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TRADE OR EXCHANGE

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FOR SALE OR TRhDE-What have YOU
to trade for pure cane syrup by kug.
ford. Bonney. Texas. n
TWO LOTS with cght-room residence
and barn In Fourth ward for sale or
exchange FOR farm worth $500 to 1900
or will take good farm land j, X. Jetcr
& Co. ll9t9 Main street. Houston. Is
TYPEWRITER for buggy; Remington
buggy in gooi condition. Buggy. 2l6
Main street. Houston. 3
WANTED-To exchange 10 acres OF land
for equivalent in other property. Ad-
dress ID. Gee. liberty. Texas.
WE HAVE the largest list of property
of all Kinds, for exchange. in the STATE
of Texas. Write us what you have TO
offer, or what you want Norneet 4
Cooley. II
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BremMao N ONE DAY
MIND thsV uinine Tablet,
money If It fails
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PERSONAL.
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--FEi. 49, .r.T
LIST OF ANSWERS
TO advertisements in office of The
Post for week ending Saturday, Febru-
&. l.. ": 2oi. 30; sos; +. w. NJ; so;
10 10 ,l b,iuboaTd s. = -i,o g. - j. l. D. e. SSi
el6S %; p; II; S. Is. Richardson. ISIS;
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800 81
INFORMATION WANTED : Any one
sending names OF friends contemplating
having suits invade shall receive com
mission for so doing If sale i made;
correspondence confidential. Address j.
W. Crate. Moore Burnett building,
Houston Is
MoOk's DANCING ACADEMY, at Bry-
an hall spring term. open every Tues
day ,ild Thursday at 4.S0 p. m, terms
per session. eight lessons. s..
ALL kinds of collections given prompt and
vigorous attention; noes, open accounts
3li Fannin street. under opera house.
TAX PAyERS-I will take contract to
beat all back taxes due city or county,
no fee charged unless successful. Ad-
dress j.. care This office.
TIE HOME FORUM ofters The best form
OF Insurance to both men and women.
Sickness. Accident. Partial and 1,ial
safe; lnvesf cation invited For par
ticulars call or drop me . card. G. q.
Decker. organizer, 1ll3ia Congress
avenue. Wantei-Lady or gentleman
solicitor !
MRS lisa JULIER, materia lizing me
dunn: selnces Sunday, Ilesuay and Fri
day evenings at S O'Clock: Developing
circles Monday and Thursday evenings.
400 Caroline street. p
MASK costum.ngs. boards. tights, etc. TO
let and made 10 order. mail orders re-
oeive prompt attention only at the reAas
Costume House. 68ls Main street. =
sEvEN-FIFTY viii buy a decorat ed din.
ner sci, or SIS ia piece white china se at
Houston CHINA Hall. 1906 Texas avenue.
II
DIR. wM. a. BoXELL specialist in Ca
tarrh. Diseases of Women, Nervous.
Sexual and Chronic Diseases. Alcohol.
OPP um and Tobacco Habits. Office. Ma
son 9Ioek: =
VIAVT-A home treatment for uterine
troubles State headquarters. 4o2 B.nz
building; lady attendant, to p. IN
advice and health book free. z
MADAME l.. WESTPHAL'S new elegant
masquerade costumes for rent and made
10 order; orders sent all over Texas; I'll
Travis street z
MARRIAGE paper with 1000 advertise
mems of Interchangeable people: many
rich. list of books novelties, ste, free.
j. ". Gunnels. Toledo, ono: S-l9
WE, HAVE. MORE CALLS for stenog-
raphers than we can supply: prepare
yourself Tor a position by taxing a
course. Houston Shorthand and Type
writing School. Mason Block. Miss Alice
+. Harper, principal. If
A f.. KIESLlNG. local agent for Root
Tea-Na SOP Main street. corner Prairie
avenue. Houston Texas. 3-G
NEW YORK Steam Dye Works. the only
exclusive cleaning and dyeing house in
Houston; ladies' and gents garments of
all description dyed and cleaned. Joe
Rosenthal, manager, 301 Travis. agents
wanted. 81
LAMPSl LAMPS, LAMPS!-.lncandesce
lamps, Wholesale and retail. armature
rewrding a specially; electrical and rail-
way supplies. The Barden- Sheets Elec-
trical Construction Company. M Preston
avenue "
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|Losr. STRAYED. OR Stolen
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LCSTCOne Cray horse mule, no brand I,
one dark sorrel mare, branded y J. On
left hlD. Eve doliars reward u fe.
turned TO W. ID, Van Wagentn' corner
Rusk and ST. Emanuel streets, - :
LosT-Cuy warrant No. 26ss: daie1 h ,,sI.,
ruary IS 1897 issued 10 VIM. Hophlnn
aceolnt OF Health Department. All
persons are warned not to neg'I-a te d9r
same. as payment has been stopper,
Vim. Hopkins
hands hl.rh years old, brand thus. on
ieft Nip and shoulder, END OF right ear
cut OFF; will pay $ reward for his deliv-
cry or Information leading 70 ms resosa M
cry. w. I. Fletcher. BrooKshre' IVY =
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BEAUTIFUL. home. new and complete.
gro, pd 100 feet square $500 cash, balance
20 US SUI zee ,ne pleeu ana you VIII puy;
.il' Hehtry s'teHi'
FOR SAI.t-One lot. s0xIoo fcet. ON Ham
ilton street. In hinrk ok hrtwrcn a
mar ana Dallas, at a grsa bargain. must.
be sold; eail for particulars. George l..
Porter No 3Glh Man street If
T0R SIT,T-1Ten twc,tN, forty mi
.ltrhtv acre tracts al InSL Nm ,nnns
from Houston, on nousion East and
West Texas railroad This land ia we'll
located and close TO tho city. WIN be
sold cheap and on easy terms Apply TO
Geo l.. Porter No 80iia Man street IT
I-.TI :, IL ~ =,
addition about one block from Main
street. the biggest bargain In Houston.
Address J. u. Mcleod. Marlin, TeNas.
Sl-a AT'TI;S an publIC road near Be71-
chlmp Springs and lust out of city linz
its, at bargain. win sell all or half
J. II. Jeter * CO., Ii9is Main street,
Hot.ston. rs
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& 90. ilsl' Main street. ~
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ahIe FOR s,,hd' y,sinp n in,er & ~ ~
i11,e Wt' 800" ~ .''i'' '' " JUL " ~,
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Foft SALr-My residence, corner Travis
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BUSINESS CHANCES.


