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The Great Arrow ? IL.
A Boy Who Climbed tlic Steeple of St. Paul's.
< Con rlRhl , ISM. by ths S. H. MfClnre Comr-any. )
Some years ago , In the city of Havre ,
ono of the Urgent seaport towns In France ,
livea family of tbo name of Vltieenncs.
There was the mother and her eldest son ,
Jacques , a well developed lad uf lli , and
Jcanle , a ccmcly llttlo daughter of 12 , and
Iab and Hetty , two chubby-checked baby
twins.
The fatlict had been a sailor In n trading
vessel which .tailed between Havre and
South American ports. Hut one- day , dur
ing a violent storm at sea , ho was washed
overboard and lost , leaving tbo widowed
mother and the boy , Jacques ,
Jacquen was obliged to leave nchool and
spck employment on ono of the dockn.
Though this work was not very Interesting ,
occasionally there would bn n short stop In
the routine when ono vessel had done with
IU cargo and they were waiting for another
to take Its place , and then Jacques , with
OthciK of the boys who worked on the ducks ,
would get abuard tbu ships , and climbing
Into the tigging they would thcro cliaso
each other about at an Imminent rUk of ;
breaking their necks or falling overboard.
At this last practice Jacques became won
derfully expert ,
Jacques' earnings on the dock , together
with what bis mother was enabled to make
by takln ; ; In sewing , was RUfllclcnt to keep
them from want. The rent was ready the
first of each month , there wan always a I
chrerful fir" In the stovn when the wind
blow culd from thu flea , their clotht-M. with I
much judicious mending on the part ot Mrs.
Vlticcnnes , always looked well , and they
would have been happy but for ono thing.
J ISA NIB'S EYES.
The llttlo girl , Jcanle , had something the
matter with her eyes. It stcmtd to her ue
If there was always something moving be
fore them. If she gazed up Into the sky 01
looked out over the sea thcro would come
floating before her vision myriads of speck *
and spots llko snowflakca and curious looking
lines lllco tangled threads and bits ot cob-
web.
It had Just about been decided that Jcanli
should have a doctor come and examine her
cyea when Mr. Vlncennes made the last
fatal voyage from which hu never returned.
Their great sorrow over their father's death
for the time being absorbed all other
thoughts and the troubled eyes and con
templated visit ot a ph > slclan were forgot
ten , Hut the trouble wcntdtcadlly on and
Jcanlo was finally obliged to leave school , as
aho could no lunger . use her eyes to study ;
then a phjslclan wax called.
He shook his head gravely after he had
madu his examination , and explained at
kindly as hu could to the awed little group
nbout him that an operation would bo nec
essary to F.IVC her eyes. He told them what
the trouble was , but they could cm. under
Htand that Jeanc ! would be blind for all bel
life If her eyes were not operated on and
that H would bo necessary for her to go te
Parts to a great oculist to have her eye'
( rented and that the operation would prob
ably co.it not Iras than 000 fnines ; a hopelesi
nuin this to the. poor family that depended
on a boy of 1C nnd a mother's scanty earnings
for support.
There seemed no possible way for them
to raise this amount of money ; there war
Jio home they could rnortgpgo , no friends
or relatives thny could call upon ; they
had nothing. Months passed by , nothing was
done and the shadows darkened before tin
llttlo girl's cyea , until ono day Jacqura led
her homo blind ; tbo sunlight had gone from
lier forever.
THE GREAT STORM.
Rut one night something happened. A
Krcat storm swept over Havre. It tossed
( bo waves In the harbor mountains high and
the shores wcro strewn with the wreckage
of vessels. It littered the streets wlih
broken gable ends and shopkeepers' signs ,
und when morning dawned over thu wind *
Hwept town It was seen that the great golden
arrow that surmounted thu stccplo of St.
Paul's had been dislodged from Its socket
nnd hung limply , point to earth , giving a
dejected , forlorn air to the mighty Htccple ,
the pride of the town. How to fix it , that
was the qucotlon. Many plans were sug
gested , but all failed. As a last resort the
authorities offered a reward of COO francs
'to any one who would climb the steeple of
St. Paul's and put the glided vane back In
iioslllon.
Jacques Vlncennes , returning from his
work one afternoon , chanced to pass near
fore the church , ran that way.
"What Is It ? " ho asked of un acquaint
ance.
"A Bailer jatst tried to climb the steeple. "
was the reply. "Ho got as far as that third
window when ho slipped ami fell , but caught
hold ot something as ho went over and saved
himself. See , that's him up In the belfry. "
Jacques quickly learned what It all meant
*
A SAILOR JUST TRIED TO CLIMD THE
STHEI'LE.
the broken vane , the reward. Five hun
drcd frnnca , ho repeated. It Is needless to
BUY what passed through his mind ; nlmont
enough to pay for the operation on Jeanlo's
I'yes ; that much obtained , thu rest could be
gotten Fomcliow.
