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Volume xxiii. Helena, Montana, Thursday, October 31, 1889. No. 4 1 tfv lilccltljj Jerald. R. E. FISK D. W. FISK ft. J. FISK. Publishers and Proprietors. Largest Circulation of any Paper in Montana Rates of Subscription. WEEKLY HERALD: One Year. (In ml vum-e).............................?3 00 Hi* Months, (In advance)............................... 1 75 T.hree Months, (In advance)........................... 1 00 When not paid for In advance the raie will Ire Four Dollars per yeaii Postage, in all cases Prepaia. DAILY HERALD: Pity Subscribers,delivered by carrier 81.00a month One Year, by mail, (in advance)................. 89 00 Hi* Months, by mall, (In advance)............... 5 00 Three Months, by mail, (in advance)........... 2 50 If not paid in advance, 812 per annum. [Entered at the Postottice at Helena as second class matter.! SyrAll communications should be addressed to FISK EROS., Publishers, Helena, Montana. Autumn Courtship. In meads where lambkins used to sport, No sportive lambs we see ; The nights are long, the days are short, And so, alas! are we At morn the rocster later crows. Paid off's the yachting crew. Again the nor'-nor'-eatter blows, The politician, too. Against the pane the raindrops beat, The hunter beats the wool; In cozy parlors lovers meet, And it is meet they should. And close together there they sit, A situation grand, And will le lier heart goes pit A-pat he pats her hand. He smoothes her silken Ireks and locks Her to his bosom there. And as she has the rock- lie rocks Her in the rocking chair. He is a youth of good address, F'.r he is dressed to woo, Ai d as lie's there his suit to press, Her suit he presses, too. To press his suit he is not slow, As fast ihe moments fly : But when he turns the lamp down low Her color rises high. To kiss lier lips, those rosebuds rare. Rare bliss, lie thinks, would be, And he would freely kiss her were She with her kiäses frte But in the gloom, from eight to ten, From eight to ten taRts he; Tt ey see as well to court as when They courted by the sea. (.)h! witching hours ; oh 1 honeyed love; Who cares that summer's flown, When one beside the parlor stove Can sit and hold one's own? Song of Kansas. My Kansas, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of hominy, Of thee I sing. Land of the classic Kaw, Fair land without a flaw. From Leavenworth to Witchlta Thy praises ring. In all thy vast extent, No child by parent sent Can whi ky g* t. Topers are mad as hops, Closed are the liquor shops. But when it comes to crops, Kansas goes wet. In all the growing west, Kansas is first and liest At raising stuff. Great crops of coin and shoats, Great crops of wheat and oats, And eighty thousand votes— More than enough. Corn's grown 'most out of sight— We thought it grew one night Almost a foot. We woiked and helped it grow, So we've a right to crow; The boys at home, you know, Have it to cut. So let us sing again, Shouting the glad refrain, Queen Kansas reigns; Reigns o'er the prairies wide, Which smile on every side ; Kansas, Columbia's pride, Queen of the plains. Kobin, My Sweetheart. O sweetheart mine, with the bonnie brown hair With eyes to merry and brow so fair, 'Tis a year to-day since you came to woo. And never was love more loving and trv ", Robin, my sweetheart I Yet I wonder, sometimes, as I fold you fast, If love like yours forever can last; How it will be, as the years are told, When you have grown wiser, and I have grown old, Robin, my sweetheart ! You have won my heart by your words and smiles You have won my heart by your witching wiles, And I wish, oh! I wish, I could hold for aye, The place in your heart that I hold to-day, Robin, my sweetheart I But when I am sadder and far less fair, When the snows of time are thick on my hair, When pain lias furrowed my cheek and brow, Will you love me then as you love me now, Robin, my sweetheart 1 You bring to my lips your young life's wine, And promise, dear, to be always mine; Yet still, I wonder how It will be When you are thirty instead of three, Robin, my sweetheart! But away with doubt! and with fears away! You are mine to-day, sweetheart, to-day! bo we ll sing and l>e merry, and dance, care free Nor dream of the time when you may not be Robin, my sweetheart ! —Youth's Companion. Trial. By trial is proven What metal we are; Our strength or our weakness Affliction lays b«re; The grace and the beauty Dee., sorrows unfold As tires of t he furnace Brin* out the pure gold. 