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THE GIRLS OF LONG AGO.

Oh. the dear old.fashioned girl, that l
knew long years ago.
When the world. the girl and were in
our prime;
She was dear as early snowdrops amid the
y She was sweet as.the wild rvse OF sum-
mertimc,
And she knew Just how TO make
Pound and sponge and ginger cake:
She could spin and weave and knit the
summer through.
And the butter. cheese and cream.
Why think have dream
/ Oi our driving home the cows through
star.ht dew.
= Oh, these vaunted modern days! Nothing
in them can compare
To the huskins bees and spelling schools
of old:
Nothing sets my heart a-dance as the music
on the air.
Merry jins;ing OF sleighbeils in the cold.
Oh. those DAYS Of long ago.
When the winters frost and snow.
Held in close embrace the woodland vale
Wrapped in robes and blankets
warm
What cared we for wind and storm.
When we gathered at the weekly singing
school.
|0h. tie oid.time singing school, my heart
a-thought the faster
Beats. at the mcm'ry OF those days OF
long ago;
PC keeps the very time Of the dear old
singing master.
Unconsciously I'm humminc some tune !
used to know.
And in memory once more.
At the old red schoolhouse door
il'm waiting for 'ye maid" OF o!den times,
And I feel her fingers small
Lightly on my coat.sleeve fall.
While our hearts are beating to the sleigh
bells chimes!
oh, the dear old.fashioncd girls have with
time grown calm and stately.
For ] sometimes meet them in the street
or store.
They nod their pretty heads. smiling at
me most sedately
With fash OF eve. or dimple. as Of yorc
And the gentle tones. the while
OF those days We talk and smile.
when We all were happy boys and girls
together.
And the happiness of our themes
Like the dearest OF our dreams
sAre the singing schools we went 70 all to-
gethcr!
Oh. those DAYS Of long ago,
Oh. the boys / used to know!
lob, the girls who made life's sunshine
bright and fair.
When we've crossed the great
divide"
Passed on the other si+'e.
We shall meet them, know them. greet
them, over there,
|-Leslie Griswoid, in the Los Angeles
Times.
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southern seas. 1t Is a very stranGe
and interesting country which lies al
most beneath our feet-a country com.
paratively little known as yet. but
coming yearly into better knowledge
because OF Its unexampled beauties
and as q resort for the invalid. the
tourist and the pleasure seeker.
It has a stern. rugged coast. OF VOL
canic origin: the whole stretch Of this
coast Is cut out into deep and narrow
channels. followed out In caves.
wrought In shape Of plnnacles and
spires: no coast Is more fantastic.
none Is more dreaded by mariners.
The great attraction Of the North
Island of New Zealand. and one OF
the worlds most remarkable wonders,
is found in the hot lakes-certainly
one Of the strangest and weirdest
regions on the face OF the earth. The
entrance into this country Is through
q land Of broad and rolling fields. lin.
gering rivers aud jagged mountains.
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masses Of varo- into the air. De-
scending to the shores Of this curious
lake, We find ourselves walking about
In n vapor bath. AL around us and
close at our feet. as We step gingerly
along the narrow pathway. the shall
low water Of innumerable springs
boils and bubbles and the air Is filed
with the sound Of Its simmering. II
YOU have any curiosity to know how
1t feels to have your leg boiled. step
but one foot OF the narrow pathway
and you may make that addition 10
your store OF useful knowledge with
surprising sudienness.
A place like this Is. Of course. per.
feet godsend to the Maorls. They can
soak themselves all day In the warm
weather: cook their meat and potatoes
simply by hanging them In their nets
In the corner OF a boiling spring. and
live as happily. lazily and uselessly
aS the pigs that share their houses
and fortunes. All you have to do TO
launder clothes Is to soak a garment
in q hot soda spring and then. wash 1t
out in warm, clear water In another
spring. and there you are. Even II a
Maori has but one garment. he Is not
abashed. He washes 1t and hangs 1t
on the fence and sits down In the cos
tune of the Greek Slave until 1t dries.
Each Of these floating black heads
you see In the warm baths will have
a black pipe In Its mouth: and IL the
weather Is foul. you may see indivi.
duais holding umbrellas over :ieir
heads.
Near by Is the great geyser Of Wha.
karewarewa. rising from n cone Ike
the most exquisite coral. by which you
can climb to the mouth Of the crater.
There is a dull. humping sound fur
down below. You look over to see
what Is going on: squirt OF hot steam
close to your nose suggests caution:
you draw back. and bustel Of dia.
mOnds are thrown into the mir and
rattle down the sides Of the cone. II Is
nothing but drops Of pure hot water;
but II looks like diamonds In the sun
light. Then there. Is sudden roar;
the air scintillates; and it seems rs II
all the jewelers. shops had been ex-
ploded at once. have seen many
manifestations Of Nature in my time:
but few where she displays at once
her power and her beauty 50 com.
pletely as In this great geyser.
A good many naturalists are Of the
opinion that the giant bird Of New
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On His Guard.

