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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-05-28

For County 1nfrmary.
DrThos.H BuckS25. 90 IBeall & PhillinpsS24 81
John W. Black Eugene Baker. 800
ford. ......... 1900 Lewis Somcrs. =. So 90
Geo. a. Hagley. 99.45 James N. corbin 49, so
Aisguith & Co.. 4S.03 IS. j. Il Kate Lit
jus NJ Heidwohl 5000 Teton. 1880
WilliamG. Bates 1900 jas. T. Lttleton
Jas. f. Watson. 1420 (use Ch0s. G.
VIM. Fl. Brown. $3.50 Littleton). 1912
James McGraw. 50.55 Frank G. Butler %. Sc
Jas. w. Wageley ll.0O G. Frank Jones. 1852
G. G. LittletOn. l55.0l
John w. Russell $50 Total ........ S6l4. 10
For Outside Poor.
c. w. Brantuer.S 500 IJacobA HiedwohlSs.cO
G. T. Licklider. 1850 Hunt & Rro..... 1.5O
r. NJ Hoffman. 500 John w. Daley. $50
John T. Colston. 22-50 Mrs. N. A. Cava-
Mrs +. "A. Rodrick 1.50 lier........... 1925
Gruber Bros. 500 8. s. Dalgarn... $3.50
Theo. Homsher. 7.50 Mrs. G. NJ Del.
Jno. S. Grantham 800 Smith ........ 939
Frank Jones -. 100 Mrs. Thos Brown
Or. Howard r.. cold. $50
Moore 100. 1850 Dir. Coca. Davis IS. IS
DR.. ". F. Lip DR.. Chas. c. Lucas IL. 90
pitt. Jr.-..... 5000 DIR. VIM. Netl 1000
DR.. W. W. Brown 1850 DIR. J. z. Wilson 1880
DR.. B. B. Ransom 1880 iDr. w. e. Perry. 1880
DIR. ". Marshal 1880 y. S. Pendletown LOO
4. NJ. Sponsellor $50 e. G. Watson. 4.5O
William Wilt. $50 Sadlsr d Bro. :. 10. 90
James AlIen.... 200
W. P. Licl1lider. 22.60 Total. :.33S. IL
REcAPITUL.ATIoN OF Orders FOR TIE YEAR
ENDING NAY, 1889
Outside Poor. Infirmary.
August term, 1883 s is is s 40 g
February, 1889. 205.os 10000
May, 8 SSs.11 Gl41o
Total ..;,s1, Oo1. g 81 .es9.0o
A Copy-Teste,
GERARD D. MOORE,
II IlIarl, ff said Corirt
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

NAN WAS
brain. The terror passed.; An unfathom-
able weight Of sleep pressed me down.
was dying, I was dying, and then was
acknowledges!
A change-life came back to me, but be.
tween the new life and the life that had
been was a gulf and difference Once moro
stood in the darkness Of the shrine, but j,
blinded me no more. 1t was clear as the
light OF day, although it was still black !
stood; and yet it was not l who stood, but
rather my spiritual part, for at my feet lay
my dead self. There it lay, rigid and still. q
stamp of awful calm sealed upon its face
while gazed on it.
And as gazed, filled with wonder, was
caught up on the Wings Of Fllme and
whiried away! awayi faster than the light
ming fash. Down fell, through depths of
empty space, set here and there with gilt
tering crowns of stars. Down for ten
million miles aud ten times ten million. till
at length hovered over . place of soft, un-
changing light, wherein were Temples, Pal
aces and Abodes, such as no man ever saw
In the widest visions Of his sleep. They
were built Of Flame, and they were built Of
biackness. Their spires pierced up and up;
their great courts stretched around. Even
as hovered they changed continually To
the eye; what was flame became blackness,
what was blackness became fame. Here
was the fash Of crystal. and there the
Diaze OF gems shone even through the glory
that rolls around the city which ID in the
Place Of Death. There were trees, and
their voice as they rustled was the voice Of
music; there was cir. and q It blew IL
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