,oTWA... ....EM .A..
IF YOU want to make per cent a month
on lnNcst mcnhs Guaranteed absolutely
by Now York bankers, address Postoflice
Ii0x 2i0 Austen. Texas 6
LAW LIBRARY or farm in Hale county
10 trade for newspaper plant in good
town; give fun particulars. w. r.
Wright, Arson, Texas. ]
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.FoR RENT.


NEAT four and Ave room houses, frosr
IS 10 81; sandy ground no black soil In
this ward Apply i7l7 Lubbock, cornoI
SABINE atreot
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SPECIAL NoTlcES.


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NOTICE OF. SALE OF FREIGHT
NonGs Is hereby given that on Wednes-
any any var HnS & =; ~ at p m; the Texas
WIZ otter for sale at it's freight depoi in
me city of Houston. Harris county Tex
ss. said depot being located on or near
lew Orleans avenue ana Monis omery
avenue. IN he said city Of Houston, GER
IAN shipments of freight, as follows
10. cases Of NJ y 7. butter oil, shipped
ron New York July Iith. ex s. :. m
20 20 i on N NO or Iecs ,'sl at Houston JplS
70" or July l7th, shipped by The Never
q Hicks company, }aE:more. Nd also
q cases NJ. Il p. butter oil shipped
I ron. New >, York July 18TH. .ex S. s. 'Ei
~ on New York to Houston eaybill r
~, jury Il; shipped 10y the Meyers h
HICKS company, Baltimore Md.
which said freight shipments above
uSscFlhed nave remained unclaimed In
me hands of fhe Texas and New Orleans
railroad company for space OF more
IMAM three months at its office or dopot
IN the city OF Houston. Texas. prior to
me som dav of January. 1877. and THAI
the proceeds derived from The sale OF
the said freight, c'ter ioducting reason
able expenses, for keeping. storing and
caring for same after It's arrival in
the city Of Houston Until sold. ana costs
OF sale. shall he applied to the ptVmcnt
of proper freight charges accruinp In
transit. and that the surplus, II any. Will
be held by the. said Texas and New Or
order of the owner OF said freight. his
duly authorized agent or attorney
Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.
g w. sedgwick. Agent. SO
IRON and steel work for buildings.
bridges. roofs. .standpipes, etc: designs
Gillette Herzog Manufactur ng Co, NJ
lie Leon Agent, KAN building Houston
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WANTED.

