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The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
He Undoubtedly Would Have Been
Killed Had 1t Not Been for
a Strange Superstition.
LONDON LETTER.

but most effectively and 1t is best re-
produced in his own words:
''It was in reality the wooden frame
of a very high-backed saddle, from the
back of which some five or six sharp
iron spikes stuck out horizontally. AS
I sat on this implement of torture, the
spikes caught me in the small OF the
back. My guard having been augment
ed by twenty or thirty, mounted men.
with muskets and swords, We set on
at furious pace. A horseman riding
in front of me led my pony by means
of cord, as my hands were manacled
behind my back, and thus we travelled
across country for miles. But for those
awful spikes in the saddle the ride
would not have been so very bad, for
the pony rode was fine. spirited an
imal, and the country around was Gu
rious and interesting.
CAS- We rode / was shot at from be-
hind. The bullet narrowly missed me,
whizzing past my left ear. Probably
the speed at which my animal was pro-
ceeding saved me, as the marksman
could not take a very steady aim. but
my pony, startled at the sudden report
of the matchbox at such close quarters
mot more than four yards), took
fright, and began rearing and plung-
ing. I managed to maintain my seat.
though the spikes in the saddle were
decorating the lower part Of my spine
horribly. Nor was this all.
Then in order to accelerate our
speed, a horseman rode by my side,
lashing my pony to make it 60 its
hardest. Meanwhile the horseman who
held the cord did his utmost to pull me
out of the saddle, no doubt in the hope
Of seeing me trampled to death by the
cohort behind me. AS leaned my body
forward so as to maintain my seat. and
with my arms pulled violently back
wards by the rope. the flesh was
rubbed of my hands and knuckles by
the chain Of the handouts. In places
the bone was exposed, and, of course,
every tug brought me into forcible
contact with the spikes and inflicted
deeper wounds. The cord, though
strong, eventually and unexpectedly
gave way. The soldier who was pull
ing at the other end was clumsily I'M
horsed, and I was myself all but
thrown by the unexpected jerk.
Il was then hustled to the execution
ground. On the ground was a long
log Of wood shaped like prism. Upon
the sharp edge of this l was made to
stand, and several men held me by
the body while four or five others,
using their combined strength, stretch
ed my legs as wide apart as they could
go. Fixed in this painful position. the
brutes securely tied me by my feet to
the log OF wood with cords Of yak
hair. Several men were made to pull
these cords, and they were so tight
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

Zeigler Of Clinton presents . sfmllnR
paper relating to our sheep industry.
From the foregoing outline Il Vim
be seen that . program Of rare merit
will 10 presented. 20 good that NO
one interested In improving live stock
can afford to miss the meeting. Farm
ers and breeders, this meeting II In
your interests. Let US invite and push
along our live stock interests and place
this industry upon higher plane. Plan
and make an effort to attend this meet
ing and learn more Of the value OF
good blood in your focks and herdA
Headquarters at the st. Nicholas hotel.
In purchasing railway tickets. be sure
and call for certificate and present
same to the secretary for countersign-
ing. as II one hundred or more GER
tificates are presented, the rate Of fare
and one-third is granted.
A. P. Grout, President.
Winchester. III.
Fred H. Rankin, Secretary,
Athens. Ill.
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IAND0R'S own STORY
OF HIS AWFUL SUFFERING

the left one especially, were being des.
located and my nose scorched.
This ceased and was enabled tt;
open my eyes. The spectacle beforU
me was Overwhelming. By the Pom"
hos" tent stood in a row the most vii.
famous brutes I have ever set eyes
upon. One, powerful, repulsive indi-
vidual, held in his hand a great knob.
bed mallet, used for fracturing bones:
another carried bow and arrows; a
third held big two-handed sword.
while others made display of various
CHASTITY instruments of torture. The
crowd. thirsting for my blood, formed
up in semicircle, leaving room for
me to see the parade of the torture inn
plements that awaited me, and, as my
eyes roamed from one figure to an
other, the several Lamas shook their
various implements to show that they
were preparing for action"
The elimination of the tortures was
to have been beheadment by a naked
sword, but curious circumstance en-
abled him to escape with his life and
those of his followers. The reason was
because after they had stretched Mr..
Lander and Man Sing on a rack with
their feet tied to log and their hands
to post high in the air. and allowed
them to remain there for twenty-four
hours, it was discovered in examining
his hands that the web between the
fingers was quite high. He who pos
sesses such fingers has, according te
the Thibetans," says Mr.. Landor. "a
charmed life. and no matter how much
one tries, no harm can be done to him.
Apart from the question whether there
was much charm or not in my life in
Thibet, there is no doubt that this trif-
ling superstition did much towards
Fastening the 'Pombo's' decision as tc
what was to be our fate"
They were accordingly taken to the
frontier and allowed to return to civ.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

