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Ia m Patots Coupon nded of Hr Others Besides the Doteh. Sooth African Oz Waajoa. News readers always suffer ineon venience when the reports from abroad contain unfamiliar words and expres sions idiomatic to the locality from which they may have been written. The occurrence of such "uitlandische' terms will be frequent in the dispatch es which will record the strife between England and her stubborn neighbors in South Africa, for that country has a patois all Its own. We therefore propose to furnish our readers with a glossary, simply illus tratlug the terms which are most likely to find their way into the "war corre spondents' ink horns from the dust o the dry African "veldt," says the Chi cago Inter Ocean. And this (the com prehensive term for all open country there, and not merely "the plains") will do to start with. Dealing as we are with "de Afrikaansche taal," and not with what the "Boers" (meaning farm era and nothing more) call "pront hoi laus" correct European Dutch we properly spell this word with a final "t," because phonetically the word Is in Africa "felt," even though the books spell it "veld." Some people mistaken ly connect with the above word the term "velschoens" and spell this, which stands for the farmer made skin shoes, which are only one degree removed from our moccasins, with an added dt," under the Impression that the word means shoes for the veldt. A word cs to pronunciation. As re marked, the "Boer taal" is not the Nederlansche" of today, but a patois. the body of which consists of archaic Dutch of the seventeenth century eked out by adaptations from French, Span ish, Malay and some native words. The vowel sounds are as In French or the I -a tin of the schools, but in many in stances the "a" is "ah," so long drawn out that it ought properly be written "aa" to express the drawl which a Boer alwa"s uses in that word. This also appears in the word fcweaie," iru mortalized by Uncle I'owl when he de scribed the great queen as "eene kweaie vrouw." Pundits in three con tiuents rau their heads against the phrase, mostly in vain, for it was used as a term or respectful awe. lu its archaic, and therefore Krugerian. sense it Is the explicit equivalent of "dread lady." Of the consonants only two need be mentioned, "k" and "g." The first. when a terminal, has the sound of 'ck," and we often therefore so spell it- The "g" Is a guttural so vibrant as to have no representative equivalent in English lettering. Even "cu" (Scotch) in "loch" hardly reaches it as uttered by a plaiusmau; "kh." deep iu the throat, might convey the Idea. "Uit" is one of the most puzzling syl lables for the Anglo-Saxon reader to master. A favorite pronunciation is 'wcet." Its sound in a Transvaaler's mouth Is exactly as we say "eight" in English c. g.. uitlanders. "eightlaud- ers." Even in South Africa itself the Saxon tongue boggles at this "uit," and for "spruit," a brook or streamlet, most of them say "sproot." Nevertheless, tho Boers always pronounce it "spr-eight." Some physical features of landscape likely to be presented to their readers by the news writers Iu "taal" words are shown in the following commen tary: "Hand." any long, rolling hill; range is a rand; more specifically the rassy ridge itself of such a forma tion. Gats rand and Witwatcr's rand are illustrations. "Kopje," pronounced koppe, designates isolated hills, espe cially such as are round and have pointed tops. A "kop" Is larger; It must be an isolated mountain peak to attain the dignity of kop. To be a "spitzkop" the peak must le high. sharp and craggy. "Berg" or "bergen" signifies extensive mountain ranges. To descend to the lower features of the landscape say from the top of Ma- Juba "kop" we come down the grassy. rock strewn "hoogte," or braeslde. and find ourselves in Laingsnek. "Nek" means the rounded hollow of the dip between any two peaks of a mountain chain. But do not make the error of confounding the "nek" with the pass." Laingsnek is a pass, because the road goes over it. but there are "neks" which are not passes. If, however, we were upon a moun tain which-offered us no easy "hoogte" to descend by, wo should have to scramble down some narrow and rug ged "kloof." A kloof is precisely what In America we call a canyon, and, as with the word canyon, so also the word kloof may with equal propriety be ap plied to a deep, narrow cut in a plain or a level, narrow pass In rocky conn try, as to a rift or ascending valley in a mountain side. As we scramble down the windings of our "kloof we may come in sight of the "krantz" of some beetling kop above us. "Krantz" is the ring of abrupt cliff which "wreathes" the brow of the character istic kop of South