The Columbia register., July 14, 1905, Image 6

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CHAPTER XXIII.
And so it was Ki-Tsang who had jnt
attacked the Grand TransSsiatlc on the
plain of Gobi. Th pirate of Yuunau
had learned that a van containing g'
and precious (tones of enormous value
had f irauvl part of this traiu! And
ws t.iete anything astonishing la that,
c!iiJri:tg that the newspapers, even
those i.f Paris, had published the fact
many days before? So Ki-Tsang had
had time to prepare his attempt, and had
lifted a portion of the rails, and would
probably hate succeeded In carrying o3
the treasure if Faruskiar had not
brought him to his fe?t That is why our
hero had been so uneasy all the morning;
If he had been looking out over tbe
leert so persistently, it was because he
had been warned of Ki-Tsang's plans by
the last Mongol who had joined the train
at Tcherteheu! Under any circumstances,
we had uow; nothing to fear from Ki
Tsang. TLe manager f the company
bad iK.oe j it:c on the ban lit speely
Justice. I adudt But we are la the midst
of the deserts of Mongolia, where there
are no juries as yet, which Is a good
, thing for the Mongols.
"WVIl." said 1 to the major. "I hope
you have abandoned your suspicious with
reg-ird to uy lord Faruskiar?"
"To a certain extent. Monsieur Rm
barnac!" Only to a certain extent? Evi
dently Major Xoltita is diincnlt to please.
The major has the wouuded brought
Into the cars and docs the best for
them unJer the circumstances. Ioctor
Tio-Ki:ig offers his services; but they
seem to prefer the Russian army surgeon,
and that I un lerstand. As to those who
have f.illen, it is best for us to take them
ou to the ueit station, aud there reuder
them the last services.
The thieves had abandoned their dead.
We covered them over with a little sand,
and that Is all we need say.
The place where we had been stopped
was half way between Tcharkalyk and
Tcherteheu, the only two stations from
which we could procure help. Unfortu
nately, they were no longer in telegraphic
communication, Ki-Tsang baring knock
ed down the posts at the same time as
he lifted the rails.
As the engine had run off the rails,
the very first thing to do was evidently
to get it on to them again; then as there
vai i gap in the line, the simplest thing
to do was to rnn bsck to Tchertchen, aud
wait thee until the coiupauy's workmen
have repaired the damage, which they
could easily do in a couple of days.
We set to work without losing a mo
meut. The passengers were only too glad
to help Topof aud the officials, who bad
at their disposal n few took including
jacks, levers and hammers, and in three
hours the engine and tender were again
on the line.
The most difficult business Is over.
With the engine Miind we can proceed
at slow speed to Tchertchen. But what
lost time. What delays! And what re
criminations from our German baron,
what donner Tetters and other German
expletives!
Meanwhile, Faruskiar and Ghangir
were often talking together in a whisper,
and from these interviews arose a prop
osition which none of ns expected.
"Guard." said Faruskiar. addressing
Topof, "it is my opinion that we had
much better run on to Tcharkalyk than
go back; it would suit the passengers
much better."
"Certainly, sir. It would be prefera
ble." said Popof ; "but the line is broken
between here and Tcharkalyk, and we
cannot get through."
"Not nt present, but we could get the
cars through if we could temporarily
repair the line."
Excellent notion, at once approved of
by I'opof, the driver, the passengers,
and particularly the baron. The plan
was feasible, and if there were a few
rails useless we could bring to the front
those already run over, and in this way
get over the difficulty.
It was nearly 3 o'clock when we began
work. The rails had been stilfted for
about a hundred yards. As Faruskiar
remarked, it was not necessary for us
to fix them permanently. That would
be the task of the workmen the com
pany would send from Tcharkalyk when
we reached that station, which is one of
the most important on the line.
At 7 o'clock thirty yards of the line
had been repaired. The night was clos
ing in. It was decided to wait until the
morning. In half a day we could finish
the work, and in the afternoon we could
be off again.
We were in great want of food and
aleep. After so rude a task, how rude
the appetite! We met In the dining car
without any distinction of classes. There
was no scarcity of provisions, and a
large breach was made in the reserves.
Never mind. We can Gil up again at
Tcharkalyk.
Citterns, is particularly cheery, talka
tive, facetious, communicative, overttow
lug. ' 1 - ;
And then our actor had an Idea. Why
not resume the marriage ceremony, In
terrupted by the attack on the train?