'Tis not in unkindness Our Father of love Lets us, His dear children, Life's bitterness prove ; 'Tis only to make us More holy and pure, And happy are they who Temptations endure. The brightest of sunsets, When evening draws nigh, Is marked by the presence Of clouds in the sky; And so shall our trials Adorn tire bright scene When «lying we triumph In glory serene. Morning Greeting. Our little Belle was up betimes. Just after peep o'day; The morning glories greeted her From tender vine and spray. God made their smiling faces all, Ami this she knew full well; In them she thought she heard a voice: "Good morning» little Belle! Her baby heart was filled with love, And, with a graceful nod— Seeing her maker in the flowers She said "Good morning, God! wèjêêJ % % ROYAL NUPTIALS. The Princess Sophie, of Prussia, and the Crown Prince of Greece. The day is approaching for the marriage at Athens of the Princess Sophie, of Prus sia, to Prince Konstantinos, Crown Prince of Greece. Berlin has bade the Princess an affectionate farewell. Henceforth her home will be in Athens. The Princess Sophie was born Jane 14, 1870 Her father was the Emperor Frederick, her mother daughter of Queen Victoria. and she is the sister of the German Emperor. The Prince Konstantinos was k y <- -- . v- " born on August 2, 18G8, and is the eldest sou of Georgios I. of Greece, brother of the Princess of Wales. His early manhood is blessed with health, cultivation and good principles. The Greeks anticipate for him an enlightened and useful reign. Things a Woman Can Do. Ths Journal of Woman's Work asks this surprising question : "What can a helpless female do ?" Not long ago the Boston Times in a spirit of fairness admitted and even proclaimed that there are several de sirable things that a woman can do. Here is a sample batch: She can come to a conclusion without the slightest trouble of reasoning on it, and no sane man can do that. Six of them can talk at once and get along first rate, and no two men can do that. She can safely stick fifty pins in her dress while he is getting one under his thnmb nail. She is cool as a cucumber in a half dozen tight dresses and skirts, while a man will swear and fame and growl in one loose shirt. She can talk as sweet as peaches and cream to the woman she hates, while two men would be punching each other's head before they bad exchanged ten words. She can throw a stone with a carve that would be a fortune to a base ball pitcher. She can say "no" in such a low voice that it means "yes " She can sharpen a lead pencil if you give her plenty of time and plenty of pencils. She can dance all night in a pair of shoes two sizes too small for her and enjoy every minute of the time. She can appreciate a kiss from her hus band seventy-five years after the marriage ceremony is performed. She can go to church and afterwards tell you what every woman in the congrega tion had on, and in some rare instances can give you some faint idea of what the text W&H. She can walk half the night with a colicky baby in her arms without once expressing the desire of murdering the in fant. She can do more in a minute than a man can do in a hour^and do it better. She can drive a man crazy in twenty four hours and then bring him to paradise in two seconds by simply tickling him un der the chiD, and there does not live that mortal son of Adam's misery who can do it. A Candid Judge. [Milford (Ind.) Herald.] A newly elected justice of the peace not a thousand miles from Milford delivered the following charge to the jury the other day: "Gentlemen of the Jury: Charging is à new* business to me, as this is my first case. Y'ou have heard all the evidence in the case as well as myself; you have also heard what the learned counsel have said. If you believe what the learned counsel sor the plaintiff has told you, your verdict will be for the plaintiff; bnt if, on the other band, you believe what the defend ant's counsel has told you, then yon will cive a verdict for the defendant. But it von are like me, and don't believe what either of them said, then I'll be blessed if I know what you will do. Constable, take charge of the jury." ABOUT ELKCTRIC11Y. Some Questions Intelligently swered. An [Scribner's Magazin How strong a current is used to send a message over an Atlantic cable ? Thirty cells of battery only—equal to thirty volts. What is the longest distance over which conversation by telephone is daily main tained ? About seven hundred and fifty miles, from Portland, Maine, to Buffalo, N. Y. What is the fastest time made by an electric railway? A mile a minute by a small experimental car. Twenty miles an hour on street railway system. How many miles of submarine cable are there in operation? Over 100,000, or enough to girdle the earth four times. What is the maximum power generated by an electric motor? SeveDty-five horse power. Experiments indicate that 100 horse power will soon be reached. How is a break in a submarine cable located? By measuring the electricity deeded to charge the remaining unbroken part. How many miles of telegraph