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Inland R efu ses to Live W ith H e r Successor Hankow, 6CO Miles Up the Yangtze River, Has Enor mous Ocean-Gomg Business. H a n k o w 's m ost am a z in g sp e c ta c le Is th e p a n o ra m a o f Ju n k s of m any tyt*ea, u n g ain ly bu t p e rfo rm in g lik e tra in e d j ’ se a ls in th e h a n d s #of th e ir e x p e rt j i rivei m en and th o u sa n d s o f th e se c ra f t : !: line up fo r m iles on b o th sid e s o f both riv e rs It is e stim a te d th a t 23,- 000 o f th em ply in an d o u t o f th e th r e e cities. W ash in g to n .— K id n a p in g of tw o A m e ric a n p rie s ts u t T su o sh lh , C hina, tu r n s a tte n tio n of tlie C h ris tia n w orld to a reg io n o f a p io n e e r m issio n ary Us« P rim itiv e Im plem ents. a c tiv ity in th e O rie n t, to th e trip le- H upeh, lik e its m etro p o lis. Is s city "C h ic ag o of C h in a ,'' an d to a p ro v in c e w h e re c o tto n , w h e a t a n d to densely p o p u la te d province. I ts a re a is eq u a l to th a t o f N ew York, N ew bacco f a r o u tra n k th e ric e crop. M a ssa c h u se tts, C o n u ectleu t " F o r T su o sh lh is in llu p e h province, Je rse y , n o rth w e s t o f H an k o w , an d n e a r and lih o d e Isla n d com bined. I ts p o p u en o u g h to be calle d a su b u rb in our latio n is o n e -th ird g r e a te r th a n th ese, te rm in o lo g y ,’’ su y s a b u lle tiu fro m th e o u r m ost p o p u lo u s sta te s. “ Its soil is fertile*, esp ecially In th e W a sh in g to n h e a d q u a rte rs of th e N a H an valley, y e t even w ith th a t a d v a n tio n a l G eo g rap h ic society. “A cro ss o ne riv e r fro m H an k o w — ta g e th e w o n d er Is th a t Its h o rd e s th e u a rro w , tu r b u le n t H an K ian g — is ek e o u t a liv in g w ith su ch p rim itiv e th e s is te r city, H a n y a n g ; an d a c ro ss im p lem en ts. T h e n a tiv e u ses a single- th e m ile-w ide Y ungtze from H an y an g handed, iro n -p o in ted plow, am i n o t In is W ach an g . W u ch an g w as fam o u s fre q u e n tly a m an a n d a donkey a re W ooden a n d v e n e ra b le w h en H ankow w a s a yoked to g e th e r to p u ll It. fishing h a m le t. T o d ay H ankow lo rd s m a lle ts fo r b re a k in g u p clods, sto n e s it o v e r b o th h e r s is te r c itie s b ecau se fo r th re sh in g , uud bam boo Hails still sh e se n d s h e r c a rg o e s to th e seven j _______ seas. H e r tr a d e o u ts h in e s h e r n eig h b o rs’ tem ples. O ver a M illion P o p u latio n . “N o w h ere else In th e w orld do es a co m m u n ity o f th is size— th e m u n icip al ‘T rip o lls ’ h a s a m illio n a n d a q u a rte r people— do an o cean-going b u sin e ss of su ch m a g n itu d e so f a r from th e sea. F o r H an k o w is n e a rly COO m iles up J th e Y 'angtze. “T h e C hinese call th e th r e e c itie s "Mac,'’ Their Boston Waiter, ‘T h e C o llectin g I ’la c e fo r N ine P ro v Talks About Their Simple in ces,’ w ith u show of a c cu racy , an d Gastronomic Tastes. a r a t h e r le ss m o d e ra te n ic k n a m e is ‘H ub o f th e U n iv erse.' "A b rie f stro ll th ro u g h H a n k o w 's \ B oston, M ass.