.itiIe do 4 oa The ISSUE, 4 WIN am pnk
the Minister of what N written. Now hear
me. Always will Be with thee, my servant
for my love once given can never be taken
away, though by sin it may seem lost to
thee. Remember then this: II thou dost
triumph, great shall be guerdon; il thou
dost fail, heavy indeed shall be thy punish
meut. both in the flesh and IN tho land that
thou callest Amentl. Yet this for thy com.
fort; shame and agony shall no. be e.er-
nal For, however deep the fall from
righteousness, if but repentance holds the
heart, there is q paths stony and cruel
path-whereby the height may be climbed
again. Let it not be thy lot to follow it.
Harmachisi And now. because thou hast
Low d me, my servant, and, wandering
through the maze of fable, wherein men
lose themselves upon the earth, mistakine
the substance for the spirit, and the altar
for the God, hast yet grasped q clew of
Truth the Many fAced-and because love
thee and look on to the day that, perchance
shall come when thou shalt dwell blessed
in my light and in the dong of my holy
tasks-because Of this, say, it shall be
given to thee, O harmachis, to look upon
the face OF 1sis-even unto the eyes of tho
Messenger, and not die the death. Bsh ar.
The sweet voice ceased; the dark cloud
upon the altar changed-it grew white, it
shone, and seemed at lesgth to take the
shrouded shape of woman. Then the golden
snakes crept from its heart once more. and.
like living diadem, twIned itself about the
cloudy brows.
Now suddenly the vapors burst and
melted, and with my eyes saw that GLORY.
at the very thought Of which my spirit
fainta But what saw it is not lawful to
utter. For, though 1 have been hidden to
write what have written Of this matter.
perchance that record may remain, there
on have I been warned-ay, even now, after
these many years. saw, and what saw
can not be imagined; for there are Glories
and there are sh pes which are beyond the
reach of mans imagination. saw-then.
with the memory Of that sight stamped for
ever on my heart, my spirit failed me, and
sank down before the G Gory.
And as fell, it seemed that the great hall
burst open and crumbled into flakes of fire
around me. Then there was q sound as the
sound of worlds rushing down the cataracts
OF Time-and knew no morei
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

saying down st Aisxsadris; but VT
goose = asleep on the water, Il y the 60
diles who laugh Not but Whist womon -
pretty crocodiles. Hen worship the croeos
dies ct Anthrihis (Crocodopolis). but ~
worship women al the world overi 14l
ho~ my tongue does run on, and thou abou3
70 % crowned Pharaohi Did not prophoe0
It 70 thees Well, thou art clean. Lord q
the Double Crowni Go forth"
And came forth with the old wife'o 1ooap
isn taik ringing in my ears, though Of 3
truth her folly had ever gram Of Wit IN -
Al ! came, once more the DignitnrioB
rose and bowed before me. Then ny
father, without delay, drew near me, an0
placed within my hands golden image of
tho divine Goddess Ma tTruth), and goldon
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
/"lllllllIulNItIllilIlyluu
al CROWN THEE PHARAOH"


images Of the arks Of the divine God Amen
Ra, Of the divine Mout, and the divine
Khons, and spake solemnly:
"Thou swearest by the living majesty Of
Ma. by the majesty Of Amen-R -Ra, Of Mout,
and of KhonsF'
II swear ~ I said.
"Thou swearest by the holy land Of Khem,
by Sihor's'f cd, by the Temples Of the Gods
and the eternal Pyramids,"
"Iswear"
Remembering thy doom II thou shouldst
fail therein, thou swearest that thou wilt in
all things govern Egypt according to its
ancient laws, that thou wilt preserve the
worship Of Its Gods, that thou wilt do equal
justice, that thou wilt not oppress, that
thou wilt not betray, that thou wit make
no alliance with the Roman or the Greek,
that thou wilt cast out the foreign idols,
that thou wilt devote thy life to the liberty
of the land Of Kheml'
81 swear!'
"It is well. Mount, then, thy throne, that
in tn presence Of these thy subjects may
name thee Pharaoh"
mounted upon the throne, whereof the
footstool is a sphinx. and the canopy the
Overshadowing wings Of Ma Then did
Amenemhat once again draw nigh and
place upon my brow the Pshent. and on my
head the Double Crown, and about my
shoulders the Royal Robe, and in my hands
the Scepter and the Scourge
'Royal Harmachis," he cried, "by these
outward signs and tokens, l, the High Priest
Of the temple of AMEN Ma at Abouthis,
crown thee Pharaoh of the Upper and Lower
Land. Reign aud prosper, Hope OF
Rhemir'
''Reign and prosper, Pharaohr' echoed
the Dignitaries, bowling down before me.
Then, one by one, they swore allegiance,
till all had sworn. And having sworn, my
father took me BY the hand; in solemn pro-
ccssion he led me into each of the seven
Sanctuaries that are In this temple of Ra-
Men-Ma, and in each I made offerings,
swung incense, and ofaciated a. Priest.
Clad in the Royal Robes made offerings In
the Shrine Of Horus, in the Shrine Of Isis,
in the Shrine of Osiris, in the Shrine Of
Amen Ra, in the Shrine of Horemku, in the
Shrine of Ptah, till at length reached the
Shrine Of the Kings Chamber.
Here they made their Offering to me, -
the Divine Pharaoh, and left mo very
veary-but KING.
60 be coutinued)
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

