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BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
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WATERWAY
PART II Chapter V Continued.
Ia his eagerness he had wandered
. tar past the ravine which were
known to him, and it waa no easy
matter to pick out tit path which he
had taken.
The Talley In which he found him
self divided and subdivided into
many gorges. ' which were so like
one another that It was impossible to
extinguish one from the other.
jV. He followed one tor a mile or more,
until he came to a mountain torrent
which he was sure that he had never
seen before.
Nlrtt waa eomliur on rapidly, and
It was almost dark before he at last
found himself in a defile which was
familiar to him.
Even then it waa no easy matter
ywinirer mrmhora of the church via
lng rebelled aRalnst the authority of
the eliiers, and the result had been
the secession of a certain number of
the malcontents, who had left l-tah
and become Centllea.
Among these had been Prebber
and Stanserson, and no one knew
whither they had gone.
Rumor reported that Drebhor bad
managed to convert a large part of
his property Into money,-and that he
had departed a wealthy man, whll?
ori ! u a. mnrh aa mv own lite Uis companion. Biangerson. m run
is wo"rth to be seen talking with you. paratlvely poor. There was no clew
Th u . warrant analnst vou from at all. however, as to their where-
ih. u.,i emir t.r assintina- tha Fer- abonts.
Aianv a man. nowewr vimiu-mo
, . . . i . . , l. . .. , 1 1. 1 . . b i, a . ft. - t . J tv...
or their war-101"" nave aoanuonea an inuuKui viiimaic acsmi ni lue o uptnuuui i-wia
Undertaking Which Will Trans
form the Mississippi.
FOR l)KKl'SEA BOATS.
riers away.
"I dont fear them
.a . I 1 ... I.. "Vrtii tniw I U lut- lull- ... "
h v"r Acuity, but Jefferson Hope never tab
" , z:: ; ; . n for . moment
" - v'.i j v i j - - - w - "I VK .y
row ques-
Wlth the small competence he pos-
th Qoversmtnt Hi la Hind.
eked out by su employnlent I
sake.
swer me."
"What is it!" the Mormon asked.
uneasily. "Be quick. The very .rocks
have ears and the trees eyes.
What has become of Lucy Fer-
rler?"
She was married yesterday toj ufe.
town to town through the vnlted
States in quest of his enemies.
Year passed into year, nis Dines.
hair turned grlnled, but still he wan
dered on. a human bloodhound, with
his mind whollv set upon the one ob
ject upon which he had devoted hisj
young Drebber. Hold up, man, hold
tn keen to the rteht track, for the up. you have no life left in you.
monn had not ret risen, and the high "Dont mind me." said Hope, faint
cliffs on either side made the obacur- ly. He was white to the very lipi.
it mar nrafound. land had sunk down on the stone
Weighed down with his burden, against which he had heen leaning.
and weary from his exertions, he "Married, you sayT
stumbled along, keeping up his heart "Married
lay Millions to 11 Kaptadcd in Malt
lita: tb kUaalaalppl th Orandaat Wa
ter I'amit In the World Obatrnc
tlona to II Ramovad aad Chaauala to
Chanaad-ttank l'rottctloo and
Kstablianiuaat of Adtquat Lava
Bjrsteaaa KBect on Trad,
The Mississippi River, "rather of
At last his nerseverence waa re-
.4 T wai hnr a a-lnne. of a face
In a window, but that ono glance told Waters," from Its source to its mouth
him that Cleveland. In Ohio, poa- traverse w uogreee latitude, is aioug
sessed the men in whom he was in th lowest line and through th moat
pursuit of. fertile belt of the Cut ted Slate. There
He returned to toe uueeraoie imig- u tlie vn,t a.tuv, atr from the
yesterday thafs what mRa with his plan of revenge all ar- , lh . oul , u ,, il)V.,ril
mont ranred. It cnanced. however, that . ... ..... ,
.nn). h. I. 1.. r.. M window. "
tar the reflection that every step those nags are for on the Endowment rflnred. It cnanced. however, mat
ft . . VI . . T .. mwA .ha. I Tl,AMh ftvtta l.rr a
orougni aim nearer w """' - uregoer. nntKius iivm .. .... . , . . ..i---,! .... ... ),
v- ..j i.v vi k in. tnftftift .m. rtrchhor 111,1 muni? i.., j iha vagrant in the tu .mi wniin nas piayea sum au uu
...... ftknn, t,A W th. remainder Stanwrson a to which waa to have U..r .n.l hait Kad munier In hU WUt Prt In th worlds lllatory,
at their teurne. her. They"d both been In the party evea i Bilck of i,rln to ,h ww, ,u
- He had now come to the mouth of that followed them, and Stangerson 1 u hurried befofe a Justice of the Southern Missouri. Arkansas aud North
the very defile in which he had left had shot her father, which seemed to peace, accompauled by Stangerson, em Louisiana. Is s great resourceful
.w- '- give him the best claim; but when wno had became his private secre- ind in almost vtralu condition. -and
Even In the darkness he could rc- they argued it out m council, ureo- tary. and represented to mm inai having s climate as favorable as that of
ognisithiutUnea ot the cliff ber's party waa the stronger, so the they were In danger of their lives srtiUTu Italy. To the east are the par-
Misatssirn uiveu bcicnic tuu iilvcfs at nati iikz.