— M uch h a s been w rit- , s tr e e ts w ith a n in te r p r e te r w ould lra- ten lu tely a b o u t th e sim p le ta s te s a n d p re s s a n A m erican a d v e rtisin g m an , u n a ssu m in g w ay s of C alv in C oolidge, th a t, a s slogan w rite rs, th e C h in ese now P re s id e n t o f th e U nited S ta te s, m ig h t offer h elp fu l h in ts. ! a n d o f M rs. Coolidge, a n d th o se w to C hinese V e te ra n A d v ertisers. a re w ell a c q u a in te d w ith th e m sa y “G au d y a n d d is tin c tiv e sig n s on th is sim p lic ity p e rm e a te s th e ir life. H a n k o w sh o p s a re a s c h a ra c te ris tic W hen C oolidge w as g o v e rn o r of Mas- a s th e e le c tric sk y -sig n s of B ro ad w ay . j s a c h u s e tts he a n d M rs. C oolidge m a d e A fte r e ach firm n a m e is a m o tto — a th e ir hom e a t th e A dam s house, an il leg en d o f good o n ten — a n d w h en a th e ir re g u la r w a ite r th e re , "M ac," w ho s to r e c h a n g e s h a n d s th e sig n is an is k n o w n to m an y h u n d re d s o f Bos- item of high value, b o th fo r its in trin - j tertian s. to ld a w rite r fo r th e B o sto n sic w o rth an d fo r w h a t we w ould ! S u n d ay A d v e rtise r u lot a b o u t th e ir te rm a tra d e m a rk . M oreover, th e r e g a stro n o m ic a l ta s te s . S a id h e : Is a re g u la tio n o f cu sto m , if n o t of “T h e ir b re a k fa s t o rd e r w as a lw a y s law , re g a rd in g th e s e signs, fo r e a c h th e sa m e — ‘T w o S p ecial No. l's , grape- tr a d e h a s b o a rd s o f d is tin c tiv e sh a p e , ! fr u it fo r Mrs. C oolidge a n d o ran g e sp ecial color, a n d p e rh a p s a p e c u lia r fo r m e.’ d e sig n of la cq u e r. "S p ecial No. 1 n e v e r v aried . It “A v is itin g b u sin e ss m an to a na- c o n siste d o f tw o sm a ll p o ts of cofTee, tiv e H a n k o w b u sin e ss s tre e t w ould g ra h a m m uffins a n d fru it, find m o re d iffe re n c e s tita n lik en esses. | "M r. C oolidge w ould give th e o rd e r M ore c o n sp ic u o u s th a n a n y sijth t he an d call fo r a clea n g la ss an d a w hole sees Is th e n o ise lie h e a rs. B a rg a in in g I o ran g e. H e w ould sq u eeze th e o ra n g e Is d one In fro n t o f sh o p s, a n d Is ear- I h im se lf in to th e g lass, a n d d rin k th e rie d on ln th e ra u c o u s, h ig h -p itch ed j juice. voices o f a n g ry c o n te n d e rs. E very S ile n t a t M eals. H an k o w s a le b e g e ts an a r g u m e n t; an d "M rs. C oolidge a lw a y s h a d h a lf a th e lo u d e r an d m o re p e rs is te n t w ins I g ra p e fru it. “T h ey w e re g e n e ra lly alo n e a t b re a k - h is p rice. | fa s t, a s th e ir b oys w ere a t school a n d T e rrib le Din in S tre e ts. “N o r is th a t a ll. C oolies w ith ' only v isite d th e m . In v a c a tio n tim e. ric k sh a s, a n d coolies w ith big b u n d les O nce, th o u g h , w hen ttie boys w e re on bam boo poles, y ell a n d hum p in to th e re , th e y w a n te d h am an d eg g s fo r each o th e r d e sp ite th e ir yells. S hould b re a k fa s t. M rs. C oolidge o rd e re d It a m a n d a rin be b o rn e along, th e d e af- fo r th em , h u t w h en th e g o v e rn o r fo u n d en in g d in becom es tr u ly te rrib le . Ills It o u t, h e fro w n e d on giving th e kid* coolies seem cho sen fo r th e ir sh o u tin g m eat fo r b re a k fa s t. T h ey w e re seld o m n t my ta b le fo r pow er. "O ne w ould r a t h e r w e a r earm u ffs lunch, ns th ey w e re b o