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PARTISAN HORSES.
Stylish Turnouts of the
AristOCraCy.
GOOD RIDERS ON THE BOIS.
Women Who Are Fond of Equestrian
Exercise-Popularity of
Polo.

sporting Interests" William S. Van
derbilt Aliens book, is awaited on this
side of the ocean with curiosity and inter-
est. Parisians love horses. and yet Paris
is l'enfer des chevaux.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals seems powerless before the
terrible cruelty practiced on in0ffending
horses. A few kind-hearted. benevolent
people have recently sent letters to one Of
the morning journals. al the same time
that they forwar led money to the society.
but alas with but little benefit for the
horses. Until the society has the capital
and influence of that in America, we sh~il
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CASTLE ROCKS, NEAR MOUNT SHASTA

that proclaim utility as the first considera-
tion. No town has grown up In this man
ner in old countries during centuries.
Where the rancher has turned out his cat
tie over the hills or plain he may be many
miles from a neighbor and he has yet had
no time to think about identifying his log
or frame house. or about the planting of
trees.
The roads, If they exist, are rough, and
the fences. il any, are strictly utilitarian.
All bespeaks the rude assertion of energy,
the crude beginnings of mans contact with
nature under notifications for his own
uses. The same may have qualities of in
terest. of grandeur. and even of charm in
its feeling of freedom, but il is not yet
pretty in the garden sense. where all is
arranged and trimmed and associates glad
dening beauty with the highest uses. The
ASPECT of peace, serenity and upruffied
plodding thrift has not yet settled over the
scene. as in some of the New England
States. end many years may pass ere the
signs OF the wilderness are blotted out or
blended into mans handiwork.
But it is q curious as we'll as most in
teresting fact that portions of California
present a verv marked difference from the
rest of the United States and suggest a
resemblance to English scenery. Thus a
considerable area of SOnoma and Napa
counties in their rounded hills, not too
tbickly wooded, their fertile valleys with
gentle slope, comfortable. ranch houses
surrounded with vineyards. shade trees
and orchards, present features which are
peculiarly welcome TO me Engllsn eye be-
cause of associations. The scenery is not
the same and the houses and the trees are
different. hut the impression is similar.
and nature has assisted with magical
power to render the view in every diree-
ton picturesque and peaceful. Even the
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amenities. The vandal who plasters trees.
bOulders and fences with quack lies mas
very subordinate place in this region, if
found at all.
In chanting the praises Of England for
prettlness. Grant Allen only offers an in
divdual judgment, but he has peculiarly
sound qualifications to form it. He was
born In Canada and knows the United
States well. He did not cross the Atlantic
until he was old enough to enter Oxford as
student, and he is now A. has seen much
OF Europe and lived long In England.
Many readers may dissent from his view
and set up some standard or their own.
but have they quite pondered all that is
meant in beautiful andscape in a pretty
stretch of country? The Sahara, with its
camel caravans, has a charm Approximate
Ing to that OF the ocean, with its shipping.
But how delighted the eye is at sea to
catch glimpse Of a passing vessel, and
how eagerly strangers are scanned on the
desert, and II friendly are made welcome
The Colorado Desert has aspects of at
tractlvenesS under the bright glare of the
sun In an undimmed sky. Its gray-tufted
vegetation IS not nearly so monotOnous as
would be the burning sands destitute of
life. But on the whole it is a dreary, DESC
late region, sign iticant of death and gloom.
In the pre-railroad days the traveller re-
garded the desert with dread. New Mex
leo and Arizona are also dismal traverses
by rail. but near the. California line the
forest breaks the monotony and invests
the scenery with interest. So with much
OF the region west of the Missouri by
whatever Route the traveller comes or goes.
What is il that is lacking to give the
senses satisfaction? Simply trees and
mans refining associative influence
Across hundreds of miles mans handi-
work is sparingly recognizable, and oft
when discern bic il is harsh. The newly
formed town by the railroad has familiar
features of primitiveness and roughness
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atmosphere by yelling and softening the
distance throws a charm over scenes that
would fall off in beauty were there the
clear air OF the Northwestern States to
rem der vision too transparent.
The whole of the foo thill region is rich
in snchantment. Nothing is SO GLADDEN.
I ing TO the eye after crossing the Missouri
and the dreary plains from Wyoming 10
the Sierra Nevada as the sight of the
western slopes of the Sierra, clothed with
finely grown yet open timber, and a great
variety Of shrubllke underground which
almost suggests that man had planted and
tended it. There is 10 resemblance to this
over the wide three thousand miles east
of Truckee. The far-famed Hudson is
quite inferior in scenic delight to the slope
of the Sierra, but it must be- said of the
Hudson that the paintbrush of the adver-
Using uuack has rendered mans intrusion
almost hideous. Trees and rocks are
alike disfgured by impudent, glaring lies
about medicines, commodities and inVen-
lions that carrv the rush and brush of
lucre-feeding trade into the most sacred
haunts and well-Digh Danish contempla-