which bounded it. prophet gave her over to him. wo fyon, the jealousy and hatred ol
Thev must." he reflected, be await- one wont have her very long, tnougn, 0h rival.
In him anilouslv. for he had been! for I saw death in her face yesterday. That evening Jefferson Hop was
bsent nearly five hours. She is more like a ghost than a wo- taken into custody and. not being
. In the gladness ot his heart he man. Are you off, then?" abie to find sureties, waa detained tor
put his hands to his mouth and made l "Yes, Im off, said jenerson Hope, gome weeks.
th aie ra-aoho to a loud halloo aa I who had risen from his seat. when at last he was liberated, it
a signal that he was coming. His face might have been chiseled I was only to find that Prebber's houso
He paused ana listened tor an an- out oi maroie, so nam ana so si-i iu wtls deserted ana mat ne anu ma iv
swer, none came save his own cry, its expression, while his eyes glowed retary. had departed for Europe,
whir clattered nn the dreary, silent with a baleful light a rain the aveneer had been tolled,
ravine and waa borne back to ma "Where are vou eolnKT ln,l amln h a concentrated natreu
ears in countless repetitions. "Never mind he answered; and, ursed him to continue the pursuit.
Airain he stouted. even louder than slinging his weapon over bis snoul- Fund were wanting, however, ani
before, and again no whisper came der, he strode off down the gorge and j for 8ome time ho had to return to
back from the friends whom he bad so away into the heart or the moun- work saving every dollar tor nis ap
left such a short time aeo. tains to the haunts of the wild n roach In ir journey.
, A. vague, nameless dread, came over l beasts. At last, having collected enougo io
him, and he hurried onward fran- The prediction of the Mormon was keep life In him. he departed ror ,
tirallv dronnlna- the orectous food only too well fulfilled. v hether it rurone. and tracked his enemies
la his agiution. I was the terrible death of her father from city to city, working his way in t
When ne turned tne corner, ne or me enecia oi me nateim nmrnase i any menial capacuy, out ncicr ;-.
came full in sight of the spot where into which she had been forced, poor I taking the fugitives. I
the nrefaad been lighted, mere was i.ucy never neia up ner neaa again, when he reacnoo i. rwwiwun
still a slowing Bile of wood ashes but pined away and died within a thev had departed for Paris; and
there, but it had evidently not been month. when he followed them there h
traded since his denarture. Her sottish husband, who had mar- inarned that thev had just set oft
Tha aamn dead silence still relcn-Iried her nrlnclnally for the sake or rnr Conenhaeen. -
A all KMina.. With his fears ail John Ferrler's property, did not af-l At the Danish capital he was again
changed to convictions, he hurried feet any great grief at his bereave- a few daya too late, for they nad
nn - Thera waa no llvinc creature ment: but his other wlvea mourned innmnved on to London, where he
near the remains of the fire: animals, over her. and sat np with her the I t ust succeeded In running them to
night before the burial, as is tne Mor- earth. .