th o fte n gone th a n fo reg o th e sh o p s. T h e ir v a rie ty a ll d ay . R ut th ey w ould b e hack fo r is am az in g . T h e y o ffe r b ean c a k e s d in n er, u n le ss th e y w e re d in in g ou t. "T h e n M rs C oolidge used to o rd e r a n d coffins, ro lls o f silk a n d m elon seeds, d a te s an d d ru g s a n d idols. A „ c h o p —th e w ay you do,” In te rp o la te d ch ild w ould find a p a ra d is e In th o se “M a c " w ho h a s an u n c a n n y m em ory w hich d isp la y fig u res o f h o rses, ele fo r th e lik e s a n d d islik e s of ev ery o n e p h a n ts . c a r ts an d tig e rs u n til his p a r o f h is p a tro n s. “S o m etim es sh e w ould h a v e a ste a k . e n t puller! him a w a y , k n o w in g th e se w ere th e g ru eso m e to k e n s sold to bu ry B ut M r. C oolidge a lw a y s m nde h is din- n e r on c e re a l— u su a lly g ra p e n u ts a n d w ith th e dead. "A p p ro a c h th e riv e r fro n t, alo n g th e te a o r m ilk. B und, a n d th e sc e n e ch an g es. H e re -“ H e w a s Ju st as q u ie t a t th e ir fam ily a re b u ild in g s in R u ssia n , E n g lish , m e a ls a s h e Is ln p u b lic life. H a n lly G erm an a n d F re n c h a rc h ite c tu re . B ut e v e r sa id a w ord. B re a k fa s t o v er, he In d ia n a p o lis.— I l l s s u g g e s t i o n to his w ife th a t “tin* o th e r wom an ." m o th e r o f Ids un b o rn child, should be u d m itt» I to th eir household so "all th re e of us can live to g e th e r,” w as m et by the legal m a te of W a lte r U. O w ens by a su it fo r divorce. Mrs. O w ens b ecam e su sp icio u s w hen h e r h u sb a n d show ed h e r a p ic tu re o f M iss H azel H ower. T h e w ife, it Is alleg ed , follow ed h e r h u sb a n d an d su rp ris e d him h e re w ith th e girl. a re em idoyed. C o tto n , w heat, to b acco an d b e a n s a re th e p rin cip al cro p s. “ Up th is valley, flat an d p rairie lik e, ru .is th e lla n k u w -l’ek ln g e x p ress w ith s u p e ra b u n d a n t ’se rv ic e ’—one p o rte r fo r baggage, a n o th e r to d u st one's sh o es !ind b rin g w et to w e ls fre q u e n t ly us p le a s a n t re lie f fo r p e rsp irin g p a sse n g e rs, u th ird to se rv e tea, a fo u rth to m a k e beds, a n d o th e rs the tra v e le r is not a w a re o f u n til they line u p a t his Jo u rn e y 's end fo r tips. T h at ex p e n se is m ore th a n a to n e d fo r in the m e a ls o f m any co u rses, e ach a b u n d an t an d delicious, w hich cost less th an a d o lla r.” Coolidlge Family Is Fond of Plain Food to Cover 25,000 Miles 1 w ould go aw a y in silence. “T h ey seldom had g u e sts, ex cep t Mr. an d Mrs. F ra n k W. S te u ru s, w ho w ere w ith them fre q u e n tly . "S o m etim es th e r e w ould be one or tw o o th e rs w ith th em a t d in n er. On , th o se o ccasio n s M rs. C oolidge w ould try evpry w uy [n t|ie w o riJ t0 pet llim (o Jo, n jn , h e conver!intlon N othing j d o I n g H e w o u ,d , ook a n d , isten> but j b n rd jy e v e r opened his m o u th —ex cep t fo r h ,g g ra p e n u ts O noe ln a whUe he w o u lJ #hoot a lj t l | e sm iie — like th is— " a n J fo r # fleMjng | n g tu „ t “M ac" w as J tb e living im age o f th e P re sid e n t. , j J | P re s id e n t Coolidge. L a p sin g back to h!s n a tu r a l expres- l r h Is In te n se h u t am iable, «•<». w i h hich ' ‘M a c ’ c o n tin u e d : 1 Be n b a rd m an to g et nt. If you | k» °w " b a t I m enu. R u t w hen you once do get a t hint, you find he hus j one o f th e b est h e a rts In th e w orld, A" L iked M r»- C oolidge. "B u t fo r k in d n e ss an d a charm in g m a n n e r com bined. Mrs. C oolidge was ib e one. E v e ry w a ite r In th e dining room llkefl to se rv e h er. She w as al- w ay s c o n sid e ra te , a lw a y s a p p re c ia tiv e fo r a n y th in g done fo r her. If Mrs. ! C oolidge once knew you. sh e knew you ev ery w h e re , no m a tte r w h ere sh e h ap p en ed to m eet you. In th e h otel cor rid o r, o r in th e s tre e t, sh e w ould al w ay s bow. S h e’s a fine w om an. “ I u sed to look a t th o s e boys, and th e ir good m a n n e rs, an d w o n d er how sh e did It. B ut th e n , b rin g in g up six. (S ix little M cK eoughs, rem em her.) " I said to one of my boys th e o th e r day, 'L ook a t y o u n g C alv in Coolidge. H la f a th e r ’s P re s id e n t o f th e U nited S ta te s, a n d h e 's looking fo r farm w ork a t $3.50 a day. ( su p p o se If I w as p re sid e n t yo u 'd h e W anting to ta k e It easy in th e W h ite H o u s e .'" G irl C lerk s in E n g la n d A sk fo r R aise in W ag e s D. on th e first leg of in th e U n ited feta Discovery of the Sault by Brule Celebrated L ondon.—G irl c le rk s In A m erican o f fices w ho bem oan th e slim n ess of $1.* and $20 a w eek s a la rie s a r e considered lucky by th e ir p o o rer-p aid c o u n te rp a rts in E n g lan d . T h e re a re 3,000 w om en c le rk s In gov- , e rn m e n t offices w ho receiv e less th an th e e q u iv a le n t o f $ ¡0 a w eek. T hey d o n 't lik e It, b u t th e y d o n ’t know w h a t ! to do a b o u t It, fo r th e re a r e still m ore j th a n 1,000.000 u nem ployed In E ng lan d I w ho s ta n d re a d y to p o u n ce on po si tio n s th e m in u te they a re v a c a te d . Most | of th e s e g o v e rn m e n t c le rk s have passed th irty , a n d am ong th em th e re a re w idow s w ith c h ild ren trw su p p o rt. T h e c le rk s h a v e a sk e d th e govern- r e n t t% In c re a se - 1.. .r p a y by *■_> ,,r J2.V) a w eek, ftorne o f th e n e w sp ap ers a re su p p o rtin g th e ir re q u e sts. It la said th e g irls w ho c a n n o t m ak e both en d s m eet on th e ir s a la rie s a re m aking th e llfferi n -e a f t e r ho u rs, by *e-.v b ah y d a u g h te r a rr iv in g a t W ash in g to n , r h ik e In w hich he h o p e s to cover 2Ó.UU0 Ing. doing la u n d ry w ork a n d teach in g I d ancing. O jtbw ay In d ia n s Joined w ith th e w h ite re s id e n ts com m em o ratin g th e th r e e h u n d re d th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e w as i p ro d u ctio n o f " H ia w a th a ' by th e In d ia n s of th e sh- re ml on u d jo ln in g islets, and th e C a irn e re c te d by w est com pany s lock, u n v eiled by D r. J . II. C oyne, F . II. of 8 au lt M e. M arie, U til., in c e le b ra tin g "D iscovery w eek,’ d iscovery o f th e S a u lt by K tlenno ISrule. O ne of th e fe a tu re s d is tric t. P h o to g ra p h show s In d ian w igw am s ere c te d on th e th e D om inion site s uud m o n u m en ts b o ard ut th e old N o rth S. C. Laym New Line Constructed Between U. S. and Europe Is the Largest and Fastest. d ay m ay p ro v e In te re stin g . Now a m essag e of th a t n u m b er of w ords can be s e n t to E nglutid in one a n d one- q u n rte r m inutes. T h e first cab le a c ro s s th e A tla n tic N ew Y ork.