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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1900-7-12, Page 3TEE -EXTE ER TIMES LEGAL, DICKSON & CARLING, Harriet Ors. Solicitors. Notaries, Ceeveyeecere, • Oonuniseintra, Ete. Money to Lean aG41 -per cent. and 4 tier tient. OFFICE e-FANSON'S 131.0CE„ EXETER. en, centaxo, L. IL inextioer. member et the firm will be at Bewail en lieurelay of each week. M.BDIOAfe flR. J. H. RIVERS, It B. TORONTO LINI VERSITY, AI le Ceh. T4ft32ty Vniver Mt'. ince-entitle% One. W.BROWNING M. D1. C e" • F. 9, (ate Viet oewia file eau tura'. Exeter, ce" "aullz" Lahore DB. ilYNDUAN, coroner for the county ot totem. Unice, opposite Carling Mc catovo,Rxetes, TILTERINArtiO Tennent & ennen Vat.tereilt. WiTs Gredeate of the °safari° Veterinery lege, Hence -04e deer stuth ot TWA laral. - TUB W4TERL.00 311).TGAi/ . . niscneser 00 „ histabltted i zeseat flEAD OFF104 WATERLQa, OPIT 3h2s Company easiest" over TWentr..eigh Wtiiire in successful operation la Wenera entente nee centimes. to ansiareaeai est loss or den age be lare. 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In no case was a reason- able excuse forthcoming. eas...s,„..31411,39,01,10,3"). UNREQUITED LOVE BY Miss 3L BRADDON. CHAPTER VL -Continued. .And holiest Betsy, who set beside "I will be very careful," said the her bed sewing, wondered that the obald earneetly. child, who had never recovered her She read the inecription inside: "To senses, sinoe the aceident, should heve Stella, from leer adopted father, this instinctive consciousness of an ir- Laehmar, Midsurarater day, 1.7E2.» reparable less. "That is the best of all," she said: At last there came an interval in 'I shall always love the watch for that agony of delirium, The throng My adopted father's sake. ef speotres was clouded over by a They were to start upon an excur- gracious darkoese, The weary arms sion, soon after breakfast -an exeur- •ceesed to itrain tewards that unat- sion planned in honor of the day. He tainable point. 'The burning lids fell bad lately beraglat a pair a horses, of lover the acaang eyeballs, A deep and which he was particularly proud, fine, healing sleep followed that feverish upstanding bap, an exact match in unrest; and the patient woke to color, size, torM actiett and PaCe. He know the kindly face or her euree for was an admirable whip, firm, temper- the first time in ten long days and ate, wieh light hands and an unerring nighte of fever. eye. Efe loved horses and horses icaved She saw the /sunshine of a Summer him. The pienie baskets were packed, afternoon streaming in at her wine iuto the phaeton in the stable yard dow, and at eleven o'clecle the carriage "ds it my birthday 1" she asked came round to the porch. Why didn't we go te Langs- Stella was ready in the ball, beam- dale Abbey r mg with happiness, the great_ derle And then, sitting up in her bed eyes shining mit of. the shadow* made very week and White and wan, ehe by her broad -brimmed bat., 11e stretoiied oat her tremuleue baud* abortewaisted, white frock. broad blue and asked; nail and long w&t-leather gloves, " Where is my watela ?" made bei look like Orte of Reynelde' Stella took her seat beetle Lord Lash- " Here, darling," answered BetsY1 king a little morocco case froro the -table, delighted to be able to mar in the plmetort, Gabriel Veer geeettey nee patient. "There'e your mounted behind and the groom leept pretty wawa, 013, my, lea's it a lightly in him piece when the homes pretty one) And ain't you lucky to wre m full motion. lam beya went baree watical‘ 44st like a grawn.ay wit1 a tartain springinees which , young, 'mole ttlld Lasbmr they were very fresh. " Were theee horsee exercised yes. theyOt olov Pica 14telittwleaticludtt wavered :s a terday i" he asked of the gruom. „ frame sank helpless on the bed, but "No, my lord, not Ye6tertlaY• $110"e4 tete vitild hh f h e the watore ro e e kojru'e. ez)t,;ri.lordeliip wanted them for eyo all the time, and the tremulous "'Were they cut the (ley beforet"ItIneglieZ:47:ti,fivelede et:Zellzatiuhtety"6:114 " my lord. Smilee thought the Betey spelled out the ineeription weather were too had," Stella, trent her adopted father. lash,. The bays were, genig spiee Baby. mar.. .. oh, islet it beautiful?' ex, Laehmer kept them well in hand, d tio.hy bowled merrily aluna the ecrlayi.med Betsy, and then she began to "MP the "stle. Tb°). bail "Don't cry," said Stella ; "there is teen raa s before titedt. nothing, to cry for." " Whitt nice