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BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
PART H Chapter I Continual.
"Cocks and hens." cried the little
Itrt, gleefully, pointing at their ill
omened forms, and clapping her hands
to make them rise. "Say, did God
make this country?"
"la count he did," said her com
pantos, ratner startled by this unex
pected question.
"He made the country down in Illi
nois, and U made the Missouri," the
little clrl continued. "I guess some-
m- body else made the country to theae
parts. It's net nearly so well done.
1 They forgot the water and the trees."
"What would ye think of offering up
prayer f the man asked diffidently.
v ln"t o'Sht yet," she answered.
It dont matter. It alnt quite regu-
lar, but He wont mind that, you bet!
'Yoa say over there ones that you used
: m , , . : to Say every night in the wagon when
we was on the plains."
J . i . . . . j "Why dont you say some yourself?"
the child asked, with wondering eye.
"I disremember them," he answered,
: wv-i fcatnt said none since I was half the
i height o' that gun. I guess It's never
-, too late. ; You say them out. and I'll
atand by and come in on the choruses."
'.. "Then you'll need to kneel down, and
t ' " me too." she said, lalng the shawl out
for that purpose. "You've got to put
T . " your hands up like this. It makes you
.... . k feel kind of good."
' " It was a strange' sight had there
been anything but the buxsarda to see
It Side by side on the narrow shawl
knelt the two wanderers the little,
prattling chitd'and the reckless, hard
ened adventurer.
t tier cnuoDy race and nis naggara,
i . . ' Angular visage were both turned up to
the cloudless heaven in heartfelt en
treaty to that dread being with whom
they were face to face, while the two
i v 'voices the one thin and clear, the
i ( , tother deep and harsh united In the
J ' entreaty for mercy and forgiveness.
The prayer finished, they resumed
their seat in the shadow of the bowl
der until the child fell asleep, nestling
npon the broad breast of her protect-
i or- i- .
He watched over her slumber for
, g. some time, but Nature proved to be
too strong for him,
y.js. For three days and three night he
had allowed himself neither rest nor
repose.
, . U Slowly the eyelids drooped over the
tired eyes, and the head sunk lower
and lower upon the breast, until the
man's grixsled beard was mixed with
1 the golden tresses of his companlan.
nd both slept the same deep and
dreamless slumber.
Had the wanderer remained awake
tor another half hour a strange sight
would have met his eyes.
' Far away on the extreme verge of
the alkali plain, there rose up a little
spray of dust very slight at first and
hardly to be distinguished from the
aalsta of the distance, but gradually
growing higher and broader until it
formed a solid, well-defined cloud.
This cloud continued to increase In
Ite until it became evident that it
could only be raised by a great multi
tude of moving creatures.
In more fertile spots the observer
would have come to the conclusion
i that one of those great herds of bisons
which grate .upon the prairie land was
, approaching him.
This was obviously Impossible in
these arid wilds. As the whirl of dust
drew nearer to the solitary bluff upon
wurca uiQ lu insianaa were reHjB-
lag the canvas-covered tilts of wagons
and the figures of armed horsemen be
gan to show up through the haie, and
. the apparition revealed itself as being
a great caravan upon its journey for
the West
t r But what a caravan! When the head
"'' ' of it had reached the base of the moun
Ulna the rear was not yet visible on
the horizon.
vw Right across the enormous plain
stretched the straggling array, wagons
, . nd carts, men on horseback, and men
on foot Innumerable women who
,' , - staggered along under burdens, and
-"- ft children who toddled beside the wag
ons or peeped out from under the white
' " coverings.
This was evidently no ordinary party
- of immigrants, but rather some nomad
people who had been compelled
through stress of circumstances to
,-. - . seek a new country.
There rose through the clear air a
y, . confused clattering and rumbling from
this great mass of humanity, with the
creaking of wheels and the neighing
horses.
f Load M 1-was, It was not sufficient
to rouse the two tired wayfarers above
- them", v r f
' At tSeiiead of the column there rode
a score or more of grave, iron-faced
, men clad in sombre homespun gar
ments and armed with rifles. I
On reaching the base of the bluff
they baited and held a short council
among themselves.
The wells are to the right my
brothers," said one a bard-lipped,
.r, clean-shaven man wfth grizzly hair.
"To the right of the Sierra Blanco
; so we shall reach the Rio Grande,"
said another.
I "Fear not for water," cried a third.
1 "He who- ceold draw it from the rocks
will not now abandon His own chosen
people." - -
. " "Amen! Amen!" responded the
whole party.
' They -wef' -about to resume their
Journey when one of the youngest and
keenest-eyed uttered an exclamation
v, and pointed up at the rugged crag
above them.
