CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1888.
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PRODADILITIES OF NIAGARA.
Clisstigr Tim I Aro l.luldn lo Tnlin Place,
list hunted on tlm Past.
If tlio rate of retrooesslon remain during
tlio noxt MX) years 11 It lias been for tlio last
forty llvo years, the Inner edge, of tlio Homo
ilioo Fall will linvo uissod to tlio cant of
(lont Island, nml 11 tlio lino of dcecst water
I ui'iir tlio Canadian shore nil tlio enters of
tlio river will 1 mum over tlio oi-mhIiio Poll,
obliterating tlm American Pull entirely nml
transforming (lont Island Inton Mnltiatiln,
on which the smaller islands of today, Until,
Lima, Chnpln, eta, will npienr as littlo hill
toiis. Tlio fall will then, HrlinpH, Ihj higher than
today lieuaiiHo tlio present doscout of fifty
feet over tlio rapids will lie added to tlio
height of tlio cataract, minus tlio numlierof
foot needed to rIvo tlio necessary current to
tlio river ttoloiv, which nt present Is llftcou
feet to tlio inllo. Considering that oven now
tlm Itorscslmo Pull no longer reeudes south
lull more east than south, which recession
will lio inoro eastorly yet in tlio course of
time, it will hnvo to travel about llvo
miles in that direction heforo tho
NlnRnni shnle, which now occupies tlio lower
half of tho fa co of tho fill, Is under wntcr;
nml tho retrocession by moans of umlcrmln
lug Is stoptcd. For at present tho changes
that tal.o place uro duo to tlio fact that tho
upper eighty feet of tho faco Is formed of n
hard limestone, whllo tho lower eighty feot
Is composed or sort, easily crumbling shnlo,
which tho spray can wnsh nwny with enso to
such nu extent thnt tho overlying limestones
lose their Mipxirt, tuvnk off mid tumble
down with 11 voriesponding chnugo In tlioap
pearanco of tho iilgo of tho falls. Then tho
change will ho accomplished simply by tho
eroding Hiwer of tho water and tho fnlls will
remain near tho northern end of Otiind Island
for n practically unlimited time. Wo thus
sec that nfter tho fnlls of today linvo receded,
jierhaps thretvipmrteni of a mile, there will
Ih) only one fall; when that ono fnll has trav
eled east nml south four mllejj more and
roaches Oram! Islnnd, It will again lw divided
into mi Aiueriemjuma 11 Canadian cataract,
this
niiiuje,stniei uy uranil Island, mul,
llkO-IHo fal s of todav. tlio western lirnneli
will carry tlio largest nniountof water, will
recedo fnster mid bo tho lower of tho two in
height, Tho Iiok of finally having tho falls
nt llulTalo must bo nliaudoued, for from thnt
point of Grand Island to tlio city of Buiralo
only rapids can existuuaccouiitof tho nature
of tho iiudorlying rock, which Is soft.
An tlio retrocession of tho Falls of Nlngnra
began In what may Iw called, geologically,
tho most recent perlul, tho tlmo necessary
for It to arrive at Its present lto has had n
very Important bearing upon tho question of
tho ago of man on tho American continent.
An long ns It was considered necessary to
elnlin several hundred thousand years for tho
ago of Niagara nlouo, tho ago of tho human
nico had to bo computed nt erhaps hnlf n
million of years; 110 matter how littlo such
high figures agreed with other discoveries,
tho rocky gorge of tho Niagara always pro
Routed nu Insurmountable obstacle against
any nductlon of tltuo. Hut since wo hnvo
discovered that after nil tho work of oxeava
t loi could huvo leon accomplished In por
Imps !l,ax) years, our computation of tho ago
of tho human raco has settled down to rvu
sounblo llguros, which i;lvo to tho IhxIs of
Kind mid gravel in which tho oldest human
Implements have boon found nu ng of per
haps 40,000 to C0,OOJ years, nml nnthropolo
gNts claim that all the facts so far collected
agree well with tho latter llguro. Professor
Julius Pohlmaii.
A Iteclon Wllliout srOmie.
Thnt vast region of country lying between
China nml Uibcrln, blown as Mongolia, pro
Bonts this striking contrast to tho Mlddlo
Kingdom, thnt whllo tho latter appears llko
a boundless cemetery, tho laud of tho Tartars
has not n grnvo or a memorial stone. Tho
Mongols aro living In constant exectatloii
of returning to their old homo far off to tho
southwest, mid thoy want nothing to keep
them from undertaking UiogrcatcmlgniUou.
