audience.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Made . Place for Hers of.

Miss Grace Bates of California, & granddaughter of Judson, one of the richest of the Pacific coast million aires, was unfortunate enough a few years ago to lose by bad investments the large property which had come to her as her portion of the family estate. Brought up in luxury, Miss Bates had apparently no way of earning q livelihood. The idea occurred to her of turning her attention to decorative art. She had always had good idea of form and color and consequently she reasoned that as florists de- signer she might be tolerably certain of reasonable degree of success. Accordingly she applied to Mrs. Leland Stanford for permission to dec- crate her dining-room on certain grand occasion. So successful was the first attempt that Miss Bates has since found all that she could do in the line of trimming houses for grand en- tertainments.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
A Perfumed Caravan.

Every one knows how subtle, pene- trating. aud permanent is the rich per fume of altar of roses. The larger part of the worlds supply of this de- licious scent is made in Persia where there are many hundreds of acres de- voted to the cultivation of roses for this purpose.
 At certain seasons of the year long caravans of donkeys. laden with the altar, and under guard of soldiers to protect the rich booty from attack by robbers journey from central Persia to the little port of Bushire, whence it is exported to Bombay. Other donkey trains similarly escorted proceed to ports on the Caspian sea- whence the altar is conveyed to Turkey and Rus. sia which, after Hindostan, are the largest consumers of the costly luxury.
 When the wind is in the right di- rection the approach of one of these caravans is announced by the scent long before it can be seen, and the line of it's progress can be traced by the odor for days after it has passed by. - Harpers Young People.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
CHESTNUTS.

Not the Slang Phrase. Bu: the Delicious eSf Real Nut.
 The supply of chestnuts never equals the demand in this country. and many districts in which the trees are abund- ant derive very respectable income from the sale of the nuts. This in- dustry might be made far more pro- ductive and profitable than it now is by some little effort toward cultivation. The chestnut cannot be grown suc- cessfully on heavy clays wet soils or limestone land. It prefers loose sandy soils, or such as has been de- rived from the decomposition of states and shales. It is grown readily from the seed. but the greatest care must he taken not to let the nuts become dry. They should be planted as soon as gathered or kept in moist sand until ready to plant The nut should be planted where the tree is to stand, as the long tap root makes transplant ing difficult The European chestnut is not much larger and finer than the American. but has produced. under cultivation. a number of varieties some of which are highly esteemed for the superior quality of their fruit The trees do not grow so large as the American. but come into bearing more quickly; the latter does not generally fruit until 10 or l2 years old. A Japanese variety has been lately in- troduced into the states, which. though not very hardy is quite dwarf in habit and, while beginning to fruit at or 5 years, produces nuts larger even than the European. These two characters-small size and early fruit fulness-give them special value and if they can be worked upon stocks of the American species, trees can be se- cured which will bear earlier and produce larger nuts than our native species. Chicago News.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Diamond. with a History.

The magnificent diamond tiara and necklace which the Duchess of Aosta wore when she appeared in full dress on her recent visit to England are the famous jewels which the Emperor Napoleon gave to Princess Clotilde in 1850 on her marriage, and they were good fortune. When Princess Clotilde fed to Italy in September. 1870, sho took those jewels with her, and placed them in charge of King Victor Emmanuel who peremptorily refused to give them up to Prince Napoleon, who was anxious to con vert them into money; but he never succeeded in recapturing them, ai- though he frequently attempted to do so. The Duchess of Aosta left Paris on Saturday for Moncaljeri. near Turin, on a visit to her mother, Princess Clotilde.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
A HOME WEDDING.
1t wasn't 0rsnd One, But it Was Prot
 tier Than II 1t mad Been.

