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Roof of tho World" &nd Penetrated
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Time was when Africa was called the
Dark Continent, parti because so lit
tle was known of Its vast Interior, and
the maps furnished by the cartograph
rs took so much for granted, when
they did not absolutely misrepresent
the country. But the Dark Continent
now la fairly well explored, and parts
of Its Interior are as well charted as
many places nearer home. But Asia,
even now, centuries after Marco Polo
traversed It, seems to contain much
that is new, because It Is so little
known. That part of the continent
which lies along the Himalaya and on
Its crest, has been so little traveled by
moderns that until the British entered
Tibet by force recently the country
practically was an unsealed book to
the outside world.
An adventurous Englishman, David
Fraser, who represented the London
Times In Manchuria during the Russo
Japanese war, has Just finished one of
the moat remarkable Journeys ever un
dertaken In Asia, and has brought back
some most alluring photographs and
n entertaining tale of his experiences.
Fraught with Excitement.
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ly,' Is not altogether an unknown coun
try. In the course of his wanderings
through this high region, where for
'months at a time the traveler was at
an altitude of a mile or more, Mr.
Fraaer crossed the Himalaya three
times, and also made Journeys across
the Karakorum, Kuen Len, and the
Alal, the names of some of which are
unfamiliar to most readers. He used
ome of the most remarkable modes of
conveyance. Through Chinese Turke
stan he had to rely on camels ; In Tibet
the homely but entirely efficient yak
was used, and In parts of his tour he
made use of a donkey caravan. In
addition to these means of transpor
tation be also covered 800 miles on
root
Soma of the ground covered by Mr.
Fraser has been traversed by one or
two other travelers during the last few
years, but the part of Tibet In which
,be wandered may be said to have been
never trod by Europeans. He was
inuch Impressed by the hill country of
!61kktm, a small State north of India,
which nestles at the foot of the Him
alayas like a pass through the great
mountain. At one side lies Nepal and
on the other is B ho tan. Beyond lies
ihe weird and mysterious country of
Tibet
Om of the World's Marrele.
The 8Ihk country, he relates, "Is
probably one of the most marvelous
regions la the world, presenting, as It
does, in close proximity the rich lux
uriance of tropical vegetation and the
wintry solitudes of everlasting snow.
Marching along the slopes of one of
Its exquisite valleys at a height of
3,500 feet above sea level we came to
one point where we were able to look
over a precipice that sank straight
down for 2,000 feet to the bed of the
Teesta River Itself, here no more than
1,600 feet above the sea.
"On the opposite side of the valley
was a deep rift in the tree-clad hills,
and looking up this gorge the eye sur
mounted ridge after ridge In quick
succession, until It finally rested on the
top of Klnchlnjunga, 28,160 feet, the
third highest mountain In the world,
No more than thirty miles separated
the Teesta from the top of Its lordly
neighbor, and In the clear air It was
almost Impossible to believe the dis
tance was so great"
The panorama spread before the
traveler at this point did not fall to
make a conquest of Mr. Fraser. "It
looked," he said, "as if the very foot
of Klnchlnjunga was set In a tiny
thread of silver that gleamed far be
low us, and that bis mighty flanks rose
sheer until they ended in the twin
white peaks, 26,650 feet above. The
dark hillside and rushing waterfall, of
serrated ridges and gloomy gorges, of
je glacier and lofty snow fields af
rded by this scene Is surely one of
e wonders of the world."
Peak Fire Mile High.
Heights of mountains In the Hlma
r& region, where they are the great
t in the world, are difficult to coin
ehend by those who have never been
fortunate as to climb, or attempt to
nib, these immense elevations. But
fnlr Idea of the height of Klnchin
nga may be had by the simple state
ent that, could the mountain be laid
i Its side, and Its base placed at Del
rare avenue, Its summit would be
und to be at 60th street, or within a
w hundred feet of five miles.
The traveler found another marvel
s country In the regions stretching
rth from Simla, where official India
ends the summers, 1,000 miles west
Slkkim. "From the summer capital
India." he says, "the foothills of the
eat backbone of mountain lie turn
ed In Inextricable confusion and
ored nt Intervals by the sources of
e famous rivers that give Its name
the Punjab. The first encountered,
the Sutlej, rising In the distant
uintnlns of Tibet and racing through
rk gorges until It delxniches In the
ilns 300 miles below the point where
crossed. Over the Jaolewrl Pass.
