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The herald., 1898-04-24

articles which he would have to order,
and he was thus engaged when the
door opened and Doctor Henry Ger
ard" was announced.
The visitor was close at the mans
heels, and Grant had hardly time to
rise before his friend entered.
Good day, Grant; you're surprised
to see me-" said the doctor.
Yes, I am" replied Grant. But
think l know what you've come about"
Il dare say you do" exclaimed the
other; you must guess, however"
Grant pulled up an easy chair op-
posite his own, and gently pushed his
old friend into it.
Doctor Gerard was a F. r. S. and F.
r. G. S. (by meriD and was one of the
leading Psychologists of the day. He
had partially been the means of bring
ing Evan Grant to London, and for
some six months they had shared
rooms together: had done so in fact
till the rowing spirit had once more
mastered him, with the result that he
set out for tour in the Caucasus at
almost a moments notice. He had been
at Cambridge, with Grants father, and
was about the same age-sixty-five. He
had been handsome man. and he still
retained the distinguished air which
had made him one of the most admired
men of his day. Much travelling had
tanned his face, and his white beard
showed very white against the brown.
He had large, gray. luminous eyes,
which were, however, now failing
somewhat from the effects of the
strain upon them during years Of close
study of often almost illegible inscrip-
tions and manuscripts. His figure was
spare and rather above middle height,
still erect, although in other respects
he did not carry his years well.
But the most striking feature about
him, after his eyes, was the sweetness,
the almost childlke gentleness of his
mouth; and his ready smile was cap
tivating. His disposition-well, his
eyes and mouth best told that.
II fancy" said Grant, when the
doctor had settled himself comfortably.
that you have somehow or other got
wind of the fact that I'm off to Egypt.
And 1 shouldn't wonder" he added
with a laugh, eff you weren't here this
morning for the purpose Of pumping
me as to the why's and wherefores of
my journey"
What wonderful fellow you are, ,"
the other chimed in. smiling; II may
as we'll out with it all whilst am about
it. I met Murray last night, and asked
how you were after the Valance bust
ness, and he said he believed you were
all right, but I wasn't likely to meet
you anywhere just now, as you were
Off to the north Of Africa. You know
The herald., 1898-04-24

as his hanson turned off the Embank-
ment, and few minutes later Grant
was comfortably seated before the fire
in his own room.
He lit cigar, drew his favorite arm
chair closer to the hearth. and settled
himself for think and smoke.
He sat thus, going over the various
details of his coming voyage, for half
an hour, and then, tired out, he went
to bed. In the silence of the night the
same dream came to him as had done
a few evenings before. He seemed-so
vivid was ito be living another life.
which he knew to be an existence of
past ages. He was floating upon a
river, and from the temples upon the
banks he knew 1t to be in the land of
Egypt. The lotus flowers perfumed the
air, and by his side, in the bark manned
by ebon-hued slaves. sat maiden,
whose form was hardly hidden by her
white calasiris. The faint air scarce
filled the silken sail. Once the girl at
his side turned to him, and the face he
saw was that of his beloved.
The start Of surprise he remembered
giving awoke him, but it was still dark.
and though little prone as rule to
tTlCkS VI Ac othuSN % AAShs
to assure himself where he was.
He looked at his watch from habit.
It was nearly four; and then he blew
the light out, turned over. and fell into
a sleep that was dreamless, with the
sheet drawn up to the tip Of his nose,
for the night was cold.
Next morning he was filled with
thoughts of his coming journey. Full
Of the life which flows back in the
spring. he sang softly to himself as he
dressed.
Now that 1t was finally settled he
should go, he made up his mind to
write to his home in Devon. where his
letters We're always so eagerly looked
for.
He spent some time after breakfast
in searching out the boat service to
Alexandria, finding that the "Thebes"
of the North African line left London
on that day-Thursday-thre weeks.
He finally decided to go home for day,
and join the steamer at Plymouth,
where she would call on the Friday af-
ternoon for the mails.
After he had written a long letter
home, he began to make out list of
things he required, many of them being
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