OF THE INITIATION OF HARMACHIS; OF HIS
VISIONS; OF HIS PASSING TO THE CITY THAT
Is IN TaE PLACE OF DEATH; AND OF THE
DECLARATIONS OF ISIS, THE MESSENGER.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
CHAPTER VI

Illustrated By NICHoLL. after CATION WOOD
VILE and GRERFENHAGEN.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
CHAPTER VII.

or THE AwAKING OF HARMACKis; OF THE
CEREMONY OF HIS CROwNING A., PHARAOH
OF THE UPPER AND TEE LOwrR LAND. AND
OF THE OFFERINGS MADE TO THE PHARAOH
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
CLEOPATRA.
Being IN Account of the Fall and
Vengeance of Harmaehis, the
Royal Egyptian,
Az GET FORTH BY HIS OWN HAND.
By H. RIDER HAGcARD,

Author OF "King Solornon's Mines"
"She," "Allan Quaterrnain,"
ETC., ETC.. Etc.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

IN SILEN CEs we
: passed into the shrine
of Isis. Dark it was
and bare-only the
: feeble light from the
lamp cleaned faint
Iy upon the sculpt- s
ured walls, where, in a
hundred efdgies, t h 9
Mother sucked
the Holy Child. The
Priest C osed the doors
and bolted them.
again. he said. Nart
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12
For Rent.

splendid house of four rooms, sum-
mer kitchen and all modern convenience
es. for re~t cheap. Inquire at the CAT
office.
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

y AGAIN l woke, to
6nd myself stretched
at length upon the
= stone flooring Of the
= holy Place of Isis
hat is at Abouthis. By
le stood the old Priest of
ne Mysteries, and i'll his
] was a lamp. He bent
; me and gazed earnestly
1 my face.
1t is day-the day of thy
.th-apl fbou h,c. lived
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

TO be coutinued.)
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

LAA6 q new birth-and thou hast lived
f5Et1tD TO see it, o Harmachls ~ ne
|7oLN said at length IL give thanks
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

Tue seal Oh tncir DOMINION Gil ner OFOW!
''Khem Cal s thee, Harmachis. Come,
then, come, thou Deiiverer: leap like Horus
from the armament, break her fe,ters,
scatter her foes and rule Pharaoh on
PAaraOh's throne"
Enough, enoughi" cried, while the
long murmur of applause swept about
the columns and up the massy walls.
Enough. Is there any need thus to adjure
me! Had l u hundred lives, would not
most gladly lay them down for Egypt!"
''Wcll said well saiJi" answered Sepa.
Now go forth with the woman yonder, that
she may make clean thy hands before they
touch the sacred emblems, and thy brow
before IL is encircled Of the diadem."
And SO went forth with the old wife,
Atoua, in chamber apart There, NUT
lering prayers, She poured pure water up
on my hands into ever OF gold, and hav-
ing dIpp. d fine cloth into the water, there
with wiped my brow.
20 happy Egypip' she said; 20 happy
Prince, that art come TO rule in Egypt! o
royal you'll TOO Royal TO be a priest-so
shall many a fair woman think; but, per-
chance for thee they will relax the priestly
rule, else how shall the race Of Pharaoh be
carried ont u happy ], who dandied thee
and gave my flesh aud blood to save thee,
o royal aud beautiful Harmachis, born for
splendor, happiness and lover
Cease, cease," said, for her talk Jared
upon me; ''cail me not happy tall thou KNOW
est my end; and speak not TO me OF love,
for with love comes sorrow, and mine u
another and higher way"
.Ay, ~, % thou sayest-and joy. too, that
comes with Lowell Never talk lightly Of love,
my King for Il brought thee hcrei Lai hi
bot IL 10 always the way-Ths goose on the
vin1 laughs as cTocodles,' se goes thsi1
Thomas County cat., 1889-12-12