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WANTEp--By young lady. position as
composltor In newspaper office; three
years experience. steady; rapid good
references. Address Miriam. Box iss.
Lake Charles, La. 81
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host school town IN Texas: stock Will
invoice about spNb. would take one-half
IN good property well located: salts
factory reasons for selling. Address
Business, this office. q
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FOR RENTLrwo nicely furnished rooms.
private family close IN and All modern
convenlcnces; references exchanged, VI,
Austin street
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PARTY with $500 can get interest In man.
uraciurlng business worth 5000 yearly;
see machinery and manufactured goods
at 1911 Texas avenue; investigate Il
carefully Smith. Il
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ON MARCH I. peMerrtt. Matthews

FOR RENT--Store No, 5lj Main street.
now occupied by DeMerilt. Matthews &
Co, shoe dealers; occupied continuously
for over twenty years as shoe store. and
has never been vacant; a splendid ioca-
ton. Apply II. II. Gicsecke. care be-
Merritt. Matthews & Co. u
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WANTED tntelllgeN and Industrious
girl to iushst In general hossework and
care for children small salary. but q
good homc for the right person. Nd
dress G.. Hanson. box 1W Rockdale,
Texas
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WANTED--Two sh.rtmakers to operate
machines by power; experienced help
only Hamilton Bros. II
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AGENTS TO handle the new Lenox gas
light burner: fits any kerosene lamp: no
chimney. no smoke. no smell. cheaper
than ol, sample free TO those meaning
business. beware of limitations; Lenox
Mfg. CO.. $50 West l25th street, New
York
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BRIDGES roofs. standpipes etc: designs
and estimates free en- application. Tho
Gillette Herzog Manufactur ne Co.. NJ
Ee Leon Agent. KAN building, Houston,
Texas. 2-27-9i
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TELIABLE MAN TO handle agents for
Telephone Tablet and Specia.tlee; pays
shO0J a year. Enclose stamp. Victoria
Mfg Co Cleveland, Ohio
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SPI Nm DID side line for Texas and
louisiana. good commissions and hight
samples. Apply Union Feed Co.. Chat
tanooRs. Term. "a
WANTED--A frst-class cook, man or
woman. for n private family. Address
Box 100. Beaumont. Texas. II
AGENTS. Economy gas burner. caves y
per cent OF gas, makes q large, beautiful
light and gives loJ per cent PROFIT to
statesmen. General Agency Co.. 25 Dear.
born street Chicago, III. n
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TO INSURANCE MEN--lf you are an In
surancc man wl,U can produce business
ana want n irst-class renewal contract.
write or call ana see me- IL will pay
you. John w Ballou, mana ger. rooms
No 1891 Scollard Bldg, Dallas Texas. "
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED---A good live, all around news
paper man for an up-to-date weekly;
must be sober and reliable hustler for
news and furnish nrst-class references;
moderate salary buj permanent sit
uatlon. Address stating age experience.
previous employer aud salary expected.
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YOUNG white man would like TO work ,
will!tg to do anything. Address L. H.,
This Office.
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