The secret of producing choice bacon
lies in the feed trough. II any ono
doubts this, let him put two Poland
China. Berkshire, Chester-White, Du-
roc Jersey or any Of our recognized
breeds of hogs In two different pens.
feed one all the corn he can eat until
tat. and the other boiled potatoes,
milk. barley or wheat ground fine and
some peameal until fat (the old coun-
try way). XIII both. put In dry salt
for six or seven weeks. then take out
and wash and hang it up in the kitchen
or drying house until thoroughly
dried. then cut on a good big chunk
and boil 1t. let 1t stand till cold. then
cut OF q few slices and you will SEQ
the corn fed meat Is not so firm, -
more oily and not 30 many streaks Of
lean as meat fed on barley. potatoes.
milk, ETC., and this Is all the differ.
ence you or any one else can detect
American Swineherd.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

The Tuberculous MIX Problem.
In his important work, animal Tu-
berculoses," Prof. Nochard draws the
conclusions:
(1) That the milk of a tuberculous
COW Is only virulent when the udder
10 the seat of tuberculous LESSONS.
(2) That the ingestion Of virulent
milk is only dangerous when the udder
Is the seat Of tuberculous LESSONS.
H) That practically the danger
from the ingestion Of raw milk only
exists for persons who use it as their
sole or principal food-that is to say,
for young children and certain inva-
lids.
az That to avoid all danger it -
sufficient to bring milk to the boil be-
fore It Is consumed.
The measures to be undertaken to
lessen and, II possible, remove the dan
gers to public health through a Ques-
tionable milk supply, are undoubtedly
beset with dimculty, says Daily World
(Eng) They should. however. be at
tempted, and with promptness. vigor,
and liberality. 1t has been proved
here in Dublin that . matter Of grave
public interest, which at one time was
supposed to be irremediable. was sue
ceaotully dealt with. I refer to the
pla9uo Of pleuro-pneumonia, which
I'D N well-nlgh half . century . run
g olnstrous monopoly, until The -
lono111oa 6 asjenti1e tDoatDs1A Co.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

There are few less known regions on
the earth's surface than Thibet. Ow-
ing to the jealous exclusiveness Of the
Chinese authorities, the religious ia
naticism Of the Thibetans themselves
and the wild and difficult nature Of the
country, Thibet has remained isolated
from the world longer and more com.
pletely than any other region in Asia.
Nevertheless, from the fourteenth CEN
tury EDWARDS explorers have entered
and crossed the country. A few have
even penetrated to Lhasa, including
one Manning, in 1911. But since two
French missionaries got there in 1916
foreign feet have not entered the cap
ital of Thibet. The practical reason
why, which is the outcome of the causes
just mentioned, will be found in Henry
Savage Landor's account of his recep-
ton by the Lamas and the tortures he
endured at their hands.
When the first accounts of his SUI
ferings reached England, there was a
not unnatural disposition to regard
them as travellers tales" but Mr..
Lander has. very properly. appended
to his own statement the official docu-
ments Of the government inquiry into
his case, documents which completely
establish the truth Of the tale of the
terrible cruelty to which his character
istically British love of adventure ex-
posed him.
Mr.. Lander arrived in India in April,
1896, and made his first attempt to en-
ter Thibet towards the end of May.
But the Forbidden Land was equal to
its. reputation; the Thibetan authori-
ties prevented him from entering the
country by the Lippu LEX Pass-the
easiest route-and 1t was only in the
middle of July that he entered Thibet
by the Lumpia Pass, was again turned
back, but ultimately succeeded in get
ting across the mountains to Mansaro-
war. Soon after that his followers,
originally thirty in number, were re-
duced to two, the rest having gradually
come to the conclusion that the air OF
Thibet was not healthy for foreigners.
Before that, however, Mr.. Lander had
been rewarded for his trouble in get
ting across the frontier by the savage
grandeur of the Thibetan scenery. The
natural castle" is good example of
the physical character Of that wild and
rugged land. 1t was, he says, only with
the aid Of a telescope that he was able
to rake out that the supposed castle
was nothing but work of nature.
Finding himself left with only two
attendants. Mr. Landor was at the mer-
cy Of the natives. He was engaged in
buying horse at a place called Tuck
er when he and his servants, Chan
den Sing and Man Sing, were treach-
erously attacked by an overwhelming
force of Thibetans. thrown down. beat
On, kicked, and finally led of. tightly
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bound, IS prisoners into the presence
q the "Pombo." or governor ct the
preyince. At first Mr.. Landor himself
was not tortured. the 'Pombo" only
trying to intimidate him by the sight
e the cruel scourging Of the unfortu-
DAte Chanden Sing. Then, on pre-
tense Of conducting him to the frontier,
- Thibetans put Mr.. Lander on
Deoy and took him across the country
> = spiked saddle. the most terrible
eNrss az the many which they In
- upon him. Tie devill.h ingen-
Il ~ thing - describes s3nply
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
LITERARY NOTES.