mon custom. I As to what occurred there, we can
Ther were grouped round the bier not do better than oiiote the eld hunt-
In the early hours of the morning. er's own account, as duly recorded
when, to their inexpressible fear and in Dr. Watson's Journal, to which we
astonishment, the door was flung .re already under such obligations, j
tlon, however, and speedily recovered open, and a savage looking, weather-
from his temporary Impotence. beaten man in tattered garments
Seizins a half Consumed piece ot strode into the room..
wood from tne smouldering nre, ne witnout a giance or a wora 10 tnei Mrs. Campbell was Angry,
Diew it into a name, anu proceeaea cowering women, ne wa.aea up io Tlm r.mubell savt
with itg help to examine the little the white, silent figure wnicn nao " Bdi IHi. Z. kim
camp. once contained the pure soul of Lucy Mrs. Campbell spoke to him the other
The ground was all stamped down Ferrter. U"J uuul u'""'v"'
r tha faor nf horap showlni- that I Stnnnine over her he Dressed his tonless shirt,
laree Dartv of mounted men bad tins reverently to her com loreneau. "Hoat aiuu oi a suiri is uiuw au
daily dcvetopd areas of Illtnola, Ken-
waterway In th world. With on con
dition, however. The work of th en
gineers must show In a practical way
that the great rushes ot wator which
come down from th North, from th
Ohio and th Missouri can be success
fully withstood. That only will deter
mine the future ot th river. It will b
the deciding balaoc In the seal which
shall decld whether or not th Missis
sippi shall becom a waterway cnpatil
of bearing deep sea M upon Its
bosom, thus opening up to th South
th commerce of Chicago and the whole
northern lak region. That such a re
sult will be attained, th greatest en
gineers productd by this country be
lieve. They are working enthusiastical
ly with th Idea of "making good," and
ar sanguine that th work ot th finn
ing four years, which is th tlm limit
DO NOT SCOLD.
Woman of that Tnpr Ar llaar
alii to AH an I ti.aalljr tuUir.
Jo tilt I so dUmgiveaM a th
habitual old. who Hmtluully crll
li'Uliig and Hii'litiil fault with ttio
w Iki sunvuud livr lu dally life. Hons,
dnngliti'ts ntiil liuabwiiil linv been
driven away from home beciiua of
In f. aud lliouxntiil fall Into dnugorous
temptations, Th scold sow sitnl
which bear a rich harvest for th s
ItHiu and clulirooin. sajs a writer lu
the PlMKhtirg l'r.
All woiueu lu authority, b It at th
head of a home or a business depart
ment, should study consideration of
other people's foellng. Tlia tttllimuU
simUI or the couttuunl fault fltnler Is
perhaps the most dlsngrvealile person
lu the world, not only unhappy herself,
but milking other so.
Hooldiug. lu on itht, I really an
aecouipllsumvtlt -lual I. when Used
for the proper coriecttou ot servant
and children, If you feel railed u,u
to deliver a rebuk to a servant mnk
It clear to that otTeiider that your dla-
being now organised, with others to
coin In th near future.
On ha but to pass through a flood ;
on th lower Mississippi to realise what i,,-ure Is Instilled; never loan your
adctiuat protection from the uign wa- j (..ni.r, but b culm and tiigtuniKi, ror
ter of th river meaiw to th dweller rtmeiiklier that your tearing has niiicli
of th "late along It border. Whit 1o, j m, reapvet that you nro
It Is not expected that th overflow can ,, u ,$ iu, under your authority,
ever b enllrely prvetited. It I certain j Nvt,r ,, A ambling degenerate Into
that with th proper attention, much i tmi,aing. for If you do you loan all
th greater part of th damage cau ,,tt)U for r,.gl)ect from the Uellmiuvut
be averted. It I no exaitueriUlon to ami the tH'rsott at fault become your
say that th money loss which, from ortt U. and a very scornful on at Hint
first to last, has rmue from Mlaalsalppl i .u acoldlug be gauged by the
rtixxls. will run up tutu hundreds of
million.
It need not b wondered that the peo
ple of (he tower Mississippi, with tho
of th higher water a well, for that
matter, are thankfully regarding the
work Inaugurated by th government.
man. maiden, all were gone.