"Doc," he said. as he hurried into
the famous oculist's Office. I've got
something in my eye and it's nearly
killing me-"
Just take a seat in this chair" the
doctor answered. "and well have 1t
out In jiffy."
The sufferer sat down ard drew q
long breath. Then he suddenly straight.
ened up. as the doctor was about to
proceed. and said: Hold on. By
George. l want some friend here as q
witness"
"Pshaw! Put your head oack. There
isn't any danger at all. I shan't injure
your eye or you either. It'll be over In
just"
But how do l know 1t mightn't be
a piece Of hard coal that's In there, and
whatTl prevent you from settin' II
away from me while I'm not loOkin'?'
Chicago Record Herald.
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ligent race: and the present degrada-
tion cannot be too much deplored.
This gentleman was q king. and his
name was as elaborate as his facial
adornment. namely: Tawhalo Matu.
there te Puke-Puke te Pawa te Korate
te m'Potatau te Whereo- -Whereo.
Finally We came to Oxford. the ter
mination Of the railway line: and after
n night spent in very comfortable
hotel. we took our seats on the top Of
one Of Carter's line Of American. built
coaches to undertake the thirty -four
miles drive lying between US and
Lake Rotorua. About the third OF this
distance lies through the Eleven
Mile Bush" where We catch glimpses
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Zealand. the moa generally believed
to be extinct). may still be found some
where among the Businesses Of the
mountains, such as we have now seen.
Well developed specimens Of this fowl,
FRONT OF TRIBAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE.

like the one whose skeleton Is here de.
plcted. are about thirteen feet In
height. At sight Of such. no doubt.
the hunters jaw would drop. his arms
fall down; while as for the moa, he
would undoubtedly gallop of as rap
idly In the opposite direction, for &C.
cordlng to the local tradition these
birds were very timid. 1t Is supposed
lin fact. 1t is known-that within the
last hundred years these birds have
been alive and walking about In New
Zealand. During my visit there I was
presented with thigh bone Of one Of
these birds, which thigh bone was
half as tall as myself.-Scienti6c
American.
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IRISH STIR PARLIAMENT
The British Government Charged
With Jury Packing.
DIS0RDERlY SCENES IN HOUSE

