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Show THE SULTAN OF TERNATE. There was a time when the Sultan of Ternate bad great power and riches and lived In grand style. But nowadays, now-adays, when (his potenate shows himself to his people, he rides In a Ktate carriage a Sift from the government, gov-ernment, dating fre-m a very remote period of the coach building art which Is dragged and pushed by natives, na-tives, whose business It Is to take the place of horses. It I3 said that horses are scarce on the Inland, und that the sultan resents tbe Idea of placing a native roachmnn in ti more elevated position than himself; therefore there-fore he prefers to drive out at a snail s pace, towed by coolies. When the resident returns an official of-ficial lslt he Is fetched In the same, vehicle, aud In.-, the sanir curious ttyle. Visits are generally paid by the resident at 7 o'clock In the evening, even-ing, and the carriage Is then accompanied accom-panied by torch bearers, which add to the fantastic appernnce of the cortege cor-tege and causes great excitement amongst the Islanders, wh. fock out to watch the procession. . It takes half an hour to reach the paUce from the resident's house, and at the palace the sultan awaits his guest at the foot of the steps, surrounded by lackeys, holding hold-ing lighted candles. On arrival of the resident, the sultan offers him his arm and leads him up the steps to his rectpol hall, where a few chairs covered cov-ered with red velvet have been placed beforehand. The resident takes a seat to the right of the sultan, and the native secretaries place themselves at either side of their royal master. As soon as the resident Is seated a servant ser-vant brlng6 a basin ' water for hi. excellency to waflh bis hands, if he wishes to do so, hut as a rule the resident waves htm off. Tea and cakes are next presented, after which a trourx of royal women dancers to the number of half a dozen or so, walk slowly In stately .fashion, one behind be-hind the other, accompanied by a cla-rluet cla-rluet player In the uniform of the Na poleonlc period At the end of the performance the ladies walk out In the same slow and stately manner, and then there is a pause, during which c lears and skeets are presented. t the termination of the Interval another set of dancers this tlm of the male Fex file in, followed fol-lowed by a large number of musicians playing violins, flutes nd drums The dance of the jnen consists of a srlen of high Jnms and acrobatic performances, ending by their forming form-ing themselves Into a human pryamld. Tb male dancers w-ar curious harlequin har-lequin costumes with three-corni-rerl hats ornamented with blrd-of paradise feathers, the sight of which would turn any European lady green with envy, ft is now time for the resident to return home, aud 'he ancient carriage, car-riage, with lt,H quaint human horses and torch bearers, Is once more placed at his dlspocal. Wide World Magazine. Maga-zine. . ,. , |