r t n A n 5 & V 1 n h ,1 A STUDY IN SCARLET 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 , jnw Mifrr . ,r . '--a""!.,, -- --- , , . r , - t.r- - . ' '. . ' 4 '! "fl .,s....- ... A -"....,,,. Jar r-Z-'S O"! . -... aaSfe. W PTC e2sr - . - - 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. i