From its summit there fluttered a lit
tle wisp of pink, showing up hard and
bright against the gray rocks behind.
At the sight there was a general
. reining up of horses and unslinglng
of guns, while fresh horsemen came
galloping up to reinforce the vanguard.
The word "Redskins" was on every
"There can't be any number of In
dians here," said the elderly man, who
appeared to be In command. "We have
v f ; j j passed the Pawnees, and there are no
., . Jii' - other tribes until we rrnaa tho
. - - d- -
, mountains.
snail l go forward and see, Brother
Staagerson?" asked one of the band,
, , "And I' "and I," cried a dozen
"' voices.
- ''Leave your horses below and ' we
will wait you here," the elder an
. swered. v .
In a moment the young fellows had
1 ' 'dismounted, fastened their horses, and
were ascending the precipitous slope
which led up to the object which had
eiclted their curiosity.
' " They advanced rapidly and noiseless
ly ' '1y, with the confidence and dexterity of
practiced, scouts. v
j. The watchers from the plain below
k. . could see (hem flit from rock te rock
H i until their fig ires stood out against
tha sky-line. Vhe young man who had
r rtt giver t alarm ras leading
rvvvvvvvmrv mwwrwi
them.
I Suddenly his followers saw him
throw up his hands, as though over
come with astonishment and on join-
i Ing htm they were affected In the same
way by the aight which met their
eyes.
On the little plateau which crowned
the barren hill there stood a single
giant bowlder, and against this bowl
der there lsy a tall man. long bearded
and hard featured, but of an excessive
thinness. "
His placid face and regular breath'
ing showed that he was fast asleep.
Beside htm lay a little child, with
her white arms encircling his brown,
sinewy neck, and her golden-haired
head resting upon the breast of his
velveteen tunic.
Her rosy Hps were parted, showing
the regular line, -of snow white teeth
within, and a playful smile played over
her Infantile features.
Her plump little white legs, termi
nating in white socks and neat shoes
with shining buckles. Offered a strange
contrast to the long, shriveled mem
bers of her companion.
On the ledge of rock above this
strange couple there stood three sol
emn buzzards, who. at the sight of the
newcomers, uttered raucous screams
of disappointment and flapped sullenly
away.
The cries of the foul birds awoke
the two sleepers, who stared about
them in bewilderment
The man staggered to his feet and
looked down upon the plain which had
been so desolate when sleep had over
taken him, and which was now trav
ersed by this enormous body of men
and beasts.
His face assumed an expression of
tncridulity as he gazed, and he passed
his bony hand over his eyes.
"This Is what they call delirium, I
guess," be muttered.
The child stood beside him holding
on to the skirt of his coat and said
nothing, but looked all around her with
the wondering, questioning gaze of
childhood.
The rescuing party were speedily
able to convince the two castaways
that their appearance was no delusion.
One of them seized the little girl,
and hoisted ber upon hU shoulder,
while two others supported her gaunt
companion and assisted him toward
the wagons.
"My name is John Ferrler ," the wan
derer explained; "me and that little
'un are all that's' left o' twenty-three
people.. The rest is all dead o' thirst
and hunger away down in the south."
"Is she your child?" asked some one,
"I guess she is nowl" the other
cried, defiantly; "she's mine 'cause I
saved her. No man will take her
away from me. She's Lucy Ferrler
from this day on. Who are you.
though?" he continued, glancing with
curiosity at his stalwart, sunburned
rescuers; "there seems to be a power
ful lot of ye."
"Nigh npon ten thousand," said one
of the young men; "we are the perse
cuted children of God the chosen of
the angel Merona."
"I never heard tell on him," said the
wanderer. "He appears to have
chosen a-fair crowd of ye."
"Do not jest at that which Is sa
cred." said the other, sternly. "We are
of those who believe in those sacred
writings, drawn In Egyptian letters
on plates of beaten gold, which were
handed unto the holy Joseph Smith, at
Palmyra. We have come from Nau
voo, in the State of Illinois, where we
have founded our temple. We have
come to seek refuge from the violent
man and irora the godless, even
though It be in the heart of the des
ert." The name Nauvoo evidently re
called recollections to John Ferrler.
'1 see," he said, "you are the Mor
mons." "We are the Mormons," answered
his companions, with one voice.
"And where are you going?"
"We do not know. The hand of God
Is leading us under the person of our
prophet You must come before him.
He shall say what Is to be done with
you.
They had reached the base of the
hill by this time, and were surrounded
by crowds of the pilgtims pale-faced,
meek-looking women, strong, laugh
ing children, and anxious, earnest-
eyed men.