.It's just year ago to-day" said she who told the story. We had been schoolmates, and She asked me to come on an early train and help her mother through the day. It was nine in the morning when l stepped under the thick woodbine that grew about the door of the angular little house on the edge of New England village. She had broad hat on and she said, Come
 We went into the pasture land be- yond the village and we filled our arms with goldenrod and cardinal flowers: Then we walked back to the house of her mother, fetched jars and vases and big bowls, and we put ous flowers about the rooms.
 He came on the noon train and she went to the gate in her print dress and broad hat to meet him We hRS little dinner together, her mothsn he, she and I.
 Then she went to dress and came down stairs again in half an hour in a simple little white gown. It was 2 o'clock when the neighbors began to arrive. She went to the door to meet them herself and she took the min ister's hat and showed the minister s wife where to put her things.
 linen by and by the minister said: Are you readyp And she said: Yes, " and then the two of them stood before the minister and she put one hand behind her and into the hand of her mother, who sat just there on the so- ia. And when the minister began, Will you, she said, I will before he got half through.
 After that she put on a white apron and saw that we all had cake and ice cream. Then when it was time for her to go away she changed her dress again and we all walked to the railway station to see her started. When the train came puffing up she turned to me: Stay with mother till tomorrow, and I'll get a letter to her by that time She'll be lonely this evening"
 T never expect to again attend SC pretty a wedding. "-Pittsburg Dis patch.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
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Lawn Tennis.

Lawn tennis continues to decline in popularity among Englishwomen. The fact is that the game, among ex- perts, is now played at so furious a rate that it is more like hs rd work than play. When it was introduced at first it was carried on in very leisurely fashion, without serious disarrange- ment of costume or overheating of the person, both serious evils to the fem mine performer of the less enthusias- tic kind. The game, moreover, has become SO scientific that the casual player has no chance of distinction; and. as DO young woman is ever will. ing to be seen at disadvantage, it naturally follows that the experts have the field almost entirely to them selves, and that the crop of rising players Of the softer sex is growing smaller every year.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29

ing Or writing. Just at present. botN Mir. and Mrs. Navarro are hHsily en, gagged in furnished "a hew home at Tunbridge Wells. They have taken the %Nss of placefo seven years and ale ransacking all England for ans tique furniture and pretty fixings. After an early 6itner there is gath eriug in the little drawing-room and perhaps some game is played for an hour or so. By 10 o'clock the house is in darkness, and next day tho happy couple begin again to ride and walk and visit or receive friends Occasionally they go to London to see some new production at the theaters,
 for Mrs, Navarro has hot lost her in- terest in the stage to that extent that she can not enjoy a good play. Some times she comes down to London for dinner but not often. If she accepted all the invitations she receives she would dine six nights . week from her own home Her life just now is one long, restful holiday. She is enjoying every moment of it, as we'll she may. Her health is per feet. She is happy in her husbands love and her bank account IS ample, She need give no thought for the morrow. All is peace and pleasure.
 And you may say that we are both still Americans, says MT. Navarro, as he bids me good-by, "There is no more loyal American In the world than my wife. She would fight for the stars and stripes. In little while, perhaps, she will go to Amer ica for visit. It will always be home to us"
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
spread itsel. over the sfnali inaiden's face after each anecdote.

spread itsel. over the sinali inaiden's face after each anecdote.
 Finally the pent-up feeling came to the surface, and one afternoon as they were walking home Nellie indignantly exclaimed: 'That mans an awful story-teller, and shan't go there any more!'
 Hut! Tutr' said the mortified Han nah; that's very wicked. Miss Nellie. Whatever makes you talk sop"
 "'Cause he Is. He's been saying ever 80 many times: ''Now; my hearers, T'll give you d little nanny goat; and he never gave anybody one! 1 don't believe he's got any,"
 Boys, Remember.
 It is always we'll to remember the fact that savage cows and fierce dogs can't climb trees. Don't waste your time in trying to catch two-inch fish with ten-foot pole.
 You may imagine that you help the hay-makers by jabbing the horses with the pitchfork and getting tangled up in the reins. but you do not, and they will probably tell you SO.
 Don't go out in the woods to fly a kite--only the birds fly there. If a strange dog smiles at you, it is policy to smile back, and if he runs at you, the best thing is to run back. Don't climb trees after blackber- ries. The only thing you will get on such quest is-"leftn Don't try swimming in creeks where the water is two feet deep and the mud six feet.
 It is adding insult to injury to burn up the farmers fence in trying to cook the corn that you have helped your self to.
 If you get tired doing nothing it is good thing to sit under the barn and pass the time in waiting for the weather cock to crow. A great many days may be employed in this man. ner. when you go out for an all-day tramp, don't eat up all your lunch at 10 o'clock. You will feel starved by if you do so,
 Do not be angry if the roosters awaken you at daybreak. Remember that if you went to bed at sunset, you would be willing to get up with the chickens, and roosters don't stop to consider such things.
 If a goose cries at you, do not cry yourself in turn. Only geese do that.
 Don't try leap-frog over the COWS in the pasture The cows might ob- ject
 A barn roof Is not meant as a tobog, gan slide, and shingles are rather hard on trowsers.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
A Princess of Spirit.