ton in the midst of loneliness. Why we
permit this pollution and degradation is
passing strange when we pride ourselves
on freedom and the rule OF the people.
Fences everywhere are ruthlessly con-
verted into advertising surfaces, and
farmers sell their barns for pill receptions.
On the other side of San Francisco Bay
the eye sweeps over scenery exceedingly
beautiful at any season of the year, but
especially lovely when spring has fresh
ened the hills and the trees have burst into
new foliage. From bshind the university
of Berkeley the scene cannot be surpassed
GA the coast. Water, not in lake and
stream. but in the broad, placid surface of
a noble bay, dotted with shipping, fills in
the distance from the near shore out
through the Golden Gate to the horizon
where the Farallones jut up 10 misty frag'
ments. Southwark stretches the wooded
fertile plain far as the eve can see until
the foothills sink into filmy blue at the
loot OF the bay. Oakland and Alameda
are prominent. interspersed and enyronpd
with trees. not too thickIy or repuIarIv
planted aud the evidences of Industry and
civic lie are not blemished conspicuouslv
oy ugly chlmneys and dense clouds of
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SMOKE. Inc shipping in the harboT is also
most picturesque enhancement of the
scene, and the impression is not dssipated
on closer inspection, Oakland harbor be-
ing one Oh the most delightful resorts the
marine artist could select for subjects
1elland has painted with both power
and happiness the view from the foothills
at Berkeley, and his picture is not un-
worthy to hang IN the university. With
out being Photographic in detail it is true
to the scenery. and probably it awakened
IN many realization OF the beautiful in
their midst which had not previously
been dreamed of. The eastern shore of
the bay has possibilities in eSthetic taste
that might render it as enchanting as any
beautiful part of the world, with its
noble foothills and wooded canyons on
one side and She fine expanse of Uav on
the other. What is needed is fostering
love or trees along the roadways and
around houses, the planting of hedges TO
take the place of rail fences and an avoid
ance of any constructive work that would
disfgure the bills. The insistance upon
rectangular lines in streets adds to the
convenience of locomotiou but spoils the
appearance Of cities, especially those
which have hills. San Francisco has suf-
tered beyond redemption in this respect,
and unless curved lines, according to the
contour, are followed in building on the
Contra Costa hills, they also will be
spoiled, as is only too likely should able
roads be introduced. Berkeley around the
university should always be pretty. on ac-
count of many fine residence with large
areas of lawn and garden; but Berkeley is
extending, and features of harshness and
ugliness are creeping in. The eucalyptus
is being freely felled, although 1t 1ourishes
amazingly, is werdly graceful and forms
a steady protection against the winds.
Many parts of California have garden
like or cultivated features of scenery with
out mans aid. The taste which would
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continue to see horses staggering under
blows and dying from starvation.
But if the sufferings of cab and cart
horses are heartrending, it is pleasure to
see in the avenue du Bots de Boulogne the
proud stepping steeds of the rich in this
worlds goods. Naturally, under mon
archical rule the eouipages were very diff
ferent from what they are to-day. For
instance, the Empress Eugenie was seen
each day in the Bots de BoulogDe, her
carriage. daumont, drawn by four bay
horses. the heads of which were adorned
with punches of glycine. There was
always an outridAr. and two footmen be-
hind the carriage. Their livery was green
and gold. The Emperor, who liked to
drive himself. was often seen seated In a
phaeton behind a pair of black Orloffs or
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Princess Murat. Duke de Morny and
Count d Uribarren own splendid horses.
during the empire one of the most
eccentric women was the Duchess de
Caumont La Force (nee de Selles). One
day The Duke asked his wife if he might
give the coachman permission 10 60 out in
the evening. She answered that she in
TENDED to remain at home, but as soon as
the coachman had gone the Duchess de-
cided that she would spend the evening at
the Tuileries. She implored her husband
10 put on the livery and drive her 10 the
palace, as she would be afraid with the
HOFFMAN transformed into coacbmaD. The
naughty Duke de Caumont La Force
aonned the livery, drove his wife to the
iulleries and remained with the other
coaehmen until she had finished her visit.
Inc baroness Alphonse de Rothsehild
bought In England two superb chestnut
horses. and nearly all the horses in her
stables are pay or chestnut in color.
Ihe Baroness has the most cOmforta BILE
and at the same time the DrettieSt pony
carriage in Paris. She is also one of the
bes: hOrsewomen. Even in the days when
french women were far Inferior in horse
manshlp to their British sisters Baroness
dc Rothschild was mistress of the art. In
all seasons and all weather she takes turn
IN the Alice des PoteauX, AMI her splendid
charger Is recognized even from long dis
lance. Baroness Gustave de ROtbschld
rldes well. but not so frequently as her
sisier-in-law, and the Baroness Adolphe
de Rothschild Is most graceful on horse
back. She learned to ride first in England,
then In Naples, with Queen Marie-So phie,
whose taste for horses Is well known.
Among the best riders seen in the Bots
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BEAUTY in LANDSCAPE.