— D u rin g a perio d of a l w us in o p e ra tio n u n til O cto b er 20, th a t m ost th re e -q u a rte rs o f a c e n tu ry tin y y e a r, w hen it b ro k e dow n. It w as s tra n d s of copper, re s tin g In th e s till o p e ra te d by m eans o f largo Induction n ess an d d a rk n e s s on th e o c ean 's bed colls an d b a tte rie s w ith a p o te n tia l httve been c a rry in g m essag es betw een o f 500 v o lts o r m ore. T h e n ex t a tte m p t to lay a cab le w as E u ro p e und N o rth A m erica. T h e elec tric a l Im pulses p a ssin g o v e r th ese m ude ln 1805, A c< n tru c t fo r a new w ires h a v e lin k ed th e Old an d th e New line had been given to itn E n g lish com W orld. T im e b etw een th e tw o h a s p any. T h is cnhle w eighed 300 pounds been ab rid g ed to seconds anil m inutes, to th e m ile In stead of 107, th e w eight as th ro u g h th e A tla n tic w a te rs Hash of th e old. T h e G re a t E a ste rn , a larg e th e doings a n d sa y in g s of th e people ocean-going ste am sh ip , w a s c h a rte re d fo r th e trip . On J u ly 23, 1805, w ith on each sid e o f th e ocean. Few p erso n s w ho send c ab le g ram s C y ru s Field ab o ard , th e sh ip s ta rte d hav e an y a d e q u a te co n cep tio n of th e w e stw a rd from V alentin. E v e ry th in g w ork w hich m u st he done an d tho w en t w ell u n til th e vessel w a s w ithin am o u n t of m oney sp e n t b e fo re such GOO m iles o f th e N ew fo u n d lan d const, m essag es ca n be flashed from one con w hen th e cab le broke. A tte m p ts w ere tin e n t to th e o th e r. T h e lay in g of an m nde to reco v er It a t th e tim e, but ocenn cab le, its m a n u fa c tu re a n d re th e s e w ere u n su ccessfu l. F ield an d his p a ir w h ile In serv ice, m ay b e culled m en h ad to tu r n hack and re p o rt th e ir ill luck. h erc u le a n fe a ts. L ost C able R etrieved. T h is su b je c t is now c re a tin g In te re st P re p a ra tio n s w ere m ad e fo r a f u r fo r th e re a s o n th a t th e l ’o sta l T ele g rap h -C o m m ercial C ables sy stem th e th e r a tte m p t on J u ly 13, 1800, th e o th e r d ay took th e first step In th e lay G re a t E a s te rn s ta r te d from V aientla ing of a new c a b le betw een th e U nited on h e r second voyage. T h is proved to S ta te s an d E u ro p e. T h is Is said to be bo s tr iu m p h a n t one. T h e ship th e la rg e st an d fa s te s t in o p e ra tio n of reach ed T rin ity hay, N ova S co tia, w ith any deep -sea cab le ev er m a n u fa c tu re d . out m ish ap on J u ly 27, am i th e tw o It Is th e first to be laid b etw een th is h em isp h ere s w ere a g a in Joined h o ., c o u n try a n d E u ro p e since 1010, a n d it m ean s o f euhlo co m m u n icatio n , will e s ta b lis h th e six th tr a n s a tla n tic th e re tu rn tr ip to E u ro p e tho G re a t c irc u it ow ned an d o p e ra te d by th e E a s te r n m nde u se a rc h fo r th e cable lost th o p rev io u s y e a r an d luckily M ackay system . enough found It. T h is w as jo in ed to n L a rg e st C able in th e W orld. new sectio n w blclt wits laid th e ri*- T h e A m erlcnn end of th e c a b le wns m ninlng d is ta n c e to N ova S cotia and