The Attorney -csasrai For Ireland Uses
the Word cswardiy (" in Reply to Mr.
O'Brisn's Accus satIon and f. Hisssd-s
Derisivs Cries For Secretary wysd.
hsm-Land Purchase Biii Withdraw.
London. THE greater the scoundrel
in the Irish constnbulary. the surer "
is of being shielded and promoted" ex-
claimed William OBrien in the House
Of Commons.
He was speaking on his motion to
take up the case Of former Police Ser
geant Sullivan. now in America. who
is accused by the Irish Of getting inno-
cent persons convicted through per-
Jury and forgery.
The motion was made after the Irish
Nationalists had bombarded Irish Sec
retary Wyndhnm with queries, inter-
ruptions and contradictions OF his
statements about the imprisooing OF
Irish members, had met his replies
with storms of derisive cries, mingled
with Kisses. and had kept the Speaker
busy suppressing demonstrations which
threatened to develop into disorder.
Mr.. O'Brien said he regarded the
Sullivan case Of greater gravity than
that Of Sergeant Sheridan, because Sui.
livan's plot against the Irish League
was Of the same sort as the Pigott for
geries against Parnell. Mr.. OBrien
said the Government packed the jury
to acquit Sullivan, and then spent an
enormous amount to shield him from
Justice.
Mr.. Atkins. Attorney General for Ire
land, taunted Mr.. OBrien with being
too cowardly to take this case into the
law courts.
This brought shouts Of "Withdraw~
from the Irish benches.
Mr.. O'Brien asked whether Mr. A..
kins's remark was disorderly or not.
Speaker Gully did not take the re.
mark as calling Mr.. 0'Brien coward.
but as applying to his course.
The Attorney General withdrew his
expression and scored Mr.. O'Brien for
making Infamous charges against the
Crown without proof.
Mr.. Wyndham asserted that Mr.
O'Brien's charge had been completely
disposed Of.
T. P. O'Connor said the debate filed
him with more despair than any he
had ever before heard In the House.
He reiterated the charge that the Gov.
ernment packed the Sullivan t6ry with
Protestants and Unionists.
Mr.. O'Brien's motion was rejected
by 215 votes to 1T.
Mr.. Wyndham then explained that
It would be impossible to pass the
Irish Land Purchase bill this session,
but he hoped to Introduce next session
a new bill for voluntary arrangements
between the parties concerned. He
moved that the Land Purchase bill be
withdrawn. which was agreed to.
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among Towering plants. Numerous
facts indicate tendency In fungi to
assume q guise which helps either to
protect the plant or to promote the
fertilization. termination or dispersion
Of It's spores. II. as some mycolosists
believe. spores benefit by being swal.
lowed by animals. 1t Is easy to under.
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in natural beauty or In developed
strength of national character. these
islands exercise u strong Influence up
on the mind Of the sympathetic trav-
eler. The great island continent OF
Australia Is no exception to this gen
eral rule. II We compare hcr with
Europe. then shall We find in New
Zealand the Lesser Britain OF the
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justify the use Of hair dye. Kitty Red
ferns hair is much prettier."
$50 the other one Is Kitty? Dear
little Kitty. like Kitty. Every one
likes her. 1t would he impossible not
to do SO, for she agrees with every
one and is Of your own opinion even
before you've expressed II. She's 50
beautifully feminine"
Holt assented. shes like the finest.
the most plastic clay. the whitest un-
written page
You are too intelligent. There are
many men for whom Kitty Redeem
would he ideal: for the man who mere
" requires a presentable mistress OF
his house. Il healthy mother for his
children. But you need something
more than this: you need 4 com
panion-"
With whom l can enjoy Greek
jokes. Which brings me back to Mar
garc, Whelan, does 1t not:'
"Oh, but a companion who Is also
4 good comrade. Some one who can
appreciate your own little things as
well as those of Arlstophanes. Now.
should scarcely venture to try any joke
on Miss Whelan which was less than
a thousand years old. On the whole.
I don't consider her any more suitable
than Kitty. Less SO. in fact. For If
one doesn't want too much concession
In q woman. neither does he want too
forcIble opposition. And Miss Whelan
can be forcible. I've heard her.
$50 have l." murmured Holt. remi-
niscently. But perhaps you will make
a suggestion yourself:"
My suggestion would be such m
exceedingly obvious one"
Which is actually the reason / can't
see II for myself"
1T is merely that !'ou should make
an effort to obtain the woman you're In
love with"
But surely I'm more or less In love
with Margaret and Kitty. too!
Believe me. very much less rather
than more"
Dear. lady! By what signs do you
Judge me-
by these signs" Mrs. Eden told
him.
When you are really in love with a
woman. you don't weigh her in the
balance with any one else. She stands
above every one. unique and alone.
You don't ask other women their
opinion OF her; you force their opinion
Oh them. You are In her society rs
often as you can manage 1t. and you
are filed with solicltude for her well
fare whenever she Is out Of your sight.
You joke with her. laugh with her.
discuss with her and disagree with
her. You quarrel with her and make 1t
up again. You lay open to her the
subject you have nearest your heart.
and in any difficulty your first thought
Is to take her advice"
But there's no woman In the world
toward whom feel like that but you.'
said Holt. with sincerity. "And-and
but why! What fool You must
thinl, mc"'
He moved close beside Mrs. Eden
on the SOFA and took her hand between
his own.
"Dear-my dear Mrs. Eden"-he
asked her persuasiveiy. do you think
you could ever get to love me the
least bit:'
sIrs. Eden turned away to hide her
smiles. and having subducd them.
turned back with histrionic word OF
surprise upon her tongue tip. but. look
ing straight into his eyes. she suddenly
threw away play acting and gave him
the warm and happy truth.
You dear and foolish person" she
murmured. could you not see have
loved you for ever SO lOng:"
But Holt. who hid some wisdom
beneath much apparent folly. was wise
enough to let this query fau.-New
York News.
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Want Miss Stones Ransom Repaid.

Missionary societies have formally
requested the State Department. at
Washington. to make demand on Tur-
key for repayment Of the amount OF
ransom paid on account OF the release
of Miss Ellen Stone The State Dc
partment. however. has not assured IT,
self that the responsibility rests upon
Turkey
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PICTURESQUE
NEW ZEALAND.
BY SIDNEY DICKINSON, F.R.G.S.