lioreee," seid Steila, en - She lay for sone momenta looking eyJing the pace, at her watch, holding it in both bands " Du you like them better than r y- ate if it were too heavy for one. Then ramw' and 'Melte?" " ryremui and Thisbe are darlinge, ahe put it to her ear and found that it was mute. but they go Cutter, don't they 1" " A quarter to twelve," she eald. ' Yee they are guing feeler to -day." " Why did it atop at a quarter to They had driven three or feur twelve te miles in the morning eunshine,be- tween hedgerews, fult eglantiue and Again Betsy dissolved into teers. henersuekle, pet, tileturesque Shoosh, dear." she murmured, pat- dieehire village. with its tumble.down my ugshoulder, " go to sleep, pet till the doctor eomes to see half•eimbered cotteges, in black and white, its untidy straw d you. Let Betsy put the pretty watch mouldering barns. •••ar 3 na ander your pillow." 4' I don't want to aleep any more. About a hundred yarde frotn the want to get up and be dressed;yon village, the road made a eharp curve know it's my birthday and I am to and Lord Lashmar saw binaself face to face with that whieh might mean dauger. A traetion engine in full cry, snort- ing, panting, groaning -a tractiun en- able serving as a tug for a huge WO. - goo of bay, which loomed large above it, The groura stood up and uttered one of those inartieulete cries whieh are as a eommon language of the sta- ble. The men in charge of the engine tried to abate the fury of their mon- ster. Too late!. The horses were off -all their reserve force in full aotion, bolt-. ing as fast as they could bolt, "Sit, firmly, for God's sake, Stella; the horses are running away," said Lashmar, and then to those behind, " Verner, keep your mat, wbatever bappene. John, try to hold Miss Stel- la." The groom wound his arm round the child's waist. She was looking at Lash - mar's face, silent, awe stricken. How pale he was, and how tightly his lips were set I Yet he did not look fright- ened, only grave, intent, anxiou.s. "Are we all going to be killed ?" she askeet treraulously. "We are in God's hands, my dar- ting," he answered. Had there been a clear road the bolting of the horses would have been as nothing with suoh a whip as Lash - Man Buit the road was narrow and they had to pass that huge balk of the hay wagon and the engine. The drivers were dragging their lead as far 'as they could towards the hedge, but there was little time for this, with those frightened horses tearing away at a mad gallop. Lashmar was hold- ing them firmly, keeping 'them fairly straight; but just as they neared the engine, it gave one final snort; the off -horse swerved, the pole snapped and both horses fell in a heap, drag- ging ttee phaeton over in their fall. Rhea night cloaed over Stella's dreams, eaading this birthday of hers in deepest darkness before it was noon. * • * • • * * After the sudden extinguishment of the actual world, there came one long dream of horror. One long dream, -a dream without awakening, yet a vi- sion so entangled that it was, as it were, many dreams within one dream. "Never to see him again," she moaned; " never to see him again. Too far -too far l" be tall day with Lord Lashmar, How late the sunshine looks -like after- noon. Have I overslept myeelf "You, have been very ill, very ill, dear," answered Betsy in a soothing, preachy -preachy tone, "you are =oh too weak to get up. You shall have your Brand's essence presently and a nice little bit of toast." " But it's my birthday," urged Stel- la, "and I am to dine with his lord- ship." "My poor pet, your birthday was ten days ago, a week before the fun- eral," answered Betsy. The word was spoken unawares. "what funeral?" cried Stella, Starting op in her bed with a scared look. She was so weak that cold drops broke out upon her brow in the agita- tion of the question. "Go to sleep, pet," ehe pleaded; "the doctor wouldn't like you to talk so much. Lie down and go to sleep, lovey." " What funeral'?" repeated Stella. "Is anybody dead V" Betsy only patted the child's shoul- der dumbly, with streaming eyes. " Who is dead? Not Mr. Verner? Oh, he was so good to me. He is not dead, is he 9" "No, dear, no; Mr. Verner is quite well. He wasn't burt at all, poor, dear gentleman," auswered Betsy. "He wasn't hurt I Who was hurt, then ? Was anybody hurt ?" cried Stella. " Youswere hurt, my poor precious. You fell on your deer little head." Stella gave a soream and flung her arms round Betsy's neck. Memory re- turned in a flash, " The