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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FKBIUTAUY 13 , 1893. Marvelous Capacity of the Harnoy Peak Tin Company for Water , ASSININE ANTICS OF OREGON'S GOVERNOR BeTfrn Wrnllicr Il n troiiii to Stork In Mon- tmm A J'ninom Ulnck IIIIU Cnne Heath Volley ItovUltcd-Ocn- crnl No\m of tlio It H highly probnblo the Harnoy Peak Tin company la suffering from nn ovcrdoso of vratcr congested Its reservoir , so to speak. Water Is exceedingly valuable In the Black Hills for mining , Irrigating and ordinary do mestic purposes , but when taken IrrKrnnlly In copious quantities disastrous results fre quently follow. The Harnoy Peak company did not cultivate the native aversion for water. Just the contrary. It plunged Into the swim and strained Its capacity. The Kcncral estimate of the company's In- Tcstment In tin properties Is about 13,000,000. The capital stork of the company Is $15,000 , 000 , representing a proportion of water that throws a boomed railroad In the background. All this Is Issued as paid up stock. The debts of the company nro ofllclally stated to bo : First bonded debt and Interest , $12(1,070 ( ; mortgage to bo secured by Issue of bonds under contract , $4,850,000 ; current accounts , Including bills payable not exceeding Wi.OOO. The figures explain the recent suspension of operations , though it may not bo the real reason. It is evident the company must strike very rich ore to make profits sufllcicnt to pay Interest on this load of watered stock. Tlr.io nlono will ansucr the question , und the additional one whether a company so licavlly stocked can successfully compete with the foreign article , oven with the tin tariff in force. _ A Uolrlimteil Illuck IIIIU CUSP. The courts of South Dakota are about to "bo called upon to settle an exceedingly in teresting mining suit , according to that reli able mining authority , Harper's Weekly. The question Involving the ownership of n mlno nearly always , when brought into the courts , makes a diflloultnd : complicated case , andjudgcs could scarcely bo blamed were they to express the wish that all mis understandings about mines might bo set tled with that Important mining Implement known locally " " " iron " "shooting as a "gun" or , 4 s , indeed , they frequently nro. But legal proceedings have already been begun In the case of Urinkwater against Campbell , and the Dakota judges will have to make the "best of It. Mr. Drinkvratcr , the plaintiff , is an old and experienced miner , living at Deadwood. About : i month ago he went up into Tangle foot gulch , which is near Deadwood , and staked out a claim. It vns close to ono sldo of the gulch , and much of it was shadowed by a great overhanging rock , some fifty foot in thickness , which extended out from the mountain-side over his claim something like 41 penthouse above a door. But It was SCMIO six or seven feet from the ground , and gave nltn ample room tovork beneath it , so ho ] > ald no attention to it. Ho sank a shaft , but found no gold. Ho concluded to abandon the claim i but just before leaving , as ho was standing on the outer edgd of it and looking up , ho saw a rich vein of ore. cropping out of the overhanging ledge about half-way up. Ho Instantly decided In his own mind that the vein was his , as it seemed clear to him that anything directly over his claim was us uiucli his as anything directly under it. Ho determined to dig up to the gold. Kcturn- Ing under the rock , the ingenious Mr. Drink- water began to sink , or rather to olovatc , a shaft. It so happened that Mr. Alexander Camp bell , another old miner , was out doing a little prospecting that afternoon , and In coming down around the mountain ho halted on top of the very rock into which Mr. Drinewatcr was raising his shaft. Looking over the edge. Ills eye lit on the auriferous TSln some twenty-live feet below. Ho In- " ' " "atantiy staked out a claim ana began to sink a shaft straight down into the earth di rectly over the ono being lifted by Mr. DrinkwntUr. There then followed during the ensuing week ono of the most exciting struggles over witnessed in the Black Hills. The rock was soft iind each man inado good progress. Mr. Drlnkwator ran a staging up Into his shaft and extended it as ho worked higher. Mr. Campbell let himself down into his with a ropo. Each became award of the other's presence. All through the day and half of the night Mr. Drinitwatcr could liear the man above wielding his pick und -whistling "Tho Campbells Are Coming. " Mr. Drinkwater rococnlzcd the tune and re plied -with loud stralnfl of "Die Wncht am Uhoin. " varied with bursts of "On- ward and Upward. " As they drew nearer each frequently Inserted heavy blasts with the pleasing purpose of blowing the other out of his shaft , but nothing came of this. On the morning of the sixth day but two feet of rock remained between them , and Mr. Campbell stopped his whistling , and , as ho worked , shouted out tils favorite tune in a tenor voice which could bo heard half a mile. Mr. Drinkwatcr , swinging his pick with desperate energy , roared back the German national hymn in u deep bass voice which seemed to make the ledge trcmblo. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. Campbell , after striking r. particularly fierce blow , broke through and landed On the scaffolding in Drliikwater's shaft. Mr. Drinkwatcr stood upright , with his head and shoulders in Campbell's shaft. "Hootmon ! " cried Campbell ; "an" wha tauld ye yo could pick out the bottom o' my mlnoJ " "An * who you t'lnk glf you lipperty to pacak into do top of my mluo ? " roared Drinkwater. Then thov clinched each other and fo.ught desperately. The staging gave way. unit they fell to the bottom of the shaft , which 86 startled them that they gave over theh murderous intentions , and each sought a lawyer. I'oiiRlit for n ( ilrl. The old aphorism that "when hearts art trump look out for war" has never beer more fully exemplified than it was at Buttc when two young men , who have been pay Ing court to the same young lady , entered nti c old warehouse and foment to a finish with eight-ounce gloves ono of the fiercest und - bloodiest prize ring contests that has ovei taken place within the confines of Montana. . Only four rounds were required to decide who should say , "Fair lady , thou art mine. ' but It is just ixjsslblo that the winner wll ! postpone speaking this llttlo plcco untl such time as ho will present some othei appearance than that of havinc been jammed through u hrusl fence. When ono makes a breat of this kind It is said that there is nothing llko having the young lady recognize who is doing the talking. This point is , in fact considered very essential. At the end of tin third round honors were about oven , botli being badly punished , but early in the fourtl one received a severe blow on the point ol the chin , from the effects of which ho fell it : u neap and was counted out. After the knocked out lover had recovered his senses he arose , shook himself to mala sure that lie was still iallve , said "D tin clrl" and was loaded into u hack and taker home. Then the bottle was passed , tin victor started for the city via back streoi and the crowd dispersed. A Vlow of DiMith Valley. Death Valley was , In the main , dlsap iwlntlng , as I think It will bo to any tourist writes John U. Speers In the Callfornlan I could not realize that Telescope I'eak , tin loftiest Panamlnt , rose about two mile : above the lowest part of the valley ; nor tha this lowest point was 200 feet below se ; level ; nor itho weather being then com fortublo ) that in summer the air Is kiln dried until it contains but 1 per ccn of Jiumldlty ; nor that the well shadet thermometer has ranged , according t > various authentic observers , all th way from 123 to 183 = Fahren holt. But there were sumo things appreciated fully , and ono of them was i sand storm. I saw the air filled with a dust fog clear to the mountain tops , vrhllo th nun grow dark and light by turns as the fo ; increased and lessened ; I saw plumes of dus waving above the cloud masses as do th feathery plumes of fog above the cyclone nud saw sluuilor , siuuous saudsiwuu a mil high , careening down the valley In the arms of the galo. It wns n marvelous exhibit of the powers of nature. To most tourists Death Valley presents n complete picture of desolation , The mount ains are rugged and devoid of verdure ; the lowland Is a salty waste , where only the mosquito , thorny and gnarled , and the sage brush of the color of ashes thrive , h.ven thcso have n constant struggle for life with the scaring sandstorms. As to the fauna of the country , ono finds the gauntest of coy- Dtps and the leanest of wildcats ! the lizard and the rattlesnake , each with horns ; the ccntlpedo and the tarantula. In the waitings of its mammals , the terror of Us reptiles , and the suffocation and oppression of Its atmosphere. Death Val ley Is In the season a veritable typo of the fabled sheol. Its dangers have never been , nor can scarcely bo adequately described. And yet , because of Its magnificent geologi cal pictures of the wonderful iwwers of na ture , because of its resources In salts and minerals , because of the anthropological studies of the region roundabout , and be cause of the novel experiences which the tourist will surely liave , thcro nro few places that will better repay him for his time and trouble. I'ennojrcr llrcnk * Out Again. Governor Pcnnoyer of Oregon Is a populist from wayback and n clown whoso antics would bo amusing did they not disgrace the state , Pcnnoycr rolled Into power as a democrat some four years ago. His first distinguish ing net was n refusal to moot President Harrison risen auring his visit to Oregon. Ho was puffed up with the Idea that ho was "a big ger man" than the president and Insisted that the latter should call at the state house and render duo homage to Cicsar. But the president did not eater to the whims of Pen- noyer. Thus tno gubernatorial wart con tracted a corpulent sere spot. Presidents were Immediately tabooed in the dominions of Pennoyer. The lapse of a few months time served to still further Inflate the executive. Ho cast nsldo the mask of democracy and blossomed as n full-fledged i > opullst. To prove the sincerity of his conversion ho declined to lend a few state cannon to his late ( tolltieal partners. "Oregon , " exclaimed the func