Africa. Rensburg's kop. on the road over Quathiamba from Natal to Harrismith, in the Free State, Is a good example of a partly 'krantxed" kop. The kloof we have been threading will invariably lead us to a "spruit," and that most likely will run into a vley. the recipient of a dozen or two more spruitjies from the hills. "Vleyx." when near the mountains, are usually large, shallow, marshy collections of the drainage, befPCead libejrallj wjth j great patches of tall reeds and strong rushes, and these are the sources of the rivers. We find that the large streams issuing out of "vleys" continue to bear the uauies of their sources un til the branch joins with another and loses its identity, as "New Year's vley" (a strong stream), "Van Wyck's vley" and others. A "laagte" again is different and is one of the distinctive formations of South Africa, due to the clear cut dis tinction between the dry and wet sea sous. A laagte Is properly a wide and comparatively shallowdepression drop ping suddenly from the prevailing coun try level. It is full of pitfalls, and woe betide the foreign general who shall j try to push cavalry or big guns across i In the face of "farmers" occupying the opposite -"bult." The bottom laud is, when dry, a well grassed turf of rich moid, no one can say how deep, often . two miles or more wide and running 20 to 30 miles, mostly level as a billiard board, but with a gentle tilt sufficient to let the water run. Elaudslaagte is a good example. These fiat bottoms TONIGHT. , Tonight I almost envy you Your quiet bed that swems Too narrow for the coming in Of any nolae or dreams. Bo -when the earth is not too hard A moist and pleasant mold With dandeUons here and there. Like scattered bits of gold, . Thrn maybe I shall break my way The earth and (trasses through. And pmiling with my drowsy eyes Shall come to sleep with yon. Eertha G. Davis in Kate Field's Washington FAMOUS ENGLISH SWORDS. Ex Some Noticeable Weapons That Are liibited In the Tower of London. Whoever visits the Loudon Tower may enjoy a veritablo feast of swords, bui amid the numberless array of weap ons there are ouo or two that aro espe cially worthv of notice. There is the sword of state, which is girt ou the monarch's side after his anointiug at the imposing ceremony of coronation which girding is more honored in the breach, ono would suppose, when the monarch is a ladv. The sword is first are dotted all ever with deep water pits ("cyfer gaten"), often almost hid- consecrated by tho primate, and by him den from the incautious horseman by handed to tho lord chamberlain, who the Ions rrrass. These swarm with completes the function. It is a two band fish, although they are totally discon- J ed weapon, with rich decorations on hilt - ... . ' 1 1 ,1 1 1 3 m a necieu iroin eacn otuer anu may De uju uuiumui uuu aiauuaru. vji scarcely miles from any river. During the wet less importance is tho "sword of mercj',' season, however, the floor of a laagte borne before the sovereign in the coro- will become a gently flowing sheet of nation procession. This sword is named shallow rain water, and through this Curtaua, but though undoubtedly very medium the fish of the river with ancient it can hardly claim to bo the which the laagte finally connects will ' original Curtana forged by the famous slither along over the grass to and . Munincan, from these curious cyfer gaten. I This original Curtana was the magic The appointments of the great South j weapon of Ogier the Dane, bold knight African ox wagon are sure to be refer- ! of Charlemaguo's most warlike days. red to. Of these the great freighters Our own Curtana is in any case many (the "bok wagen") run to as much as , centuries old. It is square pointed, with 20 feet long by 17 between the wheels . tno lk as though the point had been and are drawn by 14. 10 or IS bullocks. ! woken short; hence possibly its name. "spanned" in pairs, "inspannmg ' and i uua OJU who coven, us uamuu, mm "outsnannluc" are the acts of hitching the scabbard is remarkably ornate. Two up and loosing these animals from the other swords are carried at the corona yoke. Each ox is harnessed thus: Aft- tlon ceremony swords symbolical of er the span have been "reimed" and ( spiritual and temporal justice, the first ranged along the "touw" the end of a 1 an odiusb poinr, me latter snarp. yoke is laid upon the animal s neck. Curtana and tnese two justice swords and as there are two stout pieces of i are uot often called upon to make a pub- wood thrust through holes in the end " appearance. It is happily more than of the yoke these clip his neck in a . a liaIf century since they were last re- fork. Thev are the "yokeskevs." A quired at a coronation, but whenever short, twisted coupler of rawhide