200 feet, we cross Into the lovely
lley of Kulu, which lies about 4,000
t shove the sea. Then over the Uo
lg Pass. 13.500 feet. Into Lnhoul. a
intry bare and desolnte beyond be
f, and nt no point lower than 10,-
feet. Crossing the Shlngo Pass.
000 feet, we are In the most rugged
all Himalayan countries, Zanskar.
lere we cross four passes of over
,007 feet above rou level before de
scending Into the valley of the Indus
and reaching the ancient and curious
town of Ih. 11.300 feet."
Travel Throuich ('loniltiuul.
Here It seems that the voyagers luive
hardly made a beginning, for Immedi
ately north of I.ch lies the Iv!iiir!i!:,"
Pass, 17,800 feet, quickly foliowe.l !y
a drop to 10,000 feet, and then another
rise to the Snser Pass. 18,000 feet.
"Between these two," says Mr. Fra
ser, "we engage n large caravan of
ponies to carry the baggage, for in
fonrteen days' travel there will be no
habitations, no food for man or beast,
nor even fuel by the way. Everything
must be carried except water, of which,
alas, there is too much lu this sum
mer season, when the hot sun dally at
tacks the eternal snows that flank the
route. From the top of the Saser we
drop Into the valley of the Shyok Riv
er, 15.100 feet, where great glaciers
poke their snouts across the valleys
ami choke up the posses. Through a
long, deep gorge we slowly and labor
iously cilnib to the Depsang plain, a
great stretch of smooth gravel beds, 17,
000 feet above the sea, and over which
we take a day to travel.
"Beyond Depsang we rise to the
lofty Karakorum Pass, 18,550 feet, and
In three daye later cross the Suget
Pass, 17,600 feet after which we drop
down to 11,000 feet and once more en
counter human beings and some vege
tation." From Cornels to Yalta.
Arrived at Kurgan, the travelers
were on Chinese territory, and the
pontes' were exchanged for camels, for
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horse transport is useless In the bed
of the rushing Karakash River, which
had to be forded many times during the
four days they followed its course. The
Sanju Pass, 13,600 feet had to be sur
mounted, and this necessitated a change
of the baggage from camels to yaks,
for only the latter patient beast can
climb its steep and dangerous ascents.
Chinese Turkestan, says the travel
er, la a desert Indeed, but his route lay
through a succession of the most de
lightful and refreshing oases, where
"milk, cream and honev. nntuhiu mnA
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then finding themselves in Russian ter-
ritory. There were still 200 miles of
caravan traveling before the travelers
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auuijuu, n ujuit iucjt wvre apea 10 A
kabad, a town on the Persian border.
Meshed, the famous city of pilgrim
ages, was reached after crossing moun
tain passes of the comparatively low
level of 7,000 feet
Canarht In a BUsaard.
While crossing a Persian pass at an
alavatlnn nf IftlWI euf i
were caught In 'a blizzard, but they e
Mw, wTthnf
caped without even a frostbite, and
continued to the tomb of Omar at Nai-
shapur. Finally the route took them
to Baku, where the adventurous part
of the Journey ended. In the course
of th tmir aornu nntnn
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traveled about 2,600 miles on various
primitive modes of transport and about
800 on foot to say nothing of the count
less miles covered by railroad and by
carriages.
How Delia Are Maoo.
Many big things are needed to make
a small doll, Bhe has her beginning In
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up Into a dingy paste old cardboard,
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uKgumuiu. iue are great orawny
fellows, theee men, naked to the waist
wearing leathern aprons. In an ad-
Joining room the paste is poured into
mows, ror tne busts, the arms, the legs
of dolls innumerable. There is a epe-
cial machine for stamping" out the
hands. I Bhould not like to confess
how long I etood in front of it
clnated by the steady stream of queer
little hands that fell ceaselessly from
the Iron monster. It was awful, un
canny, hypnotizing. Indeed, the whole
sight was grim and monstrous. The
low factory rooms were misty with
steam and lit by strange, red glowing
fires. Always the great steel machine
pulsed and changed, and through the
mist sweaty giants of men went to and
fro with heaps of little greenish arms
and legs until you began to think that
some new Herod had killed all the lit
tle people In the world. Everybody's.
Napoleon Trnated Hla Omena
Napoleon always had an unlimited
trust in his presentiments. When, the
news came to him that one of the Nile
river boats, the name of which wae
L'ltalle, had been wrecked and the
rew put to death he gave up all hope
of ever completing his conauest of
Italy by annexation. Napoleon believ
ed that the stars exercised an occult
Influence over human destinies. When
General Rapp, at one time his aid-de
camp, returned from the siege of Dant-
sic he found the emperor gazing with
concentrated attention at the heavens.