Scattered about through the country
are native villages. and upon the hill
sides may still be seen the palisades
by which the ancient fortified forts
were defended. In the native villages
OF today appears the granary. used
in common by all the members OF the
tribe and raised upon posts in order
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Of pleasant scenery. AS We approach
the town OF Ohinemu,.. =. which lies up
on the shore Of Lake Rotorua. We be-
gin 10 discern the odor Of sulphur.
Our road into the town lies between
two streams of nearly boiling water:
and in the fields upon either side In
Vulnerable steam holes blow great
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AN INSURANCE MERCER.
rfdelity Trust OF Newark TO Control Pro.

fidelity Trust OF Newark TO Contro' ffes
dsntiai Company Of America.
New York City.-At meeting OF the
Fidelity Trust Company. OF Newark.
It was announced that the company
will purchase a controlling interest IN
the Prudential Insurance Company OF
America. The Fidelity Trust Com.
pany succeeded the Fidelity Title and
Deposit Company and Is practically an
annex of the Prudential Insurance
Company and It's financial agent.
An offer of SS75 was made for Fidel.
ity stock and the last quotation on Pru'
DENTAL was $500 asked and $173 bid
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THREE KILLED IN A FEUp.
Pitched Battle Fought In Texas Bstvess
Family fsetions.

Groesbeck. Texas.-A pitched battle
was fought In the country. four miles
from here. between the Thomson and
Rutherford factions. The trouble grew
out of rent and had been pending for
some time. =.
The men. two representatives Of each
family. met ard the shooting followed.
the fight being at close range.
D. Thomason. Robert Rutherford and
William Rutherford were killed. Wal
lace Thomson escaped without q
scratch. He has surrendered. but re.
fuses to talk about the affot:.
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Coufucius.

Confucius had just received licking
from his father. He sat down to de.
liberate. but for certain reasons i'm.
mediately stood up. Furtlvely looking
at the old man he was heard to mur.
muir. Worship your ancestors. or your
ancestors will horsewhip you" Hence
the Confucian philosophy.-Brooklyn
Life
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California; Venus Murdered.

Marian Nolan. a young woman who
became famous on the Pacific coast In
1883 as the California Venus" was
shot and killed ut San Francisco. Cal.
by Edward Marschutz. n stenoSrapher.
who then killed himself.
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v-s, .,., s..,ded, Three Fatally.

By the parting Of a steam pipe Mt
the Riverside plant OF the National
Tube Works In Benwood. W. Va. eight
men were scalded. william Anderson.
Henry Westenhaver and W. II. Jones
were fatally Injured.
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Nsbrasks Banks Prosperous.

The total deposits Of the 46G State
banks In Nebraska are $38.G5G.OOO.
which Is On increase Of 81 l.5S6. $50. a.
compared with the last statement.
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Eoonomy.
The question Of economy depends
very largely upon the strength .: ::
mans desires. New York Nswa --.
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The soil Is used chiefly for grazing,
and a large population is moving al
ready into this beautiful region and
doing extremely we'll With dairy farms
and fruit orchards.
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island. Europe has It's Great Britain:
America. its Cuba: Africa. its NADIA
gascar: and Asia. its Japan: and we
shall hnd. In every instance. that either
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stupendous aggregation coming down
In your immediate neighborhood at
the high rate Of twelve good English
miles an hour. The ancestors Of these
MaorIs were an interesting and intel.
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A Question Of
Proposals..

\ HAVE something on my mind
which is perp!e:inS. rather
than unpleasant. but which
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BIRDS NEST PCSGI.

stand how a fungus might profit by
being mistaken even for q birds nest
containing eggs"
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vv1HENE Nature pre-
"a pares q continent for the
" abode Of man. she puts
haaido L. comn cnnS SniCiiOllS
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COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