"What marriage?" asked Ephrinell.
"Yours, sir, yours," replied Caterna.
'Have you forgotten It? That la rather
too good!"
The fact Is, that Fulk Ephrinell, on the
one part, and Iloratia Bluett, on the
other part, seemed to have forgotten
that had it not been for the attack of
Ki-Tsang and his band they would now
have been united in the polite bonds of
matrimony. ,
But we were all too tired. The Rev,
Nathaniel Morse waa unequal to the
task; he would not have strength enough
to support bis blessing. The ceremony
could be resumed on the day after to
It
Correspondent
morrow. Between Tcharkalyk and I.an
Tcheou there was a run of uin hundred
kilometers, and that was quite long
enough for the Anglo-American couple
to be linked together in.
At daybreak ue morning we are at
work. Tho weather Is superb. The day
will be warm. Out In the Asian desert
on the 24th of May the temperature is
surh that you cau cook eggs If you only
cover them with a little saud.
Zeal was not wanting, and the pas
sengers worked as hard as they had
.done the night before. The Hue was
gradually completed. One by one the
sleepers were replaced, the rails were laid
end to end, and about 4 o'clock In the
afternoou the gap waa bridged.
At once the englue began to advance
slowly, the cars following until they
were over the temporary track and safe
again. Now the road la clear to Tchar
kalyk; what do I uy? to Pekln.
We resume our place. I'opof give
the signal for departure as Caterna trolls
cut a chorus of victory. A thousand
thters reply to him. At 10 o'clock lu the
evening the train enters Tcharkalyk sta
tion. We are exactly thirty houra behind
time. But Is not thirty hours enough to
make llsnm WelssscLiiitxerdorfer lose
the null from Tien tsin to Yokohama?
CHAPTER XXIV.
I. who wanted an Incident, have had
one to perfection. I am thankful enough
not to have been oue of the victims. I
have emerged from the fray aafe and
sound.
Our Itinerary lay eastward toward
Kara Nor, skirting the base of the Nan
Chan mountains, behind which lies the
region of Tsaidam. The railway dare
not venture among the mountainous
countries of the Kou-Kou-Nor, and we
were on our way to the great city of
Lan Tcheou along the base of the hills.
Gloomy though the country might be,
there waa no reason for the passengers
to be so. This glorious sun, with its
rays gilding the sands of the Gobi aa far
as we could seo, announced a perfect
holiday. From Lob-Nor to Kara Nor
there are three hundred and fifty kilo
meters to run, and between the lakes
we will resume tbe interrupted marriage
of Fulk Ephrinell and Iloratia Bluett,
if nothing occurs to again delay their
happiness. The dining car has been
again arranged for the ceremony, the
witnesses are ready to resume their
parts, and the happy pair cannot well be
otherwise than of the same mind.
The Iter. Nathaniel Morse, In announc
ing that the marriage will take place at
0 o'clock, presents the compliments of
Mr. Ephrinell and Miss Bluett
A little before 0 o'clock the bell of
the tender begins to ring. Be assured
it does not announce an accident' Its
joyous tinkling calls us to the dining car,
and we marc'j in procession toward the
place of sacrifice.
Ephrinell and Mlsa Bluett are alrealy
seated at the little tablo fit front of
the worthy clergyman, anu we take our
places around him. On the platform are
grouped the spectator anxious to lose
nothing of the nuptial reremony.
My Lord Faruskiar and Ghangir, who
had been the object of a personni Invi
tation, had just arrl" Tho assembly
respectfully rises to receive, ile-xv They
will sign the deed of marriage. It is a
great honor, and if it were uy marriage
1 should be proud to see the Illustrious
name of faruskiar figure among the sig
nature of the deed.
The ceremony begins, and this time
the Rev. Nathaniel Morse was able to
finish his speech, so regrettably interrupt
ed on the former occasion.
The young people rise, and the clergy
man asks them if they are mutually
a creed as to marriage. Before replying,
Miss Bluett turns to Ephrinell, and says:
"It is understood that Holmes-Holme
will have twenty-five per cent of the
profits of our partnership."
"Fifteen," said Ephrinell, "only fif
teen.
"That Is not fair, for I agree to thirty
per cent from Strong, Bulbul Sc Co."
"w ell, let us say twenty per cent, Miss
Bluett" .
