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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-07


Mr.. William Mcdaniel. of Index. said
to THE FREE LANCE man that King
George yields the palm 10 Stafford on
persimmOns, but claims a front seat IN
raising irish potatoes. He told the fol
lowing which was vouched for by Messi-
John Berrey and j. &. Frank. The latter
gentleman last year in the early spring
planted n crop OF irish potatoes from
which there was a splendid yield After
the first crop another was put in 70 Sc
cure seed for the present year. This wa,
also a fias crop. When this crop wa,
dug IL was observed that the seed whicl
had been planted to make the crop wer,
as firm as when put in the ground an,
they were carefully picked out and pu
away. Last spring they were plante,
again and from them is growing anothe
beautiful crop. Ii is so remarkable
freak of nature that the yield of tn
present crop IL looked forward to witt
much interest. and Mr.. Frank saws il tn
seed are firm again he will put then
away aud plant them over for the fal
seed.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
CHAPTER II.

This is not the place to commemor-
ate the trials and privations endured
by the immigrant Mormons before they
came to their final haven.
From the shores of the Mississippi
to the western slopes of the Rocky
mountains they had struggled on with
constancy almost unparalleled in his
tory.
The savage man and the savage
beast, hunger, thirst, fatigue and dis
ease-every impediment which Nature
could place in the way had all been
overcome with Anglo-Saxon tenacity.
Yet the long journey and the accum-
ulated terrors had shaken the hearts
OF the stoutest among them.
There was not one who did not sink
upon his knees in heartfelt prayer
when they saw the broad valley of
Utah bathed in the sunlight beneath
them, and learned from the lips of
their leader that this was the promised
land, and that these virgin acres were
to be theirs for evermore.
Young speedily proved himself to
be skillful administrator as we'll as
a resolute chief
Maps were drawn and charts pre-
pared, in which the future city was
sketched out
All around farms were apportioned
and allotted in proportion to the stand
ing of each individual.
The tradesman was put to his trade
and the artisan to his calling. In the
town streets and squares sprang up as
If by magic.
In the country there was draining
and hedging, planting and clearing,
until the next Summer saw the whole
country golden with the wheat crop.
Everything prospered in the strange
settlement.
Above all, the great temple which
they had erected in the center of the
city grew ever taller and larger.
From the first blush of dawn until
the closing of the twilight, the clatter
of the hammer and the rasp of the
saw was never absent from the monu-
ment which the immigrants erected to
Him who had led them safe through
many dangers.
The two castaways, John Ferrier
and the little girl who had shared his
fortunes and had been adopted as his
daughter, accompanied the Mormons
to the end of their great pilgrimage.
Little Lucy Ferrier was borne along
pleasantly enough in Elder Stanger-
sons wagon, retreat which she
shared with the Mormon's three wives
and with his son. a headstrong, for
ward boy of twelve.
Having rallied, with the elasticity of
childhood, from the shock caused by
her mothers death, she soon became
pet with the women. and reconciled
herself to this new life in her moving
canvas-covered home.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

wilderness than that you should prove
to be that little speck of decay which
in time corrupts the whole fruit. VIII
you come with us on these terms?"
Guess I'll come with you on any
terms" said Ferrier with such en-
phasis that the grave elders could not
restrain a smile. The leader alone re-
tanned his stern, impressive express
sion.
Take him. Brother Stangerson," he
said; give him food and drink, and
the child likewise. Let it be your
task also to teach him our holy creed.
We have delayed long enough. %or-
ward! On-on TO Zion"
"On-on to Zion," cried the crowd
Of Mormons. and the words rippled
down the long caravan. passing from
mouth to mouth until they died away
in a dull murmur in the far distance
With a cracking of whips and a
creaking of wheels the great wagon
! got into motion, and soon the whole
caravan was winding along once
more.
The elder to whose care the two
waits had been committed led them tC
his wagon, where a meal was already
awaiting them.
you shall remain here" he said
"In few days you will have recover
ed from your fatigue. In the mean
time remember that now and forever
YOU are of our religion. Brigham
Young has said it and he has spoken
with the voice of Joseph Smith, which
IL the voice of God"
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