Jacqucti had been , very fond of Jcanle , she
was Btich a. pretty girl , and days when she
brought htm his dinner on the docks her
lilg blue eyes and bright hair attracted so
much attention from the men on the docks
that they came to know Her as Jacques
Vlnccntics' pretty sister , and ho felt himself
Immensely proud of her. Mer sad fate
grieved him deeply.
Now , ns ho stood thinking , little thrills
of heroic frrllng swept over him , and , young
though ho was , thoughts of danger to bo
Iiraved , llfu to bo risked for his sister's
fsako took possession of him , and a noble
Impulse mmlo him/ / for the time being some
thing better than Juat Jacques , the windlass
boy. Hardly realizing what ho was doing , he
elbowed his way through the crowd , mounted
the winding-belfry stairs and with beating
Iteart appealed before tlioan HtunJIus around
thu sailor , still faint and whlto from his
experience.
JACQUES' HESOLVE.
"What do you want hero ? " Inquired one
of thu onlookers of Jacijiicn.
"I am going to climb the utccplc , " ho re
plied , conscious of the half absurd effect
of such words coming from him.
"You , " sneered the white-lipped sailor ,
chaKrlncd at the orry allowing he bad made.
"You had better gu home to your mother. "
Thu others paid little attention to Jacques ,
who quU-tly slipped off hU coat and hoi < 8.
Then , irelng hu was In earnest , the man
who had flr t spoken told him roughly to
et back down Btalru. But Jacques , catching
up a piece of rope , sllppcii It around his
jvaut , stepped from a window onto the
T
sill , and , Rra plnR the peak of the cornice
overhead , climbed up and rested there , while
the tntn In the belfry window shouted to
him to conic back , and the crowd In the
street hurried back at thin new sensation.
Pausing for on Instant , Jacques ca ed up
Iho sides of the big atcoplo towering above
him , and an almost overwhelming sense of
his own littleness anil hrlplestiitffig stole over
him as he clung to his narrow perch. Grasp-
Ini ? some of tin ! orunmrntal lion work that
branches above each window , Jacques
steadied lilninolf and bugan the as
cent. At short dletniRt'JS apart
\U-TO rows of little openings und
windows extending around the first
part of the steple , nnd between these
circular cornices protruded a few Inches ,
just affording a perilous foothold. Stand
ing on a window top , his bare toes clutching
thu Iron fretwork which adorned It , Jacques
would reach up and with a grasp which
whitened his fingers sclro the top of the
next window , draw himself up until his
knees rested on the cornice between , and
rest a moment , his heart throbbing with
his exertions. Then he would lift his knee
* n the sill of the next window and then
climb to tbo top of It. Ilclow a dcnso
crowd watched his movements , fascinated
by the sight ot thu boy's danger.
"It's a shame , " cried one. "He's a
mere boy. "
"They tried to stop him , " said another ,
Iiut ho wouldn't come back. It's his own
fault If bo's killed. " A single mis-step or
slip ono shuddered to think what would
happen.
Kilt Jacques didn't slip ; his practice In
climbing the high moats and riggingof
thu ships at the dock served him well now.
Slowly , steadily ho worked his way upward ,
from sill ! o sill , from window top to window
top , crawling on hands and knees up sharp
little Inclines , hanging by his feet whllo
ho felt for sure footing for his feet , thorough
rough slates bruising his knees and the
sharp corners paining his fingers.
Ho gel HO high that the tower became
small enough so that he could catch
glimpses on the other side , but nothing but
the ocean and ships could be seen , all else
was bcnc.tth him. The pigeons , disturbed
from their roosts , startled him with their
r t ' I'/SlW
IIKIXJW A DliN'SE ! CROWD WATCHED HIS MOVEMENTS.
flapping wings and wheeled and circled
above him ; the sea brcezo fanned his hot
checks and a strange , indescribable sensa
tion crept over him as ho became conscious
I of the great height to which ho was getting.
Not for all the world would he have turned
end looked down ; the sight would have
turned his head and ho would have reeled
and fallen. Striving to shut out thoughts
of the yawning depth beneath , the resolute
lad hugged tighter against the slates and
climbed skyward ,
Finally ho had reached the last of the
llttlo windows on the tower and rested ,
with both knees on the sill , his hands clutch
ing the top overhead. Thcro was only or.o
moro circular corn lee and a row ot metal
knobs above him ; beyond these tbo stccplo
was smooth to the top. Below hundreds ot
feet , wcro the flagged pavements , and tall
men would have looked like dwarfs bad be
dared to look down upon them. Steadying
himself for a last effort , ho reached up and
grasped two of the Iron knobs firmly and
drew himself up on his knees on the cor
nice ; a moment's wait , and ho cautiously
raised one foot up and set It down on the
narrow space , then bearing his weight on It ,
ho slowly rose , stood ctcct , and threw both
arms arouudJthc steeple.