"Be It so, Mr. Ephrinell." '
All is arranged. The interests of the
two houses have been safeguarded. The
deed is then signed, first by them, then
by the witnesses, then by Faruskiar, and
the other signatures follow. At length
the clergyman adds his name and flour
ish, and then closes the serlea of for
malities according to rule.
"There they are, riveted for life," said
the actor to me, with a little lift of his
shoulder.
"For life like two bullfinches," said
the actress, who had not forgotten that
these birds are noted for fidelity.
"In China," said Pan Chno, "It Is not
the bullfinch, but the mandarin duck,
that symbolizes fidelity in marriage."
"Ducks or bullfinches, it is all one,"
said Caterna philosophically.
The ceremony Is over. - We compli
ment the newly married pair. We return
to our occupation. Ephrinell to his ac
counts, Mrs. Ephrinell to her work. Noth
ing is changed in the train. There are
only two more married people.
Faruskiar no longer disdains to mingle
In our conversation. He is a charming
man, well Informed and witty, with
whom I shall become better acquainted
when we reach Pekln. While the train
is running at full speed, we talk of one
thing and another. With regard to
Kachgarla, which bad been mentioned,
f aruskiar gave ns a few very Interest
Ing details regarding the province, which
bad been to greatly troubled by Insur
rectionary movements. It was at this
epoch that tha capital, holding out
against Chines coretousness, ha 4 not
yet submitted to Russian domination.
Many time number of Celestial had
l"veu massacred In th revolt uf the
Turkewtau chiefs, aud the garrison had
taken refuge iu th fortress of Yanghi
lhur. Among these Insurgent chiefs there
was oue, certain Oualllvhan-ToulU.
who. for a time had become nuister of
Kachgsrla. 11 was a mnu of great
iulelllgeuce, but of uuootutuon ferocity.
And Faruskiar told us au anecdote, giv
ing us an idea of then pitiless Orien
tals. "Ther was at Kachgar," h said,
"an armorer of repute, who, wUMng to
secure the favor of Ouall Khan Toulla.
made a costly sword. Theu be had flu
bwed his work, he scut hi son, a boy
of ten, to present the sword, hoping to
receive sumo recompense from the royal
hand, II received It. The Khan ad
mired th sword, and asked if the blade
was vf th first quality. 'Yes! said the
boy. Then approach!' said the Khan,
and at on blow h smote off th head,
which h sent back to th father with
Mi tie of the blade h had thus proved
I f excvllcut quality."
day panned without Incident The
train kept ou at Its modcrat speed of
forty kilometers an hour, an average
that would have been raised to eighty
had they listened to Baron Wetassehnlt
arrtrfvr. Th truth is that th Chinese
driv jd u notion of making up the
time betweeu Tcherteheu aud Tchar
kalyk. The country Is changing as the railway
runs south of the fortieth decree, so as
to skirt th eastern bsse of the Nsu
Chan mountains. Tbe desert gradually
disappears, villages are not so few, the
density of the population Increases. In
stead of sandy tints.) we get verdant
plains, and even rice fields, for the neigh
boring mountains spread their abundant
streams over these high regions of the
Celestial Empire. We do uot complain
of this change after the dreariness of the
Kara Koum and the solitudes of Gobi.
Since we left the Caspian, desert have
succeeded deserts, except when crossing
the Pamir. From her to Pekln pictur
esque sites, mountain horlxons, md deep
valleys will not b wanting along th
Grand Transaslatlc.
W shall enter China, the real China,
that of folding screens and porcelain,
In th territory of the vast province of
Kin-Sou. In three dav we shall be at
th end of our journey, and It la not I,
a mere apecial correspondent, vowed to
perpetual movement, who will complain
of Its length. Good for Klnko, shut up
In his box, and for pretty Zlnca Klork.
devoured by anxiety in her bous In tn
Avenue Cha-Coua!
We halt two hours at Bou-Tcheou.
The first thing I do I to run to th tele
graph offlc. The complaisant Pan Chao
offers to b my Interpreter. Th clerk
tells na that tbe post are all up again,
and that messages can be sent through
to Europe. At once I favor the Twenti
eth Century with the following telegram:
"Sou-Tcheou, 2.1th Mar, 22.1 p. m.
"Train attacked, between Tchertchen
and Tcharkalyk, by the gang of the
celebrated Ki-Tsang; travelers repulsed
the attack, and saved tha Chinese treas
ure; dead and wounded on both sides;
chief killed by the heroic Mongol gran
dee, Faruskiar, general manager of the
company, whose name should be the ob
ject of universal admiration."