Bewildered and stunned by this
blow, Jefferson Hope felt his head
spin round and had to lean upon his
rifle to save himself from falling.
He was essentially a man ot ac-l
(Tabaeonunacd.)
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tucky, Tennessee aud Mississippi To
overtaken the fugitives and the di- and then, snatchng np her hand, ho inquired
rectlon of thetr tracks proved mat took the wedding ring rrom neri "Just like mine," answered the ex- the westward again are almost limit
they had afterward turned back to finger. .. I congressman, who, in telling the story, ' less areas of nndeveloped and uuex-
Gait Lake City. "She shall not be buried in that. , , CamDbell didn't speak to nlorwl fnr.t. where conditions would
be most favorable to the production of
Had they carried back both of hia he cried, with a fierce snarl, and be- . . . " . Lx.- York Times
cuiupaLUUils wiui uitui : rfcueiBuu lure nu aoftrui luuiu ue imocu oyii&
Hope had almost persuaded himself I down the stairs and was gone.
that they must have done so, when
hl eye fell upon an object which
made every ' nerve In his body
tingle within him.
A little way on one side ot the
camp was a low-lying . heap of red'
dish soil, which had assuredly not
been there before.
There was no mistaking it for any-
all the crops ot the middle latitude.
Beginning at the Gulf, at the south
Whv H Rcloiccd.
"I understand you are soon to re- first comes the natural home of rice and
So strange and so brief was the
entsodn that the watcher might have
found it "hard to believe it themselves Lin a leaacv of 110.000." remarked sugar cane; then the cotton belt of tb'e
or persuaded other people of It, had the victim in the chair. I future, and then the corn lands of the
It not been for the undeniable fact yeg ,, the barber, "and Middle West The Mississippi's source
tnat tne circiei or goia wnicn marsea , i ... . , thlni
1 - - V 1 1 ft.Un ft. n .1 J . t . K-ft-ft'l -" v..., n-
" , 'UB UOTU " """" " " "What's that?" queried the victim
"i' t" . -...
For some months Jefferson
is practically at the door ot the cereal
country of the North. Here also ores
Hope
"When I get it I can retire from and fuels snd building materials are
III.. k..ft . .nn-l A o-.o i, lh. Iki mnnnlilna laa.1. I tinHlnftSS snd eat OlllOnS lOr lireasiast cuea nr ukuiuicii, mi. it,.
.1 youna; hunter approached It, he per- ing a strange, wild life, and nursing whenever I feel like it," rejoined the Indeed under favorable ch-cnnistaiices
ceived that a stick had been planted in his heart the fierce desire for ven- knight of the raxor. Chicago Auks.
on It, with a sheet of paper stuck in geance which possessed mm.
the cleft fork of It
. . The inscription upon the paper was
brief, but to the point:
JOHN FERRIER,
. FORMERLY OK SALT LAKE CITY,
Died August 4, 1860.
. The sturdy old man, whom he had
left so short a time before, was gone,
' then, and this waa all his epitaph.
Jefferson Hope looked wildly round passed under a cliff, a great bowlder
to see if there was a second grave, crashed down on him, and he only
but there was no sign of one. - escaped a terrible death by throwing
" Lucy had - been carried back by himself upon his face,
their terrible pursuers to fulfill ho- The two young Mormons were not
orieinal destiny by becoming one of long In discovering the reason ' of
Tales were told in the city of the
weird figure which was seen prowl
ing about the suburbs, and which
haunted the lonely mountain gorges,
Once a bullet whistled , through
Staneerson's window snd flattened
itself upon the wall within a
him.
On another occasion, as Drebber
the harem ot the elder's son.
As he stood by the desolate fire '.ie
felt that the only one thing which
could assuage his grief would be I
thorough and ' complete retribution
brought by his own hand upon his
enemies.
v Hia strong will and untiring energy
Up Against It.
Tired Tatters Here's a piece in dis
paper wot's an insult to de profosh.
Weary Walker wot s it iaj f
Tired Tatters It says dut a feller
foot of ortn't ter eat nuthin' when lie's tired.
Weary Walker Well, wot s de mat
ter wid dat?
Tired Tatters Wot oe matter wid
It? Say, do youse wanl er feller ter
itrave to death? Chicago Kews. ,
How Necessary.