wire in operation in the United States? Over a million, cr enough to encircle the globe forty times. How many messages can be transmitted over a wire at one time? Four, by the quadruplex system in daily nse. How many miles of telephone wire in operation in the United States ? More than 170,000, over which 1,055,000 mes sages are sent daily. How is telegraphing from a moving train accomplished ? Through a circuit from the car roof induesng a current in the wire on poles along the track. What are the most widely separated points between which it is possible to send a telegram? British Columbia and New Zealand, via America and Europe. What is the greatest candle-power of arc isght used in a lighthouse? Two million, n lighthouse at Houstholm, Denmark. How many persons in the United States are nngaged in bneiness depending solely on electricity ? Estimated, 250.000. How loDg dees it take to transmit a mes sage from San Francisco to Hongkong ? About fifteen minutes, via New York, Canso, PeDzance, Aden, Bombsy, Madras, Penang and Singapore. What is the fastest time made by an operator sending messages by Morse's sys tem ? About forty two words per minute. How many telephones are in use in the United States? About 300.000. What war vessel has the most complete electric plant? United States man of-war Chicago. What is the average cost per mile of a trans-Atlantic submarine cable? About $ 1 , 000 . How many miles of electric railway are there in operation in the United States? About four hundred miles, and much more under construction. What strength of current is dangerous to human life? Five hundred volts, but it depends largely on the physical condi tions. "A GOSPEL SHARP." A Chicago Capitalist Mistaken for a Clergyman. They tell a good story in this connection regarding Mr. Leiter of Chicsgo. He was out through the Black Hills prospecting, dressed in a gentlemanly garb, and with the dignified yet gentle bearing that is his At a certain point the stage upset, not an nncommon occurrence, bnt quite a start ling one. Mr. Leiter distinguished himself by his self possession under the trying cir cumstances and by the gallantry with which he assisted the If dies of the party. Alter all had been straightoned up again a red-shirted miner, who had been watching the Chicago capitalist, said to him: "Stranger, t will von take a drink?' at the same time producing an old flask. "Tban«c yon," was the courteous reply, "I don't drink." The miner subsided for a moment, and then taking oat a villainons-lookiDg cigar, said: "Well, pard, will you have a smoke?" "I appreciate your kindness, sir," said Mr. Leiter, "but I rarely use tobacco and do not care to smoke at preBent." The miner looked surprised. Presently they all alighted and partook of dinner in a rude frontier eating house at $1 a meal. When Mr. Leiter came to settle, the clerk astonished him by saying: "The bill is paid; that party over yonder fixed it." Oar townsman looked across at the cov ered porch and there sat his friend the miner, tilted back in his chaii, complacent ly smoking his big cigar. He stepped up to him with the words : " My friend, I understand you have paid my bill. Now, I am very much obliged to you, bnt I have a little money of my own, and am, perhaps, much better able to settle the bill than you are yourself, and I insist upon paying it." " No, you don't, partner," broke out he of the red shirt, " we don't have much re ligion ont this way, bnt I want yon to un derstand that when a gospel sharp comes along we know how to treat him white !" And the Chicago ex-dry goods man had to submit to being taken for a preacher. Wisdom from the Prairie. I Atchison Globe. ] Homely people make the best friends. The more wealth a man has the loader his children talk. A loafer has no right that a busy man is bound to respect. No girl likes to be seen carrying .a corset box on the street. When a man sees a door marked "pri vate" he wants to open it. Y'on can't realize how few dollars there are in a $5 bill until you break it. When you see some children you at once begin to doubt the good sense of their parents.