(To be continued.)
DIGNITY AND TROUBLE.
The rector of one of the oldest
churches in tbe neighborhood of New
York waa m- ntly asked If It did not
inspire him tc know that be waa car
rying on a work begun two hundred
years ago. Tho New York Tribune
gives bis reply.
"The age of the church does add
dignity to tbe work," lie said, guarded
ly. "But U .ngs a flood of trouble
to me, part rlj at the present time,
when InterMt In genealogical matters
la practically universal.
"An old church is supposed to have,
generally docs have, record," the rec
tor continued. "Records are Invaluable
tn some persons, especially those who
are working out a family tree. They
come to see me about them, they write
to me, and one man even sent me this
telegram:
"'Wire me full name of my great
grandfather, christened In your church
by John and Mary Smith.' "
"He wanted It to continue gene
alogical Investigation In Boston, and
after an hour of hard work I found
it," said the rector, rather wearily.
"People do not seem to realize that
one is not particularly Interested In
the tree of another family. A woman
enme to see me the other day and
sold, as though she were conferring
the greatest possible favor:
" 'I am perfectly willing you shonld
help, me go through the church ree
ords. It will ie so Interesting!"
"I gavo her the christening book,
without remarking that to go through
it would not be altogether a novelty
for me, and left the. room. When I
returned she was In the act of cutting
out on entry which referred to her
family! She wanted to frame It for
her library. You can see for your
self," said tho rector, ' In conclusion,
"that there are drawbacks In being
connected with an old church."
Easily Described,
Ostend Paw, what Is a platform
humorist?
Paw A platform humorist, my son,
Is a chap who stands on the back plat
form of a car and makes Jokes when a
woman steps off backward!
UKtrT-v't? !& K not.th work of this depart-
PUIU for Dairy fttabl.
Hero la a dairy stable fitted with
st lis that are easily constructive, in
expensive, comfortabl and clean for
the cows. It is described lu th Jer
sey Bulletin, as follows:
A la of pur clay, tamped bard and
sound. The cow's Trout feet stand ou
this part, aud wheu she lies down the
bulk of her body rests on this part of
th platform. 11 U hardwood board,
ltl lui-hes wide and Mi luetics thick,
on wnlcu rests the cow a bind feet.
Th clay aud the board mak a pint-
form 4 feet 0 Inches at ou end and 4
feet 2 Inches at the other. Th outer
edge of the board Is milled to th lu-
uer edge of th gutter.
Th uianur gutter O la 18 luetics
wide aud 5 luetics deep, with hard
wood aides aud concrete bottom.
The manger shown In th sketch Is
wood, but should b of cement, and
so arranged a to be flushed with wa
ter to clean It thoroughly.
For ordinary tlulry cattle no fasten-
STALLS WITU IT ASCII to TIM.
Ing Is so economical of room and feed
aa th swinging stanchion. For high
priced cows I would Ilk some other
fastening that would be less restrain
ing. The bucket (1) la th patent water
ing device.
The advantages of this platform
over wood and concrete art: 1st In
cheapness; 2d, easy repair, and re
newal when necessary; 3d, th comfort
to the cow especially to her knees-
causing no big knees; 4th. the ease by
hlch It can b kept from getting
foul.
Having examined the multitude of
patent stalls and devices for cows, and
having tried several of them, 1 know
of none better even if th owner be
a millionaire.
Of course a moderate slant la given
the platform. Including the board, and
the clay Is kept built up flush with
tbe surface of the board. The body of
the cow Including her udder when
lying down, rests on the clay, which,
when bedded lightly with the usual
litter, makes an easy and clean rest
ing place.
HI in pi Wagon 114 Hoist.
A simple arrangement for removing
the beds or ladders from a wagon may
bo made as shown In cut. To tbe Joist
of loft attach two pulleys, c. Through
each of these pass a V 'nch rope, one
end of which Is connected with a
stretcher made of two cross bars, d
and e. The other end of each rope is
pasaed around the windlass, a, and
fastened. When the wagon Is driven
WAOOO BED nOIST.
