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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
NEW TRACK DURING THE YEAR.

According to the Railway Age the CON
siruetion Of new track in 1893 is less
by about 200 miles than that Of either Of
the two preceding years, and is much
smaller than IN any year snce 1878,
when the total was 2GI0 miles. This
year II was only 26i0 miles, The total
number of new lines ON which the tracks
were laid was 222 PENNSYLVANIA leads
with $50 miles of track. Florida Is sec
ond with III. Five states and territories,
Vermont. Nevada. Connecticut. Delaware
aud Indian Territory, show no increase
whatever. Canada buit lGl miles Of
new track and Mexico 100. The total
mileage for the United States an January
i, 1891, IS estimated at 1II,SGi.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

tT,ndredv Of ordinarily widfaWake
J..,N Mon throughout ~ country have
49, sendine photographs aud nonfl 90
e.elfa lions Rndy al Nin1s9r pni.
49, BRADY lives ~ Detroit and crosse
ne lai,e regularly for her meh, Nal.p
H,irt wifi responses 10 her adfefils.ilei
N Z rici yDung woman an1iDnt 70 il.sis
4 r1lrai 5opuE man " good hapii-'-- BEE
leipAia Press
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

IhFiNililpN ~ NilIN iiiililFAs
Ior the snfne reason q q important lliat
instfucini aud exercised IN ne eannrt n
ttsin f4iticiefn, UNFORTUNATELY md 10 ihr
qfeat dAmaae " riigipn ays'ffn hiss al'
pslrcd which pafaacs nnlir ibe honorable
affirm TINT Use oflgin. lhiegfliy and author
~ Of cfefy kud y BOOK y ffncealbe 70
ihrlr iutdnsic clafHficla alone. ~ ne
contrary. y n evident mat where 9 nNi0fle
oufstinn s. concerned. Or fhc origin api
prora rtaffiJn 81 no anffiff iVlrt drrfriion
~ work historic trstiupniee have nNrn
tsstignoiies which ah0uid b. Fuo.i carefully
anusht ont nud eEnf1lnGl ~ ~ intrinsic
ohafanifrH they are, for ne great i,aFf u
100 time, far Ices impngtani 70 inoi fhfy
fha9ia III nihet arilhn u oafTlfh out ftn
result Will d. serious Inconvenience "
fnei fhs ennnles ~ rel .glon VII retain
more o1naicace n ailat.king aggd eaiisilgls
..flnsry. this no.7n u high crS,lclsm win
arrlfa ar iAe fcrut ihni nafl 0nf N inter
pfrati0n vii attach hipsef g lils oSn
faht st1iiailf ~ fhf subject 4 the Nripi1rra
mig M efhiMt itself ann 20 alYAMa9r
cong,ica5iidy nsaifeatrd that cnraet'e
u lrfnr N.iiel coasiFte ~ difeffiif nna
contradiction ~ oJiftpirs Already the De-
havidr ~ the eiilefs ~ fhle NV nfneH
iIrtgitd WITH she nsa1isna ~ yain pliios9pnf
AM ~ ratl11aiiNn, plT are ilef AFRAID 70
ssfsinee from iAr hffy bonsa she pre3he.
~ iairici,s ant tihsf erenia wbifh sur
sniernrtfer sisad stnizFie
MIN fi.a@s Win, dtiudti ~ ihc.f kreN
edre ~ phffuh seifiiff- isafk ihc ~ ~
..,s,-s sr,i ii,.y haI X siir afA sgen iranr
Notions Apd - lhpfr Neir Nfl'its@ "
fh4f ftssslal ~ ahrfr fN''p"sHr Ky
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

l10CK IsLAND VOUTT.

rs Limited, Arrive. Depart.
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I'fs s,a Depot ..,........ sac p IN
felon Depot. 500 d NJ ........,.
l ssleH DEPOT. 49,. 100 a m
ls2latlon.
'sA So. . ~ , =. 300 a m
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
~ WORTH Am DENVER