______ Pick Out Your National Flower. The family flower is the poppy. The blossom for soldiers—grape. The flower for Anarchists—hemp. The flower for Pasteur—dog rose. The flower for the dominie—elder. The flower for the late clerk—dock. The flower for the angry man—iris. The blossom for Cornell girls—sage. The blossom for fishermen—haze (!). The blossom for the tramp—locus(t). The telephone girl's flower—"Aloe!" a m. w IVt _________ QUEEN NATALI F, Mother of the Young King Alexander of Servia. Queen Natalie, the divorced wife of ex KiDg Milan, who is now in Belgrade, the capital of Servia, refused to leave the city, spite of the government's desire that she should leave it. General Gruitch, who is the prime minister of Servia, has proposed to her on arrangement by the terms of which she and ex-King Milan were only to visit Belgrade hereafter for three weeks, twice a year, and if they agreed to this they would then each be received with equal royal honors in the palace at the capital. In answer to this she claims the right to reside in her own country. ' If yon can bring any reason why I am unfit to associate with my son. or ihat I should contaminate him, mention it," she says. Queen Natalie represents the Russophil party in Servia, and her presence and natural influence on her son, the King, in creases the political difficulties arieing from the struggle between Austria-Hnngary and Russia for supremacy in the councils of the tiny kingdom ol Servia. Queen Naialie is the daughter of a Colonel in the Russian Imperial Guard, Kechko, and of Princess Pulelierie Shroud ga, a Roumanian Sb* was bom May 5, 1859, aüd married the reigning Prince of Servia, in October, 1875. Their only child, Alexaoder, was born August 14, 1876. His mother superintended his edneation nntil her unhappy separation from her husband and child. She has taken a house in Bel grade, which looks like her staying there. It is difficult to describe the rare and ex ceeding beauty of the Queen. Her classi cal features have at the same time a com manding royal majesty and the charm of a playful girl. Her fair, broad forehead is crowned by a profusion of jet black hair, which she wears as shown in the picture; beralmoDd shaped brown eyes have a look at once inexpressibly tender and sparkling with intelligence: her rippling smile and silvery langhter irradiate a clear and pale complexion, recalling her own Rnssian snows, warmed into a richer coloring by the eastern suns. She is tall and surpass ingly graceful, and her manners have a subtle charm, partly royal and wholly feminine. The Queen is well read and possesses a solid and varied instruction. ELISHA P. FERRY. Governor-Elect ol the State ol Wash ington. The gentleman whom the citizens of Washington have elected to be their first Governor after the admission of the Terri tory into the sisterhood of States, Elisha P. Ferry, lives at Seattle, where is a dis tinguished member of the bar. He was born in the State of Illinois, aDd prac ticed his profession in Waukegan, that commonwealth, from 1846 to 1859. He was active at the time of the war, serving on the staff of Governor Yates of Illinois, and assisting in military organization. His residence in Washing Territory dates from about twenty years ago. He was Surveyor General for the three years from 1870 to 1873 President Grant appointed him Governor of the Territory. He held the office eight years. At the end of his term he removed from Olympia to Seattle, where he resumed the practice of the law and also engaged in a successful banking enter prise. Height and Weight [Boston Butlgei.J Five feet and one iDch should be 120 pounds. Five feet two inches should be 126 pounds. Five feet five ihches Bhould be 142 pounds. Five feet six inches should be 145 pounds. Five feet seven inchds should be 148 pounds. Five feet eight inches should be 155 pounds. Five feet nine inches should be 162 pounds. Five feet ten inches should be 169 pounds. Five feet eleven inches should be 174 pounds. Six feet should be 178 pounds. PARDONING A CRIMINAL. A Governor Heaps Coals of Fire Upon a Bad Man's Head. [New York Sun ] Sitting in the rotunda of the Alexander Hotel of Louisville, Proctor Knott told this story : "It was the most remarkable Beene I ever witnessed. It occurred during my early manhood, when I was Attorney General of Missouri. Robert Stewart was then Gov ernor of that State. One day I was in his private office when he pardoned a steam boat man for some crime. What it was I have forgotten, but that does not matter. The man had been brought from the peni tentiary to the Governor's office. He was a large, powerful fellow, with the rough manners of bis class. "The Governor looked at the steamboat man and seemed strangely affected. He scrutinized him long and clorely. Finally he signed the document and restored him to liberty, but before he handed it to him said: 'You will commit some other crime and be in the penitentiary again, I fear.' The man solemnly promised that he would not. The Governor looked doubtful, mnsed a few moments, and said : " 'You will go back on the river and be a mate again, I suppose?'" "The man replied that he would. "Well, I want you to promise me one thing,' " resumed the governor. T want you to pledge ycur word that when you are a mate again you will never take a billet of wood in your hand and drive a sick boy out of a bunk to help yon load a boat on a stormy night.' The steamboat man said that he would not, and