Many were the cries of astonish
ment and of commiseration which
arose from them when they perceived
the youth of one'of the strangers and
the destitution of the other.
Their escort did not halt, however,
but pushed on, followed by a great
crowd of Mormons, until they reached
wagon which was conspicuous for Its
great size and for the gaudiness and
smartness of its appearance.
Six horses were yoked to it, where
as the others were furnished with two
or; at most four apiece.
Beside the driver there sat a man
who could not have been more than
thirty years of age, but whose massive
head and resolute expression marked
him as a leader.
Hewas reading a brown backed vol
ume, but as the crowd approached he
laid It aside, and listened attentively to
an account of the episode.
Then he turned to the two casta
ways. "If we take you witn us," he said In
solemn words, "it can only be as be
lievers In our solemn creed. We shall
have no wolves In our fold. Better far
that your bones should bleach In this
wilderness than that you should prove
to be that little speck of decay which
la time corrupts the whole fruit Will
you come with us on these terms?"
"Guess I'll come with you on any
terms," said Ferrler, with such em
phasis that the grave elders could not
restrain a smile. The leader alone re
tained his stern, Impressive expres
sion, ,
"Take him, Brother Stangerson," he
said; give htm food and drink, and
the child likewise. Let it be your
task also to teach him our holy creed.
We have delayed long enough. For
ward! ' On on to Zion."
"On on to Zion!" cried the crowd
of Mormons, and the words rippled
down the long caravan, passing from
mouth to mouth until they died away
in a dull murmur In the far distance.
With a cracking of whips and a
creaking of wheels the great wagon
got Into motion, and soon the whole
caravan was winding along once
more,
The elder to whose care the two
waifs had been committed led them to
bis wagon, where a meal was already
awaiting them.
"You shall remain here," he said.
"In a few days you will have recover
ed from your fatigue. In the mean
time remember that now and forever
you are of our religion. Brlgham
Young has said it and he has spoken
with the vote cf Joseph Smith, whlok
l.i the voice of God."
CHAPTER IL
This is not tne place to commemor
at the trials and privations endured
by the immigrant Mormons before they
came to their final haven. '
Front the shores of the MissinslDDt
to the western slopes of the Rocky
mountains they had struggled on with
a constancy almost unparalleled in his
tory.
The savage man and the savage
beast hunger, thirst fatigue and dis
easeevery Impediment which Nature
could place in the way had all been
overcome with Anglo Saion tenacity.
Yet the long journey and the accum
ulated terrors had shaken tha hearts
of the stoutest among them.
There was not one who did not sink
upon his knees in heartfelt prayer
when they saw the broad valley of
Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath
them, and learned from the lips of
their leader that this was the promised
land, and that these virgin acres were
to be theirs for evermore.
Young speedily proved himself .to
be a skillful administrator as well as
a resolute chief.
Maps were drawn and charts pre
pared, In which the future city was
sketched out.
AU around farms were apportioned
and allotted In proportion to the stand
ing of each Individual
The tradesman waa put to his trade
and the artisan to his calling. In the
town streets and squares sprang up as
if by magic.
In the country there was draining
and hedging, planting and clearing,
until the next Summer saw the whole
country golden with the wheat crop.
Everything prospered In the Strang
settlement
Above all, the great temple which
they had erected In the center of the
city grew ever taller and larger.
From the first blush of dawn until
the closing of the twilight the clatter
of the hammer and the rasp of the
saw was never absent from the monu
ment which the Immigrants erected to
Him who had led them safe through
many dangers.
The two castaways, John Ferrler
and the little girl who had shared his
fortunes and had been adopted as his
daughter, accompanied the Mormons
to the end of their great pilgrimage.
Little Lucy Ferrler was borne along
pleasantly enough In Elder Stanger
son's wagon, a retreat which she
shared with the Mormon's three wives
and with his ton, a headstrong, for
ward boy of twelve.
Having rallied, with the elasticity of
childhood, from the shock caused by
her mother's death, she soon became
a pet with the women, and reconciled
herself to this new life In her moving
canvas-covered home.
(To b coo Quoad.)
CONTE.NDINQ FOR A PRINCIPLE.
Oood Example of the Quibbles That Prt
vail la Legal Practice.
An English writer gives a good ex
ample of those quibbles in legal prac
tice that have a sort of fascination (or
certain minds. Some years ago, while
traveling on the continent, he met the
one of the piincipalities, who told him
of a curious legal question. It had ref
erence to a railway station at the boun
dary between two principalities.
(someone standing outeide the window
of the ticket office had put his band
through and robbed the till insido.