and no two alike in shape; hamlets and
church spires here and there peeplng forth
from clumps of trees, and the farm nome
steads also prettily sheltered.
Grant Allen allows some praise to the
landowners whose love of sport ana
pride in family estates and mansions have
prompted them to preserve c0pses for the
sake of foxes, and parks for the sake of
charm and exclusiveneSs. But what they
enjoy others share. The poorest peasant
mas some pleasure In a lovely country
though he does not ride TO hounds or shoot
pheasants. and the lullaby of the roOkeries
falls on his ears from the tree tops as well
as On those of the squire in the hall.
The affection which the English have
for rural pleasures and scenes has been
preserved in the cities. The passion to
possess and to preserve parks and COM
mons and to forbid the jerry builder to lay
his hands upon them is fierce and Inextin-.
guishable. London has over 10000 acres
of park, common. forest and heath, well
and easily accessible.
What other city would have gone to the
expense and the years of litigation to pre-
serve Epping forest for the poor East End
or would buy up glade of pOllarded beech
at Burnham, not far from Stoke Pogis and
its churchyard, the scene of Grey's elegy,
thirty miles away from the sound of Bow
Bells? Had Richmond Park or Hampton
been near Paris they would have been dis
figured with geOmetric walks and drives
and useless bridges. but the English have
preferred to make good winding roads and
to leave paths over the sward as the habits
of ram blers make them. and the trees have
been nursed and Topped just where the
woodman's taste was best displayed.
Looking from Richmond Hill across to
Windsor on the horizon the eye is de-
lighted with a vista Of fertile wooded
country where here and there CLEANS a
silvery reach of the Thames. 1t is all
country under high cultivation. yet not
uglified by bald and hideOus defiance of
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OF victoria and coupe. The victorias are
scoop-shaped and the coupes are very wide
and very low, with windows composed of
several panes of glass. The fashion is
absurd, but carriage have evil
IDENTIFY decided to treat their carriages as
dressmakers treat their gowns-make
them absurd and the fashions will change.
Mail coaches now are brilliantly red and
or ginal in construction. There are about
thirty handsome mail coaches in Paris. and
OF these. four belong to Mons. de La Haye-
JousseliD, the Marquis du Bourg. General
Frian and Baron Roger. The Baron Won
Zuylen Van Nyevelt, who married Mile.
Helene de Rothschild, drives a mail coach
and owns many fine horses, among them
four Hungarian grays.
The MARQUIS du Bourg. Count de Ruille,
Comte de Lam bertye, Mons. Brakeman,
Baron de Lesser, Count de Jarnac, Prince
Orloff, Duchess dues, Senior de Errazu,
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Norman bays. In spite of their quiet ap-
pearance, their nonchalant air. these beau
tlful animals were very swift Fine step-
pers always advance without visible efforts
and advance quickly. without losing the
rhythm Of their movements. All men,
bers of the imperial court had grand
equipages, and these were initiated by peO-
pie of humber position.
To-day no one would dream of copying
the landau Of President Carnot, although
the Elysee carriages are irreproachable.
The daumoDt has disappeared and the
caecbe is rarely seen. The Countess
Greffulhe (nee Princess de Chimav) is the
only member of Partisan society who uses
a caleche. The eght-spring phaeion has
also disappeared, ana we see only coupes,
victorias, spiders, one-horse pbaetons,
landaus and pony. carts.
Nothing can be uglier than the new form
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pony. necessary for polo, aud Viscouut de
la RochefOucauld. who is president of the
Polo Club, has discovered that Algerian
ponies have the same qualities as the British
pony, are as well adapted to the game,
and in comparison much less expensive.
The four principal members of the Polo
Club are Baron Edmond de Rothsehiln.
Prince de Polk. Duke de Luyues and the
Count de Madre. 1t was decided that one
OF the members should be sent to pur-
chase TWENTY-FIVE of these ponies, to be
equally divided between the president and
the four members mentioned.
The ponies were bought. but during the
voyage one of them died, So that lots were
drawn, and the president. Viscount de la
himself with four polo ponies. These are
now at BOnnetable. where the owner is
breaking them in for the spring polo
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de Boulogue every morning are the Duke
de Nemours, now so wears old Prince
Murat. Prince de SagaD. Count d'Aygue-
wives. Baron Hely d'Oissel, Count de
Gontant-Biron, Count POtocki and Count
de Sainte- Aldegonde.
Among the horsewomen are Countess de
Clerm t-TOnnerre, Nine. de BOutray and
Nine. de Sonis. Sometimes we see IN the
Alice des Poteaux irOup of young girls
with their riding master. Coates is one of
the best known among these accompagna-
teurs. He is faithful setvant of the
House OF Orleans. and. in this, follows the
example OF his people.
One member of his family began life in
the service of the Duke d'Aumale, another
is now at ChantIlly. and thnd has
charge of the Prince de Joinville's stables.
Polo. but very little known in Paris until
recently, has become very popular. The
French are now cultlvating the race of
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THE MESSAGE.

