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The Bazaar* of Uucknow. ? r*-* UK day of tile bazaar in In I dia Tins long passed without j I hope for any return of its ?** glory. Yet the visitor, in Wrch of novelty, may still he fairly tell satisfied with the results of the tffort he must make to see what re nins of the curious life in thove daces which are different from uvery hl0K In this land ; their nearest paral id belli),' the French market in New Orleans, or a county fair, says the. Christian Beit* net? Monitor? ? *rr? The stranger to India should take j* precaution to secu?e the services is a guide and physical protector of i thoroughly competent interpreter, >ne who isVonvct'Kant with nt least lalf a dozen of the numerous dla ects spoken in India's commercial rireles, and who? -when It comes to )uyiug or rejecting ? knows 1 at a glance "a hawk from a herneshaw" jecause, as a decidedly cynical Eng lishman said, '^Nine-tentbis-? of- the stuff displayed in those Indian bazaars ire spurious, and the remainder utter y worthless rubbish." An exaggera tb>Q. of course, yet it is a hard matter to find the few gems that may be (here; and. at any rate, if the , pur chasable inanimate is lacking, the ub most endless variety of the recum bent or animate human deiHzens Is a ich reward for the fatiguing hours in i bazaar. In Search of the Picturesque. It is a groat pity that Civilization Is so very inconsiderate toward the pic turesque, the stranger, and tlje racial ly attractive (In spite of its dirt) which are so different from the life, and the people we know and are so tlro^jof. their lnnrtl$tl<f dirt especial ly, that we oflen rush off to the antip odes to find something artistic, and Interesting.* When we f Jlti ? hi ? Dtrr fcearrh, we are apt to abuse the writers who tell us ? not what they really did sec, Inn what they had predetermined they were to see. * It Is not many years since that the bazaar at Delhi, to take at -random one of the many, was truly a -wonder* ful place. It occupied a hirge extent jof ground, covered with ati manner of ramshackle buildings, the ground floors of which were open stalls some what like those seen In the Illustra tion accompanying this article. There were a few fairly broad thoroughfares which traversed the section from side to side in ji serpentliie course, -Hilt the really interesting and attractive shops were reached by many narrow, wind ing la lies, forming a veritable laby rinth. into which the unwary stranger who ventured alone was quickly lost; and when he betrayed his- misfortune by act or word, was sure to be pouneeil up'tii by a flock of human vul tures lien) upon getting his last rupee hi exchange for their wares, and heart less as io whether or not he got back to the leeajrer ci viii/.ation of Delhi's then wreteh,.d hotel. ? In the main avenues there were ? shall we sar canals, or streams, or ditches ? Well, there was something ln whir||,.\? r rve call them that pos sessed ii1(. in, ,| ion of liquid, and there. *as oiie, or perhaps two, rows of dls . OUra?'('Iooking trees. But In the narrow alleys there was no disguising p fact that those ditches were sim P.v ofM-n drains, .usually so torpid In ,(*lr n??w i hat Hie stench was nftnost ^rpowerin". and the visitor from J roafj wnndei-od how any human be n> rtaild breathe the fetid air all dny n nil nj-|lt ,(S eonjplncentljr aj did ? > mi /,.ui r in-iiizonx. J. vV' Occasional Bargains Found. Xev??rih?'loss, those wore the doy> |t was quite possible to pick Up rarr :m<i precious* bargains for * *"ns. hammered out from brass or othrr metal ft, true gems of many kinds. 1nrt?? ornaments deftly tarvwi frrun jade In minute patterns, ?rtlnu th.n, almost literally "worth thHr w ei^iit in gold," and many other trea*iir?*s *urh as jaowadnya n?7efc *etth a iMi'/anr stall. they are enap l?y |>r?>f^M?