Telegraph Company for all points in
the United States. a uniform rate of
81 a word will be charged for messages
from San Francisco to Manila and
China.
The first section of the cable from
San Francisco to Honolulu is being
manufactured by the India Rubber
Gutta Percha Telegraph Works Com
pany, Ltd, London, England The
length is about 2,413 miles.
Laying the Cable.
The cattleship Silvertown, owned by
the manufacturers, will convey this
section of the cable from London to
the Pacific coast via Cape Horn, where
she will proceed with the laying opera
tions. 1t is expected to complete the
entire cable from San Francisco to Ma
Mia by January, 1905.
The laying of the new cable will in
volve searching ocean depths to posi-
bly, as far as three miles. While the
government work was being carried
on in the Philippines the greatest depth
reached was one and an eighth miles.
The estimate Is that depth OF at
least three miles will be reached in COW
ering the Pacific ocean.
The operation of laying so many
thousand miles of cable will necessar-
lily involve great deal of skill, but
the difficulties which those who laid
the Atlantic cables encountered have
passed away, those having charge of
the present work being able to carry
out all details. The delicate and par
ticular work, however, will be the land
ing of the cable at its objective point
at Manila. The shore end conveyed by
the Silvertown to this point will be
lifted gently from the ship toward the
land, where it will be placed in deem
trench, through which it will be con.
veyed to its final land communications
thence connecting with the cable to
Hong Kong.
The death of John w. Mackay called
attention to cable-laying projects in
the Pacific. 1t Is stated that the pIans
contemplated by his company will be
pushed forward with all possible dis.
patch. The project has been delayed
by the failure of the government to
furnish the company with soundings
taken in the Pacific. 1t is expected that
these soundings will soon be furnished
and that the work will then be pushed
to completion. Possession Of the Philip
pines has made the necessity of a Pa
cilic cable very apparent
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

During the trial Of street railway
damage suit in one of the circui+
branches OF the Supreme Court Of tha
District Of Columbia few days ayo
an important eyewitness of the acci.
dent took the stand in the person or
an elderly cOlored man. The nlaintiff
mad been injured while the car was ~
street crossing, and one Of tho .ttor
neys was endeavoring to elicit from tho
witness just where the latter was
standing at the moment the nlairt,fr
was struck by the car.
AS understand you,p remarked tho
attorney, after a number of ouestions :
had been asked, you were standinr -.
the street corner dlagonally opnosita
the point where the accident occnrred ),
NO. sir, wasn't" declared tbe MI.
ness. Il guess l was standing kinda
sort er bias from the spot"-Wasbino
ton Star. 'nihs
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
The PACIFIC CABLE

an analysis of the reasons, but am
I'm n position to state the fact, and
do It after many years of experience.
| have been handling horses for more
than a quarter of a century and / nave
had occasion TO observe very closely
those things which tend to benefit the
horse. Occasionally | have been with
out goats and nearly every time | have
been called upon TO doctor one or more
of my horses for some complaint pc
culiar to this kind of animal. When l
had goats around the stables to rub
up against the stalls and wallow
around generally sickness among my
horses was a rare thing.
MY attention was called to the fact
a good many years ago by man VINO
had spent the greater part of his life
in the horse business. had just lost
a couple of fine horses and was great
" grieved over the loss. | had dealt
with them very carefully and, in fact,
had made pets out of them. l hap
pcned to meet my old friend and was
telling about my loss. DO you keep
any goats around your stables? he ask
ed. | told him | did not. There is
where you make big mistake he
said. Buy a few goats and turn them
in the lot with your horses and let
them run together. l have tried 1t
and it is a good plan | never thought
much of 1t at the time, out | con-
cluded that would try it just for luck.
1t could do no harm. l bought me
some goats.
"Since that time have always kept
goats with my horses, and the health
of my horses has been a matter of note
among those who are familiar with
my business. do not pretend to say
just what it is about the goat which
will benefit the horse. But there is
something which acts as a great pro-
lection to the horse in the matter of
health. | have often heard that the
odor of the goat while offensive
enough to a great many persons, was
a very healthy thing even for members
of the human family. | guess 1t is
the odor of the goat which benefits the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
Books Named from the Bible.