The boundary line lay between where
the thief stood and the till, so that he
was actually in one territory while the
crime was committed in another. Here
was a nice nut for the gentlemen
learned in the law to crack. Which of
the principalities should undertake the
prosecution of the criminal?
A t it they went in good earnest, and
the arguments on either side were long
and vehement, till the whole case was
embalmed in many volumes. At last
one aide yielded so far as to say:
"We will permit you, as an act of
courtesy, to prosecute, while at the
same time reserving all our sovereign
rights."
At this point of the recital I asked:
And how did the prosecution end'"
"Ah! That is quite another matter,"
eaid my friend. "There was no prose
cution; we were only arranging what
we should do when we caught the rob
ber; but we never caught him."
Youths' Companion.
Fearful Cold of Siberia.
There are still many drawbacks to
travel on the great Siberian railway,
but one of the greatest is the discomfort
to which third-class passengers, especi
ally native Chinese, are subjected.
The pant winter was unusually severe,
yet the rolling stock is so inadequate
that the Chinese ride in open freight
cars. In January and February, when
the thermometer registered from 30 to
40 degrees below the freezing point, the
Chinese sat in crowds on the frozen
tracks and frequently froze to death.
On one terrible nigl.t in February 15
Chinese perished and about 150 others
suffered terribly from frost bites and
exposure.
The Trapplsts.
Many letters come to the monastery
announcing the dettb of relatives of the
menks; these are seen by the abbot
only, and at chapter he may simply an
nounce: i be mother of one of our
number is dead; let ns pray for ber
soul."
Never to bis dying day does the be
reaved Trappist learn that be waa pray
ing for his own mother.
The Money of Babylon,
The great and ancient empires of
Assyria and Babylonia adhered for ages
to primitive blocks of copper and in
gots of gold and silver and did not,
therefore, have an imperial coinage.
itiey possessed a system of banking,
however, which was complete and
well developed.
Dangerous Medicines.
Certain medicines including cincho
na salts, salicylic acid, mercury, tobac
co, alcohol, carbonic oxide, lead, chlo
roform and ether have been report
ed specially dangerous to bearing and
liable to cause doalneos.
Pineapple Juice.
The best lubricant for the organs of
the throat is pineapple jui e. It is
said that people living in countries
where the cone shaped fruit is grown
never suffer from bronchial affections.
Lettuce.
The mineral salts cnntalnnl In
tuce, its refreshing, cooling properties
and its easy digestion make it a most
wholesome addition to tb more solid
foods.
NEBRASKA RELIGIOUS FANATICS.
The ,'HU." an Addttloa to ft
Varluu 'Holinraa" micUlltt.
Nebraska has added auothcr to the
various "holln.ws" loctelles with wut'-u
the land U already ovrruu. The "Fiji-
Itea," as they call
thomstflved, from
the uame of their
leader, Loilia Flgg,
are a tot of relig
ious enthualata
who have baudfd
themselves togeth
er and live in a
swamp near Oret
ua, not so very far
from Omaha. 1'eo
pie lu their neigh-
un is mm. borhood have tar
red and feathered the leaders, have
threatened worse thing, auil have
hauled theui Into court time aud
agalu with little result, except di
vorces. Tha KUtRltea say the Holy
lihost watches over them and tella
them what to do and assert that the
whole world Is not able to turn them
from what they regard as their plain
duty. They consider themselves to be
the chosen of the Lord, aud coudemu
all other persons aud sects to everlast
ing damnation, lu uplta of the fact
that the law Is continually after Ui.mh,
the society Is growing aud may soon tie
compelled to seek larger quarters, '(hey
do absolutely uothlug uuless directed
by the "voice," and couslder themselves
as being the very acme of perfection.
The Flggs lived at tiretna some years
ago, and had money and a good home.
What started them ou this fanatically
religious turn I not exactly kuowu. but
It Is a fact that suddenly both Flgg aud
his wife showed signs of the "spirit"
and their house became the rendezvous
of many Imprvsslouuule women who
developed luto enthusiasts as great as
the Flggs themselves. There were peo
ple In Gretua, however, who did not
think much of their doings, aud booted
them out. A couple of years ago there
was considerable wbltecapptng aud af
ter a dose of tar aud feathers Flgg
gathered up his female adherents and
tied to a swamp, whert he built a rough
shack. In which the crowd still lives.
Strange to say, there are still found
women enough to keep the colouy n a
state of healthy growth. They leave
good homes to go with Flgg to bis mis
erable shanty, which contains but four
rooms, two below aud two upstairs,
where they sing and shout and cood'ict
their fanatical cerauionle with less
regard for the proprieties than ts called
for In a strict Interpretation of the
rules of law and order. These four
rooms are crowded always, no men be
ing among the enthusiasts except Flgg
and bis two grown sons.