The Princess Charlotte, daughter of George the Fourth, was young wo- man of great spirit and originality. One day, one of her teachers chanced to enter the room when the princess was reviling one of her attendant ladies. in great wrath, and, after giv- ing her lecture on nasty speech, he presented her with book on the sub ject A few days later he found her still more furious. and using language even more violent Il am sorry to find your royal highness in such a pas sion, /" said he; your royal highness has not read the book l gave you" Il did my lord!'' cried she tempestu- ously; T both read it and profted by it. Otherwise l should have scratch ed her eyes outp--Argonaut
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Donrs for Girls.

Don't-all talk at once.
 Don't-eat anything to save it. Don't--be afraid to do right. Doh't-ask your mother to wait upon you.
 Don't-drink ice water while you are very warm.
 Don't-be impatient with your little brothers and sisters.
 Don't-judge your playmates by the clothes they wear.
 Don't-forget that wry faces make wrinkles.
 Don't--forget that kind words cost nothing.
 Don't-tease for what has been wisely refused you.
 Don't-drink tea or coffee before you are twenty years old.
 Don't--forget that evil commuuica- tlous' corrupt good mauasrk
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29

All the bells of heaven may ring, All the birds of heaven may sing. All the wells on earth may spring, All the winds on earth may bring
 All sweet sounds together; Sweeter far than all things heard, Hand of harp, tone of bird, Sounds of woods at sundown stirred, Welling waters winsome word,
 Wind In warm, wan weather. One thing yet there Is that none Hearing ere its chime be done Knows not well the sweetest ono Heard of men beneath the sun,
 Hoped in heaven hereafter; Soft, and strong, and loud, and light Very sound ot very light Heard from mornlng's roslest height, When the soul Of all delight
 Fill's a child's clear laughter. Golden bells of welcome rolled Never forth such notes, nor told Hours so biithe, in tones so bold, A the radiant mouth of gold
 Here that rings forth heaven. If the golden-crested wren Were nightingalo-why then, Something seen and heard of men Might be half as sweet as when
 Laughs Il child of sevon.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Well Up.

Maiden Aunt--H your mother had charge Of you now she'd have made you go to bed before this.
 Young Nephew-Not much she wouldn t. Mas in London and iti broad daylight there now.--Truth
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29

Do you know N pair of eyes, Dreamy, soft and passion wisef Or msShap a pair you've seen ofserene and naughty sheen-
 Do not think about 'em, Liquid eyes are like n pool Where one looks and sees a fool Can you deem that such are kind If they kill your peace of mludi
 Never think aboat 'em, Do you know a downy cheek, Peachy, plump and satin sleek, Where, when laughter's zephyrs sweep, Dimples deep like eddies keep2
 Do not think about it, Dimples come and dimples go Where the roses stain the snow, But the wound that did the harm Fen outllves the fatal charm,
 Never think about it. 'Tis rule for young and old, Good to keep and good to hold; Woman's charms are devils bait All too late we mourn our fate,
 Do not think about 'em. Lily hands and fairy feet Luscious lips ana glances sweet Loves a chain and these are links. He's slave who looks and thinks
 Never thiuk about 'eml
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
The Editor.

He can live without towels, Live without soap, Breakfast on vowels, And dine upon hope; He can live without galluses, Live without shirts, Keep kicking despite All manner of hurts; He can manage to get on Without advertisers, But the editor cannot Survive without scizzors.
 The Sunny South.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-29
Girls of Chile.