tionary , "cannot sanction the celebration of the inauguration of the Wall street pluto crat. " The latest bray from the executive cham ber in Salem Is a veto of a bill appropriating ffiO.OUO to defray the expenses of the state's exhibit at the World's fair. Oregon deserves sympathy. The honor and Intelligence of her people should not bo measured by the Pennoyer standard. Stock I.OSHCS 111 Montmm. Leading cattlemen of Montana estimate that the losses of cattle on the open range will average about Uo per cent from the storms and frightfully cold weather prevail ing since Januaav So. Losses will be heaviest In Chotcau , Fergus and Dawson counties , us the weather in that section in the early part of the winter was less favorable than in the southeastern portion of the state. Old cows , young calves and Texas cattle brought north last year have stood very poorly. In the northern part of the state along the Marias all the feed has been eaten off the islands , and as thousands of cattlu drifted on to them when the storm set , losses in that sec tion will bo above the average. Wolves and coyotes , made desperate by the weather , are more ravenous than for years. From all sections of the country come reports of the depredations of these fierce , ravenous prowlers. Having for some years past been practically protected by reason of the insignificant bounty that is now offered for them , they have largely Increased in number and have now become so bold that they make no bones of coming right up to a ranch and attacking whatever instinct tells hem they can get away with. Losses from this source are continually reported. A Tussle irlthn U'olf. A hunter and a wolf had an interesting mutual surprise party Jo themselves In the illls near Helena , Mont. , a few days ago. L'he hunter arrayed In a heavy wolf-skin overcoat , fur side outward , was examining some traps set the previous night. Ho was stooping over ono , rearranging the bait , when thjro was the sound of a Jlcrco growl ind n heavy weight fell suddenly on his lack , bearing him to the ground , soithat ho jarely missed being caught In his own trap. Ho managed to shake himself free , and recovering covering his feet found facing him a full- grown buffalo wolf. The wolf seemed quite is much surprised as the hunter , and they ookcd at each other for some seconds be- 'ore the fight , which ended in the death of ; ho wolf , began. The brute evidently was 'ooled by the coat and the hunter's stooping .losition . , and mistook him for another wolf. Anothrr Public Itescrve. Oregon is'to have a national park. The president has issued a proclamation with drawing from settlement all unclaimed lands between the Columbia river nud the north ern boundary of California and lying in the Cascade mountains. A portion of this land may , by later proclamation , bo thrown open for settlement , but the part of the reserve surrounding Mount Hood , and also Crater lake , has been reserved for national parks and are forever closed. This land embraces some of the finest timber land in the west , and is the watershed of the principal Oregon rivers , so that the closing of it to settlers will preserve the game und timber , and in sure a permanent water supply to the valleys below. The plan is a wisa ono and should bo generally adopted by all western states , that the devastation of our forests may bo , In n measure , checked. A T.cilgo of .Moss Aijlltcfl. A ledge of moss agates six inches thick , five feet wldo and running1 half a mlle has been discovered 100 miles north of Cheyenne , Wyo , , and but nine miles from the railway. The agate as quarried is worth over $200 a ton. The owner Is J. M. Grogan , who was prospecting for copper. The find has been visited by Geologist Hart of Colorado and pronounced rare and valuable. A. B. Laurence has opened the Waterfall sandstone quarries on the Oregon Short Line in this state. Ho prospected last fall , trav eled with samples and booked nn order of 450 cars for the new city hall at Portland , Ore. Nebraska anil There are prospects that Wahoo will secure - cure a canning factory. John Heck of Oakdale is in jail at Nellgh charged with stealing oats from a freight car. Thirty conversions resulted from the re vival meetings at Rising City conducted by Evangelist Henry. George A. Berlin's store at Auburn has been closed by his creditors and It is now In the hands of the sheriff. The Nebraska conference of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church will bo held at Wahoo from February 20 to 23. Mr. Hadklnson of Weeping Water has gene to England to look after a fortune loft him there by a brother recently deceased. "Over 100 conversions are reported at Blue Springs as the result of the three weeks re vival services conducted by Hov. Clay Coxo. Nebraska City citizens are after a paper mill , which It Is believed will bo located In their city If the proper Inducements are offered. A vicious bull attacked Frank Wallace of Superior and nearly killed him , Ono of tha young man's legs -was broken and ho was otherwise badly bruised , but ho will recover. Mrs. Minnlo Armstrong of Dorchesterwho was considered to bo in a dangerous condi tion from having swallowed n brooch pin , has