Tho intensity of desiro to bo led back to tho
land of their fathers Is most sugsvstlvoof tho
prayers nml walllngsof tho Jews becaunjof
tho desolation of I'alestlno and their agony
of lougln.-; for Its restoration. When they
aro punished enough and reduivd to a re.ii
limit, they say, then wi'l their Misslah re
turn ftxmi heaven nud bring back their (lis
H.rslou. What becomes of tho bodies of tho
dead In this grnveless land)
Vou can ivad an exact description of tho
condition of things In Mongolia today as
foretold In tho prophecy of Jeremiah over
'J.tXKJ years ago; "Thoy shall dlo of gr.evous
deaths; they snail not bo lamented, neither
shall they bo buried, but they shall bo as
dung uwn tho faco of tho earth. And they
shall bo consumed by tho sword nml by fam
ine, ami ttieir rnrcasscs sb.iii Ihj meat for
tho fowls of heaven and for tho boasts of the
earth." Although this dewrlbes u statu of
things begun in Palestine, it does not end
there. Tho Mongol puts tho -ort$ of his
friend on a cart or other couveymioo to Ik
dragged w Ith givat sieeil by horhes on to tho
plains, and w believer it is thrown thero tho
dogs and wolves may mako a iemt,
Iloth CIiIiivmi und Mongols explain tho dif
ference betwivn their customs In this wnyi
Kurth returns to earth, llvsh to Ikli. that, Is,
tho Chinos), whoso bodies nro fed by tho
gralnti of tlio earth, return to It as 11 natural
recompcubo; whllo tho Mongol, nholjvescn
tho animal kingdom, must, as n natural re
sult, feed It in turn. Itcnd Jeremiah, xvil
chapter, to sco how tho geographical posl
tion, tellgious condition and tho llko mako 11
people llko tho Mongols just suited to tho
prophecies regarding scattered Israel
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Look out for the beautiful Chiwstmah
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ON THE BIG BRIDGE,
THE PEDDLERS AND DEQQAH3 VvHO
TRADE DETWEEN TWO CITIES.
T1i Old M'oiimn Iflio tlrlnds tlio Orcau
ml Trust In rrovldrnco Appleii,
Matrlirs nml Nowspnprrs A Kind
lleurtrd, lliitutcnit I'litlrrnmn.
Peddlers nud fakirs hnvo discovered n now
grating ground. Tiled of browsing about
tho npiironclio to tho big brldgo thoy hnvo
now taken to tho promenndo itself, nnd oven
H10 enrs mid cnrrlngo ways nt certain hours
of tho dny nml night aro Infested with tlieno
persevering eoplo. Hero nnd there can Iw
seen tho vender of tho fnr fnmed Kgyptlnn
puro bono collar bu ton, tho rosy checked
npplo woman, tho decrepit blind man with
his faithful dog, and tlio scamp with tho
nearly obsolete doub'o sign, ono sldo describ
ing til tit ns paralyzed and thoothor notifying
tho pulillo Hint on occasions ho is blind.
Tho littlo old womnu with tho squeaky,
iMlnuatlo hand organ may bo stumbled over
at night nsNho sits crouching In tho shadow
of the big towers. Pnr off nro tho lights of
tho two great cities, nud tho patient littlo
woman grinds away at hor organ, charitably
unobserved by n kind hearted policeman.
As tho poor organ responds to her shriveled
touch with broken bars of "Martha," n pair
of pretty working girls stop and 0110 of them
hesitatingly examines a shabby, worn pocket
book. As she dropied n jionny thatgnvo out
n cavernous echo from tho tiottom of tho
littlo tin cup, Iter companion asked in a
kindly voice mid with n cheery smllot
"How Is It tonight, mothcrf
"Oh, much tho same, deary. It's n hnrd
life, bub, sure, but Uod Is good, nnd ns long
ns I get tho bit and tho sup and n plnco to Ho
In, why should 1 complain! 1 huvo taken
llvo cents so fnr, nud tho people nro good
jieople, so thoy nro."
"8oouer than grind thnt wheezy old thing
for such n pittance I'd Jump into tho river,"
said the other littlo damsel, witli Hashing
uyes.
"Ah, my dear," said tho poor womnn, ns
from her upraised vyes beamed tho faith that
ho felt, "that would bo very wrong. You
must never forgot that tho good Uod has a
earn for every ono of his creatures hero lio
low. I can look up In the clear sky ami from
beyond tho stnrs 1 cnu co him watching 1110.
Ho Is a good, kind Uod, my child, mid ho has
treated 1110 better than my deseits. I havo
only a fow short yearn to linger till Pin with
him."
Tho old woman had forgotten her organ
and n licautlful smilo Illumined tho
wrinkled features. Tho girls passed on, but
tho subllmu fnlth that shouo from tho nged
eyes and tho resignation of her tones left their
Impress, for sho, too, was in her way an
liumblo missionary.