The first principle of the Flgg relig
ion la regeneration by the Holy Ghost.
When that Is accomplished, the whole
life of the devotee hangs on the "voice."
The "voice," which Is supposed to come
from the Holy Spirit directs every
move of their dally lives, and whatever
the "vole" directs them to do, Is done
without question.
The Flggltes believe that all creeds
and forms of worship are wroug. as
well as any set way of meeting. They
hare a way of working themselves luto
a high state of excitement when the
"voice" will command one of their
number to go and stir up a meeting be
ing held In some church near by. There
Is usually something doing of very
warm character when the fanatic
shows up and begins to denounce the
congregation.
COUNTESS IN MI8FORTUNE.
Financial Raver of Lady Dudley, a
Noted Kna-liah Haanty.
Reckless extravagance, which an In
come of $500,000 a year could not sat
isfy, has led to the financial ruin of
Georgians, Countess of Dudley, who
for a score of years has been consid
ered one of England's most beautiful
women. Lady Dudley has sold her
magnificent home In London, which
cost nearly $'.'00,000 to decorate, to J.
Plerpont Morgan, and only a short
time since was compelled to dispose
OKOUOLlifA, COL'KTLSS OF DUDLEY.
of ber famous Jewels, they bringing
$160,000 at auction. Her husband, the
late Earl of Dudley, who was Insane,
had a passion for beautiful Jewelry,
and at one time he bad one of the finest
collections of precious stones In the
world. He was Immensely wealthy,
his Income being about $2,000,000 a
year. His son, the present earl, fell
heir to this vas estate, but squander
ed much of It In extravagant living.
Lady Dudley had been a lender In Lon
don's exclusive society for many years,
and there were many brilliant social
functions at ber home. When her son
married, ber Income of $500,000 was
cut down to a tenth of that sum, not
nearly enough to maintain her In the
way she was accustomed to live. At
one time It was said that she was en
gaged to marry Dr. Jameson, and there
Is no doubt that the late Cecil Rhodes
once was a suitor for her hand.
NEW LOQQINQ METHODS.
Btam and Electrlo Machine Uaed to
Haul Lob in Main Foreata,
A few years ago, when some one sug
gested an electric railway from Mooho
head lake up the valley of the Alle
gash river, in the very heart of the
northern Maine woods, the project was
ridiculed on every band as Impossible
of execution In such a rough country,
even If there would be any business
fli)
w v.;
'A r
for the road when It should have noea
couatruvted. Now, however, a trolley
syatem Is lu suiveasftit oxrntlon lu the
IHad river rvglou In tha roughest part
of Somerset Onmty aud la engaged In
hauling heavy load of spruce logs a
I greater burden thau auy ordluary elee
i trio Hue has to carry, writes a Uangor
correspondent of the New York Trib
une.
The electric log-hauler I the luven
tlou of A. O. I.oiiibard. of Watervllle,
who la a mechanical genius and ha
made a fortune from various Inven
tion lu the last teu years. Some year
ago Mr. lAHiirmrd conceived the Idea of
building a ateniu log hauler aud mads
a careful Investigation of the subject
before he began work upon the machine
that he had In mind. II found that
more than fifty years ago a Maine man
had built a ateain log-hauler, but that
It had failed to work on 'account of
some manifest faults In It construc
tion. This first steam log hauler had
a boiler and engine fsountcd utwn a set
of driving wheel five feet In diameter,
with spike In the rim of the wheels
to prevent them from slipping, but
wheu the machine waa hitched to a
load of log the bearing of weight was
on o uiall a portion of the rttu that
the wheels whirred around like those
of a locomotive on a wet rail, while
the spike would dig o deeply Into the
snow that the machine would become
atnllcd In hollows of It own making
and be unable to move Its own weight,
not to speak of a load of logs.
To obviate this difficulty Mr. Una
bard provided hla machine with a sort
of self-laying rati a set of emltc
lag, carried on ball bearings which,
while preventing the wheel from dig
ging luto tha aiiow, affords tueiu a fric
tion hold, giving traction power lultl
clent to draw load of logs aggregating
OO.UOO feet. The forward end of tli
banter la carried by a sled, to which I
attached a pole. A pair of horaes I
hitched to this pole and driven ahead to
guide the machine, but the borea do
no hauling.
STUDY OF 8HRUB8 AND TREES.
Laara Natural Fctenc at Arnold Ar
bo rat urn la a Iloaky Ho war.
