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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1898)
BUCKING THE BEAUTIFUL How tha Great Railway Linoi Arc Kept Clear in Blizzud Time. _ G'ANT ' SNOW FGHTS IN THE WEST iiiiiiii' " Vr < Miiint. of lo\ ! AincrlriiitN I'liitv VSiuMVlmnUft A ItllxlllfNt ( 'till Of null i\ullviiiciit. < f"l' > rlRht. IfM. liy the 3. 8. McClurc Po. ) ' N'crHimcrlca Is the bittls gro'ind of the hlggcnt tnjw fights on wrth. There nre thousands of mm In tlio northwest who. * ? only occupation during HID winter months IE to fight nnovv. It Is exciting work , too a lifp t'aat linolvea the greatest hardMilp < an-1 con'lnual risks. One might search the world over for n more desperate and dan- fieroiiH employment. " It va a Canadian Pacific engineer v > 'jo * pokeVc were traveling ovar the llocky tnountalno at midnight. Tnrought the glnss- p.uiclcil duor at the tall of the train one could see the Icy crests of the mountiltu In the pale moonlight. In the wake of the ( summer flrca the trees stood up thin and rak'flh ' llko the masts of ships , B'scwhore they were shrouded , with drooping branches nnd spattered sterna , ' . ' . ) the universal snow. The snow save an Impresslvo sense of peaia- fulr.cEn to the Impenetrable ) silence of the mountains. I looked out upon the solerrn FtlllncjR. the broad stretches of motlon'.eii while , 'lie deep paesigea of avalanches carved airing the mou&tata sides , with a reeling of awe tor the Immensity of the power that had so changed the face of nature. Hut Mm lallrcad man had no Illusions. To h.m Ihn mow was a foe , > \ foe to be RNHINEKll A in Kit A HIDD IN A STOUM. feared , a too agaliiu't ' whom men and en gines ImJ often measured their strength : ci vain Every now nnd then the scenery was blotted out ; the glass panda suddenly bhoueil us nothing but the reflection of the r.tr and bobbing light of the overhead lamp. Ihov were sncntlieds through tvMch the tram was passing. The railroad , cut like a single L'tcp In the side of the mountain chasm , \\ca roofed In as snug'.y ' as a houao. Atove. for all wo knew , the snow might be tumbling headlong over the slippery ledge in a tempest of passion ; but , for all Its malevolence , Impotent to Inflict an Injury to the poor snake of a train hiding beneath Its shelter. These tnowr-hcds have been erected among the mountain at an enormous cost. " * They are of ma. nlvo timber work heavy bcanu * of squared timber , dovetailed and bolted together. r..id backed with rock. They are fitted Into the mountain so that they be come , ac It won1 , a part of the mountain side , so as to bid defianceto the most terrific avalanche. SWEEP OF THE AVALANCHE. Anything may precipitate an avalanche' down the steep declivities ot these pllod-up precipices , among which the single-truck rnllwny looks llko n pin's scratch would on the hand of n man. It need bo no more 'than n. loosened scrap of rock that has fctnrted rolling downwards with no fore thought of the Iinnicas'.irablo cataclysm that Its passage will create. In a few y.irds It has become embedded In a mighty mass of .moving snow , n wool- white torrent licking up the leviathan trees ns It passes like straws swept up In n storm of autumn leaves , growing more venomous , more powerful , more Irresistible , until the rubh of the wind before It clears n passage through.tho forest anticipating Its ravages , removing all obstacles as the outriders to n royal equipage make way tluough n mass ot human beings. It Is truly a loyal foe that the railroad men of the northwest have to encounter nmong the mountains. An on-rushing , terrific force , something which cannot be turned , that cannot lie checked. It Is neccs- eary to resort to subterfuge , to cheat It , to hide from It , or to make Kood * by arti ficial means the pat ) ] that the railway has struck out for Itself. ' Among the Cascade mountains I have seen coven nnd eight engines linked together charging Itupotently ngalnst the snowbanks , anil at night time there Is no more wonder- operatlonx are progressing the passenger train lias to bo kept constantly on the move , lest In a few hours It become Inca pable of movement At all , At such a tlmo It Is no unusual thing to see fcveral hundred men at work on a nlnglo drift. Perhaps eight or a dozen plat forms are cut In the snow , and thus what Is removed from the line Is passed upward from stage to stage , climbing the strep \ < nlls In tiny shovelfuls , until It flnnlly roichea the open waste , thirty or forty feet above the heads of the workern oh the ground level , The men are brought to the spot In spe cial trains and fed nnd housed as best they can be. They work day and night , sometimes shoveling for thirty-six hours at n stretch. The thing that has simplified the tank of snow lighting more thin anything else , especially In the pralrlo country. Is the rotary plow. The appearance of the "ro tary , " as It Is familiarly called by railroad men , reminds one of nothing no much OB the screw propeller of a steamship. It Is i huge rosette of flanges , about twelve feet In diameter , that bores Itfl way Into snow banks , clearing just enough space to enable the wnltlng train to pass through , As the winter goes on the snow la piled higher nnd higher on both aides , until we have the perpendicular embankments through which the train often passes for miles without a break. As the wheel revolve * the snow chips pass back through the Intervals between the shovels , fall Into a. largo-sized fan ele vator , and ate hurled forth on this side or ( hat fildo of the line , according to the quarter from which the wind Is blowing. In a graceful arch of silver dust , the snow Is flung Into the air to a height of sixty or seventy feet , descending llko n fountain over the half-burled posts of the telegraph. From the smokestack a volcano of fire Is rising. Thrre Is an uproar llko the nound of artillery galloping over n cobbled street. As a spectacular effect the snow plow Is a great success. Some of the bigger plows weigh over flfty tons by themselves , nnd with the machinery that operate- ? them the total weight Is over 100 tona. DERATING THE ROTARY. "Hie cutter , with Its own private engine , as It were , Is placed on a mabslvc truek-whleh Is onrlosert like the cab of a locomotive > ind linked to a heavy freight engine , the "Hog. " following behind this travel * another engine driwlng Its load of tools and Its complement of workers. The men who cnerate a snow plow diaw high wagts. the expenses In thl re. [ iect on one job amounting to over $ lfiO n day. A rotary In good hands will clear a snow-blccl nded track at the rate of from two to twelve miles un hour , b'it the consump tion of ccal Is one ton In thirty minutes. With a rotary plow t'lf engineers do no ! run tlie sune * risk a they do on the olow of the old-fashlcned tyie , with which It was often noccsscry to cl-arge the snowbank at tfi ) speed , not merely cutting through , but burrowing under the snow. Hut even the rctiry nlow Is liable to He disabled by en- countcrliiR the frozen carcoes of a horse or a steer Ini mow tank , or the debris of fallen telcrah ; : poles , or. among the tnotutaln : . the trunks of gigantic trees. It Is nominally IMo duty of the section men to look out for this and. If possible , to warn the engine driver , and to tclegrcnh for a gang of work men with pick and thovel to clear the track In the old-fashlftied way. Hut It Is needless to s.xy ttint the most vigilant sctlcra men cannot always be relied upon In such a matter as this. It Isn't often that u train Is lost In a snow etorm , but that h > is happened once at least , not In Dakota either , but In England. The train started on a Monday night In February , 1SS1 , with , fortunately , only six oariongcTs , four men and two women. It was missing next morning , but no search CM edltlons could then be crpanlzed on ac count of t'lie' terrible state of the weather. The train was discovered at daybreak o.n the Wednesday morning by a farmer who had venture , ! out In search of some missing sheer ) . His house was barely 200 yards from the spot whcTrt the train lay burled beneath that Immeasurable white tombstone , but on account of the thickly falling snow he had not noticed It. All the comtnrtments of the carriages , although tlio doors and windows were 'dosed ' , were filled with snow rn to the hat racks. MEURIDEN HOWARD. SIDE 11V SI I ) 10. SlircoilniKllN for llrx. Rrnnt IiiHtnllol Midi ( Illlt Of Ill.T HllMltllllll A sarcophagus for the widow of General Grant was placed In the tomb at Riverside park Jast week. It Is like the one in which the -body of the former president rests. Hofh were cut from the quarries at 'Montello ' , Wls. When the big granite receptacle of the body of General Grant was finished , says the