close acquaintance on the part of
authors with the terse and expressive
phrases in the Bible is plainly shown in
the titles of host of books. Among
the titles taken directly from the Bible
says the Philadelphia SATURDAY. Even.
ing Post, are the following:
IF Sinners Entice Thee" THE Dov
OF Temptation" THE Favor of
Princes" "Wayfaring Men," Weighed
and Wanting" The Wages of Sin ;,
Black but Comely," "Dross," "In
kedar's Tents" THE Valley of Deci.
sion" The Unjust Steward" "Sons Of
the Morning" Visiting the Sin" ..Tbe
Quick or the Dead" THE Prodigal "
The Bondwoman," Thinking Gym.
balls, THE Crown of Life" "JInleav.
ened Bread" A Laodicean." .The
blrthrlght'' "The Garden of Eden"
The Story of the Innumerable Com.
pany,' The Wings of the Morning -
until the Day Break" THE Mantle
of Elijah" They That Walked in
Darkness Il Go "A Fishing" "Tbe
rents OF Shem," "The Snare of the
fowler' Give Me Thine Heart"
Mine own People" "The Measure ot
a Man" Resurrection" The Market
Place From My Youth Up" His
brotners Keeper" THE Hosts of the
l'oru ana "on the Face of the Wa.
ters."
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
ITO be Continued
CoNTENDINd FOR A PRINCIPLE.
Good Example of the bubbles That Pre-.
vail in Legal Practice.

An English writer gives a good ex-
ample of those bubbles in legal prac-
tice that have sort of fascination ior
certain minds. Some years ago, while
travelling on the continent, he met the
principal lawyer for the government of
one of the principalities, who told him
Of a curious legal question. 1t had ref
erence to railway station at the boun-
dairy between two principalities.
Someone standing outside the window
of the ticket office had put his hand
through and robbed the till inside.
The boundary line lay between where
the thief stood and the till, so that he
was actually in one territory while the
crime was committed in another. Here
was nice nut for the gentlemen
learned in the law to crack. Which OF
the principalities should undertake the
prosecution of the criminal?
At it they went in good earnest, and
the arguments on either side were long
and vehement, till the whole case was
embalmed in many volumes. At last
one side yielded so far as to say:
"We will permit you, as an act of
courtesy, to prosecute, while at the
same time reserving all our sovereign
rights"
AT this point of the recital / asked /:
"And how did the prosecution end9"
"Ah. That is quite another matter, -
said my friend. "There was no prose-
t-a nnlU IoA
we should do when we caught the rob-
Der; but we never caught him.
Youths Companion.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

horse. l have often wanted to see Il
chemical analysis of the goat odor. so
that | might understand just what the
active purifying principle was made
Of 1t is evidently a good dislnfectant
OF some kind. Goats are good horse
doctors, and the man who wants his
horses to remain healthy and vigorous
should keep goats around the stable"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
The Trappists.

Many letters come to the monastery
announcing the death OF relatives of the
monks; these are seen by the abbot
only, and at chapter he may simply an
nounce: "The mother of one of our
number is dead; let us pray for her
SOUL"
Never to his dying day does the be-
reaved Trappist learn that he was pray.
ing for his own mother.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23
GOATS WARD OFF DISEASE.
They Should Be Kept Where YER Horss
Are Regularly Housed,

Goats are good things to keen
around the stables where the horsas
are housed" said an old dealer IN
horses, land the man who wants his
horse to remain healthy will make a
mistake If he does not keep few goats
around. l do not propose to go into
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