<lofinl dealer* -the JR'>niont th? y leav<? the hands of their Wflnal (n\m:r, whom want eoinpehi to sacrifice, and the dealer knows ex actly where lives .the rich Indian who pays, without haggling, the toi> mosrt price. The glory " of tfie ftazaar, like that of practically all that was picturesque, had gl von way to the vitally needed .sanitary measures. But the bazaar still exists, although rather In what we would call open or general mar kets. Undoubtedly they continue to offer many temptations spread before -tiie . covetous, eyes of Uu> foreign vis itor In such alluring- ways that the end 0*f purchasing is not reached even when the bottom of the purse Is, be cause the dealers ape" only too glad to send their wares to the hotel to be paid for at master's or madam's con venience, and lots of other "rare bar gains which cannot be duplicated." . Most Fascinating of Streets. Mr. Curtis' "Modern India" says of Delhi's Ciiandni Chunk, "Silver Street," that it Is fairly called "the most picturesque and fascinating street In the world." Between the two rows of trees that grow along the cen ter of its width of 75 feet there was formerly an? aqueduct of clear, run ning wattff, that Is no\v filled, and Its banks are the groat promenade for the city's gentry, both foreign resi dents and natives. - 'But the street is marvelous for the adeptness of the shopkeepers. In "spot ting" tlie stranger. Let a visitor from abroad appear, no matter how perfect ly (lie, at least, thinks) he Ijas dis guised himself In proper Indian garb, he Is pounced upon (by a swarm of shopkeepers, and besought to avail himself of the bargains that we,re ne'v er before offered, and never will again fall to his good fortune, until he either yields and secures, sometimes a true bargain, but often a lot of rub bish, or calls to his relief a friendly policeman, usually a swarthy Sikh. Sometimes it Is most amusing when rival merchants grapple each othcK In their frantic efforts secure the. mo nopoly "of a seemingly profitable cus tomer, and the pollcemnn's services rire required to separate the belliger ents. . . Freak Fiddles. The Ktory of freak fiddles would fill a hook; They hove been made of tin, copper, Iron, leather, glass and paper. They have assumed ninny wonderful shapes. ' Last yeafr, in Los Angeles, a hllnd fiddler used to play on the corner with a fiddle that had no body. A tin horn did the work of the ordinary souncl box of the violin. This was the invention of a local man. A certain corporation making phonograph records in the east, uses | an aluminum violin. This Instrument is scientifically constructed and used 1 by one.Qf the greatest artists In mak ing records of his solos for reproduc I tion on talking machines. Even the I highest priced old violins do not sound as one expects a violin to #ound when it Is reproduced on a record. This aluminum violin corrects that and the listeners sit entranced at the.) sweet tones of the record. The violin. I Itself, has a most disagreeable tone. ? | Lo* Angeles Time*. - - Stoaming Paper. ,.c Stripping wallpaper from the walls of a room Is a tedious and unpleasant task. The following method has been found to do this work satisfactorily-; Remove nil furniture from the roOm and take up the floor covering: place In the middle of the room some kind of portable stove with a big pan of water on too. Light the stove and Hose all the windows and doors; when the room beco'nfCS full of stenm ft will soften tlio paste which has l^n used for sticking the paper on the wall. After an hour or more of the stemming It will be easy to remove the paper. :: .. . A* Far a* It Goes. , Som?Lpeople's Idea of efficiency is to pin a not*.-? on the front door that the bell la out. of order. Instead of having it fixed.? Ohio Sta??* Journal. ' f ? l*OSTAL K.MI'LOYKS rNI>KKr.\II> I . ? ? i l.itorary Calls Attention to Great Nwl of More Pay Working t\l lllf I I'IMIIfsi ami (W* biggest **nu?loyer to A incrtca. !i| no m^vtns ii bed \i? rose*, Tie Idtorary l>igest, i*r.v i a 'largo. |*ig<> m |H-i! fo r t'Uo im-roNM' of it 10 ^onrjK'n MOti ir of tluve tu tlii' i'ln i iu.v of the l.'Ul.tvd State* juMtoffHv;- )l?"parim -lit ; iluuu free "WM'Jtri s ?'