The rest 01 the climb was like going up n
tree. Winding his strong arms and legs
about tbo steeple ho climbed the remaining
distance , and throwing an arm over the
horizontal piece near the top , he reached
up , and exerting all his strength , tipped the
big arrow back Into Its socket. Slowly It
swung around until It pointed Into the eye
of the-light breeze , and faintly from beneath
came the noise of a great cheer. Then ho
slid back until his feet again rested on the
cornice- But alas , poor Jacques , the worst
was to come , and ho eoon realized It.
BACK TO EAHTH.
To get back to the little window top , and
down where the friendly Iron work afforded
him such ft safe grasp , was the most
perilous part of It all. He could take bold
of the Iron knobs , drop his feet down until
they rested on the window top , stoop a llttlo '
lower , and tnke hold of the cornice with his .
hands , but tills would not quite let bis feet
reach the sill of the window , nor could '
ho let go his bold on the cornice and stoop
low enough to grasp the Iron work on the
top of the window , as at that Instant he
would Ic-je blc balance and topple back
ward.
As Jacques realized his position , consterna
tion Eclzcd him , his hands grew cold and
hta head got confused. Turning partly , ho
caught sight of the depths beneath him ,
and a wild Impulse to throw himself off
seized him. This became BO strong that It i
seemed as If ho must glvo way to It , and to |
hold himself back ho clutched his arrati ,
about thu tower until the slats left deep
whlto lines In his flesh.
Those on the ground saw that ho was In
dlllluuliy. . , . .
"Ho can't pet any farther ; ho will fall
sure. " eomo ono said. Some gazed at him '
api-llbounJ , others turned away , unable to i I
cndiiry the sight of the boy's peril. In a I
moment moro Jacques mint have fallen ; ; j
bis head was whirling and the blR steeple > |
seemed to b < swaying gently llko n tree In ,
the wind , when bis hand touched the rene
about hU waist ; atrango that he had not
thought of It before. It steadied him for the
moment and his courage returned. Un
fastening the rope , ho made ono end fast
around the steeple and found It was long
enough to let to tbo window sill below.
Olvlng the rope a strong pull to eeo that It
was fast bo let himself down , and In a
moment more he had one kneu on thu lit
tle sill , his hand again grasping the , window
top ; thru ho waited to regain his com
posure.
To these below It seoiued ea though the
boy would never make bin way down , and
to Jacques himself It seemed many times as
though ho could uuduro the strain no longer
and that his strength would glvo out. But
be was buoyed up by courage born of suc
cess jut within hk graip , uud ulowly mid
carefully the danRoroun climb down wan ac
complished and willing hands helped him
through the belfry window. Then the
overstrained body Rave way and Jacques
did what lu supposed only girl * did he
fainted.
Illness followed , the doctor nald nervous
prostration , and for weeks Jacques laid In
bed. but ho was not neglected. HI * story
went abroad throtiKh the town , and many
were the attentions shown him by these
who became Interested In bis case. Not
only was the reward of ROO francs given
him , but enough more was willingly sub
scribed by wealthy members of the church
to pay all the expanses of sending Jcanlo
to Paris , where she soon after went In
charge of one of the horns doctors.
Ono afternoon as Jacquw lay thinking
In bed , the quiet of the little rooms was
disturbed by a rush ot feet , and Jacques *
door was pushed softly open , and Jeanlo's
face appeared , smiling and happy , the blue
eyes were open wide and life shining In
them.
"Jeanlc , can you nee ? " cried Jacques.
"As well aa yourself. Jackie , dear. " she
said , as he kissed her , and to prove It , she
told him what each object was on the
stand bopltle him.
It was oven so. The operation bad been
a success , and her sight was restored.
Jacques recovered , and his brave act helped
him to a good position In ono ot the steam
boat company's offices , and he Is yet known
In Havre as the "boy who climbed the
steeple of St. Paul's. "
COI.IJMIHIS OUTIJOX13.
IMnj-liiMT AimixltiK Trli'Kn with Uoc-oti-
trlc KKK" .
"It Is really very strange. " said Harold ,
"how long a person may look at n thing
without seeing It. If you've been looking
at that ostrich egg on the bookshelf for a
tnlnuto you've been looking a good quarter
of an hour. Alice , and yet I don't believe
you know what you were looking at. A
penny for your thoughts. Alice. "
"Oh , they're not worth It , Harold , " re
plied the little fair-haired girl who lay
curled up In the big library armchair. "I
was only thinking what queer old things
eggs are sometimes. "
"Very queer. Indeed , especially If they re
old , " assented Harold , gravely.
"At that birthday party Cousin Eva gave
last Wednesday , you couldn't go , you know ,
because your arm had been hurt playing
foot ball , there were sonic of the queerest
acting cg s yon ever saw. You should
have seen how they behaved. " said Alice.
"Hut I never saw eggs act at all , " cried
Harold. "You really surprise me. Alice.