81 S n result of the decision of Con-
IN gress to leave the building OF
eS the new trans Pacific cable Ia
private enterprise, the work will he
Immediately begun by the Commercial
Pacfic Cable Company. new concern
formed on the basis of the Commercial
Cable Company. which will consum-
mate a duplicate all-the-wOrld-around
cable.
1t is specifically stated that while the
United States government does not in
cur any expense or responsibility. II
will have at its discretion command OF
all facilities. This is particularly Inn
portant because the government has
already gone to the expense of laying
more than 700 miles of cable in the
Philippine Islands. These cables were
laid as a Necessary strategic measure
during the recent trouble there and are
intended to be a connecting link in
the general system covering our posses
sions.
Length of the Cable.
The new cable will run from Sar
Francisco, n distance of 2,413 miles. tC
Honolulu, thence TO the Midway Isl
ands and Guam, another 2,293 miles
and then to Manila another 1850 miles
enabling the company to connect with
cable TO Hong King and all points oil
the Asintir continent
From Hong Kong the connections OF
the Commercial Pacific cable will rur
north up the Chinese coast. finally pass
ing through Siberia to st. Petersburg
and thus completing the route through
Northern Asia and Europe. From the
same junction they will extend dowr
through Siam and the Straits Settle
ments. connecting with the Australian
and New Zealand cables. and passing
west through India to Alden, along tn,
Red Sea and Mediterranean to Gibral
tar and Lisbon, thence to the Azores
where the Commercial Cable Com
pany's system has another headuuar
ters, extending to New York. Both tn,
San Francisco and eastern ends o
these cables will be connected with tn,
land telegraph system of the Posta
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

ne devotion father has for n cross
uapy ~ In It's second summer is acquired: :
1t Is not natural
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-23

IL VIII Complete an Elec-
tric GirdIe About the
Earth-Our Government
Will Have Special Faciii"
ties for Communicating
with Island Possessions
In the Pacific. - ~
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
CIRCUS PEOPLE LIVE WELL.
The Food Provided for TIL EN- Is eff tn 4,
Best, and They Travel in Style
and Comfort.

GLOW does n circus man or woman
live while on the road?" said a circu;
man, according to the Kansas City
Journal. ''Why, they live better thai
ever before. We carry almost 1,00t
people, and I doubt if you can find ont
of that number who is discontentet
it was customary with the majority o:
circuses to provide inferior cars fol
their business staff and perform ers
and compel the laborers to sleep under
the big red wagons on the fiat cars
The passage of time has changed tht
order of things. Circus folk now trave
as well, if not better, than the majority
of men and women who are continually
moving from one portion of the United
States to the other in search of pleas
ure.
Our business staff and performer!
live in spacious Pullman cars. TIL,
beds are soft and roomy, and the bed
clothing is always fresh and clean. Thu
circus has IL Pullmans of this kind
and on each one is a porter, whose
duty it is. to polish the shoes of all tn,
occupants each night, look after thu
laundry and make the beds and SWEEP
and dust the cars. These cars arr
vestibuled and at the head of the trai1
is an extra long dining car, where tho
majority of the people are fed. This
diner is looked after by competen'
steward, with a staff of good cook
and walters, and breakfast and dinner
are served there each day. The per
formers take their luncheon on the
circus grounds imm ediately after pa
rade.
The laborers, including the drivers
canvasmen, hostlers. property handler:
and animal men, are served with three
meals on the grounds. The food pro.
vided is of the best, and there is always
plenty of it. Every laborer has a bed
The drivers and hostlers have swing
ing hunks in the cars directly above
their horses; the animal men are ac
commodated in coy little state room.
fitted up in the big elephant cars, while
the property handlers and canvasmeI
sleep in coaches that greatly resemble
tourist cars. Every one has good quar-.
tiers and splendid food, and in conse
quence, it is seldom that a complaint
is heard -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
A COMPARISON MADE.
A Greater Percentage of IIliteracy Among
Native Children Than Those of Foreign
Born Immigrants.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The census
Office has issued a statement giving
a compilation of figures regarding
illiteracy among children of immi-
grants and children of natives. The
statement says: "Confning the COM
parison to children between the ages
of 10 and Il years in the United
States 1896 per cent. of the native
white children of native parents and
99.1 per cent. of the native white
children of foreign-born parents are
able to read and write. This sur
prising difference in favor of the
children of the foreign-born popula-
ton is due largely to the fact that
the children of the foreign-born inn
migrants live mainly in the northern
and western states, where the public
school system has already reached
a high degree of efficiency, while
great numbers of native white chill
dren of native parents live in the
southern states and in that region
about 10 per cent. of such children
are illiterate."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
THE TITLE IS GOOD.
Attorney General Knox Reports on
the Panama Canal.
II
President Roosevelt Cannot Appoint
Commission Select the Route Re
cause of a Constant State of
War IN Colombia.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Attorney
General Knox made his report on the
validity of the title to the Panama
canal to President Roosevelt Satur.
day. The report was very exhaustive
and covered about 800 pages. He
holds that the title of the Panama
Canal company is good.
Non-action on the part of the gov
eminent of Colombia on the pend
ing isthmian canal treaty is post.
poning the appointment of the com
mission which is to take charge of
the construction of the canal. 1t was
at first supposed that as soon as
the encouragement had satisfied
himself of the sufficiency of the title
to the canal property that could be
conveyed by the French company, the
way would be clear for the appoint
ment of the commission and soon
after for the preparation of the
specifications upon which the work
is to be done. Now it has developed
that the ratification of the treaty
with Colombia is long way off, ow-
ing to the fact that the Colombian con-
gress, before which the convention
must come, has not been elected UP
to this time. The delay is attribu-
ted to the existence of a state of
war in Colombia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
NOT A HOPEFUL VIEW.
Methodist Missionary Says 1t VIII Take 3
Hundred Years of Hard Work to
Civilize China.