In, Arrive. Depart.
tli.f $3.50. 90 y N ..s....s~-
5''.''..,.. ....--,.. 1880 a m
klS '.-,..'... 1925 a m ...........
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

o'ro those are added Ceriniu number Of
men wln, urged las similar oNn ana cl'
ehoos, AMI whom n llkc hostility 90 70.
ycnird truth lcgiG TO Kindred niinekF M
tho Hfhle. We uaunpt ton deeply lnineni
iho oaipnt nnd hourly Increasing violence
which ihcse aithrta assume. ,tltlJ NE az
rested urnluat Informed aud lhfollgint
men. although thesr tire ihpronghy cuinpr'
tloinnrly against the crowd m iho Ignorant
that these uuplncahlv cuciulra wnpllN every
weapon ~ at.nuN Hy mwinE ~ ului.at
pamphlets uid nrwrpHurfs they .iHcnu lhr
deadly poia0ni hy iuFlurat nii apeechgs
they sink Il more profoundly ml0 Tie pni1
llr mind, Alrrtdf ihy nave carried On q
general Invasion ANA pnW"H NWm.iV0H
stslials uiylshrl from tlic church. Wlgrr
descending even 10 the mNnfulro corruption
by muAicry AMI jilH Of ilw ailll ftnl unl
crslulmis hearts of yorh ihfy excite ihem
TO thr contempt uf holy writ
"ln that venerable brotnfrn, there y
much 90 muYe AMI nnlnle the rnWHpn
zeal ~ pastors 70 tlini 60 ih4 new hhl fNlsn
scprrr should De liflc1 NJ pc ANTIQUE nhl
y,.rncl1us ,lurifine which tho church re-.
oriycd fqfm ghriei ly the Intermediary "
the apostles, AMI which. in SUCH n struggle
"a u'Ayn5H displayed 10y TIE hNle cnnmplnhh
N holy wrt."
now TO CONDUCT THE hattie,
After treating nc olnsiderame length on
the uetlrpls to br employed IN the siluly or
the iiiplp, tho pope AnAe
1--WE have AlrrH1y described tile Hifnie.
gems Or tho rnefny, and The amltimrieus
menus which he employs for niiacN Les
us now Indicate the processes which should
be- utiilzed Tor defense.
'ln the hrat pHff. rcNDnnie must be Ind
To- the ancient EdAieru lhnsdngra, asa pnf
iloinry and az fiin same tliue % I'M
gclrnre which u called clilral These iMp
species Of knurlulHv are iolAy Nrfy mlr
appreciated 1im esteemed toe cicrRYmrh
Mo VIII POSSESS them IN mare o. loss
cstopiei fashiou, according ~ the country
30 iuhnhita and iiie people with whom be v
brought inng rotation, VIII Dc nhe lHitor 20
taislniu lds dignity BD1 fulfil hls nhad0n
The miinstrr ~ God ii10nld, 10 fdri snake
mmsttf nil tiiihYs to inpil afi always DO
urOpnaal 10 fiirfY hin VIM lefnHn = rcn-
alu Of tho hdnn he phieMn'nR lrWarlf "
Is therefore nlvcstap 10 pfpfsaprs q lly
writ and n d Htiing flr iDnalog'nna. %
know tlu tongues ~ which tue fEnnuirdi
h8al- were prliniNfar written hf Dir
sasred authors. II would be esrfieni thaf
cven ooFieains;ici studruia rlgIuid aindy
those tongues. fhe more particularly Niree
ninong thfsu who arc destined 10 hs1nfsuir
grades ~ iheliDgy. Ifce1uil0n fliaihl alqg
b. taken tlai W on afrdciulen fhrra Th1flt
be- ,saiAbi BED aa inleci, alfraiy linn been
done 90 eano ~ teni ohalr4 Whefe tiie an.
Gent lauruAgni especially ihn semitic luns
piiagg. asill BE- tuilrh' and hnlr relations
wifh ridrnce THESE cfnirsee WuhI ~ ne
d. place 10 intended Tor thnaO dos gneI
Tor thc study OF the holy wiiipga.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

Pm Arrive. Depart
'-'.--'.. RIO p IN $40 p IN
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31

srisnrr we're the royal i1rturcre. each
~ ~ ih14y.iwo haYinr q dilefrut grade
81 fb. IN ~ l1rneri 20 iifHt fcf
r4fEsi Rnusn xIiiirpas, isafilnr iefAe
The evening world., 1893-12-25
OVER IN JERSEY CITY.
"The Evening World" Tree Bore
JoN-Givinc Fruit In Bright street.