01 all the tranquil , harmless , Inoffensive.
quiet sort of living creatures I ever came
across , eggs break the record. "
"But thcso weren't living , they
wore boiled , " said Alice. "I don't
think that explains matters" bezan
Harold , but Alice went on un
mindful of the Interruption. "When we
had our boiled eggs Cousin Edith took two
and then she told us the story about
Columbus and his egg. Columbus said he
could discover America , you know , and they
said ho couldn't and that you might an well
try to make an egg stand up on end.
Columbus said that was nothing , he could
do It , and he smashed his egg right down
so It broke in the end of It and his egg stood
up. Just think of It. Harold , on a clean
table cloth , and likely as not the egg was
soft boiled. Well , Cousin Edith said that af
time went on and people progressed In the
arts and sciences , they learned moro about
csi > 8 than their aunt's aietcrs knew. "
"Ancestors ? " said Harold Inquiringly.
"Aunt's slstcis , " retorted the little girl
quickly , "and that wo could manage the
egg trick much better nowadays. She stood
one of her eggs up on Its little end and
didn't break It either. Then she made It
lean over and It stayed that way and didn't
roll down. She took another egg , balanced
It on its end and put the first egg on top
and they both stood up one on top of the
other. Aftcrwardii she built up the goblets
the queerest way and balanced the epg on
them and on the edge of the mouth of the
decanter ot milk and It stayed there Icanlnp
over , but never fell , and oh , she did all
sorts of things like that. "
There la no trick of such simplicity s
easily performed that Is aa effective In
puzzling , Interesting and amusing a party of
children as the antics of the eccentric eggs ,
which Allc ? was attempting to describe.
The eggs to be used must be blown.
Mnko small perforations in the egg at
either end , and , holding It over a cup or
eomo other receptacle , apply your IIpa to
ono of the holes and with your breath force
the contents out of the other. Stop up one
of the perforations with white wax and
drop Into the other the smallest shot you
can procure , until the weighted end makes
the egg stand securely In any position In
which it may be placed , then stop up will
your wax the other aperture and your trick
egg Is complete.
If shot Is not to bo procured common sand
will answer. As It Is much lighter than the
leaden shot , however , It will require more
of It to accomplish the purpose.
The eggs are brought upon the table along
with others and are seemingly selected n
random by tbo performer. The Humptj
Dumpty egg Is like the others , a loadc <
shell , but Is painted to represent the comlca
llttlo character whose name It assumes
To ono end of It ls attached a long piece
of fine whlto mowing nllk , which runs ti |
the tea tray and over the edge of the de
canter. The other end of the thread I
cither manipulated by the performer o
hang * over the farther end ot the table at
tachcd to a weight which carries the egg
along until It Is arrested by some obstacle
placed In IU way , n bit of wax Is effective
for this purpose. The white silk thread I
entirely Invisible at a little dstance oven to
the sharp eyes of children , but the room
may be darkened a llttla If the trick I
played In broad daylight , and care mua
bo taken that the little spectators do uo
come too near Humpty Uumpty , whllo h
Is being pulled about.
Anntlirr Hhrrlorlc lloliurx.
Indianapolis Journal : "I don't see bow
you got on to mo , " said the bunco man
sadly. "I've gone and wasted n whole sum
incr growing the whiskers und getting the
tan for thU farmer makeup , and I go
pinched thu mlnuto 1 hit the town. How
did you get on ? "
Tbo great detective smiled ( at the prls
oner's expense , by the way. ) "I never knew
a farmer to llgUt a match ou the solo o
his boot , " hu laid.
HIFPALO BILL IN A NEW ROLE
'roposod Reclamation of Daaeri Land iu
the Big Horn -Basin ,
RICH FARMS FOR THRIFTY THOUSAND
. 'ol ! Coil ) ' * Account''nf . Ills Irrigation
rriijrrt Ciilllviitluti In n llc-
Kloii I'liinoiiK In Hur
tle * \Vnrfnro.
Copyright. 1S36. by the S. S. McClurc Company. )
Colonel William R Cody the world-
araous "Buffalo Hill" lias made tils ap-
icarancc In a new role ; a role , which , should
t bring him success , Is destined to make
ilm far more noteworthy than have done all
ils efforts as scout , frontiersman , guide ,
ndlan fighter and showman. "Buffalo Dill"
never dors things by halves ; and In this
very latest venture of his , the vastnees of
he project U only equalled by the alluring
qualities , which It possesses nllko for the
hrcwil speculator and the lover of western
adventure. In fact a bnld btatcment of the
colonel's daring schemes In nig Horn Val-
as to the authenticity of the wrinkles on
a steer's horns In indicating thu critter's
age. I did not take In tbo rock theory.
"I remember ono day when Major Powell
and Prof. Marsh were Directing the delving
of a platoon of soldiers Into r. 'Dad Land-
Hutte , ' a Sioux brave stood ) wiitchlng him.
" 'What whlto man want In there ? ' ho
said to mo In the signs * Bbruga , grunts and
gutterals that comprise , the Sioux language.
" 'Bones ; they are looking for bones , ' I
replied.