George w. Cable is busy on q lovel
Of the civil war, which he expects to
call 1.-The Cavalier" Most of the char
acters are New Orleans creoles and the
scenes of the tale are in the region
just north Of New Orleans.
It is surely one of ''lifeis little IRON
les" that the great laughtermaker,
Max Adeler, whose real name il
Charles Heber Clark, a man with q
worldwide reputation as a humorist,
should sit in the Office of the Textile
Record and write ponderous editorials
about the exports of the last fiscal year,
the protective tariff, free trade, pig iron
and the currency. He is a stanch tee
totaler, but a great smoker. and he
lives in the country at Conshohocken,
where he is at the head Of great firm
Of manufacturing chemists.
Apropos of Mr.. Kiplings new book
good story is being told of him. Re
Gently he sold book to his publisher
at a rate that worked out to shilling
a word. The publication of this fact
came under the notice Of a London
newspaper humorist, who. "for the fun
Of the thing" wrote to the author say
ing that. as wisdom seemed to be quot
ed at retail prices, he himself would
like one word, for which he enclosed
a shilling postal order. The reply
came. in due course: Mr.. Kipling had
kept the shilling postal order and po-
litely returned written on a large
sheet Ct paper) the word 'Thanksr'
Marian Crawford's new book is ave
Roma Immortalis: Studies from the
Chronicles of Rome" in two volumes.
He begins with a brief historical study
Of the rise Of Rome, with sketches Of
some Of the great men who made
her greatness, and afterward takes
the fourteen different regions
or wards into which the city
was divided in medieval times
and goes through them, one after
another. describing the characteristic
buildings Of each as they have been In
different ages and a. we see them now
and giving the histories Of the people
v'ao lived and fought and loved and
died In them.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
To Illinois Live Stock Breeders.

You are cordially invited to rttsnd
the annual meeting of the Illinois Live
Stock Breeders Association, including
conventions of the Illinois Horse
Breeders Association. the Illinois Cat
tie Breeders Association, the Illinois
Sheep Breeders Association and the
Illinois Swine Breeders Association, to
be held in Springfield, ILL.,, Nov. Is. 16
and II, 1898, In the State House.. VAL
liable papers and addresses on subjects
pertaining to live stock husbandry and
agriculture will be presented. in person
by the best authorities in their re-
spective departments in the United
States. A splendid program is pro-
vided, profitable meeting assured and
. rare opportunity to hear and meet
the prominent men from other states
who have given assurance that they
would present their topic in person,
such as Hon. Norman ]. Coleman Of
st. Louis, Mo-, on Horse Breeding:
Prof. John A. Craig Of Ames, Iowa, on
sheep Husbandry and the Horse and
His Market; Mr.. Henry Wallace Of
Des Moines, Iowa, on Glover Growing
and It's Relation to Improvement in
Live Stock" Prof. Shaw Of st. Anthony
Park, Mimi, presents "The Bacon
Hog"
Prof. Plumb, from Purdue University,
ind, addresses the meeting ON Animal
Industry as a Business In the United
States" and that able writer and emf
nently successful breeding and exhibit
or of live stock, Mr.. T. F. B. Sotham of
Chillicothe, Mo-, presents a paper upon
'The Breeding, Exhibition and Sale Of
Live Stock" Cattle Breeding" will
be discussed by Mr.. L. H. Kerrick Of
Bloomington, Ill. Hon. E. E. Chester
Of Champaign, ILL.,. and the popular
president Of our State Board of Agri-
culture, Gel. w. H. Fulkinson of Jer-
SEVILLE. ''The Marketing Of Live
Stock will be presented by one Of the
best authorities In our state, In the
person Of John Clay. Jr., Of Chicago.
Prof. Eugene Davenport Of Champaign
viii treat Of IAN Undeveloped Market
Of Pure-Bred Nales." Hon. A. ]. Love
ioy Of Roscoe win discuss -thesHrooding
a FEEDING q ouine. 'santH<a Jneob
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
THE NATURAL CASTLE.