Look therei" shouted the emoeror.
It is my star! The fiery red one, al
most as large as the moon! It is be
fore you now, and, ah, how brilliant I
It has never abandoned me for a sin
gle Instant I see It on all great oc-
uslons. It commands me to go for
ward; It Is my sign of good fortune,
iid where It lends I will follow."
How to Enjoy Whtat.
"How can one learn to enjoy the
;ii::e of whist.' Aspirant.
(Jet yourself roped into a game as
artner to some one who helped Hoyle
rite his book. The other two players
must also be experts. Start In pleas-
ntly to enliven the game with a few
well-chosen anecdotes, now and then
making the wrong play. After your
partner has slapped your ears and
sworn at you and put the black curse
on you and all your ancestry and called
you a fool a few times you will awake
to the real Joy of the gentle and Intel
lectual game. We have tried this sev
eral times, but not at frequent Inter
vals, and we can guarantee its efficacy.
Chicago News.
Ob Uuard.
"Yes, I sleep In the garage now and
the chauffeur sleeps in the house."
"What's that for?"
"The chauffeur is troubled with In
somnia and the midnight rides he took
in my car in order to pass away the
time were altogether too extensive. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Extra.
"That summer resort proprietor la a
sharp one. Isn't he?"
"I should say so. I fell off the dock
and he charged me for an extra bath."
Cleveland Leader.
How a woman with a mean husband
regreta that she didn't as a girl, show
greater appreciation of bar father.
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Orowloaj Alfalfa.
& C. Dameron, of Pike County, Mo.,
n b7 . exchange with a.
on growing 1
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years' experiments
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IfaWa or ct growth after it is
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re ,ts wor8t foes, and how to avoid
, them or to reduce them to the mini
mum la the problem before the alfalfa
grower. It Is with this in view that I
advise the fall seeding. , To my mind
the piece selected for seeding down
next fall should be upland naturally
well drained and fertile. If the piece
selected Is land In wheat I should top
dress It during winter with all the
fftabl manure l1 V' & on
In great hunks, but well distrib-
uted. After the wheat comes off In
June I should disk It twice, once each
way. After the first shower the weeda
will begin to appear, then disk again.
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under any circumstances, but kill all
the weed growth by surface cultiva
tion. All this sounds like work, and
it Is work, but the best remunerated
work a farmer ever did. About Sept 1,
if there be moisture enough for ger
mination, sow twenty pounds of seed
per acre. Use a wheelbarrow seeder
and sow ten pounds each way. This
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covers 'skips' and g ves a better d s
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ver the field at least twice."
Care of Aalmalr.
As man has adapted different ani
mals to different uses It does not infer
that they are not subject io natural
laws. On the contrary, the subjection
1b more complete than before, and, as
man has been the foster agent In
fas-!chaneine the charateristics of most do-
mestlc animals, so must the hand of
man be ever ready to render that as
sistance so essential to their well
being. The pasture, shelter and care
must be suitable for the accomplish
ment of the purpose desired, and no
neglect can be allowed. Not only must
the utmost care be taken In selecting
the antmals that suit the farm best,
but the farm itself must also conform
to the animals. One should not attempt
to Improve unless prepared for It, as
failure will be the result, but the prep
aration is easily made. Better stock
means better farming, larger crops and
greener pastures. With each year the
crops become better, because the system
forces them to be so. But those farm
ers who do not possess facilities for
certain breeds of animals need not be
discouraged, as all can have a privil
ege with some kinds that do not come
up to the requirements needed. Im
provement should be the object with
every farmer, for even should the farm
er lag behind, the time will arrive
when he will be compelled to camp on
the same ground that others long be
fore occupied, but who have left It for
something better. Keep pace with the
time, and keep the flock to the best
by breeding with thoroughbreds and
always culling from the bottom.
For Loading; Farm Wairona.
Use a handy short stepladder with
bent Irons securely screwed to the end
of the ladder, and that fit to the wagon
end board. By using a ladder of this
kind the loading is made much easier,
and very often farm produce can be
handled with far less danger of bruis
ing. Very handy for many other kinds
of work.
Place for Lanterns.
A place should be provided In every
farm building where lanterns are used
or likely to be used. Stretch a wire
along behind the cows and horses with
sliding wire hooks on to which the
lantern can be hooked and moved as
wanted. A hook of cheap, smooth
fence wire can be fixed up without ex
pense almost anywhere, and It Is much
safer than a nail, as It will generally
allow the lantern to hang straight
Be careful that no hay, straw or other
Inflammable material la near lantern
hooks or other holders. , Don't let a
lantern down.