"How did that light opera of yours
become the dominant manufacturing
center of the American continent. No
other part of the country possesses fa
cilities for navigation so extensive, con
ven lent and safe.
The mouth of the river at the Oulf is
within easy reach of the Caribbean Sea
along whose shores are countries whose
development has scarcely begun, while
Not Up to HU Own Estimate.
"There!" said one old crony to an
these attempts upon their lives, and
lead repeated expeditions into the turn out?" asked the young composer
mountains in tne nope or capturing . 'A beastly failure.
or killing their enemy, but always . what was the reason?"
wunoui success, "Wnll .nn aw tha ataofl manager
lueu mey auouieu iuo ureuauuuu i , . . . .;,i
of never going out alone or after y "Z-JZr.Z
night fall, and of having their houses V""8. .-..-.. . s
should, he determined, be devoted to guarded. tne piece wun sua oreesus anu past
that one end. With a grim white face After a time they were able to re- diamonds. Judge,
he retraced his steps to where he lax these measures, for nothing was
had dropped the food, and having either heard or seen of their oppon-
stlrred up the smoldering fire, lie lent, and they hoped that time had
cooked enough to last htm for a few cooled his vindlctlveness,
days. : Far from doing so, it had, If any-
For five days he tolled, footsore thing, augmented it. Tne hunter s
w .1. V. .1. n JAlllu ftvhtnlft I Mln wa m nt a havH ,. r, ( r,l ,11 n na-
I.. 1.. A .l.a.J. .nftonxft hms. Inn .ttil tt,o nroHnmlnanr lAaa r.f to. I "IS it nO S gUdO bit Wrgei
UD UBVftl allaUJ UBIftlOCU ftU ll W I U I ,U,U, MUU ftftUftu.-UHUW .uvw w . -w I ,1111 J J I I t ' 1
haoV At nkht ha fluntr himself venee had taken such comDleta Dos. Size, tnougui querieu iu iriouu.,
down amone the rocks and snatched sesion of it that there was no room '0h, aye, It's a' that; but it's no a
a few hours of sleen: but before day- for any other emotion, i . bit bigger than the Bailie tbocht he
hreak he was always on hia way. He was, however, above all things was himself." Tit-Bits,
On the sixth day ne reacneo tne practical. He soon realized tnat even
Eagle Ravine, from wnicn tney nao nis own iron constitution could not His Plan.
commenced their ill-fated night, stand tne incessant strain wnicn ne
rr-V, V. n ... 1 Mft AMmrwt nwt Iha n,,ft ft I w ,,nAM It f.nnj,, m a t. ,T
iUOUl,. UV HIUIU t(Jfta UUHU UnU Uiv I ncftB fUlUUfi UftVU ftV. UAIWUIV uftft I , , ,.
t Vn D.l.t. I nnft nf .hnlnnmo InnA u.i-ll waftii-. OuCS 1W WullO,
Worn ana avhanatfirl ha laanAd Ina- htm nut . warmer OO W UO, youua U1UU. AU
awaa -M ftvaauaaaftftw. w .ft-. av-aaai arw. I . . . .. .a a a.
'upon' his rifle and shook his gaunt If he died like a dog among, the V wme oi you city loiks d loner my
hand fiercely at the silent, wide- mountains, what was to become of plan an; take yer rest irom v at mgnt
spread city beneath him, his revenge then? And yet such a till 4 In the mornin' you'd be a deal
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't AB UV WUftCU Bft 11. UV Ul.b UQttLU WttB BUIV W UlUi I OHKier OU,I UftK,
v. iberv were flags in some of the prln- he persisted,
cipal streeu and otner sign ot tes- He felt tnat mat was to piay nis Ambiguous.
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Til IFm m
HOW S.1AOS ABU RAUKO AgU SAWCO.