Tho lower end IT bright street, Jersey
EIt|, Presents: an animated scene this
morning.
Ions uef1ra Jlhn L. Hewitt. and his
n%llY Il assistants, who had charge CT
Inc EvcuiEG Worlds" Christmas Tree
!! ''e'4cy City, arrived at II bright
street. where the tree was set up, chill,
uFen made happy by the prospects OF
TeGH'vinE dolls, candy, horns, tops, whips,
Tdon, Pins swords; III fact, everything
snmbIhi Felsh 81 santa Claus, had as,
M, Hewitt, assisted by Alfred Hewitt
EiiIseS M1ggie and Emma Hewitt
annie Walton and Daisy Brown. wag
ION Dt."y presenting "The Evcninu
M nliuS offerings, and as the crow.
INCREASED so did the fun.
omen with children In their arms,
",'ES ana b,rl' all jostlel and crowded
,v.Nm othtr 10 get nearer the trcn. Toes
N,,'e lrodden upon and hats pulled of,
t',trjit n M alnn't matter, 1t was = happy
Many of the chi!dren's only presents
VIZ reg lived from The Evening
warlI and expressions Of gratitude
VIE heard on all sides.
ne children led the policeman, who
WEi stationed at the entrance. a merry
tA'Htence, and It was all he could do 10
80 me large crowd in order, but de.
ylip me constant outpour of fun thaI
h hn' poked ~ the bluecoat, he could moi
Su ~ i"oE Win Good-nature upon the JOY.
As each ticket was presented, the
The evening world., 1893-12-25
IN THE INSTITUTIONS.
Good Cheer for Prisoners and Hos
rital Patients.

Tho celebration of Christmas is going
On with more or less pomp and c!rcum-
stance. but always with Joy and merry.
mukin& al over the metropolis.
Christmas is no empty thing, even
among those confined in the charity and
penal institutions of the city. At each of
the prisons, asylums ana "horleS' under
the authority of the Department of
Charities ana Correction, there Is a
special bill of fare for to-day, ana the
inmates are celebrating with as much
enthusiasm and JOY as the circumstance
viii permit.
At Ludlow Street Jail Warden Dunla?
consisted Of ninety pounds of turkey, with
vegetables. two huge. plum puddings,
twelve m!ncc pies Of gigantic proportions,
male prisoners sat down t. this dinner
AMI passed a vote of thanks TO Warden
Tom Dunlap for his ;houghtfulness.
A. JGifers3n Market prison the inmates
other good things. Warden Ledwith
loosely invited his quests 10 dine Win
~ they seemed lOath to promise to APP
prnr again next year.
The patients in BELLEVUE Hospital had
YVES everywhere at once, and the chill
dren, thanks to his sympathetic heart
and the thouGhtfulness. Of his admira-
DIt VIE llnu Il IlIllcNlhrlN line tTFlEliliS
festival. In each OF the six wards of
the hospital devoted to the treatment of
sick and MANNED children there was u
Christmas tree loaded with small de-
lights for poor little hearts. A motley
Christmas crowd it was. some MANNED,
others wan and hollow-eyed with vast
ing disease, but all happy as little
princes.
Warden Fallon provided "A bnuntifuI
Christmas banquet at noon to the pris.
oncrs confined in the always gloomy
Tombs, and it took, on almost q fiesta
air. Tn feast to the 40 prisoners was
made out OF l.O0 pounds OF beef. several
hundred pounds Of turkey, many barrels
uf apnlcs and cakes and other things.
The dinY5r was preceded by religious
services, conducted by the chaplain
T~hirty-e.ght women and siXty-two mon
partook of the dinner furnished for the
prisoners in Essex Market Prison today.
There were nfty-tive pounds Of chicken.
eleven pounds OF pork, vegetables, mincc
pies and COFFEE, and some Of the prison
crs declared that 1t was the first good
square meal they had had in months.
The evening world., 1893-12-25