?I Ihf ' *>u lr\. The .1 II irU- show -.'thai under tin- |,n\>, an ? > 1 1 1 1 > I ? > \ e?->. I ii;- Ii ?n?t y\\\ h*Her eurrl'r. porter. eltik i?l' >U|.ellll!P)ldelil ill*' t lVl.lt* Hi in the luosi niggardly fashion. Tlu? art 1 : ? to hIoavs the -trttns of postal employes, ? < ' 1 1 1 1 f ui/.ed ;t> t'. How fi ft Tlu?y \y?t'k day mot u.lgtvt, often in unwholesome tpotrtcrs niift under #P \ere strain. Their minds mv ctt)\V(%i wllu endless details of an exacting teiu. Their bodies are racked a<sYd worn l)J 1 1 : i I'sli eondit ions unit cruel burden-. >?*?! tlio ? Inks lecclve .an aw roue of sea reply S t n da\ . I.etter < ni rit rs a iv eon verted into paek animals ami loaded ilowu witli burdens often weighing (SO to NO pounds or more. Through driving main oty Uiiy./airtl, in burning heat or Atlugl g ctiki, they must cover their routes in schedule time. The stoutest oft suc cumb to the inhuman strata, y ivt the maximum salary after years of exiwr ienee is loss than a week. In view of tllV' In Justice ami burdens pMced on t he so workers who must specialize and become experienced In tiio minutest detail, every oiie is urged to write the oon^ysmon or senators In an endeavor to favorably relieve the present condition. Il Is only fair >ind Just that they should receive (Wfa In? crease. those familiar with their duties and compensation argue. Time to Go lie had hold forth for so long on tin' [subject <>f 'h'is adventure that the en tire smoking room was distinctly bored. - Kl-haMy-be roa<4ted India. ?Tt wo# tlMEre that 1 first saw a man-eating tiger," he announced, boast-; fully.; "Pooh! That's (nothing." said a ujl'ld | tooking 4 It t ie man. edging t ovva rd the, door. I "once saw a man eating rab bit." And he- -sauntered gracefully .'but. MlX A.h'llmi ( Waul, of I lit \. V . has completed a bod ?|uUt olab? t'lHlr <U)trig|) WtilCOK ft'lll ;l ill- ??.< H I i ,,, urate pieces.,, li required seven years '<? eontplelo the ipiilt. v'"%. ? i lie < nab;to of Ihr Philippines one of the sight* Hon fiilh'il to i JltllM.I iu.\ ;l I U'lll |o|? 1(1 the Philippine j l&huids wax iin lusit ui tiHi I oa'l I hn that rather than an animal, because Im.is > !n r u t* i isi i< ?>f lid t stjriuil^j ? umI mi rnet\ , flu* Cji I'iIImu Tic ?-ataba?>* heloinr l.o I ho gf(>\tp nfj A?dtttb* hnl'fa.lo. . They are mo-.tlv 1 nit i - . . , u .l ami i li.'l i 1 1 i"k I iii It ? , a re i n|i:i rs< I \ juvri tl \\ i l It thin hair. Tin lr an- HK r??und as barrels. and their O'i it. thick. long h?'in> : ? i \ i ? thorn a 1\ rmldnblo ii|i|viuiimv. intt iin\ ;i i ? ? ?|Ni,v harmless under ordinary <?> di tious. 'JV'c.v uiv Ideal Philippine beasts of l?unh%? for t\M? rea?ou?; first. ihe.v a it slow- -tlw. ?ltww; tiny, l?oUor in the estimation of i ho native, who Is never i in i Imrrv : >ccoml. mi aeeount of their big. barrel-shaped hollies and split tn*\fs w hich spread out ver,V widely when the r?lu.\ weusou r? niirs anil the J'OWds are r I vers of thlek innil. It Is impossible > to gyt tllem sta'lloil. A horse -would too v mired to ft Is death, whereaA the eara |?ao inkes to the mnd h< naturally ns" U dmk does II) water, lie flouts. lie enjoys It. \ the rh?e paddles ??f fields are nothing hut mud covered with several I hello < of water, and the soM must he plowed. the earn ha o. api*arcntly taking a pleasant ha III. pulls ah'ug " -submerg ed. antiquated plow to whh*h his inns tvr h insfsi. up to 'liiswaist in the sllnuv I Mi i I ipi >1 lie plowing is a wonderful pro T e f.i rahni' i* -t .?Hlrantfe. slow animal thai >"enu Im lake llie world phHoso phleally and neVor jjets exeitwl.' He Is |(Hptai to all tMXvaslons except imp, and jthat Is when iHi gets led. Then he wlil- "run amtu'k." and trample or hern anything In his way ill he gets^o the water. This occurs very, seldom, but H - is a<M iiecasion tfi^t Ills master dreads, iM'cause he takes the notion of getting to water so suddenly that there Is, uo way of stopping him. 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