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the Isthmian Canal will In the near fu
ture open Hues ot commerce to new re
gions along the Paclflo coast All the
other, to whom he was showing the j t water courg Uom ,be
lions of the PcotUsh town, "that the t0 tu AucgUeulCs, and from the great
statue ol Bailie Wateoa. - i . ' lokc t0 tho Quit, are tributary to this
"Is it no a gude bit larger than life- nillo .,rom .1,.,. k
City Man Yes; we all need a rest
irlvltr.
enemy a game, so he reluctantly re-
Vi HeVas gitlll "speculaUng as to what turned to the old Nevada mines, there L . ;h,t -1 m ?'rfll? ot, . Vr
' this mlKht mean, when he heard the to recruit his health and to amaas Pmley, -waking her bead roguishly,
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flatter of a horse's hoots, and saw money enough to allow him to pur
a mounted man riding toward him. sue his object without privation.
As he -approached, he recognlzzed His intention had been to be ab-
him aa a Mormon named Cowper, to sent a year at the most, but a com
whom he had rendered services at binatlon of unforeseen circumstances
different times. He therefore accost- prevented his leaving the mines for
ed him when he got up to mm, witn nearly five,
the object of finding out what Lucy I At the end of that time, however,
"is the man I married would not love
me when I am old."
If he loved you when he married
you, said Miss Uandid, "he would."
Perrler'a fate had been,
"I am Jefferson Hope," he said.
"You remember me."
The Mormon looked at him with
undisguised astonishment indeed, it
was difficult to recognize in this tat
imil nnbpmnt wandered, with ehast-
""""ly wntte face and fierce, wild eyes,
? the apruce young hunter of former
I 1 dHaTlns:. however, at last satisfied
' -1 himself aa to hia identity, the man's
, surprise changed to consternation.
j "sou are man ie come ui s
As He Thought '
"You are in my pew," said Mr. Up-
Ab LUC QIIU "ft U1M UUJD, IMIHBIOlp , , , , , f
his memory of his wrongs and his j0'"ml' llt. , .. . ,
cravings for revenge were quite as "Then I am sitting in the seat of
keen as on that memorable night we scorniui, gemng oui 01 n wuu
when he had stood by John Ferrier s alacrity and taking a seat lartner pack
grave. in tne churcn. Uasseirs journal
Disguised, and under an assumed
name, he returned to Salt Lake City,
careless what became of his own
life, as long as he obtained what he
knew to be justice.
'"' His Plaint.' ' 1
Brown What was Jones ' kicking
about? You'd think he never got what
1CW ftV7 WO J LtO 1 ,
Thora ha fnnnrt avll flrllna anil. DO Wanted.
ina- him. There had been a schism Smith It' worEe than that. He
among the Chosen People a few says he never gots even what he duaou't
monthi before, and soma of th I want. Denver Free Pieas,
noble stream, which thus becomes tho
common outlet for more than two-thirds
of the arable-area of the United States.
It Is small wonder, then, considering
the possibilities of this magnificent riv
er, that there is great Interest in the
work the Government has undertaken
In an effort to restore It to the position
it once occupied in the commercial
world. It is comparatively but a few
years ago that the Mississippi was the
dominating Influence In all business re
lations between the two great sections
of the country. The advent of great
trunk lines of railroads saw the diver
sion of the river traffic to other cban
nels and the days of boating seemed
forever past The river was neglected
and gradually has fallen Into compara
tive disuse. That it will see the return
of the old days, with the enlargement
and benefits of modern Ideas, Is th
hope of all resldnts of the great cities
which rest upou Its banks a bops
which seems about to be realised.
Uncle Barn's Plana.
The Government appropriation of
112,000,000 for the improvement of the
Mississippi, which includes not only the
dredging of a channel of sufficient depth
to admit of the passage of large steam
ers, but the establishment of adequate
means of protection to those districts
which are periodically flooded by its
overflow, Is but the beginning of stu
pendous operations vfhlch shall make
th river In every aense the grandest
t by the Government, will be a fruit
ful of results as shall satisfy the most
hopeful. In 10OU, ther will not be s
'crossing" shallower than eight feet.
all the way from the Gulf to St Paul
What this means can now be real lied
nly by those who are familiar with the
Mississippi and Its workings. It can
then be seen by alt, for with a cliauti!
of eight to many times eight feet, river
tralllc will be a sight worth solng.
Iu four year, huwever, It Is practi
cally certain that vessel of medium
draft will be able to come up as fur
s Ht. Iouls. - To get s minimum depth
of ten feot. the estimated cost I f.'o.-
000 a mile, though to get double that
depth would not cost twice as much.