ItAIBINO IIIR HAT TO THIS FUNKIIAU
Tho night wore on and the morrow came,
with Its ehmigcs. Tho groat thoroughfare is
nllvo with humanity going nud coming. Tho
trains whisk by, crowded to their utmost
capacity. Tho cnrrlngo ways aro crowded
with trucks mid vohlclesof overy description.
Hero comes a funeral, and n gray haired
policeman reverently removes his hcUnH us
tho dend goes ly tt l n:i saTuiiteil snluto,
but this particular policeman is said to havo
always shown that uumblo resect whenever
a funeral crosses tho brldgo.
Now is tho tlmo when tho merry littlo a
plo woman gets In her fluo work. Bho does
tiot occupy ono of tho benches for tho exhi
bition of Iter wares, for tho simple reason
thnt tho brldgo oHlccrs aro too numerous.
Perhaps tho was not compelled to part with
tho customary penny to gain occesj to tho
brldgo pathway, Bho had loitered about tho
entrance until tho ollicer had accommodat
ingly turned his back, when sho slyly walked
In through "Exit here," nud Is soon Jogging
along with tlio crowd. Perhnps tho polieo
man did see her, but ho wouldn't call her
back, "yiiu o tho pinny won't mako any
body nuy tho richer," said ho to himself.
"Olvo tho womnu 11 show."
And what n harvest tlio npplo woman
renpsl Tho olllcers ain't nrtesthcr for car
rying her uncovered baskot on her nnn
whllo on tho brldgo, nud Ifsomo pedestrian
helps himself to a nico troy apple and drops
a penny or tno Into her palm, why It's no
fault of hers. And, whoa sho walks ucross to
ono entrance, Isn't sho nt liberty to retrace
her btcw ami walk back to tho other en
trance Of course sho Is, and sho keeps this
up until hor btoek Is disced of.
Then, too, thero is tho old nowspajicr
dealer. Ho formerly caught his trado at tho
llrool.lyu entrance, until ho ingratiated him
elf into tlio good graces of somo of tho con
ductors on tho cars, nnd although ho has to
(iruduco tho necessary brldgo car ticket, ho
enjoys n mo;ioioly in tho sale of papers on
tho trains, mid rides back and fortli overy
'veiling mid morning, as often as ho chooses,
l'ho old man has only ono arm, nnd carries
hh papers Inn school bag strapped to his
ldc. Ilo has suffered soma Injury to Ids
neck, which compels him to carry his head
drawn to 0110 sldo nud bout over on his chest,
llo lias nu nged wlfo to supiiort, nnd ho says
1.0 would rather bo selling papers than doing
uuy other kind of work.
this wiiihtli.no keg no.
At about 10 o'clock on any pleasant day a
whistling negro dressed In a gaudy uniform,
with n largo knapsack strapped to his back,
can bo been mid heard 011 tho brldgo prom
enade. Ho is an advertising nove'ty and
carries a big supply of handbills and illum
inated cards, which ho distributes to tho
crowds which gather around him. Ho is a
clover dancer and amuses his brldgo audi
ences with n characteristic "solo" stirring
breakdown, accompanying himself on a
mouth harmonica.
When a crowd large enough to suit him
tins gathered, ho nt onco pulls out n handful
of his advertisements from tho knapsack and
distributes them among tho crowd This
fellow manages to cease his littlo sldo show
Just before tho arrival of a brldgo pollco
maii. Tho Italian match boy, with a stock of
matches that aro guaranteed not "to blow
out," is also to lo seen 011 tho brldgo promo
undo. Ho can always count on selling a
number of boxes of matches during tho day
nud ovenlnj. Whllo walking across tho
brldgo a smoker always is taken with a de
sire to light a cigar or cigarette, ami if not
provided with matches ho must either Lorrow
a light from somo 0110 eUo or patroulzo tho
match boy, which latter ho centrally docs.
Now York Star.
IMiiratlmi In Greece.
Tho outloo- for higher education In Orceco
Is (latteiiu. '1 ho great basuof the pyramid,
popular education, Is sotid'y laid, mid boon
tlio supcrstructuio can bo carried to Its com
pletion. Tho publodoht is so enormous that
for tho prcMiut tho covcrumrut cannot
greatly extend its aid, but pri lata munifi
cence continues to itour forth, nud tho tlmo
will coiuo when all Greek seukiug peoples
hall havo bccoiuo 01:0 nation, and Athens
will onco inoro take her old place us tho edu
cational center of tho l-evant. Her quiet
ncsulemlo shades will bo far bottor suited to
ssboUrly pursuits than tho whirl of tniuia In
Constantinople or Aloxaudrla. Cor. Not
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