Douglas Island news., 1910-11-16

character of about ten years. He rode, was yelled, was covered with spangles of the gaudiest and band played him up and down the street and from house to house. The bride did not appear. It looks like lonesome wedding.
 On the way back to Delhi was be- wildered by mbs, mosques and other ruins. First were the lbs of several emperors, then the flat where Tamer- lapl rested after taking Delhi. Farther on is the tomb of Safder Jang, he of the coffee episode. Before the battle which was fought Tamerlam ordered l0O,CO0 of his prisoners to be killed so that they would not be in the way when the battle was going on. The mosque at Kutab minaret was full of Mahometans taking refuge. and although Mahom- etan himself he killed all of them. A mile away is the tomb of the saint Nizam ud -din, who had the trouble with Tuglak. He was over 90 when he died. 1 saw the tank that the trouble was about. Boys were diving into It for cents from the roofs of adjoining mosques. I went to the saints tomb, which had white satin cover; had to cough up 20 cents; visited the tomb of the national poet, "the sweet.tongued parrot of India;" they wanted me to cough up again, but l would not stand for it. Visited the tomb or grave of Jahaura, Shah Jahan's daughter. There is marble border around the grave, but no covering but the grass. There ;n Tfi quoting her words saying that she the green grass. This has been written about and sung about and extolled, but | think the whole thing very sim- pie. She had seen and heard so much about tombs that she was sick of 1t. There was that of Humayun, Akbar, Mirza Ghias and all those old ruins on the plains. Besides, you can imagine. how old Shah Jahan would rear back and blow. particularly when he became ginned up toward evening. You can imagine him asking fer the three hun dred thousandth time, "Jahaura, did you notice how we'll the Tai looked to- day2 Your old dad knows thing or two about building tombs." Then be would dig her under the ribs and chuckle. Her aunt must have bored her terribly as youpgster about the tomb she had built for her father, Mirza Ghias. No, l do not see any thing in Jahaura not wanting tomb. Mahummad, who lost the peacock throne, is buried beside her. Near by is fashy, gaudy tomb over Akbar's step father, who was killed by Ahdam Khan and beside it is the 64 column hall where his sons are buried. It is entirely marble. There are the tombs of the three Lodee, all emperors. There are many little mud villages and here and there family living in tomb. The tomb of Humayon Is magnificent and was built by his favorite wife, who is also buried here. This is where the king of Delhi and his sons took refuge. There are four marble tombs in one room. Three are the sons of Shan Jahan who were killed by their brother, Arungzeb. The fourth is empty, Ar ungzeb being somewhere else. Half mile away is an old fort covering about ten acres. Humayon lived here and in going downstairs from his library to prayers he fell and died as a result of the fall. The fort is on the site of the old Indrapat, so that there was city here 32OO years ago. There is an ob- servatory near by built by Jar Singh. The sun dial is the largest ever saw in my life. never saw such immense and interesting ruins. An antiquarian could spend a lifetime here and be busy all the time.
 There are old city gates which did duty hundreds of years ago. One city overlapped another and it will be in- teresting to know if this overlapping process will continue another 320o years.
 Continued next week.