Th beginning of the work, which Is
now well In band. Is directed toward
giving the current It proper direction,
especially at bends where the circular
sweep of water pull In acres snd acres
of land yearly.
The average man has very little ron
ceptloo of the amount of matter de
posited In th river every year. Th
floods bring down a vast amount every
high-water, but there Is bank wash
that Is stupendous. Prom Cairo to Don
aldsvllle (000 miles), a yearly average
of nine and one half ncres of ground,
sixty-six feet deep, f nil lu the river on
very mile of river front The value of
the land that goes luto the river would
pay for protecting the banks. -
In protecting the banks from rush
ing flood, dike are built for the pur
pose of changing the wash. "Mat
tresses" are placed about points" where
there Is a tendency to eat These ar
great flat areas of young trees so wov
en together that they form a homoge
neous mass which cannot be mined, es
pecially when It bat become thoroughly
Imbedded in the mud. "Hurdles" art
also placed at flats and reefs. An so-
companylrfg engraving shows their con
structlon. These are placed very solid
ly In position, soon banking up with
mud and sand, and thus throwing the
water to one side or toward the mlildlr
to form a new and deeper channel. At
these places, so swift Is the wator, lit
tie dredging ha to h done. The diver-
slon of the water Into one point literally
scours out the channel to the depth
desired. - '
Tha effect of the new order of things
Is already seen, new steamboat line
between St Louis and New Orleans
Tbe harnessing of the river mean
their salvation,
Msthda of Work.
BiKig boat are nseiitliil feature of
channel making , lu the Mlsslpl.
Snags have done more ilaninge to river
traffic than ail other -agencies cutn
blued. Rusks are watersosked logs
and bunches of root which vtm down
In the flood aud lie lu the path of traf
fic, a constant menace to. river boat.
Th construction of Mississippi boat
la such that It Is comparatively easy
for a sung to pierce their bottom,.
Knag are removed' with vesoeU con
structed for the purpose. They are
hoisted out of the witter and cut up
lib steam aws. An accompanying
picture shows how it 1 done.
Not the Nirnn Thing.
Sir Henry Irving' dreaser at the Ly
ceum Theater Is a young uiau who
was recoiii mended for the position by
Clarkton, tho wig maker for the the
atrical world of Uindou,. , ,
Boon after his engagement, iny the
London News, Clurksou noticed that'
he did not gt a many orders for wigs'
from Sir Henry as be formerly did,
and upected tllat tbe ' young man
sent from 111 establishment had some
thing to do wltli It, One day, seeing
hi 111 going by bl shop with a bandbox,
he called him In,
"So you are making Sir Henry's
wigs, arc you?" he asked sharply. ,
"Ye4, sir, sometimes." ,
"I suppose you have on In there
now," pointing to the box. "Let me
oe It." , ,
Th wig wa produced. , ,
"80 you call that a wig, do you?"
sneered the Irritated wlg-uiuker, "lo
you mean to toll me that you believe
that thing look Ilk a wig" -"No,
sir, I dou'tl" retorted th net tied
servant "I meau to say It looks llko
tbe 'air of the 'uiuan 'end,"
error, tint do not uinku auy one re
link king drawn out Give each a
hopeful I'UdlUg.
When properly administered a mer
ited si-iildlug quickly Ixars tbe fruit
of tietter behavior oil th pnrt of th
offending ou.
Many wive have spoiled the good
nature of their htwtmmU by telslng
upon some fault, trivial perhaps, sud
roustntitty dwelling Umii It
Th art of ph-aslug consist In mnk
lng our dully Uvea agreeable to oth
ers as well to ourselves. To throw
I a grain tf the Ideal nnd of poetry Into
jour siitrotimlUitiS Is guliu to uinko
them lea commonplace nnd more eon
' genial. It a woman hu the tact of
j making other comfortable, then she
I la endowed with Ihe gift of making
1 life hnppy. Th gracious woman
'shine through a collection of beau
'tlful iinllilia. Hlie not only p!,.ai
1 tho eye by her outward air of fresh
1 Hi-is nnd health, but she rhitrm th
mind by a rharacU'rlmlc worth, The
cultivation of llm physical body, pro
duce tit Hi mud of hcnltli; but nulto
a necessary In Disking a woman beau
tiful I th eultlvnltou of the Intellect
which give her the Inimitable attroc
1 tlon of knowledge. Then there I the
' i iililvnllon of the heart, which give
Imr those gentle grnre which are to.
her what the perfume Is to th flowrr.