he in quired what the governor meant by asking turn 6iich a question. "The governor replied : 'Because some day that boy may become a governor, and you may want him to pardon you for a crime. Oae dark stormy night many years ago you stopped your boat on the Missis sippi river to take on a load of wood. There was a hoy on board who was work ing his passage from New Orleans to St. Louis, but he was very sick of a fever and was lying in his bunk. You had plenty of men to do the work, bnt you went to that boy with a stick of wood in your hand and drove him with blows and curses out in;o the wretched night and kept him toil ing like a slave until the load was com pleted. I was that boy. Here is yonr par don. Never again be guilty ot such bru taiity.' And the man, cowerirgand hiding his face, went ont. As I never heard of him again I suppose he took care not to break the law." Always Voted for "Sunset." There is a good story relating to the late Samnel Sullivan Cox, which will perhaps bear repeating at this time. One day, years ago, just alter an election which had gone against him, he was seated in his study, when a piece of pasttbjard emballished by a rudely written name w T as handed in Notwithstanding the forbidding aspect of the card, its gaunt and uncouth six-foot bearer was admitted, and, without prelimi nary formality, lifted up a heavy voice to this effect: "Your name is Cox ?" "I have the honor." "S. S. Cox ?" "The same." "Sometimes called Sunset Cox ?" "That is a sobriquet by which I am known among my more familiar friends." "Yon formerly resided in Columbus, Ohio?" "That happiness was once mine." "Represented that district in Congress?" "I eDjoyed that distinguished honor, and I may add at a somewhat early age." "After a while they gerrymandered the district so as to make it rather warm for an aspiring Democrat ?" 4 You have evidently read the history of your country to good purpose, My friend." "Then yon moved to New York, where you stood a better show ?" "Well, my friend, your premise is cor rect, I did move to New York. Bat your conclnsion is hardly admissible in the form of a necessary sequence. My reasons for moving to New York were not wholly po litical." "We won't disenss that. After unsuc cessfully trying the State at large von availed yourself of theopportunity afforded by the death of the Hon. James Brooks to move into his district?" "I moved into the district formerly rep resented by the honorable gentleman you name, bnt again I mast dissent from your conclusions." "Let that pass. You were elected to Congress from Mr. Brook's former dis trict ?" "I was. Bat let me remaik my friend, that at this moment my time is very much occupied. Yonr resume of my biography, faulty as some of your deductions are in point of logic, is deeply interesting to me, and at a time of greater freedom from pressing engagements I would be glad to canvass the subject with you at length. Bat just now being unusually busy, even for me, I must request yon to state the precise object of your visit, and let me add that I shall be glad to serve yon." "I have no favor to ask. I am an ad mirer of yonrs. I always vote for you, and always want to if I can. I called this morning merely to inquire if you had se lected your next district." The Best Time for a Woman to Marry. Probably the beet time for the average civilized woman to marry, pays the Hospi tal, would be any age between 24 and 36. It is not said that no woman should marry earlier or later than either cf these ages, bnt youth and health and vigor are ordi narily at their highest perfection between these two periods. Early marriages are seldom desirable for girls, and that for many reasons. The brain is immature, the reason is feeble aDd the character is un formed. The consideration which would prompt a girl to marry at 17 would, in many cases, have little weight with her at 24. At 17 she is a child, at 24 a woman. Where a girl has intelligent parents the seven years botween 17 and 24 are the period where mind and body are most amenable to wise discipline and best repay the thought and toil devoted to their de velopment. _ ___ He Staid at Home. Mrs. Youngwife—"I am so happy. My dear husband never goes out. He always stays at home with me in the eveninns. Female Friend—"Yes, I have heard that he never cared for pleasure of any kind. ' The SAMUEL R. FRANKLIN. •'Old Salt" Who Presides Over the Marine Conference. Some fifty delegates are taking part in the International Marine Conference, now in session in W athi which Rear Admiral Franklin is chairman. This noble old seaman was placed on the retired list about two years ago. He was born in Pennsylvania and appointed to the Navy on February 18,1841, four years previous to the establishment of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was