Into the shed, tbe slings are slipped
over the ends of the box and the wind
lass revolved by means of a lever, b,
drawing the box upward and out of
the way. For ladders or racks of any
sort In place of cross bar, e, attach a
ring like f to the end of each rope,
which can bo fastened by hook to the
frame. The windlass, a, should bo
about 6 Inches in diameter and pierced
at a convenient height with four holes
for the levers. B. M. Scully, In Farm
and Home.
Kerosen Emalslon,
A good kerosene emulsion Is of
great value on a farm. The following
combination is excellent Dissolve
one-half pound hard soap, shaved fine,
In one gallon water, which should be
boiling; remove from tbe fire and pour
It Into two gallons kerosene while hot
Churn this with a spray pump till it
changes to a creamy, then to a soft
butter-like mess. Keep this as a stock,
using one part in nine parts of water
for soft bodied Insects such as "plant
lice, or stronger In certain cases.
LALADOOL
mrnt to Imhiih oil stoves and especially
any particular mak of which thers
are a doreu good ones, but it Is quits
wlthlu our province to show th farm
er and bis wife how money may bs
saved by tne use of an oil atovs as
well as bow th lious may be kept
much cooler In a summer than. when a
coal fir la kept. The cost of running
an oil stov varies, of course, accord
ing to th length of time It Is allowed
to burn, but when on Is through with
the flam it may be turned off and tho
expense for fuel stopped, which Is not
th case with th fir lu tb rang.
Again, th !:rat may be had In three
minutes that would require an hour
to obtain with tb coal stov. Her
w sav time. Oil stove ar no mors
dangerous than an oil lamp If they
ar cared for as thoroughly as w car
for our lamps. One source of trouble
U allowing the contents of the vessel
to boil over and drop down on th
buruff which make It sticky and
likely to spread the flame. An excel
lent way to avoid this, when on la
rooking anything likely to boll over,
Is to set a shallow tin pan over the
nolo and In this set the article holding
the food. The bard worked wife will
appreciate the oil stove and with car
It will last through several summers,
A Moms-Mud Pmoks lions
A large cask or barrel may b used
for smoklr; a small quantity of meat
To make this effective, a small pit
should be dug, aud a flat stone or a
brick placed across It upu, w hich th
edge of the cask will rest Half th
pit la beneath the barrel and half la
outside. The bead and bottom may
be removed, or a hoi cau be rut to
the bottom a little larger than th por
tion of the pit beneath the cask. Th
head or rover la removed while th
hama ar being hung upon cross stick
aa shown In the Illustration. Th rros
sticks rest upon two cross bars nud
to paaa through holes bored In th
aides of tbe cask. Tb head la then
laid upon the cask and covered with
A BARHKt aUOKC-ltOl'BR.
moist sacks to confine the smoke. IJv
coals are put Into the pit outside of
the cask, and the Are Is fed with damp
corn cobs, hardwood chips, or flns
brush. The pit Is covered with a flat
atone by which the fire may be regu
lated, and It Is removed when neces
sary to add more fuel. Montreal Star.
0tured In th Garden.
Keep tha soli well stirred.
Keep the weeds out of th straw
berry patch.
Hoe the lima beans and train them
on the poles If necessary.
No plant so strenuously demands
freedom from weeds as the onion.
Layer the squash vines, covering the
Joints with fresh earth to prevent ths
borers killing them out.
For early ripening of the tomatoes
keep the sldo branches trimmed off,
and to prevent rot support the plant
by tying to a stake or trellis.
Don't cut asparagus much after ths
third week In June. Clear ont ths
weeds, stir the soil and apply commer
cial fertilizer or manure.
Be on tie lookout for bugs on ths
melonplants. Keep the ground well
stirred and sift tobacco dust on ths
vines or cover them with mosquUc
netting.
Ponltry Note.
When alfalfa cannot be had, glv
the chicks a chance at red clover.
Give tbe hens and young chicks a
chance for an occasional dust bath,
which will drive away lice.
It will soon be time to dispose of
the old hens, which should be dons
along In the summer Wien they quit
laying.
Quarreling hens should be separated,
as & hen that Is worried will not do
her best at laying.
Poultry raising is now the fad in
Florida, where the Industry baa long
been neglected.
'An ugly rooster should be disposed
of. He Is as dangerous in tbe flock
as when running at large.
When killing fowls, let (tho blood
drip Into a pall of bran, as ths mix
ture makes a, splendid food.
Grit, oyster shells or a baked mix
ture of salt and charcoal should al
ways bs available for ths hens.
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