MITE man and wife would hike TO get
employ ment OF some kind, woman good
cook. gccd references. Address l.. b.,
Ia.
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WANTED Agents. $50 to $50 week sure
to workers, no capital needed; new
goods. new plan. sells al s,,ghi every
family needs 1t. Household Specially
Co box l2A. Cincinnat OHIO.
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FOR RENT-'rwo neat four room cottages
on Sherman street, Fourth ward. two
blocks from ear line: eight dollars each
Garrett Hardcastie. yi5@z Congress ave,
nue..
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FOR RENT-A cottage house on Prezton
Avenue. opposite Cushmah's Foundry. a:
Boring. u
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WANTGD--Sftuation by country girl as
nurse or any kind OF housework. Ad.
dress 100. this Office.
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WANTED-1.Ar once, white woman cook
in boarding house. Apply us Railroad
strpnt opposite Central deIot u
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YOUNG married man would ike 70 havI
position of some kind sober ana mdnh-
trious. have .air education. j. H., this
Office. -
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-,
bay front corner lot at Scahrook. Texas
70" caxh at " bargain. Address iminedl.
ately No. il2 this office.
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Manitoba situation to build fences or
repair yards and build horse stable, aiiy,
thing such as carpenter work around
Son uomsron 1'ex,.ts ~
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A Young man. q years of age, or good
repute and qualifications wants a posi-
particulars address Ira Henderson,
Kodgers, Bell county, Texas. rs
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POSITION By young married man; thor
ough business experience, VIII accept
any honest position and give letters OF
best references. Address le7, this Of
flee.
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FOR RENT-NiceIy furnished frort room.
three blocks from court house TO one or
two gentlemen: rent reasonable. No. 1s0s
Prairie avenue. Y.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-01-21

What many an American farmer
fails to do on 100 acres, the thrifty Hol-
lander in Belgium easily does on two
acres; namely, support large family
and lay by something for a rainy day.
He does it by making the most Of every
inch, by heavy manuring, allowing no
waste places. His two acres Is sur
-ounded by ditch Of running water.
The typical two-acre Belgium farm will
contain patch of wheat Or rye and an
other of barley; another fair portion
grows potatoes. A row OF cabbage
grows all around on the sloping sides Of
the bitches with row of onions just in
side, leaving bare walking room be-
tween them and the grain.
The shade trees round the house are
pear trees. Every foot of land is made
to produce. He keeps pigs and chick
ems. We refer to this as illustrating the
possibilities of land production. In Bel
GUM 100000 people, chiefly farmers,
live on piece of land the size Of the
State Of Maryland. They furnish an OBJ
ject lesson on successful intensive
farming.-Grape Belt.
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For some years past we have been
Urging farmers when they repair their
fences each spring to ground the wires
every twenty rods or such matter,
and thus avoid the danger Of having
the lightning, when a fence is struck,
making the round of the field and kill
ing any stock that may be near it. The
subject was brought up at the late
meeting Of the mutual insurance COM
panies and disclosed somewhat fully,
says Wallace's Farmer, and the almost
universal experience was, that when
wires had been grounded as above sug-
gested, there had been little or no dam
age to stock. This is matter Of great
Importance, as Will readily be seen by
any man who examines his assessment
and discovers that large per cent. of
the losses are those of cattle by light
ming and in open fields. We do not
claim that grounding the fence wires
will avoid the danger altogether. What
we claim is that the fence where the
wires are grounded are much safer
than the cattle in the open field, for the
reason that properly grounded fence
acts as lightning rod to the parts OF
the field adjacent to the fence.
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Bee Notes.


Aristotle numbered bees among civil
people.
A temperature of from toto 80 degrees
Fahrenheit is more favorable to keep
ing honey liquid than lower tempera-
ture.
Pliny said for the uses Of life bees
labor, work, ordain a commonwealth,
have their private councils, their public
warlike actions, and have morality.
About one-half Of the wild bees, ac-
cording to Prof. Braner, have drones
with stings, and some Of the wild bees
are only one thirty third of an inch in
length.
The average weight Of prime
swarm Of bees is six pounds, the heav-
lest being eight pounds, and the light
est five and one-half pounds. Second
swarms average three pounds.
The time that q colony will be actu-
ally out Of a laying queen, from the
date OF dequeening to the laying Of
new one reared by the bees alone, will
be from about twenty to thirty days.
Southern Farmer.
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"Quite well, thank you. Only little