como too early and that the longed-for
food and fuel would matcriaiize. During
the wait a sort Of friendship seemed to
spring NJ between the poor people. and
stories OF want ana suffering We're en-
changed.
There was little new in any of the
tales. EacR one seemed to be a repeti-
zion OF those told 80 often In Tho Even
Ing World' Of late. Husband ana father
out % work or i'll; the little savings
gone, and for the most part the furui-
uurc Of u,r house gone with Them no
WORK no shelter in some cases save the
broad canopy uf heaven; no silver lining
to the inky clouds.
The haris of the office clock. which
could 50 plainly be seen from the street.
moved s,iowly around the dial. The mia
utcs He'd faster. but the doors still held
a man who appeared on the Third ave.
nue. entrance to. sweep the steps an
"Evening, M9rld' rep9rt"r ascertained
that the building would not be open to-
day. This Intelligence was commnni-
Gated to the crowd and slowly 1t melted
away.
There was II" complaining, no cries Of
Indignation. nor even Of Iameutation-
simply a pitiable attempt at "A srnil" IN
tended to he hopeful ON the faces Of all.
and n promise to call to-morrow-if they
i was nearly $50 O'Clock when a
policeman got around. and by that time
there was an air of activity in the
bu!ldinS The gate swung open and "A
''NIl' VI SNdbltIlltl "'Tt lOllIii mar
Messing some horses. The poor mad then
disappeared. but once in awhile a man
or a woman would come. and be directed
by the officer to call again.
What are all these poor people going
to do"' the reporter asked the police
man, They are hungry
NO one IL eyer turned away hungry
from this building when Mr.. Blake Is
around" was the reply. "Hc will be
here later. The Department. however.
cannot give. out, any food, as there is
Thing givon out here is coal. If any one
comes here and Is really hungry Mr..
Blake sends him downstairs II Ianltor
Crunin gives him "A meal
When the ianitor was found he spoke
In the same strain. 81 always give their
q meal when they come down to me
The Department Is closed to-day be.
cause there are no boats running tc
the island, but Mr.. Blake will be here
lie has never lost a day since he cam
into the Department"
Mr.. Blake did come later. but thu
women. children and men who had beer
there in the morning had ~gone-whitheri
The evening world., 1893-12-25
CAMPAIGNING in THE CAMPS.
Salvation Army Characters Among
the Western Miners.

The Salvation Army .ch%arioteers got
back from the. mountains and mining
camps. "Wednesday, says the san Fran
cisco Examiner, and, according to the
war report that was siven 10 the mul,i-
tude that awaited them, II i evident
that on the whole journey they drove the
satanic forces before Them.
The big chariot that once used to do
duty as n mud-waGon ON "A northern
rod has been away on this invasion fur
the past six months, Drawn by half n
dozen horses, it has been steadily rolling
from town to town and from amp to
camp throughout the mining counties,
and wherever the chariot went the
twelve charioteers went also, with their
uon, and the music Of their brass band,
We had q genuine jubilee at old Hang
town" said Il member of the expedition.
: plaCcrville 1t Is now called.
com to Ms in the village we went out
to the county hospital and poor-house,
. double institution all IN one building.
There we played the guitars and sang
for whtte,hSired ola miners OF ~ ~ and 90 .
hills for "a couple of generations and who
had made and s~quandered fortunes be-
fore being compelled in their old age 10
g? to the The p~S %o,oma wo CANNED in the
street, and when we had to set our
table on the sidewalk for dinner the peo-
Pile gnod-naturedly walked around in the
III course, tntS uluH "di'
TO jump over the table while we were
eating.
"At Drytowr we brought three miners
II OF a creek, and they all got doWT
on their knees. 1t was the hrst tlmt
In forty years for one Of them"
Salvation Army inscriptions mark M
route Of the chariot IN all this expeii
ton. 1t may astonish some veteran
miner On emerging from his retreat Il
find. as he strikes The highway, "A painted
rock with the warning:
The evening world., 1893-12-25
THEY WAITED IN VAIN.


The early riser, riding up or down
Third avenue in horse cars or ~ road
trains. must have first imagined on pass
ing Eleventh street thai something un-
usual had taken place u attract the
crowd of men, women Il children con-
grcgLted ON the northwes. corner. ON
second thought he would have remem-
bcrel that on hat corner stood the Of
fees of the Department Of Charities
and Correction. and that those in wait
!nE represented a fraction Of the city's
poor seeking relief.
IN evening Worli' reporter, who
got there at 9 O'Clock, found young girls,
some Of them mere children, carrying
baskets to hot! the free coal which the
city digtrinui,s. Women. mothers of
yoNrS and iglnSry children, were in the
line anxious to ascertain from Supt.
Blake where food could be procured,
There We're mcn of all ages, conditions
and nptiOnal!tie; present On the same
GRAND. Every face told its own story,
ana what stories they were to be told
on Christmas morning,
Eut the big doors were fastened, and
to all appearances the big building might
have been tenantless The crowd wait
cd. however, in the belief that they had
The evening world., 1893-12-25
At CENTRAL 0PERA-HOUSE.
beautiful Tree and G.fs for UPTON II
East Side Children.