horses I" she cried; "yes, •1 remember. Ob I those dreadful horses. Lord Lashmar drove so well; but I thought we were going to be killed. He was not hurt, was he? Ask him to come to me; I want to see Lord Lashmar, directly, directly." Those large dark eyes of hers were •growing wilder and wilder: She tried to get out of bed, pushing aside Bet- sy's restraining arms. "Ask Lord Lashnaae to come to sae. Let me go to Lord Lashmar." ''Lord Lasitmar is out, lave," said the frightened Betsy ; "Lord Lash - max has gone to Brun= for the day on particular business." It was true. It was literal truth which she had epoken and yet for Stella it was not the truth; for Stella it was a miserable, mocking lie. She lay moaning, "I want to see Lord Lashmar. 'When will he be back ?" Clamber", when,wbeu?" She sobbed herself into a feverish, restless slumber, and she was delir- ious again that night. 9.'he doctor wee nattek concerned when he eame to see her in the evene ing end was told hew she had reeove ered her nollse for a little while only, to lots am again. "Did you tell her anything?" he asked. "Not a word," ellen ered Betsy. "She warete4 to see Lord Lastanar dreadfully, but I told her be was out for tlae day and she ,seeined to be- lieve me; but ate made hereelf very unhappy about hint. She was eo fond a bine, poor dear I And well she might Att, well, indeed!" etaid the dootor slhaking his head. "I'm afraid she lime seen the best days of her life, poor little thing." "1 an afraid ehe is in for 4 relapse.' be 341-(1A "after he had taken her tem- perature. .a.latuadred and five three- fourths. That looks bad. You must do all you ewe to keep her quiet Give her Breucl'a aseenee AO 4 teaspoonful o bzwuty WitA 4 little yolk of egg, alternate half holm 'You'll have to si 11.1) with her agaie to -night." "1 don't mind that," said Betsy, "I don't mind anything except hearing her oak for Laird Laehnear! The (lector was right. Stella re. entered the land, a piAautoms. floe time her wort (Inane wee of a vast , and sunless zw.ump, wheze never tre fiewee fleurished; a place ot ion.; impassable, exhaling peisoeoue odors, brooded over by dark eluudas a aemi-darkness worse than night, From 5dell a ceodition ae this she Wan aroused by the nowling of Sumer atonal in the great oaks, and the sharp rattle a the rain gainst the casenlent. Tine tune Baisy was not at band to be ones- zo»ed„. Stella looked aloat the room onderingly, slowly conung le.ok in dreamland, elowly recognizing facts of the external world. Yes, it was her own room, that iightsome, gory chamber, high up atnong the tree -tops and the swat- s. The door leading tato the tingt-room was hall open, and there were people talking; she had heard their velem amidst the rattle AL the rain and the bluster of the germ. weak to sit np awhile. I'll send Betsy to you.' "No, no, I don't wane her. I want Lord Laskin:tar. I shall go mad if I don't see hien!" The, dtrwager seated herself in Betsy's vacant elmir by the bed, _an awful figure, stern and terrible as Fate itself, To be Contin A MATRIMONIAL. ItIEDII.M. 'talky married Couples owe Thetr Mate* ness 40 Ua� WIWu of a, tollerY 11111T1• However true or false naa.y be the saying that "marriages 18 a lottery,' it is undoubtedly true that many mar- ried, couples owe their happiness or mieery to the eapricious turn of a lottery -wheel. Ooly last year L'. fair guegerian, a lady of long lineage but abbreviated puree, made public offer af her had awl heart as a lottery prize. She secured the cement of the FillAACe Minister of Hungary to sanetien the iseue of a lottery loan of 700,040 florins; each tieket was to be of the value of a florin, and the owner of the lucky ticket was to be rewarded, with her hand aral 4 third of the $13044 other third she was to retain herself, and the balance was to be dintrilauted among local eharities. It says much, for the courage or tw$ • enterprising lady that she was not de- terred by the experience of another lady, also it member of an impover- ished but high -horn Spanish family, who, it few years earlier, bad offered herself in a similar Ivey, Da tine ease the lady was neither very young nor ery fair, aed that the lottery might lack nothing of attrectivenesson this account, the winner was to have the option qf declining her hand whilst sharing the money prize, amounting to half a millien florins, with her. The winner 01 the prize was, by is urious caprice of fortune, it coach - loan who; in more flourishing days, had %teen