attached to the frigate United States, Pacific Squadron, 1841-3; the storesbip, Relief, Pacific Squad ron, 1845-7, and was present at the demon stration made upon Monterey, where the Mexicans offered no resistance, In 1847 he was on duty at the Naval school. He was promoted to be a passed midshipman, August 10,1847. From 1849 to 1852 he was on duty in the Mediteranean Squad ron, and on the Coast Survey, Navy De partment, from 1853 to 1855. He was commissioned Lieutenant, September 14, 1855, and assigned to duty at tbe Naval Academy, 1855 6. Lieutenant Franklin was a volunteer on board the Roanoke in the action with the Merrimac, in March, 1862, in Hampton Roads, and took part in other important engagements during the war. He was commissioned Lieutenant Commander July 16, 1862, and was in command of the steamer Saginaw, of the North Pacific Squadron, in 1866 and 1867. On August 13, 1872, Franklin was com missioned a Captain and placed in com ma' d of the steam frigate Franklin, iu the European Station, where be was on duty frem 1873 to 1876 In 1877 CaptaiD Frauk lin was in command of the Navy Yard at Norfolk, Virginia. He was raised to the rank of Commodore and shortly after wards made a Rear Admiral, January 24, 1885 He has served his country when ever United States sbios are seen. « AMOS J. CUMMINGS, To Succeed "Sunset" Cox ix Congress The seat in Congresp made vacant by the death of the lamented "Sunset " Cox will be filled by Amos J. Cummings, who is one of the best known journalists in New York city. He was born in Broome county, N. Y., in May, 1841. His boyhood was spent chit fly in the State ot New Jersey, where is now Irvington. He there learned to set type, his father being a printer and publisher as well as a minister. Cum mings was only a boy when he joined Walker's second expedition to Nicaragua. He served in the " Bloody Sixth " corps Army of the Potomac, as Sergeant Major of a New Jersey regiment. Since that time Mr. Cnmmings has filled engagements on several New York newspapers with the highest credit. He was for a time a mem ber of the Fiftieth Congress. A New Game of Letters. Nearly everybody is familiar with one or more of the various games of letters. The Christian Union describes a new one that may prove interesting and exciting if play ed by half a dozen wideawake people. Pat the box of letters in the hands of some steady person who can be trusted as umpire. He will throw a letter id the cen ter of the table, and the fi.st on in the center who can tell a geographical name beginning with the letter in sight takes the letter; and tbe one at the conclusion Tho can count the greatest number rs the winner of the game. ADy name cf any place under our sun which is of sufficient dignity to possess a postoffice is legitimate to suse; any lake, river, mountain or sea. The players must be willing to abide by the decision of the umpire as to who speaks first, and alse accept his ruling out of any word which has once been called. I recently saw a circle Jf grayheads kindled into excitement and enthu9tasm, amid peals of laughter over this simple amuse ment. It is curious to see that at the ut termost parts of the earth places are called, and our most prominent cities and States ignored. It is good exercise for children, as it teaches their brains to work quickly, and improves their geography; bnt an adult hand should bold the letter box. A JOURNEY THROUGH THIBET [Washington Corr. N. Y. Herald.] The first American to penetrate Thibet is now living quietly at Lis home in Wash ington City. He is W. Woodhid Rockhill, who was for a number o! years Secretary to John Russell Young when he was Min ister to China, who acquired there a thor ough knowlege of the Chinese language and of that of the people of Thibet. Mr. Rockhill conceived the idea of visiting the strange land upon reading the book ot the Abbe Hue, who made some investigations there a number of years ago. He started from Peking and went throogh the whole of the north ot China by way of Sin ning, the most northwestern town. From that city begin the Mongol tribes. From there he went up to Koko Nor Lake, a tremen dous salt lake. Then he went round north ot that lake, and thence into the Tsidan, the greater part of which is a desert. He crossed this Mongol country with ponies and then decided to do his best to explore Eastern Thibet. He exchanged horses lor camele, and alter a great deal of trouble in getting the run of the lakes and rivers he crossed the Kuen Lun Mountains on three different occasions. The passes are be tween 15,0(10 and 16,000 leet high. He crossed a tremendous desert, perfectly unin habited, but filled with game, the wild yak, wild asses and three or four descrip tions of antelope. From the time that he left China