tile sovereign opens parliament in per- Crnlled tbo "jtron"i eTinmft nn tho son the sword of state first mentioned IS up under ends of the "keys," and then it Is a clever beast who can wriggle out of that simple device. The "reims" with which the oxen have been caught are around their horns, and as each pair are "ycked" the operator seizes their two reims and, allowing a play of about three feet to the right hand called from its reposo. The lord mayor's 6word is even more familiar to the general public, and not only Loudon, but most other corpora tions, have their sword and sword bear er. It is a picturesque survival of tho middle ages which one would regret to see abolished part of the ritual of state ox. lays up the slack crisscross around t customs, wnicn ritual is Dy no means the horns of tho othpr. .nnl thm-o von ' meaningless. Public action must often have the entire harness of the "trock 08S." These "reims" are inch wide strips of rawhide slightly softened by twisting and run from seven to ten feet lu length. The are very strong. The "yokes" are fastened along a carefully laid up cable of rawhide be of a figurative character. Such is tho mode by which tho city of London some times does honor to those who have ren dered the nation good service, presenting to them swords of honor. Theso civic 6Words have been given! to men like Lord Napier, Lord Clyde, Lord Wolse- strauds, which is called the "treck i Iey- Wellington received ono iu ms day, touw" (we beg to repeat that the sound I aua so im tao Prussian LSiucner.L,on of this word warrants the "ck" instead , aon oranaara. of the conventional "k". hut some- I times a European made chain Is used I The unrolling of an Egyptian mummy instead of the native "touw." and then supposed to be that of a princess, dis- the Boer will sneak of it as his "treck i closed a curious clieat. mo priests wno keteng." Each pair of oxen are given a clear nine feet of touw. and as the "dissel lioom" (wagon pole) of stout "iron wood" or "assagai," - "wild pear," or sneeze wood" is 10 to 12 feet the string iu front of n first class "hoxwa" streams out at least SO feet from where the driver sits upon the "wageu kist," deftly handling his great whip. consisting of a bamboo "stock" 10 feet long, carrying a hide thong and biting voor slag" some 25 to Go feet more. In front of all this snakelike outfit walks the "voor looper," leading the front pair by their reims. which he has so hitched In a loop that he can hold it and walk before them out of horns' reach. Then "Ilawt yeh!" yells the driver, with a smack of his whip as loud as a rifle shot, and the great freighter begius its steady crawl. One more word: Should an exception ally heavy piece of road develop or an ox prove more than usually recalci- rant the "achter oss sjambok" (sham- bok) Is pulled out. This is a strip of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide an Inch to one and a half inches square in its native condition, but roughly ta pered for flagellatory purposes, and from four to six feet in length. The very sight of this implement puts much power Into the backbone of every well trained and intelligent bullock, for a strong hand can lay open his ribs with it, be bis hide never so thick and case hardened. did the embalming probably spoiled or mislaid tho body intrusted to them and for it substituted that of an ordinary negro man. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. Timely Directions For Making Two Pretty Trifles. Now Is the time chat women are plan ning about Christmas presents for their relatives and friends. Here are some directions for making two novel ifs: A pretty trifle is a tape measure rep resenting the four seasons. This Is made of satin ribbon 1A inches wide and 30 Inches in length. Upon this care fully mark oft the inch measures and numbers with water color paint or gold, as may be preferred. For each quarter of a yard, representing the seasons, select some suitable blossom nd scatter over the ribbon, painting them in water color or embroidering. as the case may be. A pretty trifle is the bowknot sachet. The ribbon Is tied in a large bow, and the ends are fringed to the depth of one inch, while the loops of the bow form the sachet. "From the Cradle to the Grave. Even the matrons of the Dutch re publics are drilling to fight Great Brit- in, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. From spanking Dutch babies to slaugh tering British subjects is quite a change for even the sturdy Boer wo men. ..75 A gentleman of the court of Pepin had a wonderful pair of breeches that cost f 700. They were embroidered with gold, and all tho figures were traced wich chains of small pearls. 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