% Oa0c me- also De.
Ibowed my head-I could not speak, for
was fear-smitten.
Faithfully hast thou served me, o my
servant" went on the low, sweet voice;
greatly hast thou longed to be brought
face to face with Ne here In Amenti; and
greatly hast thou dared to accomplish that
deslre. For it is no small thing to cast OF
the tabernacle Of the flesh, and. before the
appointed time, if only for an hour, put on
the raiment Of the spirit And greatly, o
my servant, have l, too, desired to look on
thee here where I am. For the Gods love
those who love them. but with wider and
deeper love, and under One who is as far
from Ne as am from thee, mortal. I am .
God Of Gods. Therefore have caused thee
to be brought hither, Harmachis; and
therefore speak to thee, my servant, and
bid thee commune with Ne now face to
face, as thou didst commune that night
upon the Temple towers of Abouthis. For
Twas there with thee, Harmachis, rs was
in ten thousand other worlds. 1t was I, o
Harmachis, who laid the lotus in thy hand,
giving thee the sign which thou didst seek.
For thou art OF the kingly blood Of those
who served Ne from age to age. And il
thou dost not fail thou shalt sit upon that
AAA3y eAhou0 ou0 ICSCOTS 1uC160t WOE.
ship in its purity, and sweep my temples
from their deGiements. But if thou dost
fall, then shall Isis become but q memory
in Egypt"
The voice paused, and, gathering up my
strength, at length spoke aloud.
Tel me, Holy" I said, ''shall then
faii!'
ASK Me not" an: wered the voice, shat
which it is not lawful that should answer
thee. Perchance I can read that which
shall befall thee perchance itdoth not please
me so to read. What can it profit the Di-
vine, that hath all time wherein to await the
issues, to be eager to look upon the blossom
that Is not blown, but which, lying q seedin
the bosom OF the earth. shall bloom In its
seasonl Know, Hsrmachis, that 1 do not
shape the Future; the Future il 10 thee and
not to Me, for it is born of Law and Of the
rule Ordained Of the Invisible. Yet art thou
iree to act therein, and thou shalt win or
soou snait fail according to thy strength
ana the measure Of Thy hearts purity.
Thine be the burden, o Harmachis, q thins
N tae event shall be The glory or ths shame.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
XIII.
OPENINGS FOR LABOR.
MECHANICS, DAY LABORERS AND HOUSE
HOLD SERVANTS WANTED.
THE PROMISING FUTURE OF LIVINGSTON
HEADQUARTERS or THE YELT.Ow5ToNE-A
LAND OF MINERAL WEALTH

THE PROMISING FUTURE OF IlEIN'HIo.N-
HEADQUARTERS or THE YELLow6ToNE-A
LAND OF MIHERAL WEALTH
Copyright. 1899 By tn, He,O. York Trtbuns.
ffRox STAY cORRR.PoypETr OY TnE TRIB9sHI
Livingston, Montana June ls.
II is not only - the class Of people who have
money enough 10 establish Themselves in some
sort OF business that the Northwest is attractive.
There are excellent opportunities. especially in
Montana, for mechanics and day lnborrts. Wages
are remarkably high This is due to two cir
cumstanccs particularly Originally II WIS On"
solely to the fact that the country was new.
Living was expensive. Ordinary table board
the most ordinary ind"cd-coud not be had for
less than sl2 week. Everything clsc was
proportionatcly extravagant in price. IAboring
men had to be brought from comfortable homes
IN the East, where thcir children were offered
school advantages TO endure the privatiOns and
the heavy expenses Of the wilderness, and men
who wanted them had TO make it worth their
while 10 come. But this is "A situation common
10 all new countries, and usually 1t does not
continue after the locomotives approach In
Montana, however, wages are nearly a. hiBh~s
they were, while the cost Of living has fallen
almost 10 the Eastern level. The reasons are
these There is no distinct body Of lnhor"rS here,
In the first place. upon which employers can draw
as they find occasion, and, IN the second, the
miners set the standard Of wages, and are able
by their numerical strength 10 control the situn-
ton They are we'll organized, and being in
land where everybody is doing reasonably WELL
and where their employers generally rich, they
have the sympathy OF the people in their demands
They receive 50 so a day, and will not work for
less. Nobody wants 10 see them work for less,
except possibly those who employ them, and
popular sentiment avows that men who are
making millions by hiring other men to dig
o hole in tho ground ought 10 be willing TO pay
well for the digging The rcprchcnsiblc methods
which are frequently employed by the Miners
Union 70 enforce their demand that no one shall
work for less than 50 90 are therefore regarded
with a tolerant spirit. ! visiting a mine
the other day where So % was being paid, and
while the superintendent was showing me around
he was summoned 10 appear above ground ny n
crowd Of nearly 100 men. They do not use the
walking delegate and the grand master workman
out here. The men do their own bossing and run
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
CURlOUS rRINSMIrTAL OF SCIRLET FEVER.