The pretty girls in Chile take life sasily. The fair Chilean rises late. She dresses hastily. throwing char itable shawl about her shoulders to hide the manifold sins of omission, and her ablutions, if she troubles her self to make any, being merely form of politeness at the wash-bowl. In every case tho Chilean woman prefers silk or woolen gown, however soiled or tattered, to the finest and freshest cotton fabric, for she considers the lat- ter material the exclusive property of servants and despised Gringoes or foreigners. Thus in dishabille she dawdles about, amusing herself with fancy work or doing nothing at all, until ennui drives her to seek relief in shopping or paying visits. Then the glossy hair mounts up on the top Of the head in marvellous heap, the slipshod slippers give place to French Loots with the highest heels and most peaked toes that were ever invented to torture their foolish wearers, and in all the splendor of costly apparel she salles forth with stately tread, generally bareheaded, closely fol- lowed by servant whose business it is to bear my lady's purse, handker- chief. parasol aud whatever trifie she may purchase. At the sunset hour or in the early evening-before time for opera or tertulia-she repairs to the promenade to enjoy little music and perhaps mild Irritation.
 HTT & Mary Anderson Navarro. Em'
 Mary Anderson's day begins early. She is up with the lark in the morn- ing, and, dressed in heavy apparel and thick boots, goes swinging along the road with her husband by her side for constitutional before break fast. or sue may vary in it by gallop on horseback or drive in wagon. but she begins her day by taking sx- ercise, and after breakfast she plays tennis or croquet or visits or reads or writes letters. as the case may be. After luncheon there is another walk sr ride and then an hour or % of paint
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-28
DRIVING SEA FLOCkS.
Fun with the Fishermen Along tho New.
foundIand Coast.

Fun with the Fishermen Along tho New.
foundiand Coast.
The gregarions porpoise, or Plorrnn
r0mmnnis, is one Of the most jolly and
careless fishes in the sea. He is hardly
ever found alone, bat delights t. join
great roaming parties, and sccnr tho
fishing coasts, running into al the
covcs and bays along the route, and
sometimes entering tl>, mouths OF tidal
rivers. in pursuit OF other fishes. But
even when n great herd Of porpoiscs is
in pursuit of school OF capelan,
herring. tomcod, seatrout, or other fish,
it will stop its march to play.
The grcgarious porpoise is known by
various names along the coasts Of Lab
rador, Newfoundland, the maritime
provinces Of Canada and New England.
The best known OF these names are
puffing-pig, herring-hog, seahog. and
roundheads. The porpoisc is from four
to six feet long, with thick, round
body, and black. shining. hairless skin.
When he is above water for some time,
with the hot sun shining upon him, his
bare hide fairly glistens with oil, and If
you pass to lccward Of him III a boat
you catch his strong, oily smell. Like
the whale, he is obliged to rise to the
surface regularly to breathe.
The drive" which is illustrated in
this article happened on the coast OF
Newfoundland. It was a verv calm
and clear day about the middle OF
June, and most Of the fishermen were
overhauling their nets and 'bulltow'
trains. A deep blight ran in from the
sea, and at the bottom of this blight was
a long strand. About n mile and q
half out, some fishermen lying on the
hcadland saw q large herd rise and
begin to play. They ran down to the
''tilts," and made signals to the nearest
boats, and these in turn made signals to
the boats further away. In the space
Of ten minutes nine or ten fishing boats
were rowing as fast as they could for
the mouth of the blight. AS they drew
near the boisterous herd they became
very silent, for If you brighten the
porpoises by making any unusual
noise. the whole flock will disappear
as suddenly as they came. They have
very little fear of a boat if it approaches
noiselessly.
In this herd there were from eighty
to one hundred porpoiscs, spread out in
q scmicircle two or three deep, with .
half dozen veterans leading at the mid
die or bulge of the crescent. The boats
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-28
A Good Habit.

1t is q good thing to have habit of
interrogation. Perhaps the people of
the question-askings states of New Eng
land carry to excess the spirit Of inves-
tigation for which they are proverbial,
but it is better to be over-inquisitive
than pretentious or stupid. knowledge
is like bank bill--of little practical
utility except as circulating medium.
The young should be encouraged to ask
questions on all legitimate subjects of
inquiry. They should also be taught
not to rest satisfied with vague answers
but to push their instructors home and
demand the rationale of the facts and
theories propounded to them. Let us
hope that day will come when phrases
and terms will no .longer be used by
teachers as a substitute for the solid
knowledge of which they should be
merely the induces. N. Y. Ledger