in the employment of the lady's father; and to her dismay he lneisted on marrying her. The mar. riage was disastrous: the husband !ciquandered every florin of her dowry in the coarsest dievieation, and Ode Ltnately deserted her after treating her with the greatest brutality. At Srxiolen k, In Ittiss,a, the lottery is • a recognised matrimonial medium and every three mouths a. local beauty is offered ae a prize. The tiekete, of which there are 5.000, are of the Val 1.10 of a rouble, and the wiener thus secures a wife dowered with 4,000 roubles. It is, however, within the girl's power to decline to marry him; and in this event she shares the lottery money equally with the disconsolate \titular. A few years ago the great Chrietnaas lottery, which is one of that chief ' annual excitements in Spain, was re- ssonsible for a strangely romantio wedding. One day a weary and tatter- ed traveller called at it wayside inn on the outskirts of Cuenca and begged for a drink of wine, saying that be had nothing to offer in payment except a torn and dirty lottery -ticket which he had picked up on tbe road a few miles away, The buxom, dark -eyed daughter of the innkeeper, who served him, good- humouredly offered to take tbe ticket as is "discharge in full ;" and when she discovered that it bore the num- ber 12,473, which represented not only the date of her birth, the 12t1* April, 1873, but, by adding the num- bers, her own age of seventeen, she declared confidently that it was "sure to win a prize." "Int wins the first prize I shall expect you to marry me," the refresh- ed wayfarer said, with a laugh. "Oh, certainly," the girl answered. "I will promise that." The sequel of this strange and. true story was that the ticket thus lightly exchanged for a drink did actually win the first prize, amounting to the English equivalent of £5,000; and when the wayfarer aga:n called at the inn and claimed his promised reward he found the innkeeper's daughter as good as her word. "Shall you send her away?" asked manly voice, rich and full, a voice that was not altogether unfamiliar. "No, I shall keep her here. I con- sider that a saered duty, for poor Hubert's sake. But I Omit try to re- pair his sad mistake in the manlier of roaring her. 1 shall brtng her up as a child oS the lower °lessee ought to be brought up. I shall train her to be useful, a` breail-winner among other breadewinners." She knew the face and figure to which the voice belonged, the tall and stately form, the strongly mark- ed brows and aquiline nose, "Rather rough upon her, poor lit tle wretch, atter having been so pam- pered." "That is poor Hubert's fault, not mine," replied her ladyship coldly. "Well, it was one of those silly things which your very clever men are a.pt to do," said the other voice. "I took an intenseedislike to the brat from the hour poor Lash brought her home,. like some strayed mongrel and not half so interesting. You'll get rid of a nuisance; and there will be a better; chance of: her making a good housemaid than if she is allowed to stay here, wlere she'll always remem- ber Lashmer's ideetio indulgence!" "I have told you that I mean to bring her op ender my own eye,' rejoined her ladyship. in a terrible voice. "I shall bring her up u.nder my awn eye,' she repeated. "I shall see that she is taught properly, and that above all site learns to forget her foolish childhood, and to understand her position as a friendless orphan, who must learn to earn her daily bpead." "A friendless orphan!' repeated Stella, in a faint whisper. Of whom were . they talking? _she asked herself. Could it be of her? And now her ladyship was talking about a friendless orphan who had been brought up foolishly. "She will have to begin a new life as soon as she gets well.' "As soon as she gets well,' repeat ed Stella. Yes, it was of her they were talking. She clasped her hen& in an agony of despair. She called out in a. faint scream, too weak to cry aloud, as it were strusgang in a nightmare dream: • "Lord Lashmar, Lord Lashraarl" A facs--a bright young face, hand- some as Apollo's -looked in at the door --only for a flash. It gave way at the next instant to the stern coun- tenance of the dowager. 