entirely recovered and is out of danger. Tim Kafforty drove Into an obstruction in the streets of York and Immediately made a claim against the city for MO I damages. The council offered to settle for ? M and Tim is considering the proposition. Mrs. Fannie Buck of Gibbon tried to bralr her sister with a lump of coal and wusnl once declared Insane and taken to the asy lum. This Is the fourth time she has beer an iurpnto of the state institution. It Is said that E. C. Carroll , a leader of the Gage county populists , Is a candidate for tlu Beatrice iKtstofllco , and that his petition ha ; been forwarded to Senator-elect Allen to b < properly filed with the Incoming president. "It wasn't necessary , " says the McCool Tribune , "to go out Into the country yester day to show land , so the agent that was ot to his job simply stood at the window and described his several farms as they moved by hi one grand panorama of dust. " While Herbert Brown , a young man nbou 15 years old , was galloping past u wagoi loaded with baled hay , near Pawnee City , his horse fell , throwing him under the wagon , the hind wheel passing over his breast. It Is feared ho may bo injured In ternally. Whisky , alcohol and cold caused the death of Sebastian Schmidt , n Hlehardson county farmer , Just before starting from Falls City for his home , seven miles distant , Schmidt , who already had a Jag , drank h half pint of alcohol. Vi i hen his horse reached homo the occupant of the buggy was dead. The Identity of the bright boys at Beatrice who covered the High school register with Hmburger cheese has been discovered. There were five of the hopefuls and they were forced to make n public ox | > logy , but no other punishment was meted out. An hour In a closet with a chunk of Hmburger would have been an appropriate sentence , In tlio Wc t. Chovcnno salary roll for 1S93 foots up $70,000. Helena banks pay 7 per cent for the city's surplus money. Salt Lake 1ms a grand boulevard project well under way. The narrow gimgo roads In the Black Hills are to be changed to standard gnagc. The senate of South Dakota passed a bill appropriating $ tt3,000 for the World's fair ex- The governor's estimate of the expenses of Montana for the ensuing two years Is ? 375,000. A recent fire in Deadwood caught the firemen - men at a dance. They fought the flames In full dress. The Utah F.alr association will susucnd operations this year in deference to the World's fair. The Detroit mining district of Utah is looking up. A strike in the McBurney & Jacobs mine assays ? 2I7 in gold to the ton. The regular clean un at the Golden Howard worlts nt Deadwood for the first six days of this month yielded a handsome brick of $10,000. John Carter , nn early pioneer of Montana and the discoverer of the famous Tiger mine in the Cujur d' Alcncs , died In Mlssoula recently. The law authorizing the location of the tate agricultural college at Idaho Falls has jecn killed by the attorney general , who renounces the act unconstitutional. South Dakota has realized $1,337,331 from .ho . sale of her school lands , and has left 1.731.4S4 acres. These cannot be sold until .hey will bring $10 per acre , which when dis posed of will make a suus llttlo school fund. Charles Cunningham is the sheep king of Oregon. Ho herds something llko 20,000 ihccp , and has u farm of from 12.000 to lf > , - XX ) acres in Umatillu county. Ho landed In ; his country In ISW and began life as a sheep icrdor. An estimate of the game in Yellowstone National park includes 4.000 elk. 1,500 ante lope , 400 buffalo , 1,000 black tailed deer , 300 ountain sheep , with plenty of bear , beaver and other varieties. The game increases om year to year. Work willi bo begun as soon as spring ipeiTsTJn the coal mine six miles from Ukiah , .11 eastern Oregon. It is said the coal is of excellent quality , and as there is n scarcity of fuel In that locality further developments arc anxiously awaited. A mountain zephyr unroofed several houses in Carban. Wyo. , Tuesday. In the Lander valley the wind damaged property of farmers on n largo scale. In the mountains : iorthwcst of Lander a blizzard has been rag- HIT for four days. The sheriff of Crook county. Wyoming , no- .ifles all persons w ho butcher beef and place , hc same on sale that thev must comply with , ho provisions of the law in regard to exhlb- , ting the hides. He closes his notice with this significant remark : "When called upon to exhibit a hide bo sure that it fits the beef ou have for sale. " An investigation Into the cost of life mimic- pal election in San Francisco last fall dovel' oped a few instructive facts. There were several parties In the field republican. democratic , nonpartisan , prohibition and populists. The aggregate expenses of all was $ S5,000. There must bo several succu- "ont plums in the jwlitlcal orchard of San Francisco. A Laramie druggist recently filled the fol .owing order from an anxious parent : "A iloso of castor oil for a child aged 15 ; be sure and send enough to work her good. Ono dozen two-ounce quinlno pills , ono bottle honetta ( Hunyndla ) water , ono box brand- teths ( Brandreth's ) pills , sugar quoted , ( coated ) Please send enouchappecoc ( ippe- cac ) to