In I-4G bog OF eight years, tho brother OF tho
,crr,t,r's yIN. was takrn down with scarlet fever
md died ono Of tho principal arufemeDtS OF his
IIurss had been looking over 4 large pir;urr book
hrt,r nj. death THIS with several other useful play
things was packed away IN a trunk. Twenty siN
wears later, In IrT2 the S.-crtl-law OF the editor
Tx mi, trr,nk with he's Oh journey which She made
Ia England who're ne was thru lc,dirC. The trunk
was opcnci tia sccond day after H. arrival and tho
-c,ulc. hook was takcn Out amd presented To tho
aIIUr', two-year-Olh son. During tho next fort
uIrht tho llur fellow attacked by scarlet fever
II vas a wonder to tho doctors who were called In con
t alton how the disease had been contracted, thcsO
had been no scarlet fever IT. tho town iDr years.
~ Inst I occurred 10 tl' editor that tho picture book
iii, h,yr iron,!lftrd ~ disease, and tho mNIral
ru I'm Attendance, being iud the forts COZ u"clrI
with II, agreed that 1t hal retained the poison Tor
twCnty-slN Years and communicated IL to the child
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
u,py,r THE BETTER PIBT or VILOR.

. Sure an Nan was wan ~ he best Of Goa's' hnt
rcr judgement w"rr BIRD" sail a Not Haven w"fNHL
yro l,.d I'm o:Ir II the .uHll 'h"uSs fnhdcd on
rock Shc uer" good mI!krr an want s'"TN
q nothing. bat her Judgment want right n"how''
"v7,o, WAS the matter with her ludgmcLtF H"kh
tho doctor
.,Ic were 81 TINT quick tcmpcr that she w"r"
rc,cr ,,1cy unl,>s No w"rr IN heht wd slm"nin
An she hrd Ii tn htrj' judgment IN Sl""in nc
Ping. :, lie Iurrun' On. -" was a brave a, Patsy
Mul.a'ry. uc policeman on the CORNER who BAT"
the siy.n drlr'y ENr'a''aps'
"Iul he Judgment poor''
quite poor i'aek 81 slw would n"v"r tackle
,be Hood. ~. River I1-.lHr"r train which dIpt shop
Lair.ru thragy an a." G!ari ClutraL II WY"
u,l,st Of Nan sar was r,ight that ih' daiyfy train
lad no Lu, uoss 10 come pr.' along ard disturb her
slccrln' parrftl ~ hl1Ir.> o.k" on the rack but
80, river ogcr backed of an ITtu FIR II AZ t,d
10 he nurtu' a." r,uud glt-s Windy a cad Of g."
rclue below warIu the smuE' Is aft4lrr cnoun' out
|, v,r Nau's good grit bat bal judgment again. fer
the H,rluc n.yrr stoppd a tall. but tr,w"i her
trough tic v"n side Of Mrs. OFlannlgan's house an
uu,rt tie ,fluyc onto The tur az when "" wrrs
after ulrkln' her mp he wore utat dead t'it yiud
n i'unp 10 ,rG h." she hHl niv"r bcrn alive tail
II wclC all ,c puar Judgment, a. "rT hiIn ~,
an wllu | ri. cunurr ma1ry Ia bnN me Anuihcf IT.
afhcr her Jgd m"ut II be 'Gquirn lust al OF wArter
sEc'u dhruk ul,hVacr Ito moro KNOW OF goats
than | DID vance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30