I'nlqu ainoug the various reserva
tions which go to make up Uostou's
wonderful system of parks and park
ways, aud beautiful. In Its way, beyond
all others, the Arnold arboretum Is Just
now coming Into the full bloom of It
surpassing loveliness.
At no other place In this country
probably nowhere else lu the world-Is
there such a collection of living trees
and shubbery, carefully disposed for
both study and enjoyment.
Tweuty flv year ago knowledge of
the characteristics, geographical dis
tribution and economic and horticult
ural value of the trees of North Amer
ica was vague and hardly within the
reach even of those anxious to acquire
such knowledge, but, as a result of
the work done at the Arnold arbore
tum. It may be fairly said that to day
the trees of no other country have been
so carefully studied and are so well
known.
The arboretum Is a department of
Harvard I'nlverslty, and was original
ly established with a view to provide
opportunity for the scientific study of
tree life, yet so carefully has the work
been planned, and so artistically have
these carefully wrought out plans been
executed, that the sctentlllc value of
the collection Is almost lost Right of lu
Its picturesque beauty.
The tract of 225 acres which are In
cluded In this reservation was pur
chased by Harvard University with
funds bequeathed to that Institution by
James Arnold, of New Bedford, any
the Boston Herald. At that time It
was a piece of rough, uncultivated land,
overrun with a wild growth of native
shrubbery, and wlib little timber
growth, except scattering hardwood
and a remarkable growth of hemlocks,
which latter still remains the crowning
glory of the collectlan.
THAT WORD "LOAFER.1
Question to tha Derivation Becom
ing Acuta In London.
The question as to the derivation of
that word "loafer," which Mr. Ithodes'
will Is likely to elevate from the slung
dictionary, is already getting acute,
nays the Loudon Chronicle. Despite
"Notes and Queries," and the deriva
tion, through Hans Breltuiann, from
"that lofer (lover) of yours always
banging around here," the word Is
Spanish, and, like galoot and others,
came from Mexico, through Texas to
the State. It Is the Anglicized or
Americanized form of galloferro, "an
Idle, lazy vagabond," passing, as any
student of Bartlett knows, through
gtofero, aud glofer, to lofer, and end
ing up with the pretense of having
something English or American about
It as "loafer," a man who has no
casual connection with the loaf bo
does not earn. Of the loafer, Josh
Billings has given lu bis "Almlnax"
a description which would have gone
to Cecil Rhodes' heart, as of the type
of man who was not to Inherit Dal
ham, or any other property that was
bis, If he could help It: "The loafer
Is a thing who is willing to be de
spised for the privilege of abusing
others. He occupies all grades In so
ciety, from the Judge on the bench
clear down to the ragged creature
who , leans against lamp posts and
fights file In August He has no
pride that I worthy and no delicacy
that anybody could hurt During his
boyhood he kills cats and robs bens'
nests. During middle life be begs all
the tobacco be uses and drinks all the
chenp whisky he. can get at somebody
else's expense, and does die at last."
The loafer In America would seem to
be more pronounced than his British
brother, If we take Henry W. Shaw
Josh Billings as authority.
Needed No Defense.
Congressman Williams of Mississippi
has a new negro story.
"Are you the defendant?" asked a
man In the courtroom, speaking to an
old negro.
"No, boss," was the reply. "I ain't
done nothing to be called names like
that. I'se got a lawyer here who does
the deferring."
"Then who are you?"
"I'se the gentleman what stole the
chickens." Omaha Bee.
In nine cases out of ten, when you
fetil tough. It' your liver.
THE PACIFIC CABLE
H . ..! Ilia .l.vlal.in nf ttall-
A ,. ... I., .. II,. I.ull.lliiir uf
the new trnu I'scinc cslde to
private enterprise, the work w III b
Immediately begun by the Oomiuerclal
I'acttc t'ii lilts Company, a new concern
formed ou the basis of the Commercial
Cable Company, which will couaiim
uit a duplicate all the world around
cable.
It I apeclltcally atated that while tha
United State government doe not lu
cur any expense or responsibility, It
will have at It discretion comumud of
all facilities. Ttita I particularly I in
portant becaus the government ha
already gone to the expvuae of Inylng
more than 7(H) ml lea of cable In tha
Philippine, Islands, The cable went
laid a a ueceasary strategic measure
durlug the recent trouble there and are
Intended to be a connecting link In
the general system covering our poase
Ion.
Length of tha labia.
