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.
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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.
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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 *
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OFFICE op P. n. HCZZICOTT ,
STANDARD AAUT FIELD Oviaj on
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( Vnruoy Heating nml Mfg. Co. , Leav
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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.
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Nervous Diseases , Loss of Appetite , Ileiuluche , Constipation , Costiveness ,
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T7ien look at
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Still or Sparklinc ; . Of.'AII Donlers.
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