'Are you awake, child?' she asked. "Please ask Lord Lasieraar to eome to me," cried the gad piteously. "What do you. want with Lord Lash - mer? Lie down, child: you are -too • rn, HOLY WAR _THREATENED. NORTH AFRICA VIE SCENE OF TRH CONING CONFLICT. wiii ne Mitch More. FornsidrIge Than the Boxer Ilishig—Ittne Million Aetned Fel 14wer.5 or Mohammed A. -re Rvadf. While the whole, civilized world is wutching with unabated interest the remarkable events now transpiring in China' and prepares itself for news of tiering episode a.nd pernaps of sane gelinery enetranters that naay set the whole Orieet aflame, in the very heart AL A,fri,Ca, a little movement has start., ed., curiously analogous to. bet vastly more formidable than the Boxer move - went in China. The Chief of the Sen.- onsei Society declares that ,e is about he declare 4 1.10ly War against England in order to drive them, forever from the Nile Valley, The Senonssi Seciety numbere over 9,000,000 armed members, and the new Maldi is able to put an army of 5,030,003 soldiers into the field. Guns and ammueition of the latest type aro at his dtepogal, and, the Work uf Xtteketter nen be 4441.0.ge at any memeet. There le, /aowever, but little • reason to doubt that the matters are taking a serious turn, aed as the fol- lowing autherentic acenent of the Society of the SenOnAni and its ;tires • will show it is not the English, domin- itan in Egypt and the Soudan which is threatened with the new clanger, but the Freneh expansion in Central Africa, •A DESCENDANT OF THE PROPIIET. The Society of the Senousal is one at ,the highest sportanue for Isa Apolitical future et Africa, as well at* Lor tha war that sooner or later will he waged between the Christian Pow - ere and the Mohammedan world, ',Chia Isociety was folineled in 1855 in the Oasis of Deeratutle. Its founder Was Mahone - reed Ben Ali el Senaussi. an Arab and : direct deseendant of the propbet,and 4 native of Algeria. In the early Oahe ,ties lee left his native land, breathing ;vengeance against the lerenela bavad. , era, and swearing for hint -eel/ and hie , Ideseendants eternal war against the ' .,: infidels. For many yeare he preacbed i and taught at Mecca and in Egypt, ;until in 1852 ha settled down at Djera..., ibub, surrounded by hundreds of pupils' and adherents who bad beete t d ' 1 from every part of the Atohanunedan , world by the great reputation for piety i and wisdom which the sage enjoyed. Here he tout -lei tis- Society of the See. oussi, which hae become the most in- fluential and powerful Mohammedan secret society in the world. The aim , of this society is to rid the Islam of all the latter admixtures and impuri- ties, and restore it to the "income promising simplicity of the time Of the prophet. Every piece of territory twhere Islam had reigned supreme is to be reconquered under. the dominion of Islam. The organization is an ex- ceedingly strict one. 'Whatever else may have been the failings of the founder of this order, he was an organizer of the very first rank. All brethren are bound to keep the strict- est secreey in all matters concerning. the eta:tete,. Unconditional obedience to the commands of the Grand Chief 01 the society, as well as religious venera- tion of his 'person as the representa- tive of the Prophet, mutual assistance in case of need and the most devout piety are the chief rules of the society. NIOITAMMEDAN CULTURE. The brethren do not wear distingu- ishing garments, but they can easily make themselves known to each other by means of secret sIgns. They have renounced the use of tobacco and of coffee, and as good Mohammedans they do not teeth any alcoholic liquors. The spread of 'Mohammedan culture is another of the duties and aims -and millions of dollars are spent by them annually in nuilding little mosques and schools in distant and out-of-the- way villages, 'where they provide for elementary Mohammedan instruction through some zealous member of the fraternity. Agriculture and planting of palms and olive trees ie greatly en- couraged by them, and thus the Grand Chief has been enabled to spread his influence into every part of the Mo- hammedan world. In Asia Minor and furkey, in Persia and India, in Algeria and Egypt, the mysterious unknown regions of Central Africa and in dis- tant China, yea, even in Java and Cey- lon, his influence is felt by every MO- hammeden community, In an im- measurably brief time he learns of anything that is worth learning, and he is kept an courant of all events of importance in the world. His orders are also transmitted in the shortest of time into the most distant regions. ' THE NEW GRAND CHIEF. After the death of the founder of this society; whit% occurred in 1858, his youthful son, Sidi el Mahdi el Mo- hammed ben Ali el Senoussi, became Grand Chief. He