IO LOAO Vt&UOKS.
Cora and ley Beaaa.
I have raised corn and soy beans
together with good results, but my ex
perience on the whole is to advise
farmers not to grow them together. It
made the corn exceedingly hard to cut
as the mass of vegetation was so heavy
that the corn and beans tumbled In
every direction from the heavy winds.
I believe It Is better, on rich land, to
grow each of the crops separately, says
an Ohio farmer. When the land is not
so rich and It Is not desired to cut and
shock the corn, soy beans can be grown
to advantage to turn hogs or cattle on
after the corn is gathered. The most
satisfactory soy bean that I have tried
is the early yellow variety known as
Hollybrook ; they are some three weeks
earlier than the mammoth yellow, grow
a fine quality of vine and an excellent
yield of seed. It grows off more
promptly than the mammoth' and gets
out of the way of weeds and grass
sooner, and for the same reason it is
not so much In the way In cultivating
a corn crop. If It is desired to plant
them In a cornfield. And one decided
advantage they have over the mam
moth, they do not shell so badly after
getting ripe.
One of the New Breeda of FowI
Thinking to Improve the Barret.
Rocks, we crossed them with Buff
Cochins, then used what we supposed
were pure Black
Breasted Red
Games with them.
As part of these
games had yellow
legs and pea
combs, we now feel
sure that they bad
been mixed with
the Cornish Indian
Game before we
got them, and here
BUCKEYE BED.
where we got the pea comb. This
tflxup produced a bird or two red as
foxes, with yellow legs, and I con
ceived the Idea of raising a whole
flock like them.
As layers the Buckeye Reds are sim
ply peerless. Heat or cold has no ter
rors for them, as their small combs
do not suffer from frost They have
a long body from the wishbone back
upon which to carry plenty of meat
They are not coarse or bony, yetmal.es
weigh from nine to ten pounds and
females from five to seven.
They have the rich yellow skin and
legs so dear to the American epicure,
and the sic In Is not thick and tough as
In some yellow-skinned fowls. They
are vigorous from the shell, alert and
gamy, though not Inclined to fight
among themselves, says Mrs. F. Met-
calf of Ohio in American Agriculturist
In which a Buckeye Red of ideal shape
is illustrated. The surface color of
the male Is a dark rich velvety red.
approaching cardinal or garnet, never
buff or bricky, head, neck, hackle, back,
saddle and wingfoows richly glossed
with metallic luster, under color t
lighter shade.
Food Value of the Peanat.
Prof. N. E. Jaffa, the nutrition ex
pert of the State University at Berke
ley, Cal., has issued a bulletin saying
10 cents' worth of peanuts contain more
protein than a meal of roast beef, and
six times the amount of energy in
volved In a big fat porterhouse steak,
Prof. Jaffa punctures the old Idea
that salt eaten with nuts makes them
more easily digested, says a Berkeley
dispatch to the New York World. He
also explains why nuts seem to upset
the digestive organs.
With the exception, perhaps, of
dried beans and cheese no food ma
terial has such a reputation for lndi-
gestlbillty," he says. "Discomfort
from nuts Is largely due to Insufficient
mastication, and from eating them
when not needed, as after a hearty
meal or late at night"
Brood Hena.'
If broody hens are properly treated
nine out of ten will begin to lay again
within two weeks after being removed
from the nest But If they are half-
drowned, starved a week, or bruised
and abused. It is more than likely they
will get even with their owners by de
clining to lay a single egg until, they
have fully recovered from their Ill-
treatment and acquired their custom
ary tranquillity.
Care of the P1T Pea. '
The hog Is not able to endure se
verely cold weather, yet it Is kept In
the most uncomfortable situation of
any other animal. The pig pen should
be well littered and dry, and the shel
ter should contain no cracks or openings
for droughts of air.
Poultry Kotee.
For rapid growth, feed the chickens
often.
Lice brood, breed and . hide under
the roosts.
Gravel should always be supplied to
fowls that are fattened In confinement
Of two things, the breed and feed
ing, the latter is the more Important
Dry salt is as good as any material
that can be used for preserving eggs.
Ducks may be picked when four
months old and every six weeks after
wards. Select the stock of pullets you In
tend to keep as toon aa they are wel.
developed.
Ena-llah Phrjlclaa Says Greatest
m.-m x.tmm l Orsrlsdslnace.
