The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1892-07-02

ful asenne a feathery palms and
ferns. The house is marvel of arch
itectural beauty and the grounds are
paradise Of color and fragrance.
There were rose trees 20 feet high
smiling all over with the wealth of
their burden. The fuehias, hello
irope and geraniums grew on stout
saplings and lowered far above The
heads of the tallest men At every
turn we were showered with bou-
quets The tables were covered with
them; our rooms were filled till there
was neither pitcher nor drinking cup
to hold more. Every ccrsage was
gay with them and nearly every hand
held a rose as large as a pint bowl
Of dainty pink, creamy white or
glowing crimson.
The next day we made tour of
the peninsula and went over into
Mexico to the little town of Tiajuana
where we were presented with badges
on which the Mexican custom house
officers had affixed the official stamp
One can almost tell where Uncle
Sans domains end and the "Grin-
goes" begin. They are unutterably
lazy and only ain 10 raise enough
to keep soul and body together. AL
though the soil here and in many
places in California is nearly
all sand, it only needs planting and
watering to blossom like a rose. Ev-
cry where along the arid waste of the
road bed blazcd the most beautiful
blossoms-howering MOSES, rare ice
plants and splendid cacti. covered
and caressed the sands in gentle
dallianee on every side. Along miles
of our ronte lay groves of orange
trees rich with their golden globes of
garnered sweetness gathered from
the undimmed splendor of those
cloudless skies. These were inter
spersed with the lemon, the lime, the
olive and the feather like plumes of
the pepper tree.
At noon our train was halted to
accept the hospitality of Judge Kim
balls elegant home. A lofty arch
way of roses babe US "Welcome" in
fragrant accents. Long tables la
den with wine. lemonade, oranges
and flowers in endless profusion ac-
cented that word still more strongly.
After a few toasts, some speeches
and song the line of travel was re-
sumed and some returned to the no.
tel while others boarded a steamer
for complimentary sail around the
the beautiful bay. At night the ho
tel rendered its guests bali and re
ception. Will the languor of this re-
gion creep into the veins of our ac-
tive Anglo-Saxon settlers here and
make them in the course of time as
lazy and languorous as the Mexieans
/ have seen to-day?
/ saw for the first time while over
the border that highly priced Mexi-
can dish called Tomales-a mixture
of chicken and red peppers baked or
boiled in a covering of corn husks.
After eating one you feel as if you
had swallowed a burning gas well, or
torchlight procession. The nation
al bread is made of maize and baked
in little slabs somewhat like hoe
cake and is called "tortilla." FrVoles
which are almost the sole sustenance
of the lower classes is composed of
black beans cooked with plenty of
red peppers. Why do the occupants
of the hottest climates eat such
quantities of hot condiments in their
food? 1t seems to be adding fuel
to flame, but | am told that get
ting the inside tenn perature away up
makes the outside temperature seem
away down.
In crossing the bay from Oakland
to Benecia we were ferried over ON
the largest boat ever floated for that
purpose. 1t is nearly 500 feet in
length and took the entire train of
"a Pullmans and the engines on board
all at one time without hating or
breaking sections or awakening
half dozen passengers.
A number of ostriehes were stalk
ing round the ground of the Corona
do hotel An ostrich farm is in sue
cessful operation only couple of
miles away which contains two or
three hundred of the monster birds.
Their habits are very similar to those
of our common barn yard fowls.
They scoop out nest somewhat like
turkey and lay it full of eggs on
which they sit for 30 days. This
statement explodes the old fable of
their leaving the eggs to be Matched
by the sun. In their wild state it
would take long time for them to
find full meal so while they are
away searching for food they heap
hot sand on their eggs to keep them
at the vital temperature during their
absence The chicks are nearly the
size of a full grown hen when hatch
ed and are covered with a grayish
down They have a costly couch,
being sheltered by exquisite plumes
growing from the wings and bosom
of the mother bird which usually
command from $50 to $40 per pick
ing. The birds are plucked at six
months and every eight months
thereafter They are valued at from
$500 to $1,000 apiece when grown.
The modern skirt dancer is not in
it as Il kicker when the ostrich
is aboard. One forward fling of his
huge leg can break mans arm or
fracture his skull The flesh is said
to be very palatable, but on account
of the great value of the birds it is
never eaten--except when they have
had their legs broken fighting with
each other. then the wounded one is
killed and roasted and makes meal
for hundred men. NJ. Az.
A Strictly Original Method.
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