Santa C,auL, by order OF THE Evening
w.rld,' took up his abode in the Central
opera-Housc. Siyty-seventh street, near
Thirl avenue, fui three hours this NOM
inc and there are hundreds o. youngsters
I. that immediate neighborhood who viii
remember the occasion with pleasure for
q long :ime to come.
uy 9 o'clock SiNty-sev"n.h street, from
Sesord TO Third avenues, WAS almost
~,mrassab!e. Ii belonged to the poor
children Of the neighborhool, ard
above the noise Of their chatter could Ne
heard at intervals the words "NreninE
World" "Santl Claus AM Nell Mel
sor.'
I'm the centre OF the halt, on the uupor
fOo-, which had been kindly uouatcd
by the managers, was 81 tai Christmas
tree that reached almost II the cell
inG. Tho trCct was large, but not !arge
enough to hold all the presents that
were to be distributed among the POOR
children.
down the whole lcnstr OF the hail On
each side Of the tree. These tables were
piled high with dolls, gaudily painted
tin fotrs, jumping-iacks, boxes of candy
ana toys of various other kinds,
Inc arlanS mcntS were under The
charge of Mrs. Kathleen tie NcrEnr Hal
mon, who seemed to be everywhere at
one time. she was ably assisted by her
husband, Il. J. Harmon, and the follow
ing ladies' and gentlemen:
Misses inea t.. Harmon. Estellc Rod
rigue2, Elsnor and Laura Pierson, NJ. X.
Loldon, Of Newark Mrs, Lizzie Luyster,
e. Glen Cove; Mrs, Edward Hurst, Miss
Ma rio ITNI'pncg NrG Ar(NnInGn NIp.
!no& Picrson,, Misses Pearl Haines, May
Nusby. and Messrs. Scott jackson. u. l..
locker, II. Pick, ". -. Pierson, James
riersop; Milton Piers9n, ). NJ. Brucni
Cohn, Harry Davis and Master Ehdi"
lnudon, the child actor, and Miss Allie
hmhne and Eddie Holden,
we're admitted to he buii1in#'' a., Ven:
into the larger hall on he second iioor,
whence they went, hundra Is at y tine,
T. the Nc3r above, where he IRE, was.
ii!ci down vast the heavily laden tables,
Had each received u present md a box
O, Gsndy and PASSED from :ha east do,r,
y3unssteEs Is they left the mil.
Capt; Strauss, Of the EAST sixty
seventh street police a%tA:i"n. '1ok Ter
s'nal ''hnrwn Of ;hc police 1rran Icm"n.s,
WIS n,29t satisfactory.
Inter the Captains command were
MounlMrian O'Brien and Patrolmen Col
s HInbion R"'P 6!NSSti,' NtHnaFoi i'y" Halo4 Mr,
Reilly. Smith and MlEol. capt. Strauss
seemed T. enjoy the fun limos as much
as the children.
IS a result of ,hc generosity of the
Public and the Evening World," the
Fast SiXty-seventh street tree was a
Ercat 'urCe.s, and many poor children
wise were mad very, very happy fyr at
least one day.
The evening world., 1893-12-25
L0BENGULA is OLD AND FAT.
Personal Appearance OF tho Famous
Matabele King.

I.obengula Is now an enormous fat
old man of sixty years of age. His
height is not more than FIVE feet elevcu
inches, but owing to his excessive stout
ness he seems to be shorter than he is III
reality. The descriptions Of him, says
an exchange. recall II passage In Judges,
which describes how Eglon. the King of
Moab. a very fat met his death by
the dagger OF Ehud. When Lo Bengula
sits upon his biscuit-boX receiving his
visitors, he rests his hands upon his
thighs. which are almost covered by thc
pr%otubcrant paunch. Notwithstanding
his corpulence he Is, according to all
observers, not ar undignihed monarch.
He used to wear brooches ana a dirty
coat, but ne has long since reverted to
the more picturesque costume Of his own
people.
When In full dress he wears a broad.
brimmed, black felt hat with n bunch OF
monkey skins around MS waist and u
sword by his side, Sometimes he varic,
gates this by twisting some blue calico
round his shoulders. When he danced
which was in his younger DAYS, for he
Is now too fat and equity for tina; eXer
cise-he was dressed In monkey skins
and black ostrich feathers.
The evening world., 1893-12-25
AT TIE AMERICAN THEATRE.
"Thc Evening World'S' Tree Made
West Side Children Glad.