that they cut grooves into my skin and
flesh in several places round my ankles
and on my feet. many of the cuts be-
ing AZ much as three inches long.
You have come to this coun-
try to see. This. then. is the
punishment for your And with these
dreadful words the Pombo raised his
arm and placed red hot iron bar
parallel to. and about an inch or two
from, my eyeballs. and al but touching
my nose instinctively kept my two
eyes tightly closed. bat the heat Vas .
lntonse that : soo0ed . e NJ go
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
THE FARM AND HOME.
Up-to-Date Farming in the United States.

bined with business tact, gave to the
United Kingdom an exemplar, which
helped to free the British Isles Of one
IT the great agricultural scourges. A
similar mode Of dealing with the milk
supply must undoubtedly result in q
similar triumph. The hygienic condi-
tions of milk production are thorough
ly well known to those responsible for
the promotion Of public health. It re-
mains only to insure that those condi-
tons are observed: and surely the
nineteenth century might well close
with the commencement Of an attempt
to successfully deal with such a great
problem.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

Bureau Of Animal Industry.
DR.. D. E. Salmon in the fourteenth
annual report of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry, says:
It may be stated in general way
that the policy of the bureau has al
ways been to render direct returns to
the country of value greater than
the appropriations which it consumes.
1t has never been willing to spend
money without being able to show COM
mersurate results. The eradication OF
pleuropneumonia stopped the ravages
of that disease, and saved just that
much to the cattle industry. The reg
ulation of vessels reduced the losses
at sea and saves from 100000 to
s., 00O, GOO annually in insurance Of ex-
port cattle. The Texas fever regula-
tons yearly prevent at least $500.000
in losses from that disease. The manu-
facture of tuberculin saves state au-
thorities not less than $4,000 a year,
and gives them a more reliable ar
ticle than they formerly obtained by
importation from abroad. The distri-
button of blackleg vaccine is already
saving 100000 worth of cattle a year.
according to the reports Of the own
ers. In other words, the executive
work for the eradication and control
of diseases and the supervision of ex-
port animals has yielded, and will con-
tinue to yield, direct results that save
our farmers many times the cost of the
bureau work. The scientific laboratory
and experiment station are furnishing
tuberculin,> mallein, blackleg vaccine
and hog cholera serum worth much
more than the cost of the scientific
work. And, finally, the dairy division.
~ extending the markets for American
butter, will bring returns that will fully
Justify its existence and the expendi-
lures which it is making. Although
these few lines Of work have yielded
such satisfactory returns, the benefit
of the meat inspection and that Of the
inspection of export and import cat
tie has been even greater in maintain
ing our export trade and establishing
the reputation Of our meats. The
money value of this work is incalcul-
able, as is that of the scientific in
yestigation of diseases. The serum
treatment for hog cholera, for example.
will make it possible to save many
millions Of dollars annually. The OBJ
ject at present it to show. however.
that the bureau is yielding direct and
definite returns far beyond its cost.
These statements are made because
the appropriations to the bureau have
been comparatively large, and there has
not always been a clear understanding
of the nature and results Of its work.
It is incontestable that this is one
bureau of the government which has
yielded to the country constant profit
and which still has opportunities be-
fore it that warrant further extension
of its field of work.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
Largest Sum Dial.