through up a 4-months-old baby , two five blue mask ( mass ) pills , ten cents worth partisapatcd ( precipitated ) chalk. " Among the notable deaths in San Fran cisco Is that of Dr. T. M. Leavenworth , first alcalde of the city under American rule. Dr. Leavenworth , like most of the early prop erty-owners of the city , gave away lots and other real estate which would have made him many timrs a millionaire. Ho was ono of the veterans of Stevenson's regiment , the old colonel of which , now in his 93d year , promises to outlive all the younger men whom ho brought around the Horn In 1647. THAT INVESTIGATION. Why Independents Will Iu Forced to rush it Through. That the alleged bribery in connection with the senatorial fight in Lincoln will be probed to the bottom is the opinion of Dr. O. M. Uicketts , Omaha's colored representative in the legislature. In speaking of Friday's proceedings in the house Dr. Hickctts said to a BEE reporter : "I believe the investigating committee In tends to get at the bottom of the whole af fair and ascertain what was done with reference to tlio alleged efforts to purchase votes. " "What Impression did Dungan's story create ? " His story was hardly worthy much cred ence. It was rather fishy I may say very fishy. The impression the sergeant-at- nrms attempted to create that the whole affair was a scheme to entrap the republi cans and resound to the glory of the inde pendents requires too great a stretch of the imagination. His story that the two men ho took to the hotel and , who after the price had been agreed upon , walked or ran out with himself after them , is to my mind a queer tale. There is a fortune In the chromes of the men , or In the men them selves who went as far as Dungan claims those two members did , and then ran away from Jit.OOO. That the sergeant deliberately gave the names of two members whom in vestigation will prove innocent seemed to bo the opinion of many with whom I talked. This ruse was adopted by him merely to gala time , I believe , Ho was getting cornered and had to do some thing. The friends of Mr. Thurston nro very Indignant und claim they will push the inquiry. The 'great fight and the one I think that will precipitate a thorough in vestigation , oven should one not bo desired , will begin on the reassembling of the legis lature. The resolution suspending the sergcant-at-arms will como up for action , nil the members will bo present and a fight will ensue. Then I think the whole matter will bo looked into , as the independents , in order to clear their skirts , must favor the in quiry. " "Will the legislature have time to pass any bills ! " "Yes , I think It will. Of course the sen ate is occupied in a recount of the Douglas county vote , and the house will have the bribery investigation on , but there will bo time to legislate for the people. " Nonin GAI.VF.STO.V , Tex. , Feb. 11. Two northern gentlemen , engaged In the wood working business , came to North Galveston recently , each bent on removing his factory to North Galveston. Tlio outcome of the matter was that these gentlemen now pro pose to consolidate their factories and bring the same hero. Their Immense plant will furnish employment for 100 men or more. Thus It is that every week marks the project of now industries which will ere long , make North Galveston the Industrial city of the gulf. I'ailerewikt Likely to Como. Correspondence Is current between n cer tain capitalist of the city , who is also a musical enthusiast , and the Messrs. Steinway - way of Now York , and the outlook is favor able to the appearance of Paderowski in a recital In Omaha about the first week of April. The Exposition hall will bo engaged for the recital. Both theaters are fully oo- cuplcd with dates and It is impossible to buy off any of the attractions contracted for ; The standard cure for cold and cough , Dr , Bull's Cough Syrup , should bo kept by over } mother who loves her darlings. "Wakeman Writes of Onabf the Moat Ancient of Irish Religious Bhriuoi , DANGEROUS CLIMBSU-FOR THE PILGRIMS Itondtotlin Summit 'of the Skllllc Along Which TlinunamU of Devout 1'imnt Kvcry Ycnr-iKdrly Morn. Ing In 1SOJ.1 Loxuo.v , Jan. 80. [ Correspondence of THE BEE. ] I wonder how many Americans ever visited the famous Skclllgsoff the southwest coast of Ireland r They are the most south westerly extensions of Ireland , arc three In number and lie In a direct line southwest of Port Mageo. The first , and the least , Is called Lemon Hock. It Is a round , solid mass rising only a few feet above the water. The second and next larger Is called Little , or Lesser , Skclllg , and Is a craggy grouping of rocky pinnacles , standing grim and black against the sky as though some city of churches with wondrous steeples had been submerged , rearing above the waves their mighty Gothic spires , among which millions of sea birds had found their desolate homes. The third , the Great Skelllg , Is precisely nine miles nt sea from Port Mngcc. It Is an enormous and precipitous mass of rock rising perpendicularly nt nearly all angles to the height of several hundred feet , and from thence pushing skyward stupendous , Irregu- largroups , terminating in two lofty pinnacles , the highest