connected w ith th e sta tio n nt F a r th u s tw o tru n s n tln n tlc cab les w ent Into R ocknw ay on A ugust 20, nnd from th a t o p e ra tio n In th a t year. point th e cah leslilp F a ra d a y w ill lay T o give th e re a d e r som e Idea of th e th e Far R ockaw ny-C anso section, cab le ra te s to E u ro p e In th o se d a y s 3 w hich te rm in a te s a t C unso, Nova m ight be s ta te d th a t In lHWl th e mini S cotia. T h is cab le tins a len g th of m utn r a te fo r a 2»-w ord m essag e w as ab o u t 1.000 m iles. M eanw hile, th e $100. T h e m inim um ra te , o r d e fe rre d cnhleshlp C olonla, th e Inrgest of h e r se rv ice ra te , to d ay fo r a sim ila r m es kind In th e w orld, w ill begin to lay sag e Is only $1, nnd th o d efe rre d a n o th e r sectio n o f th e new cab le, ab o u t serv ice m essag e o f th e p re s e n t n otches 1.700 m iles In length, front C usno to its d e stin a tio n soo n er th a n did tho fa s t th e A zores Islands. m essag es ln 180*1. At th e A zores co n n ectio n will be A lthough It Is alm o st th re e -fo u rth s m ade w ith ca b le s re ach in g L ondon by of a c e n tu ry sin ce oceanic te le g ra p h w ay o f W ntervllle, Irelan d , nnd la te r com m unication w as esta b lish e d , m ost In th e fall n new sectio n of 1.540 m iles !>eople know little a b o u t th e m aking will he su b m erg ed betw een th e A zores and Inylng o f cahles. T h e h e a rt o f tho and H av re, th u s p ro v id in g a d ire c t c lr cab le la th e co n d u cto r and th is, th ro u g h cult to F rn n o e nnd th e C o n tin en t. w hich th e e le c tric a l Im pulses a re tr a n s T h e new cab le h a s th e la rg e s t cop m itted , Is com posed o f th e p u re s t q u a l p e r c o n d u c to r e v e r p u t In n long dis ity o f copper. S ince cah le s lie a t th e ta n c e su b m a rin e cable, and Its mes- sag e-cn rry ln g c a p a c ity Is said to fa r bottom o f th e ocean In d e p th s n in g ln g front tw o to th re e th o u sa n d fath o m s, ex coed th a t o f an y sim ila r len g th . T h e o r b etw een tw o a n d th re e m iles deep, c o n d u c to r o f th e m nln sectio n w eighs and ns th e liftin g o f n cab le from such 1.100 p o u n d s p e r n a u tic a l mile, ag ain st 700 po» n d s In th e la rg e st deep-sea a d e p th Involves a g re a t s tra in upon cah les used h e re to fo re . T h e w orking It a n d all th e m a te ria ls used In Its speed o f th e new sy stem Is exp ected to co n stru c tio n . It w ill be u n d ersto o d be 000 le tte r s n m in u te sim u ltan eo u sly th a t flexibility m ust be reck o n ed w ith. D elicat* W ork Involved. In each d irectio n , or a fu ll cap a c ity of T h e co p p er core Is m a n u fa c tu re d In 1.200 le tte rs . T h e lay in g o f th is new cab le recalls le n g th s of sh o u t th re e mile* an d Is th e tr ia ls nnd h a rd s h ip s e n co u n te red I colled te m p o ra rily on d ru m s. T h ese by C y ru s W est Field w hen he labored i len g th s o f core In te r a re Joined to to get th e first rn b le ae ro ss th e A tlantic. g e th e r an d th e Jo in tin g Is o f th e g re a t A fter th e n e c e ssa ry su rv ey of th e est Im p o rtan ce. It la d one by h and o enn’s bed h a d been m nde In 1858 by an d req u ire* sk illfu l w o rk m an sh ip . If th e U n ited S ta te s nod th e B ritish gov an y d u st