The moon is in the sky tonight,
charm Is on the sea,
magic in whose fair delight
All sad forebodings fee.
The tide that swelIs
Is fraught with spells;
hear a sweet refrain
That whispers life
Is not all strife
And love is ne'er In vain.
ihough grief may bruise and love may lose
IL never shines In vain.
From land and sea and blissfuI air
Ihere comes the message bright
The message that ia n would share
Win all SAD hearts tonight;
Though loves sweet Lutte
In grief grow mute
And passion end in pain,
And buds OF nope
May never ope
Yet love Is meier in vain
y Heart, be sure, IL love is pure,
Ii never shines in vain.
SAMUEL MINTURN Peer.
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soften and beautify and gladden. life out
wardly should be encouraged by example
and precept, and in no other State does
nature itself lend so kindly a hand. The
meaDest cottage can be adorned with vices
and flowers that grow luxuriantly, and no
village or town need be featureless or
poor in esthetic adornment.
d. j. MCROBERTs
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matches, for which an arena is now being
arranged.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR
Paris, Dec. 20. 1898.
A Brooklyn Divine's Insincerity.
Texas SiftIngs.

Hostetter McGinnis-Rev. DIR. Talmage says
thlS Is grand old world and he wants to stay
In II as long az he can,
Gus de Smith-Dd he say that?
mons"
well, he Is a darned old humbug. heard
MN pIeach sermon year or SO ago. and he
uescriDed heaven as much more beautiful
IMAM THIS world and containing so much happi-
ness mat was anxious to quit this world N.Y.
ferhaps the reverend gentleman isn't quite
sure or going to heaven when he dies. and
tnats why he prefers to bear the ills he has
about"
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A Sensationalist.

II know play poor-'.game Of billiards
now. said the man with the cGstn his hand,
You used to play great game" interrupted
But" continued the man with the cue. with
OUT notlcing the Interruption, "but, as was
saying. used TO play afar poorer game.n
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sorrcr TO Contractors


THE BOARD or EDUCATION WILL Re-
ceive bids until August &. AZ noon. Tor the
erection Of additor 20 the Ainor school
building according 70 plans and specifications
o. Ole in ths cfics OF Chamberlain & ele-
brand. architects. room 3 Occidental building.
A certified cheek for per cent Of the amount
- accoEnp auy ali bidk The beard reserves The
right 10 rs teeg any or AL bsds- BY order OF the
b@ard. II. z. WHITNEY. Secretary
CEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED IN
~ III O'Clock ?. m, August u, ls9s. Al me Oh
fee Of the state capitol building commission, N
tie city Of Olympia. state OF Washington. Tor
surface grading and cellar excavation OF the
capitol grounds Tor the new state caption o0ita-
ing az olympia, Washington, according 10 the
plans and specifications thereof prepared ~
Ernest Fisgg, architect. now on nie IN the once
Aforesaid.
Attention IL called 10 section seven "a, chap
ter is. page 462, session laws OF 1898, portion
OF which section IL as follows:
sine performances of every contract shall be
secured BY fond 10 the state OF Washington in
q sum not less than ons-quarter OF toe contract
price, secured By two % securities qualifying
IN double the amount OF the bond. each OF
whom shall De bona ffde resident OF thls state,
said bond TO Be conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of said contract.
Each bid shall be accompanied by q similar
bond conditioned for the execution aud faith
full performances of q contracs IN accordance
with said bid If the same shall be accepted by
the board"
The right Is reserved TO reject any or ell bids
BIDS should be addressed TO state Capitol
Building Commission. Olympia. Washington.
Envelopes should be marked - Bid for suriacs
J. H. Nc6RAw,
l. X. GRIMES.
JOSEPH <. ALLEN,
THOMAS BURKE,
EDMUND RICE.
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yuIr 8. le4

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL RE-
Il csive bids until August at noon for the I'M
proyement OF the South school grounds ac-
cording 10 plans and specifications file in
the office OF the board. A certified check for 5
per cent of the amount 10 accompany all bids.
The board reserves the right to reject any all
bida BY order of the board.
H. r. WHITNEY, Secretary