The new cable will ruu from Pan
From-laco, a distune of 2.113 miles, to
Honolulu, theuce to the Midway Isl
and and (ius m, another 2,21)3 miles,
and then to Manila, another 1,3K) mile,
enabling the company to connect wliu
a cuble to Hong King aud all poluta on
the Asiatic coutluciit.
From ltong Kong the romicctlona of
the Commercial Tactile cable will run
north up the Chinese coast, ttimlly pas.
Ing through Siberia to Kt. IVteraburg,
and thin completing the route through
Northern Asia aud Kurow. From the
same Junction they will extend down
through Slam and the Strait Hottle
ment. connecting with the Australia
aud New Zealand cable, and passing
weat through India to Aden, along the
Hed 8c aud Mediterranean to tilbral
tar and Lisbon, thence to the A tore,
where the Commercial ("able Com
pany's system ha another .headquar
ters, extending to New York. Itoth the
San Francisco and eastern ends of
these cable will be connected with the
land telegraph system of the Postal!
Telegraph Company for all polui In
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I.IKTINU TIIK PACIFIC CAULK ASHoltB.
the United State. A uniform rat of
$1 a word will he charged for messages
from Khu Francisco to Muullu and
China.
The tlrst section of tha (Hide from
dan Francisco to Honolulu Is being
manufactured by the India Itubber
Uutta I'ercha Telegraph Work Com
pany. Ltd., Ixtndon, Knglaud. Tli
length I about 2,413 miles.
Laying tha Cable.
The cattleihlp Htlvertuwn, owned by
the manufacturer, will convey this
section of the entile from Ixmdon to
the l'aclf)c coast via Cape Horn, where
she will proceed with the laying opera
tions. It I expected to complete the
entire cnhle from Ban Frauclaco to Ma
nila by January, 10o3.
The laying of the new cable will In
volve searching ocean depth to possi
bly as fur as three tulle. While the
government work was being carried
ou In tha Philippines the greatest depth
reached was one aud an eighth mile.
The estimate Is that a depth of at
least three miles will be reached lu cov
rlug the I'aclllc ocean.
The operation, of laying so many
thousand miles of cattle will necessar
ily Involve a great deal of skill, but
the difficulties which those who laid
the Atlantic cables encountered have
passed away, those having charge of
the present work being able to carry
"t all details. The delicate aud par
ticular work, however, will be the land
ing oMlie cnhle at Its objoctlve point
at Manila. The shore end conveyed by
the Sllvortown to this point will lie
lifted gently from the ship toward the
laud, where It will be placed in a deep
trench, through which It will be con
veyed to Its dual land communications,
thence connecting with the cable to
along Kong.
The death of John W. Mackny called
attention to cable-laying projects In
the I'aeltla It Is stated thnt the plans
contemplated by his company will be
pushed forward with all possible dis
patch. The project ha been delayed
by the failure of the government to
furnish the company with soundings
taken in tho PacHc. It Is expected that
these soundings will soon be furnished
and that tho work will then bs pushed
to completion. Possession of the Philip
pines has made the necessity of a Pa
elflc cable very appnretit,
QOATS WARD OFF DI8EASE.
TheyFhould Ha Kept Wherever Horse
Are Heiilllarly Unused.
"Goats are good things to keen
around the sihles where the hors
are housed," suit nn old denier In
horses, "and the man who wunts his
horse to remain heulthy will make s
mistake If he does not keep a few goats
around. I do not propose to go Into
an analysis of the reasons, but I om
In a position to state the fact, and I
do It nfter ninny yenrs of experience.
I have been handling horses for more
than a quarter of a century and I have
had occasion to ohsorve very closely
those things which tend to benefit the
horso. Occasionally I have been with
out goats and nearly every time I have
been called upon to doctor one or more
of my horses for some complaint pe
culiar to this kind of animal. Wheu 1
had goats around the stables to rub
up agulnst the sdills and wallow
around generally sickness among my
boritts was a rare thing. . ,
It Will Complete an l.lac-
trk tllrdl About the
lirth Our (Jovernmrnt
Will Mve 5pel I clll-
tlra for Communicating
with Island Poelon
Is) the I'aclllc jt j
' "My attention was called to the fact
a good many year ago by a luuu whe
had apent th greater part of til life
In th bora biuliieaa. 1 had Just lost
a couple of Rua borai-s aud I via great
ly grlvvvd over th loss. I had dealt
with theiu vary carefully aud. In fact,
had mad pet out of them. 1 hap
pened to meet my old friend and wa
telling about my loss. 'Do you keep
any goal around your stable t he ask
ed. I told bhu I did not. There la
where you uisk a big mlatnke,' lie
said. 'Iluy a few goat aud turn them
lu the lot .Willi your horse and let
them ruu together. I hive tried It
snd It I a good plsu.' I never thought
much of It at the time, out I con
cluded that I would try It Just for luck.