" 'Ugh , white man crazy ; white man fool :
Heap bones on top the. . ground , ' Indicating
the buffalo bones that were bleaching white
all over the plain. But I never fnrcot that
when wo wcro In the 'Ulg Horn llasln,1
Major Powell and Prof. .Marsh . oald : 'These
terraced plateaus are t'to bed of ( i prehistoric
toric lake , and the sediment of the lake and
the wash of aces from the 'high mountains
surrounding thin basin , have left hero the
rlchott , most lifcxhaustlblo soil on the face
of the globo. '
A COMPANY FORMED.
"So when the Gary law -opened the way
to bring water to theao landa , I Interested
some friends of tnlno In New York City , j
Buffalo , New York , and In Omaha here with
mo In forming a company to build an Ir- I
rlgatlng and water power canal , which haa
becu named the 'Cody Canal , ' and to me
was given the honor of presiding over the
company.
" \Vo are building a canal fifty miles long ,
and when It la finished , It la to bo six feet
deep and 61 feet wide ; though we are only
digging a width of 34 feet now. The canal
will put under Irrigation ono hundred and
fifty thousand acres of land.
"Tho UlK Horn Haul ) ! la R niioi'c.rlpn -
comparatively level ptatcaus , rlulng from the
Shoshone river , which flows through the
Iiaslu , In tciraces each about 250 foot above
the other. The terraces extend back from
the river two to ten milts.
" \Vu take the water out of the Shasbono
river , where It debouches from tbo high
hills. In Its fifty miles length the canal Is
to bo brought down over three of these 250
feet high rock cliffs ; lu two cauca a couruo
for the water will be hewn In the nolld rock.
In the third leap , the water will descend
through steel tube * , These thrco waterfalls
develop over 100,000 horsepower , making It
possible to generate electric power and turn
It to purposes ot agriculture , mining , manu
facturing , mechanics and light to an extent
not found possible heretofore In any ono
place.
"At the foot of one ot thcso falls four
thousand acres of gold placers will bo made
to yield their yellow treasure to a hydraulic
stream of water that would knock this hotel
Into smithereens as quick as modern artil
lery would do It.
"Prom the center of the basin It Is now
fifty miles to the nearest railroad station ;
but the llurllngton & Missouri railroad Is
pointed toward us.
PLANS 0V THE COMPANY.
"The Cody canal Is not a land grabbing
scheme. The Cory law under which we are
operating gives states where arid lands exist
the power to grant charters for ditches for
Irrigation and power purposes ; and thu land
covered by such dltcfics. that Is the land
the ditches bring wlthln'rcach ot Irrigation
becomes the property ot the state and the
Htato can dispose of It to actual settlers
only nnd for a fixed price of 50 cents per
acre , the purchaser satisfying the state that
he has made satisfactory arrangements with
the water company for the water bo must
have to carry on his agricultural operations ,
and that's where the Cody Canal company
comes In.
"Tbo canal Is not Intended by the com-
i irtftAlw/P1' ' $ &
CODY SETTLEMENT IN THE I1IG HORN BASIN.
ley , \ > ) U , , will null lu tut ; u > uiil u uiuij
Ike a sort of realized "Monte Chrlsto. "
Perhaps "Buffalo Ulll" had better be al-
owcd to tell his own story In his own way
To clip his utterances would have the name
effect as to clip his flowing lorks It would
rob the subject of Its \\estern flavor and
) lcturesquc quality. In an Omaha hotel , a
short time ago the writer paid a visit tc
Colonel Cody's room , and found the cx-3cout
; n a perfect chaos ot maps , plans , pictures
and geological specimens.
After a hearty greeting , the colonel
bustled hither and thither through the lit
tered apartment , trying "to net things tc
rights" as he declared , but really only sue-
needing In producing "confusion worse con
founded. " Finally be was Induced to takr
a seat on one of the few vacant chairs , and
thence he told the strange story of the city
which it Is his firm purpose to build In the
wilderness. i
"D'you know what I'm 'going ' to do ? ' ho
asked. "No ? Well , air. I'm going to make
the blblcal two blades if grass grow whorr
none grew before. I'm going to glvo 1CO.OOO
people farms where no farm exists now. I'm
solng to build a city , where thcro ain't a
prairie-dog village today.
"I know a spot , sir , where there arc gold
mines , silver mines , IcoJ mines. Iron mines ,
platinum mines , mica mines , coal mines ,
marble quarries , granite quarrlw , limestone
beds , asphaltutm beds , afhole mountain
of sulphur , pottery clay , with tracts strewn
thick with onyx , sapphlroi , . amethysts and
crystals. That spot Is. situated right In
the heart ot the continent In Wyoming ; and
I'vo got an option on It.
SPYING OUT THE LAND.
"You may look Incredulous. I know
what 'I've said sounds like a tall story
a regular 'big Injun yarn. ' But It's true
as gospel.
"Where Is this Golconda ? In Big Hum
valley , Wyoming. .Years ago I was en
gaged as a guide for a government party.