until he got back, he wore the native dress. He hail four Chinese with him. The party suffered tremendously from the tarification of the air called the sirocchee. As they crossed the Yellow river there was a per fectly flat plain. It was as much as the horses and even the dogs could do to pat one foot before another. Men, ridmg horses, were catching for breath the whole time, but ou ascending the moutain did not suffer at all. GoiDg lower they suffered greatly from vomitiDg and fever. In this region they rode thirteen days, part of the time down the valley of the Drechu river. Finally they got down to Kanze on the river—a big T hibetan town. The people were very kind. They remained there four days. Tnere was a jittle Chinese official there with eight or ten soldiers who was civil enough. After propitiating him with presents, he gave onr explorer four soldiers. They rode along as fast as possible to a place called Bawo, all the time through the f-ame kind of thickly settled coun try. There were a few Chinese traders who had married women of the country and lived there. The Thibetan people are well-disposed and kind, but they are under the control ot the Lamas. The latter have all the riches in the country in their hands, so that no matter how well people are disposed to ward you, a word Irom the Lamas is suffi cient to set them against you. The objec tion of the Lamas to the entry of foreigners was that they would seek tüe treasures of the country. The Chinese government ex ercises a nominal sovereignty over Thibet. There are localities where the Chinese can not get any hold. Lamaism is the pievail ing religion. They have a tremendous lit eiature, and reading prayers is their con stant employment. They have prayer wheels, some run by water and some by wind, on the tops of the houses. These are filled with prayers, and the fact they are tarne«! from left to right is the same as reading them, for the words pass before the eyes. If they are turned the other way, however, the effect is bad. The people engage tbe Lamas to come and read prayers for them. They pay about ten cents a day and give them tea and food. The rich people w ill give large sums of money for the reading of prayers. As a matter of fact, under the cloak of sanctity, tbe Lamas are engaged in all kinds ot trading at Tsa Chin La. There are no pawnbrokers' shops, which are such an institution in China. The business is in the hands of the Lamas, and bands of them scour the country, collecting everything they caD. POLYANDRY. Polyandry prevails in Tnibet ; that is, one woman has several hatbands, just the opposite from the Mormon system. The custom prevails in Eastern Thibet in the agricultural regions. The explanation is that the arable land is vtry small in amount, and if the sons divided up the estate there would not be enough for them. Accordingly they stare it, and several brothers are usually married to one women. Being great traders, one or two of them are usually away. The children call one of them father and the others they call uncle. A proof that it is the scarcity of arable lands that causes the practice is fonnd in the fact that it does not exist among the nomadic Thibetans. All the villages are perched upon some inaccessible rock sim ply because they do not wish to put the village on any ground that can be culti vated. The people live on the barley, which they call "somba." They mix it with tea. They have no rtgnlar time for mtals. Whenever they feel hungry the pot is ready and they make a little of this mixtnre. Now and then they have a sheep. It is a miserably poor country, and they do not kill much game because they have not the improved firearms. The people have rather clear cut fea tures, and thin, aquiline noses are quite common. Many had curly hair, although some of them wore queues. It is quite an item with the Chinese to sell them differ ent colored Bilks to make these queues. THIBETAN WOMEN. Thegirl8are extremely pretty, of good color, tolerably tall and straight, and well developed. They are gay, jolly and laugh ing, and their dress is picturesque: When dressed, with all their jewelry on, they present a very pleasiDg appearance Many o!' them wear a sort of s ilver plaqne on their heads. The Thibetan woman invests her spare cash in jewelry. She will buy all the silver jewelry she can, and then, when she can afford it, exchanges it for gold. The journey through Thibet covered a ronte over a thousand miles long, bat counting digressions it probably reached 1 560 or 1,800 miles. Simply Brutal. [Life] Mabel Meadowsweet—So you refused him. What did tbe poor fellow say ? Laura Lavoverem—He said he knew a girl who would marry him and be gla i to. Mabel—I wonder whom he means? Laura-—I wondered, too, so I asked him. Mabel—Who was it? Lanra—Yon.