New-Yort November s. 1892
BEANs AND PEAsThe market showed considerable Ill,
qroaby higher. small white are steady Red kidney a
Sc - White kidney and yellow eye small supply.
ehanged Scotch peas sell pretty wen We quote: Beans
1907 choice per bush y 90 do mend d ,
$500 cohice SO ~ do white kidney l9o2 choice 81 700
choice 81 5S$3 So d? 5dsg INA iH Italian G4 medn
100 s. 5q$2 10; DO Aus 81 l aeSl4 F@@$- w.
fancy fresh creamery prices steady but
these goods have aceumuated somewhat ana
lacking keeping pTopertTI are 9eg ug 70 goods ap
suffer in consequence No change in the Western pack
quote seconds Ise do ower grades laa26c do held
e1,rns 2ta2iisc do krss 2d2s l4c state dairy tubs
6 a dS s Ts sS 3g sS 20 H eic
Western imitation creamery nnsst 2oc; DO IaiT 10 gooa
dc: DO common to prime i7iad2c; Western factory,
June make fancy. lssq9c do fair 70 prime l7@dlsc;
I7gi5'5c; lower grades I6al6'.tk packing stock
5 S past to s s ep san arp
I5 show iScrease cobhienee In he outlook and in
different about uging sales at present price, small sizes
relatively hrmer than small with the stock in few strong
hands who generally ask higher than we quote skins
small a. i2a2 5ise Gable SIS for coored and
for white Exports Tor "eek ST boxes BOXES We GnStS
fancy isisq2Ac; October choice l2.e; do good to
eoored or white September. fancy l2%e; do October
choice ri 90 gi St skims small choice sie do
large choice l0aiOlse; skins. prime. slsaloc DO
far E g so Is scarcely Of strictly high grade
esthered and for shows nrm tone with
the tendency slightly sellers Medium and lower
qualities are s, IN prices RefrseraSors
unchanged bulk OF business at 1920 but mere
bought below 2o a2c and occasional sales of such are
ssp0Ttee s,sd White rs: do average best 25c; fair
70 good 2a2se held and mixed 2oG2ie Eastern loss
g. DO average lots 2Oq:sc do undergrades isgI9c;
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EUROPEAN PRODUCE MARKET.

Liverpool, Nov. S-Closing- Wheat-Spot firm: No =
red western winter Is Ord; No Northern SPRING Gs al
No california, GS 5led futures inactive; December.
IS l0sd March. IS lO3sd Corn-Spot quiet; American
mixed. td futures steady: January. aid:
"a I'D P~as-CanaCian steady 6s ID
H'acihc COAST firm. fG Four-St Louis fancy
winter quiet Is Sd Beef India
Pork strong: prime mess. Western. Dos. Hams-short
cut. u to III n, steady, 5Gs Cd.
20 10 80 10 dull OBS short rh 10 TO - 10 easy Gs Cd
long clear mddes light 2S 10 "a H. quiet 62s long clear
mddes heavy 81 to 10 n, quiet els Cd short clear
backs 10 to 20 n steady 5Is Cd clear bellies II IL
steady Gts Cd ShouldersSquare. IL Is 10,
Iardprime Western tIerces 59s I'D:
refined In pals. i'd Cheese
strong American finest white. 5Js I'd; American
colored, Ss Tallow firm; city. Dos
in London 'ls I'd Turpenne-S Spirits frn, t0s. Rosin
steady, Is Sd. Petroleum Refined quiet,
Idnseed oil easy. PAS sd. Cotonseed ol-Full refined.
spot firm IL AID
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CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

New-Yorlz November s. 1892.
COF'F'EE-InhuenCed by a sensational break Of 1dliS
francs the French coffee to-day. after opening
decline Of - felt still further the effect
Of heavy LIQUIDATION values declining another partial
points then helped somewhat by buying the reaction
theory. finally steady loss Of 10 10 points
The sales 81. 80 Aside the radical
decline French market; the early cable
particularly The showed consider
able falling OF with those yesterday and
primary markets while weak unchanged. Ham
burg but the decline there limited 10
Private advices stated the break
HaVre Induced by movement TO lquidate long
holdings by anything the sltua
ton underlying weakness would
BE- the already heavy supplies outlook for future
production including both that marketing that
n Locally trading composed Of
tinued Liquidation by those had been holding in the
hope that DEVELOPMENTS would help their position.
while buying PARTIALLY the II profits
tally 81 the belief
prices = level which renders purchases
paratvey safe and partially the
break should, in the Of events be followed by
reaction. The market the basis of 5isc for
Rio No Z
The market for mild quiet with the price
tendency buyers We quote: Mocha.
l3dl5c. 16s@iSc: Java, Timor. l6a17c:
Palembang. 49, G14c: Maracaibo Cucu;a "a ic:
Aaracsbo. low grades 7dSic: MaracRibo washed lOIs
I3c: Jamaica. Tulc: La Gusyra TGSc; Caracas washed
l1di3c: BoEota. i2dlGc: Mexican aG1Oc: Mexican,
washed. lozGl4c Central American. 9aGi4c, Guate-
mala and Ccban, 10dI7isc: African. G1zGlOi2c.
The Of contract prices the local market to-day
as follows: