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QUAINT CUSTOM IN ENGLAND.

The only part OF the United kingdom
In which the old style Of reckoning ne
Is adhered 10. SAYS the London daily
Nails the archipelago OF shetland, ana
there SUNDAY January H. was Nc"
Years day. Rut Sunday being win me
natives a strict dies non Tor business Or
Tor pleasure the next day Witnessed
the high links incident 20 the occasion.
These included professions Of "guisers
or mummcrs. and the drinking Of Nari-
Gus strange toasts. such as n," w.
man ana doath to craydsh.' and ,h'
health OF the twelve apostles. In shet-
land the remnants OF the on NGrse
Language ljnger 20 such a degree that
Inc dialect IS almost a sealed book
even 10 Scotsmen The last Specimen
OF the great aux. whose eggs are now
valued al something Ike 100 guineas
apiece. was done TO death there out
the little aux stu retains precarlous
footing on the lonely islet OF Foala'
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the valley is obtained though south.
east no mountains are seen. On the
northwest and south are three distinct
ranges extending above the valley from
Two thousand 10 three thousand feet.
The valley is not level, but rolling, and
IN places broken. The inequalities are
from nifty 10 two hundred and fifty feet
nigh In one place a sharp mountain
rises abruptly two thousand feet and
al another a cone as perfect almost as
the hand OF man could form rises one
thousand feet The whole valley IS
covered with grass and trees The trees
are large along the rivers and streams
and are small and sparce on the hills
and benches, thus permitting grass 10
grow in greater abundance, and fur
nishes pasturage for the stock OF a
score or more ranches and haciendas.
IN some places ground is cultivated and
an abundance Of corn is grown, so that
this useful article Of food is cheaper
here than I'm any other place we have
visited, Some fruit IS raised not a
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-. Al right for you fellows lows TO ,,, gay
4 no q" ~ Indians is chlh's pay
%. lI1' an,r you have had ., some ne e a,1
. s1 ID hai line rst" a1'd an no pIa
fs''a' ,,ser night when the subject
Rr'' 'n l,. On, choctaw troubles out In
'A' , r.rltory had been going the
''dan =, .oy, The washington Times
tan'', .'' mo 'i0s ] enlisted and was
''''T g,,t Laramie, cxpectlng' as did
b " 4~ IN these days, TO kill an
'. ,n,n n day or so after my ar
4 ,iaO WIEN .ncb was not the case, ior l
/ bal ivy ~ ntth the rest OF my COM
W ' |, nd Fourteenth infantry 10
a laay q y" trains going from Lara
\ gaTl XXX oblnson. a new fort then.
h me Y iy snnor Of Lieut. Robinson OF
n nan@ I ~, who had been Killed near
ny I5.'' hand Of sioux 1t was not
lAa' " n work we had expected ana
I, y,r very monolQnous'' S., ,,o board
n j. t' '.i,rs had been issued ior US TO
ial oi'', Fort Douglas. Utah, ana
pfocNl Y, ,be Fourth infantry. the
PER- .' ','| on old.iashIoned AFFAIR being
l'It vac ,,,Jy a wood but we set TO
plt V agb 4 wifi and soon nad stone
4 NoIh """ Il, stead Everything VAS
n payy' nv nlesy and as we were rlght
n nO'Hs5 ,% pIg city the fellows had
II pea '' ''..e9lpfel when hurry orders
N 's.' ~ .'..,,oj for companies c, D. ana
IA ei5 ~. fourteenth TO pack up ana
"a Va " ~ ,sdy IA Join Gen, Crook, VINO
s. I' 1n., bel1 repulsed by a large band
\ n s@yy on the Rose Bud RIVER III the
3 Bg HON country - ioi,
~ nm. orden said we were to JON
n ,.ag who was then fitting out a large
4 ,rsI.tIon witch was called the Black
kpl. sypcll,lon, at the foot Of the Big
r-o mountains, on Goose creek Nv
'.,tb.ro WAS excitement at the post
" .
4, lost when the appointed hour Tor
moving drew near and the last good.
,ys. 10 thos. remaining In the old fort
IA been sald we marched eayly down
"a san Lake to the Union Paalllc de-
rot The railroad carried us as far as
Medicine station and from there we
s,arted ON foot Tor Fort Fe.terman, ON
Ma Platte river crossing that stream,
which was unusually high In an OLD
fatboat which swamped three times
carving two Of the men and number
Of i've stock with her.
I'VE had seen no signs Of Indians yet.
as they had an gone north 70 unite ana |
maxi their final stand. At last we ran
g,,os, Crooks command at the foot OF /
Cloudy Peak, and there we first saw |
,ha man whose name was at that |
.tne on the lips Of every settler In
that country-Gen Cro0k-or Old Gray
1'or. as We had heard him called by
ihe Indians about the post
De was an unassuming man. !
roihhg vain or naughty in his I
makeup. In fact in those days we did
bot have that kind Of men In the West,
BIZ dress was more like that Of pack
fr instead Of general in the army
When on the march he wore canvas
Butt, with a cartridge belt containing
iO0 rounds Of ammunition a plain SON
brero-we had no regular field hat-his
face covered with q thick beard, and a
fne Springfield rife swung across the
pommol of his saddle
you could always see him riding by |
lhe head Of the column, accompanied by
fIs adiutant Cabt ]. s. Bourke, and
Frank Gourard, his chief Of scouts. No !
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DAILY ROUTINE.

Smallpox, like some other infectious
| diseases, Is not treated by medicine.
| Unlike enteric fever however patients
are not confined 10 liquid food. but are
freely and literally fed upon solids, EX-
! cepuon, OF course, must bc made OF
| those who are in very serious or criu-
| cal stage Of the disease. when stmu-
| latiye and liquid nourishment Is admin
| isteted. Naturally the feeding of
smallpox patients becomes q matter Of
! primary Importance. AT ) a. IN. break
fast is served, and consists OF p0rridgc
| and milk tea, bread and butter At
noon a three-course dinner of soup,
chicken, or steak and potatoes and
pudding, is brought In. Then follows
tea, bread and butter, and a boiled egg
at 3 D. m: and porridge and milk at
o'clock The relatives of patients are
permitted TO supplement this generous
fare by sending In fruit 10 the sick, ana
these are generally received By the
nurses during the daily call hours at
II a, m. and p. m. Nature ana good.
healthy food are the elements most re-
He'd upon 20 sustain the patient dur
ing
THE PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE
HHi NhNhlt "a Ndif ltfuhctls A. may w
generally understood the spots iu or
binary smallpox come out each distinct
by Itself; in continent cases. as the
name suggests they run In masses; in
hemorrhaglc, the eruption does not
come 70 the surface, but remains be-
meath the skin-which eventually dis
colors. and almost invariably produces
iatal results. AS a rule. the spots de- |
yelop within few days, and gradually /
form 20 a yellowish head over an parts I
OF the body These In turn begin to /
crust or harden, and after tha lapse /
Of a week or ten days-in very mild /
cases rather less sufllccs-the crusted |
head begins 90 peel on The doctor |
may then pronounce the patient ready /
Tor a bath. This Is
THE MOST WELCOME ANNOUNCE
MENT
OF the sick ward. and one that Is eager
" looked forward 10 by every bed occu-
pant on three successive DAYS the
patent receives warm plunge bath
ana ~ only permitted TO get into a
convaiescents clothing after his bath
On the tlird day His food is then aug
nented by tea and bread and butter
When ne rises az 9 a, m. and by milk.
bread. and butter when be retires at ?
p m lie can move about and smoke
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avenged the death Of their dead leader.
After a conference Of the three COM
manders II was decided that owing TO-
the beakng up Of the Indians into
small bands after the battle Of the Lit
tie Big Horn II would be best for the
three columns to separate and work
their way among the Black Hills. he
trails left by the Indians indicating that
the larger bodies Of them had gone in
that direction.
1T was upon this expedition through
the Black Hills that we marched over a
far-stretching country, as level as Penn
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sylvania avenue and covered with sage
brushes. 1t was then called the Can
non BAH 1t took us three days to cross
this stretch. In the meantime the con-
dition of some Of the boys was pitiable.
their shoes having long since been worn
out, all extra supply of clothing having
been used long since.
After we left the commands Of Reno
and Terry, on the Yellowstone river. our
command was put on half rations. which
consisted Of eight pieces Of bareback,
one-quarter pound of bacon and A
tablespoonful Of green coffee. As we
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were then encamped on the middle Of
the Cannon Ban plain, and heavy rain
was beating down upon as we at first
thought there would be no chance Of
making a cheerful fire that night or Of
eating either, for, you know, bacon I'M
cooked. coffee unroasted and bareback
that required an axe would not make a
very dlgestlble dinner. Lieut.. Bubb. our
commissariat, then came 10 our rescue
with load OF boxes which the hard
tack had been shipped to us in issuing
one TO each company.
owing TO the dangerous country
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A SEPARATION.

As per arrangements four of us, name
ly. Brothers Mageby. Kienke, Henning
and myself, with Brother Fairbanks,
who accompanied us to San Bartoome.
bade our companions goodbye Sunday
evening az shutdown, and with staff In
hand, started on our tramp to the ruins
of Palenque. One mule carried our
things, which were as few as the cir
cumstances would permit. consisting
chiefly OF change of linen. a blanket
apiece, some beans and a pot TO boil
them In, and little grain for the mule.
The majordomo Of the ranch took us
piece on our way 20 show us the road.
II was moonlight. The air was cool
and pleasant the road plain, except
where heavy trees completely shaded II.
and we were fresh and anxious for the
trip. At o'clock we came TO
the river but stopped for the night
on this side at the Rancho Santa Tom
as. The surprise OF the people was only
equaled by their lack OF food and ac-
commodations, They had absolutely
nothing TO eat but tortillas. room
could be furnished US and feed for our
mule was plentiful, but we begged TO
be permitted to sleep on the porch, as
a Mexican house is not always free
from fleas. After eating our tortillas,
therefore we made our bed down, some
on the porch, some In the front yard.
and others In an abandoned canoe, and
when we were not scratching or hunt
ing woodticks we slept soundly. But
next morning Palenque seemed further
of than ever. We were sore and stlff,
not so much from our walk as from our
want Of rest. but az day break we were |
on the road having first purchased |
some tortillas for breakfast from a wo-
man who had risen early that they /
might be hot for us 4 league or so |
across very rich river bottom brought |
US to the banks Of the Chiana. The |
ferry man went with us from the ranch. |
we all enjoyed q bath especially in n |
warm sulphur spring that rises a few
RODS from the river and flows into Ii,
and three Of Us. Bros Fairbanks |
kienke and scornlng the assistance OF
the ferrymans canoe, except to carry 1
our clothes over. swan the river.
A KIND RECEPTION.
Three leagues further brought us to
ranch called III Carmen. As We were
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-30
VACCINATION TALK.

A crowded, public meeting assembled
! IN the City Hall saloon last night 10
hear a lecture 10y Councillor j. T. Biggs.
OF Leicester on How Leicester Deals
with Smallpox"
Mr. Biggs said that Glasgow was
looked upon with envy by almost all
other municipalities because II was one
Of the most go-ahead and enterprislng
corporations In the world But, not
withstanding this. II did not bear the
reputation Of being the most cleanly
city IN the world II he were A men,
Der NJ the Town Council he should GER
tainly feel II incumbent on him % raise
the question OF these repeated OUT
breaks OF various diseases. Glasgow
was vacCinated. according 10 the blue
books. to az least 9S per cent OF the
population. which was the highest fls-
ure that could possibly be reached I'M
der any law OF compulsory vacclna-
ton. How came a. then that I'm a vac.
cinated city like Glasgow there should
be any epi1emic az al2 The method
by which the lecturers corporation
dealt with smallpox cases Was-not oy
vaccination. for Leicester was q plac-
tlcally uuyaccinatcd t0vn-but by $50
lation ~ patients. encouraging them ~
the same time 20 take plenty NJ fresh
air exercise. and by the strictest atten-
ton 10 sanitation. Nr Eiges threw on
the screen series of diagrams. the ef-
feet OF which was, generally sretbins'
10 demonstrate that the decrease IN
smallpox IN leicester was co.Nni1ent
with the decrease OF vaccination ana
the growth Of sanitary Improvement
ana vice versa.
At the close ~ the lecture a resolu-
Ion was pa ssed commencing the Lei
cestcr method 20 the corporation.
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An Old Sergeant the Metropolitan Police Graphically Relates
10 the Washington Times HoI His Regiment Was Com.
PEELED 10 Leave Fort Douglas Short Notice and Put off
for tie Big Horn TO do Battle VIII Maraudng Red SKINS
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at win throughout the grounds. In an
ordinary attack he may be passed for
examination by the professor on the
twenty-eighth day, counting from the
day ne sickened This examination Of
each patient over every part OF the
body is most minute and exhaustive.
In some cases the patient is detained;
more generally he Is reported ready for
dismissal; and two days afterwards,
having undergone his final plunge bath
Of warm water and strong disinfect-
ant. he receives his own clothing and is
conducted to the gate by the chief nurse
OF his ward. In ordinary mild cases
the patient may thus be In hospital for
three weeks; but many are detained
for twice that period. However long
or short the detention, however, the
grUesome scenes he has lived amongst
and left behind him are not readily
forgotten. But as a set-of he has the
recollection OF many acts OF sef-sacri-
flee and kindness rendered by both
doctors and nurses under very trying
and exhausting circumstances.
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sometimes as many as four OF the house
medicals. Each is clad In a long. silky
looking waterproof coat, reaching to
the heels, while a skull-cap Of similar
material fits closely on the head. The
procession Of doctors, headed by the
ward nurse, bearing a lighted taper
passing up and down the dim-lit cham
Der, In and out by every bedstead Is
a sight long % be remembered stimu-
lants and narcotics are varymgly pre-
scrlbed, and afterwards administered
by the nurse. Then the ward sinks
back to its troubled dreams; but the
slumber OF night Is a restless, ftful se-
quence of conscious and unconscious
mOments
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The B. Y. ACADEMY
EXPLORING EXPEDITION
Now Pushing Its Way Southwark in the "Land OF
Desoaton."


s'n Bldolome, Chiapas, Mexico,
fs'ra ! @l-our serenders at Ricar.
H'a'''a we're pleased with our re.
Wy % lake photograph Of them and
H Instrument, and promised to come
- to camp early next morning for
~ purpose We therefore, in the
song enjoyed another tune or two.
u fact left camp under the inspir.
't'a.rs 0; music.
Ia !" tSo miles our road wound up the
Il u NE mountain. on the top Of
q W We found ourselves on a beautl.
4 1A'eau. Half way up we came un-
Z pi'le''ing ledge from which water
q, alpplhe and where we obtained a
Z u'nk The ledge was almost COW
ca lis underside with beautif<
we counted six dlfferen, varie.
4 In, pauorm was not level on
a t.' eO!s'ed with hills and benches
v,a 49, 70 100 feet high, thus form
u ana drains in which the
IN ~. -l Times plentiful, was al
II NV and beautiful. some OF
n a ~. wv up Ike a cone though no
n IS. NJ, ,S~'ahlc action could be seen.
y. lls and benches were covered
~ rl ,'Ilg trees OF an inferior
III ,,l eague brought us TO a
II ,a N. smother mile or so to a little
IN" Das o. the largest Of the valleys.
IN, y So.'la orchards were growing
- Wy the chief Industry or /
4 Ma. ~ .nly Industry OF the peo-
4 Program CHANGED.
H. = Sssl is. nights camp was
srpef.i' drive Of Chiapa, where
d ner hail, so u was arranged
ROgld BS' "'thlhg Brother Kienke and
!, shs ~ ~ Snead Of the party get the
b., ~ y! lhi a camp on his Side ~, az
Frsi sa, ue night. Here. too, we
lss3 on, Ia'sthlng that somewhat
|c,5 y, !. original program. We had
hor a, W continue on our ionrnev
|, on 's s,, ,nlo Guatemala, and there
ftlrf az ea''hals a weeks rest but
sr1.,. ~ iced g. scarce corr -
. q t 1s.lng dear that pertalns IN ths
D hrs s we determined 10 pitch
. M veg OF so In some suiiable
Wb1s of San Bartolome
.is,, the animals rns,
mhedt,' , ,.,Y be Idle. ana So
i1e oi t nv 'islt the ruins Of Palenoue
y iosn a. '.utes. First 20 take
R,p,,.,,h ' Mescolapa river n san
: sn5 bs,i ,hfn,e on foot to PAL
p San 49,. 70 san Bartolome. or To
,enoBs ro,, ,oione hrst thence IN
anliss returning BY another ro,',e
ne liver c a, S,hlapa We learned
u Ion, 1 5 lmpassable FOR a dis
% % tske travel, which de- I
>, =. ''Se the second route. w
l.. a. SEARCH OF A CAME ME- !
lui rsl ''S T therefore. after get ,
q he rive, y,v..htlnusd up the right I,
10 rake , /. ~, N seaeh Of a suitahIe |
wv weeks camp. Such !.
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spring flowers here and there through
cut the ward. lend 90 It something of
homely appearance. II is adapted to
the accommodation Of eleven patients
but today over thirty beds are ranged
up aud down each side and over the
central flooring Upon these as many
patients In all stages Of ordinary. con.
fluent, and hem0rrhagic smallpox are
under treatment There is no classified
ton OF the disease. the mlldest fire..
quently lying next the most malignant
case. without the slightest danger u
the former, The day nursing stan con
sists of the chief and two stan nurses:
at night only one nurse attends. al
though The chief nurse remains on
duty until after the visiting doctors
round, which sometimes means tin / or
even 2 a. m.
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LIFE AND DEATH IN
A SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.

An ex-patlent Of BelyIdere hospital
Glasgow. Scotland. IN which city there
Is now raging an epidemic OF genuine
smallpox, from which hundreds are
dying, thus describes life in an in
rtituuon specially set apart for the
treatment Of such cases
DO those OF our fellow-ciilzens who
remain deaf to the cry for re-vaccina-
ton truly realize the great dangers to
W1ich they are exposing themselves?
Moan moan, moan, Tossed on a
stricken bed.
The passing Of white-robed nurses the
sound OF a doctors tread;
HOarse whispers mingled with breath
ing, heavy ard labored and sad
From the world without not an echo.
10 make the weary glad
Moan. moan. moan Frail form on IT'S
stricken bed
The beating heart Of the Living. next
the cold spent heart Of the Dead
THE BLUE MARIA"
The drive eastward IN q joltlng. rat
Ting blue Maria"--as the hospital
cabs may well be called-and the
clank II the closing gates, are the first
suggestion to the patient that the old
life " shut out and a new experience
about to begin he IS driven rapidly
to his appointed ward, where all is
hustle Gad excitement. II Is past noon.
dinner Is being served now patients
are accommodating in the bath-room
the house doctor IS on his daily rounds.
The mind retains only very confused
impression of the rows " low brick
built buildings. Of the rush Of busy
nurses. the subdued laughter OF light
hearted convalesconts and the answer
Ing preliminary questions The after
glow OF a warm plunge bath Is soth-
Ing and. the newcomer may look IN
comfort from his narrow iron bed upon
The sick ward In which he has been
lodged. The room Is long and cheerful.
we'll lighted from large windows on
.ither side but. despite excellent ven.
.Bation, the air IS heavy with q nause.
lus odor A cheering fire AZ the top |
md, and an abundance Of the choicest
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THE DAWN.

BY a. m the vigil is DER, and lights
are turned up Screens are drawn close
around one bed ana with difficulty
nurses dress a pus-cOyered body. for
there Is one sufferer less at break OF
Gay; one more Whitehead body Is
gently borne to the mortuary Then
beds are made, the ward is cleaned out,
patients have their morning wash, and
by o'clock everything is ready for the
return Of the day nurses. for the scrv-
ing OF breakfast, and the repetition Of
the hospital
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place we found at Aguadulce, and
found 1t by missing the main road and
taking a bypath. Grass is plentiful,
corn Is the cheapest we have had on
the trip, food stuffs are as cheap as we
could wish, though not much can be
said as to the variety, and the country
around furnishes a good opportunity
for the scientific section under Prof.
Wolfe TO make collections and gives
wide and an excellent field, too for
Artist Fairbanks. II was an easy thing
TO make arrangements with the owner,
as he saw in US good opportunity TO
sell corn and tortlllas and soon our
horses, still unconscious Of the long
rest before them, were luxuriating In the
good feed
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A WEIRD NIGHT VIGIL.

Not ull ilEnis are lowered. at D. m.
does the truo significance OF hosnital
life come home 70 the patient on the
nieht air without the inkling OF soft
bells announces that the Blue Maria"
still bears m the sick Within. beds
are moved Up and down across the poi.
ishcd hour TO make room for the new
comers nurses are stll passing in and
out. occasionally bending over some
moaning form. stranger murmurs and
cries punctuate the ntful slumbers OK
the sick. There is pathetic blending
o. the humorous and tragic as patient
after patient Wrestles IN the throes OF
delirium yainly exercising some imag-
mary evil spirit. Across the ward the
lowered gas Jets cast a nlckering light
upon two wasted faces. almost purple
IN their Disagreement. Those are hem
orrhagic cases. The eyes are glazing.
the flesh coloring 10 dirty purple. me
breathing comes heavy ana laborsd.
ana poor humanity. rapidly passing be.
y0nd the science Of medicine and the
art N nLIsing lies IN the most ex-
hsusted condition OF unconsclousnoss.
It IS the saddest sight In this sad
scene.
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THE PROFESSOR"

Suddenly ;he word goes round. "The
Professor" and the visiting doctor en-
tiers, accompanied by two. three, OF
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/, 'aI mai. W. p1 ~. therefore. after get
!, ! q ne rive, continued up the right
'' a two weeks camp us's SUCH
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A KIND RECEPTION

~ MINI nv TT lO.Ns
Three leagues further brought us to a
ranch called III Carmen. As We were |
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50 SPORTS 80

worthy when the fact that the latter
Is a glutton for punishment is taken
into consideration, Hamilton is one
OF those iron jawed, tough fellows,
who never finch from meeting IN at
tack, lie can take a terrific punching
without betraylng signs of WEAKNESS
and Simms must have caught him a
tremendous wallop in order to put
HIM "oif watch"
Simms is anxious to arrange match
with Erne for the lightweight cham
Ponship and such fight would be
wcrth travelling the length of the con
uncnt TO witness. Art can do 1873
pounds ringside, and be strong at the
weight Indeed he can do It easier
than the Buffalo lad, who has to work
hard TO maze the figure In question.
Clever and game as Erne s he would