It was long before Sitting Bull's rising ;
and Major Powell of the United Statr geological
logical survey was at tbu head of the ex
pedition. With him was Prof. Marsh of
Yale college. I had seen none of thu great
world but that portion of It that belonged
to the Indian nations ; In fact my scientific
accomplishments were about on a par with
tboao of the 'bucks' who paid allegiance
to 'Spotted Tall.1 'Red Cloud' and 'Sitting
Bull , ' the then rulers of the plains.
"I used to smile In derision when Major
Powell and the professor would dlscuHS
and settle to apparently their perfect saU
isfactlon 'tho ago of a rock. ' The Idea
of telling how old a rock was v/au then ex
tremely funny to me. Though I hid no doubt
pany 10 uo a pniianinropic ECUVIIIU. ttu
expect by the sale of water and the develop
ment and sale of power to build up acrl-
cultur.il , horticultural , mining , mechanical ,
manufacturing and merchandizing Interests
In the basin and surrounding mountains ,
that will make this now unknown , unset
tled mountain valley as productive , pleas-
an' and profitable an abiding place as the
Great Salt Lake valley Is today and that
valley Is as shinning on example of a dense
land brought to life by water as can be
found on the face of the clobe.
"Cody City has only one house now , but
t' has rich valleys reaching out to moun
tains capped with eternal snows , and clothed
with forests of timber. The finest groups
of hot sulpher springs on this continent
gush from their rocky confines at the foot
of the bluff upon which we hope to see
a city grow. An abundant power will rush
down the rock cliffs bordering the town.
Wo will spend more than one million dollars
lars on the canal and while I hope we shall
make money I have a still fonder hope * that
I sbitll bo able to leave In this basin a monument
ment that will connect my name for gener
ations to como with tbo country In which
my life has been spent and that has given
mo such fame and fortune as I have gained.
"Now Isn't what I have told you better
and more wonderful than an Injun story ?
Yet It's only what haa been and Is happen
ing In this great transmlssourl country
all the time.
"I have Just como down from the Basin
and whllo I was there I killed 'a grizzly
bear , several elk , two ( big horns ) mountain
sheep and all the antelope I cared to shoot.
The basin Is In northwest Wyoming
Just east of the Yellowstone National park. "
JOHN IH'JNRY MARTIN.
TtHI.IKIOUS.
The Moslem religion teaches that thcro
are different hells , arranged one above the
other , the deepest and hottest being t-1-
Karlah , which Is reserved for hypocrites.
Rev. W. Scott Watson of Guttcnburs. N.
J. . has recently discovered a manuscript
which Is an Incomplete text of the Samaritan
pentatcuch , and Is older by several cen
turies than any other Hebrew text.
Beginning on November 8 , the Evangelical
ministers of Philadelphia will unite In a
general evangelical movement. A large num
ber of revivals will beheld , which will
be conducted by well known evangelists.
Every Protestant pastor who was In charge
of a church at El Paso , Tex. , at the time of
the great discussion over the prize fight
has bean driven from the town "through
want of congregations and financial sup
port. " This Is the completed result of a boy-
$ Mj tf3$3 $ r&
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AT WOHIC ON THE CODY CANAL.
cott against them by the merchants ant
other classes because of their opposition to
the prize fight.
The Episcopal diocese of Michigan has de
clared women eligible to' vote for vestrymot
In parish elections. Twenty-five other dlo
ccacs and four missionary jurisdictions o
the Episcopal church allow women to vote
for vestrymen ,
The oHlcers of the United societies of the
Christian Endeavor society have announced
that the dates of the next inlcrna'tlonal
Christian Endeavor convention will bo July
1 to 12 , 1897. San Francisco has already
been selected as the place.
A famous colored preacher U I'eter Vinegar -
gar ot Lexington , Ky. Ilia ecrmons are
unique , one being entitled "Watch Dat
Snake. " Under his ministry of twenty-four
years 2,330 souls were converted and ho
lian baptl/cd 2,112 of them ,
A Mnlno man who has studied church fairs
pretty carefully thus defines them : "A
church fair Is a place where we spend moro
money than wo can afford for things wo
do not want. In order to please peoplu whom
we do not Ilka and to help the heathens , who
are happier than wo are. "
lilshop William David Walker of the mis-
Hloimry Jurisdiction of North Dakota , who
has luf 11 chosen bishop of western Now York ,
U the tallest man In the liouao of bishops.
When I'lillllpa Brooku was bishop of Massa
chusetts ho was next In episcopal stature to
the giant of North Dakota. Bishop Walker
Is well luiown In New York , having been
vicar of Calvary Chapel for several ycaru
before his elevation to the episcopate.
The Boston Transcript announces that
Lieutenant C.I ) . Satterlce , stationed In At
lanta , Cla. , until a year ago , has decided to
enter tiio Episcopal tn In la try. Ho married ,
a llttlo over n ytur ugo , the daughter of
Dlehop Capers of South Carolina. Only a
few yearn ago Ilobert M. W. Black , the son
of the late Congressman George It. Black
of Sylvanla , gave up a military education at
West I'olnt and entered the Eplncopa ! min
istry. Ho la now rector of thu church In
Athens. West I'olnt academy haa furnished
many clcrfj-uicn In tliu i > aat.