Vulle wen, lHdnh you. OHiy iiCd0
tired
The tone was so cold that Lawrence
felt checked There was a momentary
pause, during which she looked dreamily
out at the sea, as if she took no interest
in him or in his communications He
lifted his hat and walked away. When
he took his place at the dinner table,
Major Haye frowned at him suspiciously.
He returned to the deck as soon as posi-
bic, but she was gone.
She did not appear at breakfast next
morning, but about eleven o'clock he
found her and Mrs. Haye sitting tran
gully side by side with books in their
hands. Perhaps Mrs. Haye did not find
her book interesting, or else she was at
tracted by Lawrence's appearance, for
she closed the volume almost immediate
ly, and made remark about the fineness
of the day. 1t was a commonplace obser-
walton, but the manner in which it was
proffered was inviting. All the other pas
sengers were away, either in the saloon,
or smoking and chatting with the officers
of the ship.
81 hope we shall have good weather all
the way to Alexandria" said Lawrence.
Mrs. Haye hailed the introduction OF
the word Alexandria as affording newer
subject of discussion than the weather
"You are going to Alexandria,! she
said. fixing him with her eyeglass, and
looking suddenly interested.
II am going through it. People don't
stopsin Alexandria if they can help it,
do they?'
Mrs. Haye cast curious glance at her
silent friend, and answered quickly:
"Some very dear friends of mine live in
Alexandria--or rather in a suburb called
Ramleh, where most of the Europeans
live, believe
81 beg your pardon. l was throwing
no discredit on Alexandria" said Law
renee, with his pleasant smile Il only
meant that people are generally in
hurry to see Cairo and the Pyramids
when they come to Egypt. I have no
doubt that Alexandria is very charm
ing place."
My husband was once quartered in vii
lage where there were no other Euro
peans within fifty miles of him. He al
most forgot how to speak his own Ian
guage But my friends in .Ramleh, Mr..
and Mrs. Dumaresq, say they like it very
much And so do the Burtons."
II know a Mr.. and Mrs. Burton who
came to Egypt some years ago." said
Lawrence"
"These were the Mansfield Burtons."
Eyes so my friends, or rather acquaint-
ances, were called"
"And they lived at village in Hamp-
shire-I forget the name of it."
Queens Holt?"
"Queen's Holt of course. 1t must be
the same. What small world it is. Do
you know the place."
81 have heard Mr.. Burton speak of it.
I knew him in London. He used to come
to my aunt's house "a good deal. My
aunt--Mrs. Seymour-lived in London at
that time"
''Mrs Seymour? WNas her husband q
general ofiicer?'' said Mrs. Haye, with
much animation.
"He was And he served in the Punjab
for ten years before he died. / dare say
you have heard of him?"
Mrs. Haye had not only heard of him,
but knew him personally, Intimately"
as she observed with much effusion and,
to Lawrence's amusement, she immedi-
ately sent sailor to summon her hus-
band in order to inform him of the won
derful discovery that she had made.
TO be continued.)
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THE ANCIENT CITY OF PEkiNG

One of the Oldest in the World and
the CAPITAL of the Great Khan.
The city is one of the oldest in the
world; but 1T was not made capital TN
til Kublai Khan, somewhere about
1882, fixed his court there. Under the
Mongols the name of Picking was Khan
palik, Or City of the Khan; and this title
was easily converted into Cambaluc,
by which name it is known in the ac-
counts of those times. Picking is now
divided into two parts; the northern
portion is the Tartar city, and con-
tains about twelve square miles; in
this are the palaces, government build
ings, troops, and military barracks. The
southern part is the Chinese city, and
is more populous than the Tartar, less
of it's space being taken up by gardens
and public buildings. The population is
estimated at different figures; but two
million appears to be fair estimate.
A wall separates the Tartar from the
Chinese city, and wall of varying
height surrounds the whole, that of the
Tartar section being about fifty feet
high, and that around the Chinese Sec
ton some thirty feet high. These walls
are of brick and stone filed i'm with
earth and paved ON the top with slabs Of
stone, affOrding a promenade twelve
feet wide. There are sixteen gates in
all, and each gateway is fortified with
towers of stone; and other towers are
fixed at intervals of about sixty yards
all around the walls. These towers
project fifty feet from the outer side Of
the walls, and those at the gateways
have in front Of them fortifcatiom of
semicircular shape, so that the gate
must be entered from the side and not
from the front.
The Tartar city is divided into three
Enclosures, each being surrounded with
it's own wall, and each inside Of an
other. The innermost of these is the
Prohibited City, and contains the inn
perial palaces and offices. It's ciTcum-
ference is nearly two miles; the wall is
covered with imperial-yellow tiles
which look brilliant when seen from q
distance The Enclosure next outside Of
this Is occupied by the government Of
fees, and by the army appointed to
keep guard over the emperor and his
family. The next outside of this Is the
outermost of all, and consists of dwell
ing houses and shops.-"The True Story
of Marco Polo," by Noah Brooks in ST
Nicholas.