o r g asses a re allow ed to re ern m en t* th e h lsfo ri" u n d e rta k in g w as m ain o r to form In th e g u tta p e rc h a . begun In A u g u st, 185T. T h e s ta rtin g w hile m aking a Joint It m ay m ean th e p o in t w as a t V aien tla. on th e w est loss of th o u s a n d s o f d o llars, b ecau se r-.net o f Ire la n d . A fte r th e c a b le ship j th is w eak n ess w ill not becom e a p p a re n t had covered a d is ta n c e o f th r e e m iles u n til th e cab le la su b m erg ed a n d th u s from sh o re th e c a f e b ro k e b ecau se It placed u n d e r g re a t p re ssu re , w hen th e w as o f w eak c o n stru ctio n . In June. m ost m in u te Im p u rity o r g as b ubble In 1H5S, a tte m p ts tc lay th e c a b le w ere th e Joint w ould m a n ife st Itse lf and resum ed. T im e and ag ain a s t a r t w ss c a u se fa u lty e le c tric a l co n tin u ity . T he m ade, b u t each a tte m p t proved tinane- d c e p sea cab le Jo in ter m nat h e a m an re ssfu l. T h e g re a te s t len g th laid w as o f te m p e ra te h a b its and In good h ealth . 2*0 m iles • It m ay seem a lm o st Inconceivable, but n u m ero u s Jo in ts m ade by sk illfu l but 150 W ord* S ent la 30 H our*. In s p ite o f th e s e d is h e a rte n in g fall- In tero p erate o r u n h er^th y J o in te rs hav e o res F ield did not rt>*«palr, an d In Ju ly proved fa u lty th ro u g h w h a t w as be- he m ad e a n o th e r a tte m p t. Till# tim e I lleved to be th e In ju rio u s e x u d a tio n s t i e v e n tu re proved successful. T he I from th e p o res o f th e fingers. T h is will cab le re a c h e d Nova Scoria, an d on give som e Idea o f th e e x tre m e delicacy A ugust 1«. 1858. th e first cab leg ram and Im p o rtan ce of p e rfe c t Jointing. O ver th e g u tta p erch a In su latio n a w as s e n t from A m ertra to E urope. T his m essag e w as a g re e tin g from b ra s s ta p e Is w ound w hich p ro te c ts th e a tta c k s o f an P re s id e n t B u ch an an fo Q ueen V ictoria. i In su latio n a g a in s t If co n ta in e d 150 w ords an d It took aq u eo u s w orm , know n a s th e tered o . .30 hour* to send it »cross. A com In th e m a n u fa c tu re o f th e new p ariso n o f th is speed w ith th a t of to cab le fo r th e M ackay ays*cm m ore th a n 4,000.000 pounds o f copper w ere re q u ire d fo r Its co n d u cto r nnd 2,000,000 pounds of g u tta p e rch a for Insulation. At th e sau te tim e u p w ard s of 80,000 m iles of s te e l an d Iron w ire s of v ary ing sizes w ere needed to p ro te c t the co p p er co n d u cto r uud th e g u tta percha Insulation. N ear lan d in g p laces th e a rm o r w ires of th e cab le a re la rg e and heavy. T he cost an d th e laj*lng of th e cab le w ill am o u n t to so m eth in g m ore tliuu $13,- 000 , 000 . R oute M ust Be S urveyed. T he luytng of long su b m a rin e cable Is not a n e a s y m a tte r. It Is a well- K now n fa c t th a t th e c o n to u r o f tho o cean 's b o tto m v a rie s sltq llarly to th a t of d ry land. It h a s Its rolling and ste e p hills, its valley s and p la te a u s. It th e re fo re Is n ec e ssa ry to know th e c o n to u r of th e ocean bed befo re tho cab le Is laid. T h is Is e ss e n tia l to avoid su sp en d in g th e cab le betw een tw o hills, w h ere it w ould h an g In a festoon, o r like a c lo th eslin e betw een tw o