known through the action Of the Custom House eN
fhores who seized tho vestmens she had brought foe
the Of Father Damien. She rfiscd TO sp,ak about
herself and many OF tho opinion that her story
was shberfuge to obtain free admission 10 tho vest
ments. They were shipped TO San FranciscJ to b
given TO her at her departure from that port and he!
English friends had brief sketch OF her life published
an to the charge Of the Custom Houss
authorities.
"lho Liverpool Catholic Times. rjust :" and. tells
who she is. "Nellie Flavin Is highly accomplished,
we'll educated, and very well known In many we'll
informed Catholic circles in Liverpool. Thoroughly
taught at the boarding school Of the Faithful C0T-
panlons OF Jesus. Dec House. Chester she became
daily governess time after leaving school, 10 tbs
family Of Mr. Pierce Beaver House. Lnne Lane, Seton
Park Liverpool, and remained In that family until
1885, when she left for London TO UNDERGO there
Of hospital training Miss Nellie Flavin Is .
brilliant panStT. and is Of amiablo energetic. ana
resoute disposition. Sic has broken many strong
ties devote her NJ 10 the service ~ Gods most
afflicted creatures. and has loft behind her mother.
sister, and brother, well many friends, holding
her in their heart OF hearts"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
WHY CONGRATULATIONS WE'RE DELAYED

From TIC WASHINGTON Post
No desire ~ convey our most humid" Apologies
IN tr oscrnrl Maharalah ~ BaugapUrr for what may
seem "a HIN like omission ui lhc lhiei1lallOhl
amenities on part. But The fact Is, we had not
had lime " congratulate him on hl- forty sixth mar
r.agc when tho news Of his forty seventh 'ame 10
H., and didn't Ike - srud congratulations done up
il lunches Hike Iaiishus, lest II might sem our
Lclri was not ~ tJcI. II u" Mahaml an VIII let
a., ON MARI, L.: for a few mumcnt, and give us "a
chance 10 catch up, We Will try very hal ia the tut
ure not to fall behind In these ple2sant little con-
yentionA duties
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30
MUCH GOOD WOULD IT DO Rlnf.

From Tho Merchant Traveller.
Marian, have you the night keyl' asked IN,
LittlcIOn.
Yes SIR hsvo tho night kcyn
would you mind lending it to Elefn
Certainly not.'
"Ah hanks! very much"
by tho way. Mr. UttlotOn, think had bettsf
mention that am In the habit Of boiling the freuS
door on tho nide every night TO keep burglars out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-30

wards from the PLAN. 1nry form grottors AMI
perks, f"rtrrSScS and cathcdrrlS
F"rmIng IS thus rendered neither cay nor
profitable, but within the last s,\ years. pos
r"ctors and miners hayc found what promise, -
make Livingston one Of the largest, wr"lrhc~t
and busiest towns in Montana. II il, fvlnrrs
had forescen its destiny the. could not have
placed It. more fortunately. II stands on
beautifully slipping plain Mountains rise north
OF II. Mountains rise south OF II. Mountains
rise cnst and west iou see their snow-rrowncd
heights whichever way you look. They seem {"
he just step or two AVA. just the proper DIS
tnncc for little wall; before breakfast. but III
this country yon mustn't measure dl't'nr" or
define shape BY your eyes Nothing is really ~
1t looks 20 be. II IL seems nrI:. make hr:c II Is
far. II II seems fnr. calculate that II is N:thrr
still IL IL seems level look ont for l'iGh'S and
depths. cOtrnuX md coulc"s. II il seems round.
conclude IL is an octAG0n. They tell Of an Eng
lsh tourist who with his guide, came upon a
little irrigating ditch lie sHt down, pulled oil his
shoes and stockings and began 60 roll up his
trousers. To the nstOni>hcl guides inquiry whli
lie was doing the EnRIINhnan replied h." WIS
making ready 70 wade the river. The guide nS-
surcd him he could jump II, Aw. yes sid "a"
cautious tourist, contemplating the ditch with the
air OF man WhOm cN!fFIcHc" hhb hl""' "'''
it, looks 40, but the blnwstcl th~ nv b" tire"
miles wide for oil l knOw!7 I.. 81 not such m
exaggerated illustration Of tie fact that your
eyes are not 70 be depended on as one might
think
Through Il canon, Just south Of Livingston, The
Yellowstone springs from its mountain hnttr'Ns.
1t has been running north from the git'crlhS lhNe
that supplies its rare and curious waters waters
that makes nCatcs II dull stones and ndamhh' OF
wood. Now it heads o. the east ana rnSAc" on
eager and impeuous, through valley tA"' iur-
nishes the finest examples Of natural terraces 10
be found in any continent At INST the t'er'
locked by mountain walls. with htLlo room i"F
action, has simply cut deep clAnI''S' Du' one
unr.straincd i, has sprcad over mile, Of prairie
which. AS tho soes drew along, 1t formed into
bench after bench, leaving On them oil. but more