of which reaches an altitude of 710 feet. It Is said that the ocean soundings around It are far deeper than those in any part of the English channel ; and'at no other point upon the whole Atlantic are wit nessed such awful battles between wave und stone. The base of the only lighthouse. now in use upon Great Skclllg stands UJMII n leveled rock , 140 feet above the sea , and the roof of this lofty structure was a few years ago crushed lirand partly carried away by the assaults of the waves , which must have been lifted upwards of 180 feet above the sea f5rel to have been dashed upon itl llunl Hiiro to Light. A determination to land upon and scale Great Skellig rock is more easily formed than is the project performed : for certain destruction attends attempted landing , save whe'n old ocean may bo caught napping und for n few hours qulto at rest Every day for nearly n week , with a Kerry fisherman friend. I arose before day and tramped to the cliffs below Port Magce for forecast of wind , weather and sea. At last u propitious day came. With my friend and three of his hardy companions we set forth in a strong open boat with the outgoing tide from the tiny pier of the port , and without stroke of oar were soon sweeping through the southern entrance to the harbor of Vnlcntia. The sea was perfectly calm as wo left the channel , save whore Imperceptible distant swells , massing iixm | the half hidden ledge that protects the harbor entrance , flung glit tering spume and spray landward behind us. Over to the west , Bray Head rose precip itously 1,000 feet out of the water. Beyond this Innumerable llshurs- , sails blended like a huge on-coming surge , at tlio edge of the horizon. To the left , grim headlands stretched away In dark projections to far Bolus head , and the long regular stroke of the oarsmen soon sped us past Puffin island. In an hour and n half wo were alongside Lemon island , lying llko some sleepy , half- hidden monster to our--rlght , and in two hours time wo had como abreast of Llttlo Skellig. Hero wo were favored with a characteris tic sight. This island , IH the only ono off the Irish coast where the pufiln haunts nnd breeds in countless numbers. Taking ud- vantage of the placldr"Bea , perhaps three score coastwise folk wL ro here senking these fowl within tne fissures and clefts of cho crags. Many aerial battles between men slung with ropes from dangerous heights nnd the birds they were mercilously seeking were seen in progress ns wo passed. Tlio eggs nud flesh of the pufiln nro eaten , their feathers are. dried and sold and a traffic is carried on in pickled or cured pufilns which | nro exchanged for potatoes and meal with the country folk of the Ivcragh wilds. At last the Great Skellig was reached , and wo made a landing without difficulty nt the only spot upon which foot can be sot from the sea. I begged the boatmen to climb the crags with me , but they shook their heads gravely and refused. The reason for this , us related-by my fisher friend who consented to accompany me , was on account of certain portentous superstitions the peasantry and fishermen tenaciously hold regarding the spot. The only human beings now living upon the Great Skellig nro those having charge of the lighthouse. Ancient Heat of Itcllglon. But more than a thousand years ago , hun dreds , if not thousands , passed their lives in religious devotions upon this wild sea- mountain ; for this place was then the St. Micnael's Mount of Ireland. Its history was luminous even in the earliest days of Christianity In Erin. A majestic monastery once stood in the llttlo valley be tween the two lofty peaks of the Island. From the single landing-place , C20 stone stops , many portions of which remain , led to the monastery , the great cashcl , the oratories ries , the stor.o cells , the ancient burial place , and many unrecorded structures which the incalculable toil und zealous consecration of a remote ago grouped within this sacred spot. Easily traced remains of nearly all these structures still exist ; and fragments of gigantic crosies hero nnd there push through the strange debris , whoso contem plation cannot but send a thrill through the least impressive heart. Far , far above this tens of thousands of pilgrims in the Intervening centuries have climbed. Near the top of the highest pin nacle , ono must squeeze through n narrow orifice called the Needle's Eye , in order to follow theJr oldest painful way. Just be yond this is a narrow ridge or saddle of solid rock. Ono must get astride this nnd work along with logs nnd hands until an as cending shelving rock is reached. The dan ger hero Is terrible. Ono false movement , nnd you are plunged headlong Into the sea from either side. From this to the highest iwint any fairly sure-footed man may pass securely to the slender yard-wide summit , along which nro found rudely sculptured crosses , or stations. I have been in some eerie spots In my travels , but never before have I stood where such sense of sublimity mingled with awe- inspiring Insecurity possessed me. On three sides you look down a black , straight line of over 700 feet Into the ocean. Behind nnd below you nro the solqmn ruins of remote ages. I-jir to the