. Where homo la mad nuhappy by a
great fault of Hi husband. If be I
worthy of loving aud saving, he Is
more effectually appealed to by tender
ness than by deminctntlou or scorn,
NEW-STYL'i CATTLE. PUNCHING.
I
is Now lHmo b Klaclrlrltf, with Ms
aiarkubta Uiaull.
The employe of the fVhwarachlld &
KullHrger Packing Company here
now employ elwirlclty lo drive tlm cat
tle Into the beet beds Instead of shouts,,
claim, whip ami prod.
The application of electricity I made
by two Insulated wire ciuiuoctcd.
with the llKht wire over the eaten
lug pen and the knocking pen. The'
current passe through a stick and con
nect with two bras points on the
end. "Pmifhcrs" Is the name given thai
stick. There are two puncher. ncl
six .feet king. In th catch pen, and!
five, four feet long. In th knocking:
pens. The Insulait'd wires are about
twenty feet long, thus covering a dis
tance lu the pens of about thirty fret
each, :
One hutidrod and twenty-five volt
of electricity are turned on. It I
enough to make a sharp, slinging sen
nit Inn, without leaving a mark or
bruise on Ihe beef. It Is said fifty
volt would be as effective.
The work' I done lu one-half tha
lime add with hnlf tho exertion. The
effect on the steer of the magic touch.
Is amusing to see. , A steer touched,
0D the left hip Immediately throw hls
lilmlcrnunrter fur ni he ran to the
right. Ho cocks one ear straight ahead!
and nne straight bark, switches hi,
tall and itart straight ahead, not car
lug for a second shock.
There I a look of surprise In hls
eyes, and he seem to know that alt)
tho troublo lies In the end ot the-
PrlnoeTTakes to Klshlng.
Prlucess Victoria Louise, the Gor
man Emperor's only daughter, who Is
lu her tenth year, has tuken to fishing
during her holidays nt Codinen. Her
brother, Prince Joachim, who Is eleven
and a half, was allowed to go out duck
shooting, and managed to secure a
very fulr bag from a boat among the
reeds that fringe tbe banks of tho so
called, "duck pond" on the estate.
10
V)
"1 f,"
via
stick. ; He doesn't stop to act mad or
howl. He has urgent business at tha-
other end of the pen. That Is exnctly
where the driver and knockers want
him. " '
It 'completely does away with atl
hack rushes and dragging in -"with
chains, for Just n long as tho puncher
Is behind, the steer is Just as far as
ho cau get In front The savings of
time and of bruised meat nre also Items
to lie considered.
This novul Instrument, snys a Kali
ans City special to the New York Her
ald, Is the Invention of I E. Unroe,
the machinist In the beef beds, who
has made several other useful Improve
ment In tho machinery.
Superintendent J. L. Sterrett says:;
"Tho cattle puncher la a great money
aver, as well as an Instrument for
saving breaths, muscle nnd morula
Many actual dollars are saved because
bruised hoof Is kopt at the lowest min
imum ever reached,"
IIAKINQ AN jyaUUflKMliiNI TO BAY' 111 A VILLAGIfl.
' Nepiuno Porl.ap.
One of his Majesty's ships recently
collided with another while clearing
out of Portsmouth, docks and had bor
bowsprit carried away.
According to tho Tatler, tho captain
promptly reported the disaster to the
admiralty In a djspateh ns follows:
"My Lordst I regret to hnve to Inform
Jour lordships that his Majesty's ship
while loavlng the hurbor, came
Into collision with another vessul, and
lior bowsprit bus been carried away."
Promptly camo an admiralty wire In
reply: vlteport Who cnrrled away bow
spilt nnd where It has beeu placed,"
I.omliiu Express. '
! Old poople bore young people. And
young people should "ometnber thut
they are great bore to their, elders.
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