Maurice Hermann. the famous thcat-
r!cal CoStuncr, who "ireSs6d' the recent
production of "\s You Like It. by the
ladies' G! the Womon's p"ofessional
League. headed the COMMITTEES OF gen
ti"mcn who kept the boys straight and
conducted the rirls through the maaes
at the american Theatre Evening
Nrorli' Chr!stmaS-Trce festival, Eighth
avnUu and Forty-Hccond street.
Mrs. Augustus Whiting presided over
tAc distribution OF gifts, assisted by Mis-
Teresa Hermann, Mrs. ". l." Doncas-
Ter. o. Lon,y Island city; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles l.. Smith, Iohn ltadwin, w. i,
C3lding AMI John fleming. Mr.. Herr
mann had 70: his able corps of assist
ants W, II. Browl, Scrgt. t'inlay, James
Carr, William aud Peter LanGenhoIt,
Peter O'Grady ami Leon Nlanton
The hall was generously donated for
the occasion by 7. Henry French, that
prince Of theatrical managers, who has
provided at least one place for an
''Eyoning World' Christmas tree an
nhaiiy these five years,
u3ta street police station. was on hand
at IN" American Theatre in person
Mlil sly patroimen, ana the most per
q thousands of children from the poor
tcr"mrnts of the west side.
Inside the han Mr.. Hermann had
,yei,ything arranged to 50 liz" clock
work.
The ladies' had planted the Christmas
,rce If the centre OF the ha,l, where It
tne hungry-cyod children az they filed
in. Al sorts of pretty things slistened
and slimt'd from the branches Of the
sturdy tree. Tn" children marched
around this tree, and passed along before
Il counter that stretched from one end
10 IN" other OF the room. fully 100 feet.
hrarcI mountain niGh with lovely dolls,
tea .Gt., toilet sets color boxes, drums,
tin horns, harmonious, jockey whips,
jan nese gewSaws, building bloCis,
bats, cnps, H~t2ckingS. mitt1ns, Noah'a
ar"S, scaris, shoes. iu~rrJinG-ilckH, jacks
N tncir boxes, and a thousand Other
t. Girls glad that Christmas came to-
day.
Wonderfully thu children received all
this, ana each was given, SO far as prac-
,!rable, the particular thing most de-
sired.
From $50. when the doors opened. I'LL
icarly II O'Clock. when the last struggling
cutldren had come n gone, there vas
not 4 hitch In the perfect working Of
Mr.. Hcrrraann's and Mrs. Whiting's com
%'lttees, and they went home TO their
respective Christina. dInnera very tired,
hut happy in tho consciousness OF Il
Christian duty well performed.
outside the hall the youngsters gath
cred and blew saiutes on their tin horns
or beat them on the drums or yelled
them Justify to 1.-The Evening Wnrld''
End It's readers, their Santa Claus IN the
Gays OF hard times.
The evening world., 1893-12-25
IN FAR NORTHERN S0L!TUDES.
Magnificent scenery found by an FN-
ploring Party In british Columbia.

\ surveying expedition which recently
struggled back into Victoria brought
E~hSGIogra w Of q g hi,hsrt" ]nGsXplorsd
Held and Indian traditions translated
from the carvings of great polcs-trUdi-
tons which. according to the san Fran.
ilen of the forest TO the white men of
thu cities IN some remote common an
c"stry.
The expedition pushed up the turgid.
tumbled skcenn and then ON into thc
wil1s-lnto gorges never before trOlden
by white man and upon prcVlpices which
even the Indians shtin. So constant wal
the peril and SO trying the life of oN-
posture that the hardy chainmen say they
will never attempt such a journey again,
while even the Indians demurred at the
life OF constant c~ r.iun and necessarily
continuous endell y.
In British Columbia, about the head
waters of the Skecia, IL Il great terri
maps. The streams are all plotted and
the height and location Of the mountains
carefully given. But this ~ all guess
work, as no white man has ever ben in
tons and the Indians do not bother
themselves with courses and elevations.
1t is a matter of conjecture whether
f1ower-carpeted valleys intervene and
arabic p%lateaus stretch for seemingly
The expedition, which returned after
an exploration extending oyer some
thing like $50 miles of virgin territory,
inclines to the belief that the terra In.
cognita Is hardly worth the knowing.
They found "A rough and uninviting
land where game aboundel and where
a few berries grew amidst the timber,
but the mosquitoes lord II over the soil
tudes and the openings for the farmer
are few and far between, As for
scenery howeyer, the timhered, sunless
questcred lakes and the betting crags
form "A combination which for grandeur
Is unsurpassed in any portion of the
known world.