Tacoma, Wash, Oct 29.-"It will
take 100 years or more of hard work
and the expenditure of hundreds of
thousands of dollars to civilize south
ern China" This statement is made
by Henry w. Huntsell, an NJ. Z. mis-
sionary sent out by the Chicago mis-
sion two years ago to the Chosong
station in southern China. He is now
on his way back to Chicago on ac-
count of his health. I'm southern
China murder is as frequent as your
meals" Mr.. Huntsell said. 1T is
called custom instead of crime. Ma
tives have little or no morals. There
is a marriage law, but it is only for
the protection of male inhabitants
southern Chinese woman, once
married to n man, can never desert
him. y man may have as many wives
as he likes. Slave traffic is ram
pant in all parts of the southern
provinces. Fathers dispose of their
daughters and wives in the same
manner as in this country we dispose
of live stock"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
PERFORMED HEROIC ACT.
Young Nebraska Farmer Saved Two Lives
by Throwing Mad Bull That
Attacked Him

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 29-FranI Ueh-
ling, son of Louis Uehling, a we'll
known farmer residing in Logan
township, has equaled the feat per-
formed by Ursus in Quo Vadis,' and
in doing so saved the lives of his
sweetheart and himself. Young Ueh-
ling and his fiancee were crossing a
pasture when they came upon bull
in the path. Uehling drove the bull
along ahead for n short distance,
when the animal suddenly turned and
charged upon the couple. Uehling had
no weapon, and there was no time
to run. He grasped the bull by the
horns, and an exciting struggle took
place. The screams of the girl
brought two men running from the
road, and when they arrived they
found that Uehling had succeeded in
throwing the bull, and was sitting on
the neck of the PROSTATE animal,
awaiting their arrival.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-11-01
BRYAN IN A SMASHUP.
The Ex- PresidentIal Candidates Special
Train DemoIIshes a Caboose and
Pitches MIR Bryan Forward.

Cripple Greek, Col, Oct. 29.-The
Bryan special crashed into the ca
boose of a freight at Arena, in Brown
canyon, Is miles above Leadville, at
11:1O o'clock yesterday morning.
The special remained on the track,
but the caboose was thrown from
the tracks and three people saved
their lives by jumping. Two others
in the caboose were thrown to the
track, but were not hurt. The
freight had pulled in on a siding to
let the special by. The caboose had
not cleared the main line when the
special swept around a sharp curve
and crashed into the caboose. The
occupants of the caboose were
warned of their danger in time to
save their lives. Mr.. Bryan was
standing up and the contact caused
him to be thrown forward. He was
caught by several Salida and Lead
vile men on the car with him. The
caboose was demolished and the
track INSTRUCTED so that the special
could not proceed.