north , and cast is the weird , sea-walled coast. Your own land is 2,000 miles beyond those white specks of llshor boats to the west Around nnd above you ro only the palpable clouds , and ghostly \\iit.stlo of darting sea-bird's wing The sol emn grandeur nnd awful Impresslvcne.ss of the pmco are appalling The descent was more dangerous than the climbing , but wo accomplished It safely , reentered - entered the boat and made for Port Mngeo , I never wish toscoOroat Skolllng again unless from the deck of nn Atlantic steamer , when a sight of It as the first glimpse of Europe Is occasionally had ; nnd ns wo rounded the reef Into the safer channel , while night was softly descending nnd the lights from n thousand mackerel Usher boats gleamed along the western horltou , I turned with a sigh of relief from this tre mendous and desolate terror of the deep to welcoming land ns from some hideous phan tom of unhappy dreams. inrly : Morning In Mnltn. Vnletta , the chief city of Malta , Is never silent save In the early inornlnir hours. Then It is llko a city of the dead ; but nlwajs sw et and cool ami winsome. At that time , if you are abroad nlono , the silent churches the huge uubcrgcs , the tremendous ram parts , the vast nrehways , the dim porticoes and the shadowy balconies'seem to whisper anew their tales of romnnco of old , their mysteries of chivalrous and knightly days. But soon from this patio , from that nar row thoroughfare , another silent nrchway , from huge barred doors that opc-n and close with a startllmr click , como funereal forms , clad in somber black. They glide along with bowed heads. Their ndvont has been so sudden nnd their number Is nt once so great that you uro filled with surprise and dismay. But these do not remain. For a soft and delicate hand , ns is by acci dent , with a swift motion changes the folds of the faldettu , and the pretty faces of half a thousand Maltose maids and matrons uro one by ono turned roguishly or kindly to yours. Then you realize that the faithful fair of Valottu uro on their way to early mass , and you stand there , hat in hand , yourself a reverent worshiper , mentally blessing ono and all for their piety and pretty gracious ways. In the vast geography and panorama of travel certain places and objects take on a special typitication and significance. At least this is true in my own experience ns a wanderer. I never see in a port n little - tlo squatty , high-iH > oped brig with Its two , tiny , square-rigged masts , out my mind instantly reverts to Barcelona and the sunny harbors of the Ulvlera. A basket of eggs in a grocer's window no longer recalls the boy hood farm days , but n certain barren ledge upon the western sea wall of Fitful Head , where beneath the deafening screams of seafowl - fowl , I saw not thousands , but millions of sea-fowl eggs. The faintest odor of sugar or sirup brings back the screeching of ships' wenches as oceans of murky sweets are being stowed in holds In ttio harbor of Havana. An emigrant Husslan Jew in his quaint , patriarchal habit , Hashes back upon my mind the dumb suffering of these folks in Cracow. Any muffled Italian i i voring over his charcoal stove and tray of chestnuts wafts to my imagination the odor of the steaming polenta , or brings again to sight the fair chestnut groves of Loin- hardy and Tuscany ; und so on through an infinite reach of suggestive seeming and as sociation. But the most dreamful , mystic , almost pathetic suggcstivuness always comes with picture or sight of the palm tree. Cuba , Spain , Majorca , Malta , Morocco , Algeria , always return with this emblem of dolorous isolation and Inexpressible loneliness. It hints of the camel , the Bedouin , the desert. In art , in story , in fact , it ever suggests the endless hopelessness and impassability of tlio barriers between the races that subsist upon nnd rest beneath It nnd those who know and Jove the maple , beech and oak. Where WhUky Is Popular. I wish to record a conclusion from extended observation In favor of the lowly women of Scotland. Wo have all read much in books , and in the prints where names are not often enough signed to sweeping generalizations regarding foreign peoples to the effect that lowly women of Scotch towns and cities are all woefully addicted to drink. I do not be lieve U. They drink , but neither do all norcven any important percentage indulge in liquor nt all. Those who do often get "cheery , " nnd no doubt tlioy would bo better off without it. But I have never seen a Scotch woman , higher or low , in or out of Scotland , even in the. most wretched wynds and closes of Edin burgh orGlasgowapproaching that emphatic condition termed "lighting drunk. " So , too , I am inclined to believe that the drinking prowess of Scotchmen has been greatly exaggerated. Scotch literature , es pecially that portion giving expression to Scotch life and customs of n century ago , is certainly full of the humor and pathos of drunkenness. Perhaps Scotchmen were drinkers of valor the i ; hut there Is not a more moderate nni well ordered people today. The old drinking-bouts of the clan chiefs , and , later , of the small nobility und county notables , are no more. From the great St. Andrew