poles. Such si!s|tcnslon soon w ould cituse tho cab le to w e a r b ecau se o f Its own w eight. T h e ro u te o v er w hich th e cab le will lie m ust be m ore c a re fu lly surveyed th a n th e c o u rse fo r a new railro a d o v e r p ra irie s, th ro u g h fo re s ts and a c ro s s m o u n tain passes. A lw ays D angerous T ask. T h e men In c h a rg e o f cab le laying say th a t u n d e r th e m ost fa v o ra b le condi tio n s It Is n n x io u s w ork. A t nny tim e d u rin g th e puylng out, som e ten o r fo u r teen days, a sto rm m ay a ris e and ra ise havoc w ith th e w ork. O ne can Im agine w h a t n s tra in Is placed on the cab le reelin g front th e ste rn of th e ves sel n s th is Is w hipped ab o u t on ro<>un- tn ln o u s w aves. T h e cab le Is very like ly to b reak u n d e r su ch conditions anil It m ay be lo st ln a d e p th of 2.UU0 fath o m s. It Is hnril to p re d ic t th e tim e of re covery. It tuny ta k e th re e o r fo u r dnys a n d It ntny ta k e w eek s und m onths. Should a cab le b re a k nnd be lost, ln sp lto of th e b est p recau tio n s, a m ark buoy Is lo w ered a t once to g u id e the ship in g ra p p lin g o p e ra tio n s. T h en the d rag g in g Is done at rig h t an g les to th e line In w hich th e cnblo lies. T he g rap p lin g Iron used to d ra g th e ocean bottom looks like a fo u r pro n g ed a n chor, an d If It once c a tc h e s th e cable It w ill hold It secu rely u n til ra ise d to th e su rfa c e . C lose to th e sh o re w h ere th e cables lie In shallow WHter th ey su ffer from co rro sio n an d th e a n c h o rs o f strips. T h e re a re enses on reco rd w here cab le s hav e been b ro k en by Iceberg* g rin d in g nnd en tailin g them . Horns tim e ngo. w hen th e C om m ercial C able co m p an y ’s vesai I. th e M nckny-B ennett, w ns on n repali- trip , sh e co u n ted as m any u s 100 Icebergs. In o rd e r to c a rry on h e r w ork she h ad to tow an Iceberg to sen so ns to ta k e tt off the lin e of ca b le s tli t needed repair. C ah les hav e been b ro k en In th e deeper w a te rs o f th e A tla m 'c by subm arine slid es, w hich h av e hi., led th e lin es for tunny m iles. A w h ale <>ne tim e p u t an A laskan cab le o u t of c- inm lsslon. The lin e w a s b ro k e n nnd t'ie decom posed c a rc a s s o f th e w h ale fo u n d encircled by th e cab le w hen It w is recovered d u rin g re p a ir. T h e re w as an Instance w h ere one o f th e cab les In so u th ern w a te rs w as dnntnged by a s h a r k ’s to o th , w hich w its Im bedded In th« g u tta p e rc h a In su latio n . Big S h ip m en t of C h o eo lr’e. S tam fo rd , C onn.— A solid triln lo a -l of 1J150.000 pounds o f ch- -date, enough to co v er 5,0*10.000 poui Is ol candy, w as sh ip p ed recen tly from here to can d y m a n u fa c tu re rs in th e Mid d le W est. Y outh Im p riso n e d in B o x ca r for 10 Days C ald er, O n t.—J o h n M nrB rlde, sev en teen y e a rs old, o f th is city, lived fo r ten dnys w ith o u t food o r w a te r In a box car, and w hen releaaed he stu m b led to a rain b a rre l an d d ra n k greedily. H e h ad been acc id e n ta lly Im pris oned In th e box car, w hich waa la te r s h u n te d to a sid e tra c k In Lonilon. O nt. T eam ster* u n lo ad ing fre ig h t p rie d open th e door o f th e c a r w hen th ey b eard hla feeh le ertea. s e e ///e e /e e e e w c e