It could do no harm. I bought in
some goat.
"Hluc thnt lime I ht always kept
guata with my home, and the health
of my lumes ha been a witter of iot
nmong those who are fau.lllar with
my tiusturai. I do not pretend to lay
just what It I about tli goat which
will banetlt th horse. Hut thrr I
something which act i a great pro
tection to the bone In the matter of
health, 1 have often heard that th
odor of th goat wlill offensive
enough la a great many persons, waa
very healthy thing even for member
of tho huimin family. I guess It Is
the odor of th goat which beuetlt the
horse, I hive often wanted to se a
chemical analyila of th gout odor, to
that I might understand Just wlnit the
actlr purifying prtnclpl was mid
of. It la evidently a good disinfectant
of some kind, (ioat ire good horse
doctor, and th man who wants hi
horse to remain healthy and vigorous
lioiitd keep goal around th amble."
-New Orleans Time )emocrt
Hooka Named from the lllble.
A close acquaintance on the part of
authors with the tera snd expreaalv
phrsac lu tha lllbl I plainly almwn in
tha titles of a host of book. Among
the title taken directly frm the lllble,
.ttrr-F.-r Vr. -. :sT"
7 w si m-m m
r r.r--vr
ays th Philadelphia Saturday ICveu
Ing Post. sr the fidtowlng;
"if Hlmier Km Ice Thee," "Th Dy
of Temptation," "Th Favor of
I'rluee," "Wayfaring Men," "Weighed
and Wanting." "The Wage of Bin."
"lllaek but Comely." "Droaa."
In
Kedar Tent," "The Valley of Decl
alum" "The Unjust Steward," "Hon of
th Morning." "Visiting the Hlii.
"The
quick or the Dead." ."Th Prodigal
"Th Itond woman." "Tinkling Cyui.
hall," "Th Crown of Life," "Unleav
ened llread," "A Uodlecan," "The
lllrllirlght." "The (larden of Kdeu."
"The Htory of tha Innumerable Com
pauy." "The Wing of the Morning."
"Until th Day Hreak," "The Mantle
of Klljah." "They That Walked
Unrkiieaa," "I (io a Fishing." '
In
The
Tent of Rhem." "The Kunre of th
Fowler." "(ilv Me Thine Heart."
"Mine Own People," "The Measure of
a Man," "Itesurrertlnn," "The Market
Plac," "From My Youth Up." "His
Hrot!ier'e Keeper," "The Host of the
Lord" and "On ths Fsc of the Wa
tern," Their First lor-Crram
Seven huudred Immigrant were
pending on Fill Island their tlrst Hun
day In the New World, aud through
somebody's kindness Ice-cream bad
been ailded to the bill of fare. This
wii novelty to most of the liiiuil-grahts-o
great a novelty, Indeed, a
to amount to a puzxlo. The New York
Time reports some of the comments
which It called forth.
"Sure, an' there's frost in th' milk,"
said an Irish girl, wheu tho first cold
spoonful had surprised her throat.
"Milk, did ye say?" snld North of
Ireland lad. "Ah. but It's more ilk
swatened snow, It Is!"
"An how did they kapo It from melt
In'?" Inquired another.
Some Italian Immigrants did not
take as kindly to It, an, tiled to make
the attendant understand that they
would like to have It warmed.
"Oh, what stuff this would he t
cruise with In 'ot weather!" exclaimed
an English fisherman, smacking hi
Hps.
' Standing on tint liu.
During the trlul of a street railway
damage suit In one of tho circuit
branches of the Supremo Court of the
District of Columbia a few day ago
an Important eyewltncwt of the acci
dent took the stand In thu person of
an elderly colored mnn, Tho plaintiff
had been Injured while the cur was at
a alrcet crossing, nd otiu of the attor
neys was endeavoring to olldt from tho
witness JiiMt where the hitler was
standing at the moine'it tho plaintiff
was struck by the car.
"As I uiidorHliind you," remarked the
attorney, after a number of question
had been asked, "you wero slamllng ut
tho street corner diagonally opposite
tho point where the aclodent occurred "
- "No, sir, I wasn't," declared thu wit
ness. "I guess I was standing kinder
sort or bins from tho spot, "-Washing,
ton Star.
, Hut Chow Umiii.
Huts, say the Pittsburg Dispatch,
have contracted the gum-chewing hub'
It at Hohokcii IiatHl
W have often wondered which
comes first: the thought In the widow
er's miud of marrying again, or tu
story on him.
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