A CURIOUS ROMANIAN CUSTOM.

"The two white doves which were perched in the wedding
carriage excited much interest. They were given, following the
pretty Roumanian cuckoo, to the bride and bridegroom by the
people of Roumania to symbolise the happiness and peace which
are hoped to the newly-married couple."--_North Mail_.

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"A ROMANTIC COURTSHIP IN TURKEY.

Miss ---- visited Colonel ---- when boat, money, a
hiding-place in Constantinople last summer suffering from
smallpox."--_Provincial Paper._

There seem here to be all the elements of romance, but the story
suffers from overmuch compression. We shall wait to see it on the
film.