feasts down through the countless gradesof social festival ana cheer to the simple hcart-llghtcnings of the Usher- folk , beside the wild soa-lochs , who were once almost sa.vago In their thirst for strong drink , guzzling nnd drunkenness uro almost unknown. "Toy" and oceans of this "tho cup that cheers but not inebriates" has nl- mowt universally displaced the fiery usque baugh of old. If n fondness for liquor lingers In Scotland as a class peculiarity , It still holds among those "children of the mist , " those impetu ous , canny , though ever winsome Highlanders of the north. In my wanderings among them I have found ono curious characteristic. They are bom religious disputants. Warm up the cockles of their hearts with a drop of peat whisky , and they are masters of polemics. It is then that they will stoutly assert that Adam spoke Gaelic and that the bible was originally written in Gaelic. As n Highland clergyman of Strathglass once told mo : "Ono glass makes them doctrinal en thusiasts ; two sets them expounding every 'Justification ' ' ' and point upon , 'Adoption' Sanctitlcation' in an ccstacy of argumenta tive frenzy ; and , I sometimes think , with an other , they would stop on their way into heaven and hotly engage St. Peter himself ! " EDOAU L. WAKEMAN. The popularity of Salvation Oil Is not astonishing when wo hear of Us many cures. A Xovel Home. Prof. Morse of Salem , Mass. , thinks ho has solved the problem of house heat ing. Ho has built a house whoso rooms fuuo the south , nearly nil of the front being glass. By meaiib of roflcctorti the house can bo heated on sunny days with sunshine ulono. At night and on cloudy days fires nro built. A passageway af fording entrance to the rooms runs along the northern side of the house , at the same time protecting the rooms from northern winda. Ignorance of the merits of DoWltt's Llttlo Early Risers is a misfortune. Thcso llttlo pills regulate the liver , euro hcaducho. dys pepsia , bail breath , constipation and bilious ness. We say as we mean. We do as we say. * (2aafloor- ( ) Hosiery afta Underwear- TABLE tfO. i. Anything /T1 / _ Including ladies' fast black hose , there J C , children's and infants' , cotton hose , also children's wool hose , goods worth from 190 to 250. TABLENO. 2. Comprising ladies' merino vests , Any 01 V a"d WO ° l OSG' a" nOoc S' c there > r > Qr6 JL / O dren's- white , colored and scarlet vests and the best quality C. & G. hose , misses' merino underwear , boys' bicycle hose , etc. , ranging in value from 350 to $1.00. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. Don't Mince Matters , but take all the help you can jjet. And you can jrct more of it , with Pearlmc , than with anything else that's safe to use. Everybody knows about Pcarline for washing clothes. We talk more about that , because of all the wear and tear and labor it saves , by doing away with that ruinous rub , rub , rub. But don't lot it's help stop there. With anything that will wash at all , Pearline will save you something in the washing. Dishes , paint , woodwork , marble , windows , carpets & 7/1 . ( wltnout taking pi ) i iik cans , silver , IfI jewelry , etc. these are only some of the things that are washed best with Pearline. 'Hi ' Vt I'eddlcrs and some unscrupulous proccrs will tell you. | -C * 'TTerO "f * "this Is as ( , 'ood as" or "the same as 1'carlinc. " IT'S A rVVv CLJ. \ r FALSE Pcarline U never peddled , if your nrocerseml * you an imitation , bo honest tend it kitk. K6 JAMBS 1'VLK , New York. OFFICE op P. n. HCZZICOTT , STANDARD AAUT FIELD Oviaj on I'onTAiiLE CAMP COOKIUI , ( Vnruoy Heating nml Mfg. Co. , Leav enworth , Kansas ) , nnd P. 0 Box 003 , CHICAGO , Mar. 3,1892. THE AraLornoitog Co. , New Jfaten , Conn. : SIRS : I deem it my duty to inform you lint nftor trying nil kinds of "Patent Medicines" nud nn electrio bolt , unsuccessfully , to relieve mo of rheumatism con. traded during five years' service in the U.S. army , I am nt hut completely relieved by the use o Ath-lo-pho-ros. It it great , and too much cannot bo said in favor of its use. I ndviso nil who are similarly nfllictcd to nso the samo. If you wish to refer in any way to iny case , do BO. Very respectfully , FRANCIS II. BUZZACOTT , U. S. A. is sold nil . bottle G for . A Plain Common Ath-lo-pho-ros by druggists. $1 per ; $3. , mon Sense Treatise ou Ilhcumatimn nnd Neuralgia to nuy address for fie. in stamps. . THE ATHLOPHOROS CO. , Now Haven , Conn. T7ie Great : I/iver and StomfiGh Cures nil disorders of the Stomach , Liver , llowels , Kidneys , llladder , Nervous Diseases , Loss of Appetite , Ileiuluche , Constipation , Costiveness , Indigestion , Hiliotisiiess , Fever , Piles , etc. , and renders the system Icsa liable to contract disease. KADWAV'S Plld. nro.i euro for this complaint. Thaytino uo ttrj tntorn-il soorotlons tu I thy action , rostorp strength to the stonmcli nnd nn tlilo It toperfortn Its tunutlons. I'rloo23onbox. Sold by alldrusgists.or mulled by HADWAV & CU.W Warren StrOcf New rk , on incclpt of price. A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSEFUL - ° FUL OF SHAME. ' ' CLEAN HOUSE WITH HI L C G K I N T 0 I T ! 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