LUTHER'S ' ABIDING PLACE
The Historic Twelfth Century Cnstlo i
Eicollcnt Preservation !
THURINGIA AND THE WARTBURG
Vniiim Around Wtilcti Iloiiinnco unit
llUtory CliiNtcr Vnclciit A io-
cltltloiiN lU-cnIlril It ) ' nil
Aincrlciin Vlxltor.
Centuries of romance nnd history cluster
about the naino of Wartburg , so that the
mcro mention ot It brings many scenes to
view , writes a correspondent of the Spring
field Republican. It Is situated within easy
walking distance ot the little town of Elscn-
ach , now become qulto famous as a resort
and furnished with excellent hotels. In
1070 the foundations of the castle wcro laid ,
and It was occupied by the landgraves of
Thurlngla till the middle of the thirteenth
century. In the course of time U felt to
ruin , being for years used as a monastery ,
but during this century It has been com
pletely rcHtored , and now serves occasionally
as n residence for the grand duke of I
Weimar. The object of the restoration waste
to present a perfect picture of tbo twelfth
century castle , which was the scene of so
many song contests , and to preserve as an
everlasting monument the place which
served as a retreat for Luther , and where
the struggle for religious liberty began.
With this bit of retrospect wo are better
prepared to climb the mountain and see all
that Is In store. Circumstances could
scarcely have been more favorable than they
were for mo that August morning when I
climbed the mountain , and If I can only
make you aoo It In Imagination with n
small part of Its charm , I am sure the day
will not bo distant when you will scu It
In reality. My first glimpse of It was In
tbo early morning , just ns tbo nun was
clearing nway thu clouds of a rainy night
and declaring her sway. Away over the
tops ot smoky chimneys and tall gabled
roofs , over the crooked streets and byways
of the llttlo town of Eisenach , over the
low-lying hills below It rose majestic on Its
height. I gazed with delight from n little
dormer window of the "Golden Lion , " and
wondered If 1 were really awake and If It
could bo Wnrtburg. Yes , there wcro the
lowers In plain though distant view ; and
all the stately grandeur of the old castle
said : "I am Wartburg. Como up , como
up ! "
THE IIOADS OF GERMANY.
Tbo rain was really clearing ; so , hastily
dressing. I resolved to make the most of
the few promised hours of sunshine , for
one never knows In Thurlngla how soon It
may rain again. All nature was simply
dripping ulth the heavy all-night rain , and
a damp chill still filled the air , but an hour
of sunshine would do much toward drying
nnd break'fast would do much toward
warming ; so I resolved to set out very
promptly. Too much cannot be said In
praise of the German roads. Go whcro you
will , up hill or down , through an open coun
try or forest , the road Is open before you and
beautifully kept. Knowing this by previous
experience , I started on my rlltnb. scorning
the proffered cabs and not waiting for com
panions. Lot other travelers como when
they would , t must see Wartburg In the
morning freshness. Illchly was I repaid.
I climbed by the carriage road most of the
way , the footpath being still too damp. It
Is a very beautiful winding road , along .
which every few rods a now view of tbo
castle bursts upon one. Not a human sound
was to ho heard at first ; only the morning
songs of the birds broke the profound si
lence. Before I had gone very far , however - '
over , a strange sound attracted my atten
tion , like a rumbling , and yet more human.
Looking In the direction from which It
came. I saw across the meadow on a hill *
sldo a largo building , with a sign Indicating
that It wqs an Institute for deaf mutes , and
the strange sound was the mingling of their
voices fn their morning practice. H seemed
a strange coincidence that here , where I
was taking such delight In the absolute
quiet , I should bear these poor allllctcd
children struggling to produce a sound.
DOING THE CASTLE.
I soon found that I was not the only one
who desired to see the castle c.irly. fnr e.ir-
rlages paused me , and when I roachc.l Mic
summit of the mountain , bait nn hour later
qulto n company had already awmbled
awaiting a guide. Some twenty minutes we
must wait , so spent , the Interval In exum'ti-
Ing the exterior. We went over the i.ld
drawbridge- Into the Inner court , thinking
how many years had passed since It had
been necessary to draw It for protection.
Wo Imagined the troops of minstrels gather
ing here to celebrate the saengcrfcst. We
could sec the beautiful St. Elizabeth , driven
from the castle by her heartless brother-in-
law , crossing the bridge In the chilly night
with her lltttlo children ; then descending
Into the black valley , with only a torch to
light the path. Most prominently of all
Luther rose before us. whose footsteps have
made thn whole Teuton round about famous.
We could see him being hurried over the
bridge Into the castle for protection. Here
he had walked , he had stood upon this para
pet and gazed'out upon the same beautiful
valleys In his solitude. We were soon to se
the room whcro ho sat and worked In con
finement iu enlighten the nation with hlr
now translation of the lilblc and to glvr
them a language that should be thereafter
the Htandard for the German nation , a com
promise between the extreme dialects of the
north and south.