Smokers are frequently tempted to
increase their consumption of tobacco, '
In proportion to the extension of leis
ure at command, says Pearson's Week
ly. Smoking exerts a special fascina
tion when it may be indulged every
moment throughout the day. The
temptation has always been found dif
ficult to resist, when It besets a man
who is on holiday bent The mere ab
sence of restrictions tends to Indue
pleasure seekers to be more free than
they otherwise would.
The two grounds upon which smok
ing Is condemned, which appear
worthy of serious consideration, are?
the poisonous action of the nicotlne
and the useless expenditure entailed.
Let us take the latter objection first
That tobacco Is a necessity for
health or happiness no sane person
would ever contend. All that Its most
devoted friends can claim is that smok
ing is an Inexpensive luxury. A lux
ury, in fact, that affords an amount
of enjoyment out of all proportion to
Its trilling cost '
More serious harm results from lack
of self-control with regard to dietary
than is ever likely to follow from event
an excessive use of tobacco. Indeed,,
there Is not a single thing we enjoy,,
though It be perfectly right and law
ful In Itself that la nnf- pnnnllv onen.
to some similar objection. .
Perhaps the strongest argument sup
posed to tell against the smoker Is
based upon the poisonous action of nic
otine when It has entered the clrcula-
wry e) sieui. uitt lutuAicnuuu iiuu
novAf hftan Hlcniifful rVvt If InovltaKltr
follows a too extravagant consumptions
of tobacco. Yet It Is only when tne
smoklng is excessive that any baneful
influence Is exerted on the healthy
body. Exactly the same kind of toxic prop
erties that nonsmokers ascribe to to
bacco attach to other vegetable growths
In common and dally use.
Now, what are the conditions so fre
quently described as the direct out
come of excessive smoking? They are
but two In number. 1. An altered
rhythm In the beating of the heart;
and 2, an Impairment of vision, which
reduces the power of distinguishing
colors.
These conditions are never brought
about unless the smoking has been car
ried to unwarrantable excess. When
either of them is detected, whether by
the physician or the smoker himself,
there Is ample warning to put a man
on . his guard. If he is prompted to
reduce his consumption of tobacco, or
to abandon smoking altogether, the
trouble soon clears up, and no perma-,
nent Injury la the least likely to en
sue. The late Prof. Huxley once wrote:
"There Is no more harm in a pipe than
there Is In a cup of tea. You may
poison yourself by drinking too much
tea, or kill yourself by eating too many
beaksteaks."
Dr. Lankester said : "I dare not as a
physiologist or a statist tell you that
there exists any proof of an Injurious
Influence (of tobacco) when used in
moderation. The first symptoms of
giddiness, palpitation, Indolence, or any
uneasiness while smoking should In
duce you to lay it aside."
Of course, whether at home or on
holiday, If a man stubbornly persists In
smoking after It shows signs of dis
agreement, he must expect to have to
pay for It. If a man who ordinarily
smokes, say, two ounces a week dou
bles or trebles this quantity as a holi
day pleasure, then his smoking lays
him open to serious risks.
Harrying to Reform.
Hardly a day passes that I do not
hear of some girl who has wrecked her
life by marrying a man to reform him.
The good resolutions last for a few
months, then the wife's influence
wears off and things are worse thaa
ever.
The pretty little home goea to wreck
and ruin, the wife loses hope, healtbj
and looka There Is nothing but mis
ery everywhere. ' '" ' - .;
I tell you, girls, that no matter how
handsome and irresistible a man may
be, he is no good If he drinks. Before
you marry be absolutely sure that the
man Is sober and industrious.
If he Is given to drinking he never
will provide a decent home for you.
You and your children will be miser
able and poverty-stricken.
" Narrow Escape.
Not long ago a gentleman had occa
sion to consult one of tho medical cele
brities of the national capital. Previ
ous to gaining an audience of the phy
sician, .the Congressman was compelled
for many weary minutes to .Tool hla
heels in an anteroom. Finally, his pa
tience becoming exhausted, he summon
ed an attendant to whom he said : '
"Present hiy compliments to the doc
tor, and tell him that If I am not ad
mitted in five minutes I shall be well
again."
The Congressman was immedlatelvt
received by- the physician. New York
Times,
Latest Idea ta Old Home Weeks. .
Outlate This Boston Wea Is a good
one.
Mrs. Outlate How would It be to
celebrate an old home week right where;
you are? New York Sun.
Try Thla.
Keep your troubles to yourself.
Put your worries on the shelf,
Ask your friends your Joys to share
Don't divide with them your cara.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Don't hover about your sere anota.
(Written by a man who does.)