The largest sun-dial in the world is
Hayou Horoo, large promontory, ex-
tending 5000 feet above the Aegean
sea. AS the sun swings round the
shadow of this mountain it touches, one
by one. circle of islands, which act
as hour marks.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

80
Following are some questions which
were propounded by Secretary F. D
Coburn Of the Kansas Board Of Agrt-
culture to the leading pork-packers OF
the country. and the answers made
thereto, in reference to swine for their
purposes. These enable the farmer to
see his swine as looked at through tho
eyes of the men whose business Is the
conversion Of them into provisions.
and innumerable other commodities.
ready for the world of consumers whom
they seek:
IF in your business as slaughterers
and purveyors you have any prefer
ences as to breeds of swine. what
breeds are preferable and on what are
your preferences based?"
Armour-In buying. the question OF
breed is given but little attention, quail
ity and condition being the chief con-
sideration.
Swift-For ordinary packing pur-
poses we prefer Poland-Chinas.
Schwarzschild--We prefer BerkshireA
Ou 0CCOuuG Vi OCSlCA 0ACS0An6p SASAS
smaller heads, feet and entrails, being
finer boned and having better quality
Of meat generally.
Cudahy-Berkshires and Poland
Chinas.
Morris-Poland-C hinas and Berk-
shires are very desirable; In fact. any
thoroughbred hog.
Hapamond-No preference.
I'm buying do you, under any cir
cumstances discriminate In favor OF
or against white hogs?"
Armour-No: if Of choice quality
they sell at top prices.
Swift-While We favor white hogs
when buying, we do not, as rlle, pay
a premium for them.
Schwarzschild-QCa being equal,
we prefer white hogs. especially for
selling by the carcass. as they have
a very clean appearance
Cudahy-We make no discrimina-
ton.
Morris-No discrimination against
prime white hogs.
Hammond-No discrimination.
Sinclair-We do not discriminate II
favor of or against white hogs.
"At about what Qive) weight do You
prefer the larger proportion Of the hogs
you buy?'
Armour-Average weights Of 225 to
275 pounds.
Swift-For general utility hog We
prefer 250-pound average.
Schwarzschild-Two hundred to Us
pounds average.
Cudahy-Mixed hogs. 200 to 27e
pounds.
Morris-Different cuts demand hogs
Of different weights. We prefer $50
pound weights for fresh meats, and
300 to 400 pound weights for fat-backs.
Hammond-Two hundred to $50
pounds.
Sinclair-We prefer hogs It's pounds
to $50 pounds gross weight.
Eat these weights do you prefer hog1
extremely or only moderately fat?"
Armor-Moderately fat.
Swift-MOderately fat.
Schwarzschild-Oniy moderately fat
Consumers demand lean hams. bacos
and side meat. Hogs received the last
year have been extremely fat. Cousins
numerous complaints from the trade
on fat hams and bacon especially.
Cudahy-Moderately fat
Morris-We prefer fat hogs at an
times, except for the export trade.
Hammond-Prefer fat hogs.
Sinclair fat.
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01

Dehorned Beeves.-The Armour COR
pany pay more for dehorned beeve0
than for those with horns. They ind
that the dehorned cattle ship better
and consequently dress better than TIE
others. Where the animals horn each
other q bruise Is left both on the hl6o
and. the flesh. The tanner pays loo0
for the hide. the butcher leo for -
dfoGood nreasA@UR
The Globe-republican., 1898-12-01
THIBETAN CASTLE WITH GIGAN-
TIC INSCRIPTION.

ilization. Truly Mr.. Lander must be
made of fine stuff to have endured all
these horrors and have come out alive.
His powers of physical endurance
alone entitle him to our respect; his
mental fortitude entities him to our
admiration. And through all that ter
rible time he kept his wits about him
and his eyes open, observing and set
ting down his observations in his mind
to be here reproduced. Such Spartan
heroism deserves some lasting memo.
rial.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-20
Hold a Long Conference on Pres.
ent Conditions and Future
Action.
Nothing Given Out as to the
Plans Considered or De-
cided Upon,
But 1t Is Known the Conference
Was Of More Than Usual
Importance.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-A war coun.
Gil Of more than usual importance was
held at the White House during the
afternoon. AT the council were Pres.
dent Mckinley, Secretary Long, Sec.
retary Alger, General Miles. Admiral
Sicard and Captain Mahan. The con.
ference lasted two hours and consid.
cred the present condition and future
conduct Of the war. When it was over
Secretary Alger said he could say moth.
ing concerning the plans which IL.
volved the movement of troops.
1t is rumored that the council made
plans for a second expedition to be sent
to reinforce Shaiter ard 20 designate
the troops which are to form the e2pe.
dition to Porto Rico. According to
present plans the second expedition for
the >outher.. coast Of Cuba, will prob.
ably start Tuesday, and those destined
for Porto Rico will be held back until
some time about July l.