LUTHER MEMORIALS.
The guide appeared at length and wo were
conducted up thu narrow , winding stairs to
the hall where Iho fame us song contests were
held , which Wagner has made so real to us
In Ills "Melstcrslngcr. " Wo know that all
the famous minstrels and poets of those past
ages visited the castle and we llko to bo-
llevo all the traditions that arc told of them.
This hall Is beautifully decorated now , and
so appropriately Is the new combined with
the ulil throughout the entire castle that
the restorations are not plainly apparent.
The Elizabeth gallery decorated with scenes
from her life and with the "Seven Works
of Mercy" leads to an Interesting chapel with
some rich old stained glass. In thu so-
called Rltterbaus of tbo castle wo wcro
shown that part devoted to Luther's memory.
His very room , his chair and table , his portrait
trait ( thu original ) on tbu wall , some of big
letters , the handwriting still legible , all
made us feel that his spirit still lingered
there. Lest of all the Ruldo called our at
tention to the spot en the wall made by the
Ink , when Luther In Ills wrath throw his
Ink bottle at the devil. Wo looked for the
spot , but saw a large hc/lo In the wall , for
Insatiable collectors of relics have carried
away the very plaster from the limbers bit
by bit. A visit to the armory , where there
Is a fine collcctlo'n of weapons and ancient
armor , finished our tour of the castle and wo
found ourselves at the close In the nover-
falllng restaurant. Refreshments and Illus
trated postal cards are Inseparably connected
In Germany. The sale of the latter has
really grown to an enormous business. They
servo a very useful purpose In enabling n
traveler to keep his friends posted In regard
to his whereabouts with very llttlo effort.
Ho needs only to nay "I am here ; " the pic
tures tell the story. '
SCENIC GLORIES ,
Having Been the castle , I was delighted to
find the wcathrr ' rst propitious for a walk
to the Ilolir Erm. . 'mo ' three or four miles
away through Anatlial and the famous Ura-
, gnu's Oorge. Ono rarely needs * guide In
Germany , for the \ \ y In dlxtlctly marked
by signs at all the crom road * and streaks
of paint on ( ho trees along the road. Thur-
Ingla as a whole remind * me of Vermont ,
with Its beautiful green hlllR and dunning
valleys , but one notice * ttomo decided dif
ference * . Pines abound , but they are much
darker than our ( ilmi , lovmni ; almost black
at a llttlo dlMnii' r Thp toll Is In many
parts bright red. ar. < l mil * n most effect I vo
tone to the coloring ot the landscape , while *
the "purple of the hills" Is not dependent
on the sunset glow , but Is most brilliant in
the sunshine , for It Is pioduccd by the purpln
heather that In many places fairly clothe *
the hlllMdrs.
Following n small party whose destination
I was sure was the same as my own , I found
the road to l\ohe Somie even more beautiful
than ll.tcdcckrr described It. The gorge l
n most wonderful ck-ft In the rocks. It Is
about 200 yards long and not over two or
thrco fuel wide , and the high precipitous
walls on cither sldo are covered with moss
and ferns , over which water trickles , whllo
at your feet , sometimes beneath the rocks ,
and again crossing jour path , n mountain
stream dashes along. At the end of the val
ley the path leads a mile further to Hobo
Sonne. where a picturesque view of the
castle can bo obtained from llu g.irdon of
the Inn located there. Wo all went on and
found the refreshments , view nnd dinner
most acceptable.
RAILROAD PECULIARITIES.
How to get-back Is always n question , , for
German < railroads i.ro most peculiar. You
look ] up a trip un your map nnd I think It
will tnko only tin hour or two. Upon Inquiry
the hour or two lengthens to four or five ,
with the chance of half a dozen changes
nnd several delays. Coburg was my next
stop , but to gel to Coburg I must go back
to Elsonach , and as there was no stage I
must w.ilk. To return by the xatue road I
had taken In the morning was out of the
question , for It was tot ) long. I consulted the
brisk little waiter pt the Inn. "fan 1 find
my way alone by n shortrr road ? " said 1.
"Iu tiottra name ynu can't mini It , " gain
he ; so with this assurance nnd the parting
Instruction tu follow the yellow streaks on
tbo trees I started back alone , with .n sense
ot Independence that I never felt before.
.Mono In a German forest , on a track In mo
unexplored. His words proved true , how
ever. I guided myself back In safety. When
about half way there I met a party of Ger
mans , who stopped me to Inquire about the
road to another place. I proudly pave them
tbo asked for Information and concluded
that I must look less green than 1 fell.
I reached Eisenach in time to cvplorc tbo
llttlo town , visited the market place , saw
the house where Luther lived and his monument
ment recently erected. Train time arrived
and the so-called express hurried me nway
at thu rate of at least twenty mllcb nn hour.
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