it is who has brought the society to its present formidable strength, and he is regard- ed by his followers as the real and genuine Mahdi-Messias, who will deliv- er the world of Islam fro ea its present humiliating position, As soon as the proper time' comee-in his own good time -he will aid • Estate' to regain its lest splendor. The story of his riches and of hes power is familiar to every Molaammeaan. Many a time a Mere Md sufficed to prevent is eangoiaary, sontliet between two MehaMnaedan potentatee.in distant parte of Africa There is not the least crhadosv of a doubt that ewhen he sees fit to proe olaim a holy war against the hafidels tlie whole Morocco, between Deka Tehad and the Mediterrenean, will arise at his bidding. The Society et the Senausei is 4 ,power which lutist be reckmaed with by every etate and coantry with colooial aspirations ha the Mohammedan Sere many, with laer vast Mohammedan' poptilation; Fraieee, with her Molise* meden eolaniee; England, with her Islamite dependencies, naust reckon with this powerful chief, whose in.' fluence cannot be overstimatect•Liks his father, Sidi el Malledi is 4 man tat exemplary piety and. aecetie mode of life,is endeavors to promote peaoe between the various Mohaanraecleni tribes of Africa., to further the inter* est• in oemmerce, agriculture and in-- dustries of every kind have only served to strengthen his influence. THE SECRET OE APANA$OUS. Moony Woiiderral Doeninedits llave Me eently Rees Brought so 1,tate. In reference to the recent diacoVeret of Syriee and Outlet documents, 1,000 years eldat Daineeeee, the following additional details, showing the mane nor of the discovery, may prove a ix- terest. Some time ago the Anawy mosque Was burnt down; the governe meat began rebuilding it a few weeks ago, and ha the process, after clearing away eoine Of the rebbieb, they round in the outer oourt a email building with a dome resting Qa four col- umns. On thie that three bozo of parchments, which eon - misted of revenue ;accounts, a Greek Bible, some Syriae books, one of which when opened by tbe Serino pa,triare/a, co ei • ble and the Gospela, and lastly the Horan la Cutis writing, Cute was an old city, older even than Bagdad, where the moat skillful copyists of the Horan congregated, in' the days of Alahommed, whence the characters of the Arable alphabet used by them came to be known as " Cufic." These parchments then are TIMES TO BE CHEERFUL. When we are thoroughly tired and discouraged, then is the time to be really cheerful. Cheerfulness under blue skies and sunshine may only be a reflection of the cheeriness of the surroundings. It is the gray day and the hard road that test the real cour- age and sunniness of the soul. REASON AND INSTINCT. Of course, you consider reason high- er than instinct. II can't say that I do, invariably, answered the blunt citizen. I bays met many a man whose reasoning powers enabled him to argue by the hour and who nevertheless lacked the instincts of a gentleman. AN EXPLANATION. Mistress -Why, Jane, what in the world is the matter with the cream? Jane -I don't see anything wrong with it, ma'am. Mistress --But what makes it so pale? Jane -I reckon that's because nearly beat the life out of it when you ordered it whipped, ma'am, order issued by this powerful Chief considered to be more than 1,000 yeara old. When the governor, llazeux Pasha, heard of this find, he took posseselon of the parchments, photographed. them, and sent the originala on to Conatanthaople. LOVE BALLS. Mr. Fred W. Carey has recently ;been travelling through an almost un- known part of the Chinese Shan !States, wIalch lie between China pro- per and Burn:lain In the amount of bbs'journey, whioh he recently read. 'before the Royal Geographical Society he spoke most favorably of the women 1 of the country, though his opinion of the nem it not so flattering. In their. face and figure, he says, these, Shan. resemble the Japanese, and the wo- ' men are, to say the least, just as un- oonventional and fascinating, There the resemblance ends. The men are lazy, good-for-nothing fellows, who never work unless they are absolutely, obliged to do so. The women toil dur- ing the summer in the rice fields and apend their time When at home in weaving cloth and in household dut- ies. They wear a very pretty ow- tume, including a long, w.hite petti- coat, which is much more becoming than the ugly, misshapen trousers of the Chinese women. 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