A New York Judge has granted a wife
a separation from her husband for six
months, with alimony at the rate of $40
week. The plaintiff was wife 30
years old, the husband of 70. Doubtless
the young woman feels herself happy
in being rid of the old gentleman for
six months, receiving In the meantime
$40 q week. At the end Of the first term
of separation she can apply for an ex-
tension and the old husband Is not like
ly to survive many decrees Of court.
Anything Is possible under our divorce
laws, and the precedent set by Judge
Gaynor Of New York may be extensive
ly followed and separation take the
place In court records extensively oc-
cupied at present by the disagreeable
word divorce.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

One Of the most serious problems for
gold-seekers desiring to reach the Yu-
kon gold fields seems to have been
practically solved by the construction
of line Of Transportation from Dyea
over the Chilkoot Pass to Crater Lake.
The line consists Of four sections, of
which the first eight miles in length
from Dyea to Canyon City-is stand
ard gauge railway. From Canyon City
to Sheep Camp Ia distance Of four
miles, an aerial cable line furnishes
the means Of transportation, while q
second cable, three and half miles
long, extending from Sheep Camp to
Crater Lake. surmounts the main pass.
An additional section to be constructed
between Crater Lake and Lake Linde-
man-about eleven and a half miles
will establish communication with the
tributaries Of the Yukon. The effect Of
the prospective opening Of this route is
shown In the reported reduction of
freight rates over the dreaded Chilkoot
Pass from 40 to 10 cents per pound, and
contracts are already being made for
large amounts Of freight.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

A contemporary, commenting on the
demand Of the Secretaries Of War and
Navy for more men for warships and
batteries, remarks that while the labor
market will not feel the drain much,
1t Is q fact that such employment Of
able-bodied men Is just SO much sub
tracted from the productive forces Of
the country. Considering tha, the num-
Der of men required cannot be much
In excess Of 3,0OO altogether, the drain
will be hardly perceptible. Soldiers
labor, and are the cause OF employ
ment of others; for armies must be fed
and clothed, as well as paid. Every
year $4,000 men offer themselves for
enlistment In the army, and recruiting
officers can pick and choose. The aspir-
ants for enlistment include many
bright young Americans-no aliens
will be taken now-to whom the mill
tary career Is attractive. Nor are the
Inducements In tho way Of pay offered
to be despised by able-bodied young
men who would otherwise be employ
ed in civil labor in the lower grades OF
employment. While the private soldier
begins his service at $13 month, his
pay increases 81 for every year Of
faithful service up to the sixth, when
it Is $18. Sergeants In the line get as
high as $50 month; in the engineers,
ordnance and signal corps pay runs at
It's highest, from $50 to $50 a month.
To thp nduca tod YYA n I'm the RI rllya there
Is the chance to compete for a commits
sion. The navy pay for men before
the mast and petty officers is higher
than given in the merchant service.
When we consider how much is sup
piled gratisto the soldiers and sailors in
the way Of food, lodging and medical
attendance, we can readily see that
their pay compares very favorably, for
single men at least, with the wages
given in at least the lower grades OF
mechanical employments. Many sol
diers and sailors, steady, temperate,
faithful men, Lay up money, enough
during their service to begin business
career with considerable capital. This
is especially true in the West, where
thrifty privates and "non-coms" made
good investments in buying land cheap
ahead Of boom. In New England
may be found men prospecting In civil
employment who few years ago were
in the ranks, and started in new ca
reer with an honorable discharge and
few hundred dollars of savings
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
land neighboring towns by wire.
plant and appurtenances will cost

tplant and appurtenances will cost
Pr. 900, and 1t is expected active work
will be begun~in few days.
The land defenses Of San Francisco
Harbor have been greatly strengthened
of late, and the military and naval au-
thorities agree that the presence of the
battleship Oregon is not essential for
the protection of the port. The 1O-inch
battery at Fort Point has been rein
forced by the addition of two guns so
there are now five 10-inch rifles in DO
sition. Five 12-inch guns command
ing fine sweep of the ocean can be
depressed to bring under fire a ship
attempting to pass through the mar
row channel between Lime Point and
Fort Point. Three more 12-inch guns
at Fort Baker, together with the six
teen mortars and three dynamite guns
on the peninsula, can also be brought
into use at long or short range. The
great guns on Lime Point nearly 500
feet above the water are so high that
plunging fire against the deck of a
ship may be delivered. ALI of these
formidable weapons are SO situated
that their fire may be concentrated on
any hostile fleet attempting to enter
the Golden Gate.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
EASTERN NEWS ITErIS,

w. II. White, passenger traffic man
ager or the Santa Fe system, died last
week at Chicago.
Maher, Choynski and Rubin have
accepted Kid McCoy's def. Rubin
will be taken on first.
A dispatch says the Pope will do ALI
possible to prevent the Spanish -Ameri-
can war, as ne fears 1t would be ia
tai to the Sanish dynasty.
Six thousand painters and decorators
OF New York will demand 81 and s3]5O
per day for eight hours. work on AnriI
4. IL their demands are not granted q
strike will follow.
Among the discoveries in the Maine
wreck last week was a lot of gun cot
ton. 1t was found by Gunner Morgan
in the original cylinders. The tubes
were intact and the gun cotton almost
dry.
The final contract providing for the
sale OF the warships AmazOr as and
Almirante Abreuall to he United
States has been signed. The price il
something over G50O,0oo ($2.5OO. .000)
for both the ships.
no puOiC ueUt Oh the United States
Is $S4I,564, 400. Spain's indebtedness
aggregates $l,1SS, ,291 $3.50, with a popu-
latlon OF but 100000 to carry the
burden. Uncle Sans 10000 900 Of peo-
pie may view the war situation with
complacency.
Cecil Tattersall, president Of the
cambridge University Chess Club, says.
with reference to the challenge Of the
American universities, that Cambridge
will make every effort to arrange a
match, eight players a side. to take
place shortly after Easter.
The Black Hills ranges in South Da~
kota are being secured by the United
states agents for horses suitable for
the cavalry. A contract has been made
Win one large horse company near
mere to furnish 1000 horses as soon as
they can be brought in from the range.
Inc army officers think these horses
are to be shipped South.
Chairman Barton of the Central Gu
can Relief Committee, reports generous
donations from citizens of the United
States. The Oregon committee will
send from ten to twenty carloads. and
minnesota. Nebraska and other States
are contributing literally. The East
is also doing it's share in the line of
benevolent work. Much distress is be-
ing relieved.
A telegram was received at the Of
hces of the Union Pacific, Denver and
Gulf Railway from Receiver TrumbuIl
stating that there is absolutely no foun-
dation for the statement that the Union
Pacific will take in the Gulf system
with the general consolidation next
month. At the Union Pacific Offices
and at the other local railroad offices
it was said that the Gulf will certainly
be absorbed by the Union Pacific as
soon as it is reorganized,
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
the reduction works now being /

the reduction works now being COZ
structed at Barstow, said:
Il can see no reason why this
(Randsburg )should not be the largest
mining camp on the Pacific coast.
have visited all the important camps
from British America to South Amer
lea, and can safely say that this beats
them all; and If this camp were in
Colorado it would be one of twenty
five or thirty thousand instead of about
three thousand. will say further that
the mines here show more than Cripple
Creek did after it had been worked for
two years."
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
Past Caring.

Here's Mr.. Joseph Jefferson's lates
story. He told 1t the other evening al
banquet up in New England some
where.
Il am reminded" said Mr.. Jefferson
in the course Of some remarks, sol
what once occurred to me. was cross
ing the Atlantic. The weather was
dreadful. was trying to guide myself
along the deck, and, incidentally, to add
others. In this mission ran across q
lady lying prostrate on the deck. evi
IDENTIFY sorsly troubled with that dread
full disease, sea sickness.
Il said to her, Madam, may l bring
you anything to relieve your
"She looked at me feebly and said:
4 beg you will not mention 1t. Will
you also kindly excuse me, sir?
II then said to her: But Is there moth
ing can do for your
"'No, sir said she, in the same tone.
Please go away.
But, madam said, you are evi.
IDENTITY suffering. Can do anything to
help you?
"T wish,' said she, that you would
go away. am not fit to see any one.'
~ am sorry, madam persisted,
that can be Of SO little service. Can
do nothing for your poor husband. the
gentleman whose head see in your
lapT
"'Oh,' said she, that is not my hus-
band. / do not know in the least who
he is.' New York Telegram.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01
WASHINGTON NOTES

In the Senate. Chairman Davis re-
ported a joint resolution providing for
the annexation of the Hawaiian ISL
ands.
The Navy Department is preparing to
send hand bills to all the principal
towns, calling for volunteers for the
navy.
The War Department last week pro-
mulgated its order creating the de-
partments of the Gulf and of the Lake.
and abolishing the departments of Mis-
souri, and Of Texas.
During the next two weeks the reg
ular spring examinations for Federal
positions coming under the civil serv-
ice regulations will be held in leading
cities throughout the country.
Secretary Long says there appears
10 De no more ships in the market.
either for the United tates or other
nations to purchase. No further eff
forts to purchase ships will be made.
The Naval Committee of the House
has agreed to provide for the construc-
ton OF five dry doydocks. The docks
are to be located at Boston, Ports
mouth, N. H.; Algiers, La; Mare ISL
and, CAL; League Island, Pa.
The Dolphin and Machias have been
ordered to join Admiral Sicard's feet.
The torpedo boats Rodgers, Gwynn
and Talbot will also go to Key West
soon. The gunboat Marietta, now at
san Jose, Guatemala, has been ordered
to Panama. It is believed she will Join
the oregon en- route to Key West.
The Amazonas, purchased for the
United States from Brazil, is a 1000
ton cruiser with speed of % knots
and carries ten guns. She Is lying at
Gravesend, and is ready for service
with a Brazilion crew aboard. The
O'Hlggirs was the most formidable
vessel for sale. She IS rated as a bat
tleship and has powerful guns. She
Is nearly ready for service.
Secretary Gage has sent to Congress
letter recommending an amendment
to- the Chinese exclusion act, recurring
masters of vessels on which Chinese
seamen. stewards, etc.. are employed.
to give bond for their departure from
this country. Hitherto it has been nee
esSary for the collectors of customs to
assign officers to watch these vessels,
at an annual cost of $4,000.
Great significance attaches to the
practically agreed-upon alliance be-
tween Austria and Spain for the pro-
lection of the Spanish throne against
international attack. This alliance has
armed Premier Sagasta with the con-
scious power that ne can, with safety
to the throne, enter upon and carry
into effect negotiations for the relin-
quishment of Cuba. And in. this fact
is to be found the keystone upon which
rests substantial hope of a peaceful
ending of the present troubles. This
alliance is in reality the most impor-
tant development which has taken
place since the Cuban question as
sumed an acute form.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Zola, as writer, has been a scandal
to this age, as, In larger degree, Vol
taire was to his. But Voltaire, the
man, proved his humanity and cour-
age; and 50, too, Zola, the man, is DEM
onsrating that he Is made Of good,
stern stuff. Zola's championship of a
fair trial for Dreyfus makes the latter
day htterateur just such an heroic fig
ure as Vohaire became among his fell
low-countrymen when ne pleaded the
cause Of the family of Calas.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Because American labor Is the best
paid labor In the world 1T leads the
world In the value of Its products.
American ingenuity has given the
world Its best machinery. American
skill has given the world It's best prod
ucts. The "pauper labor" Of the east
ern hemisphere has been distanced in
the industrial race by the high-priced,
well-taught, 'brainy" labor of this
young republic.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

A Colorado man who recently return
ed from the Klondike with a fortune In
nuggets and gold dust exultantly ex-
claims; And didn't have to sweat
for 1t, either" Visitors to the Klondike
region may have noticed that with an
average winter temperature of so de-
grees below zero perspiration rarely
interferes with the work of picking up
nuggets.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

To be honest, to be kind, to earn a
little, to spend a little less, to keep a
few friends, and these without capitu-
lation, Is the greatest sermon ever
preached to men. What simple thing
1t seems to follow this advice, yet, oh,
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson, you have
described the millenium-you ask too
much-of mortals.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Perhaps the finest compliment ever
paid to President Kruger was the moral
support given him by the Outlanders
In the late contest for the Transvaal
presidency. They had no votes, but the
fact that they preferred "Oom" Paul
before his opponents Is a remarkable
tribute to their belief In his integrity.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

The trouble with any book on the life
OF the Prince Of Wales Is the fact that
there is nothing In the life Of the Prince
Of Wales worth publishing except such
things IS are unpublishable.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

soon be overcome In the intense light
of American civilization, their brawny
muscle will find profitable employment
on the farms, IN the forests and mines
and factories, and If not themselves, at
least their children will become genu-
inc Americans.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

That New-Yorker, 60 years old,
whose letters to 17-year-old darling
est darling" have been causing amuse-
ment for Gotham court lately, proba.
bly, understands now just how dear
such girl is.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

The statement that castor oil is TAX
ing the place Of the carving knife in
the treatment of appendicitis is graft
flying. Castor oil may not carry many
testimonials as palatable beverage,
but 1t is industrious and persevering
and It rarely causes funeral.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

There would be a great many more
rich men In the world If there were
more young men willing to go through
the rudimentary process that leads to
wealth. Just as there would be more
fishermen If 1t were not that so many
persons have an antipathy to the un-
prosaic labor of digging bait.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

A girl in Camden, N. J., went into q
trance which lasted three days. She
says she spent the entire time in heav-
en-, and now is very much dissatisfied
with New Jersey as a place Of resi-
donra
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

The Kaiser's great naval project Is to
spend $500, ,OOOO on new ships in the
next seven years, including seventeen
battleships. Go it, William! Whose
afraid. save poor, big, old, meek Sam
Yen-Li-C Chang Hung Sing Song?
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Senator Elkins wants law passed
providing that no bill for less than $5
shall be issued by the Government.
Somebody suggests that more popular
measure would be law providing that
no bill for more than $5 could be coli
leefed
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

what shall the rich man do with his
money! Is a favorite pulpit theme.
But what could he do without 1t? is
more pertinent.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

There has been no end OF rioting else
where In Europe of late, so that an out
break In Brussels is really nothing new
on the carpet.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

The New York police department
asks for round appropriation Of $1S,-
5000 for the coming year. That's an
unlucky number-for the taxpayers.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

II the stream of foreigners coming
into our Atlantic ports from every Eu-
ropean land can be diverted from the
large cities and distributed throughout
the thinly settled West and the rapidly
developing South, their illiteracy will
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Philadelphia people are, alarmed over
a microscopist's discoveries in Schuyl-
kill water. But perhaps the expert mag
nifled things.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

A Pennsylvania editor committed sui
eide the other day. Which again calls
attention to the mournful fact that
cordwood taken on subscription ac-
count cannot be eaten.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

BETTER THAN CRIPPLE CREEK.
At meeting of miners and citizens
at Randsburg several weeks ago, AL
bert Smith. .yice-president of the Rands-
burg Railway and general manager of
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

There are many married people who
are danger signs to the unmarried.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Gladstone ought to recover, II reports
are true to the effect that he Is now
taking his medicines In Cannes.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

Special dispatches say that a man
down In New Jersey is sweating blood.
Probably he has a mortgage overdue.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

The NicoIini farewell had none Of the
characteristics of the Patti farewell
series.
Mesa free press., 1898-04-01

for handling ores. The mill proper will
contain fifty stamps of $50 pounds each
and have ninety drops per minute,
capable Of crushing from $50 to 200
tons of ore per day. A system of twelve
Frue Vanners will be put in to take
care of all the tailings for concen-
trates. Automatic feeders will be at
tached to the motors, with the ore
crushers above the bins, making the
process of handling ores an economic
feature. The power plant consists of
one Corliss 22-horse power engine, and
two steel boilers of 1OO-horse-power
each. The mill will be equipped with a
full electric lighting plant, the wires
extending to all parts of the camp. The
mill is about 1000 feet from the Mojave
river and on the railroad. The mill
will consume about 100000 gallons of
water each twenty-four hours which
will be supplied from wells in which
water is obtained at about twenty-four
feet from the surface. The company
is now sinking wells in which an
abundance of water is found. The
plant, with sampling works, crushers
and rolls, will be ready to run about
May 10. The plans of the company are
so matured that they expect to treat 81
ore, which will prove lasting benefit
to the mines around Randsburg.