New York Herald , a similar sarcophagus was being hewn for the widow. A pedestal to support the twin sarcophagi was erected In the tomb , ills height Is about seven feet anJ a half aibovo the lloor of the crypt. It Is ten feet and ten Inches In length and b cadth In placing this second sarcophagus there was greater dllllculty than In placing the first. This was because the Interior arrange ments of the tomb had been practically com pleted. It was necessary that much care bo exorcised In putting the sarcop' agis li place The contractor , the New England Monument company , employed fifteen men to place the sarcppliagus on the pedestal. With a derrick the big granite receptacle was hauled up the steps of the tomb and rolled Into tbo interlir. There a scaffolding was erected so that the Earcophaus could bo lowered on the pedestal. Each sarcophagus weights about eight tons. All of the exposed faces are highly polished. The color Is a dark red , variegated In spots. On the sarcophagus Intended for Mrs. Grant there Is the name In bronze , "Julia D. Grant. " The sarcophagus of the great union general merely has his name "Olysses S. Grant. " So far as the labors of the Grant Monument OBSoclatlon arc concerned they were finished when the sarcophagus for Mrs. Grant was placed In position. Thcro will bo additional UIK HOTAKY 1'LOW AT WOKK. { ul sight than this , each hissing engine throwing IIH ghcath of firelight on the ten ders , with tbilr heavy loads of wood fuel , on the KleamliiK snowbanks , on the great trees bComliiK to preE3 round to mock by their stillness all this useless fuss and fury , tills poucrlfss raging , this ri ultleca dis turbance of their pence. Under favorable circumstances , the snow parts readily before -the onilhughuof the plow. At times , however , under the bat tery to which It Is subjected , H Silly becomes jnoro rigidly compreised , more 'solid , 'Tnore Impenetrable at each renewed charge , a collil , unbudglng block of Ice. The engine tuny go back a mile , the throttle may bo thrown open , it may rush upon the barrier at a uptHxl of forty to fifty miles un hour , but when the shock of the Impact U over , when the snow dust has cleared sulllclently for the cngincvra to BOO around them , It way bo that they liavo only advanced a yard , possibly the engine fires have been ex tinguished , not Improbably the engine may liavo boon thrown oft the line. IN A BLOCKADE. The ono recourse which then remains Is to call In the assistance of a email army of men that a way may be forced through the now with pick wid nbov l , and wlille thcao features In the tomb , such as statuary , but the contracts for this worl will be awarded by the park commissioners , The duties or John II. Duncan , architect , uro at an end , save that It 1s probable that whenever changes In or additional decorations arc made to tl'e Interior of the tomb ho will bo con sulted , 'It IB announced that the new heating ap paratus In the tomb Is a decided success. Kxpcrts hid examined the walls of the tomb and found that " . " they were "sweating. Tlicso experts stated that the walls would become much discolored and would disintegrate un less a proper system of heating were established. Not only .were the walls of the tomb In danger , 'but ' tbo ten men who are employed there werci In fear of suffering from the cold of winter and possible attacks of pneumonia. These employes were pleased wlicn they horned that six radiators , which would sup ply 'heat by gas , would bo place. ! In tbo tomb. U -has been found that the "sweating" of the walls has boon stopped , and that the beautiful tomb will not suffer. The Interior can be lieatod up to CO degrees. Salvation Oil , the people's llnlmont , to gumntcod th best. It will euro you , Dtl'OlVP AP TUPMiri'ni PASSING Ol ( THE CAMERA Sirpplo Method of Taking Pictures Without the Usual Apparatus , PLEASING RESULTS READILY OBTAINED Kniptnycil nml Method * of Olicrndoii PurNiicil l > > - One \Vlio Hun Tliiiri the Not every boy or girl who would gladly test their nrtlstlo ability has access to n camera. Ucsldea , Its successful use requires ft patience and skill gained only after some little experience. The method I am about to describe dispenses with apparatus , and Is so simple that even a child can speedily ob tain pleasing results. The only absolutely necessary expenditure Is for blue print paper , which may bo pur chased of any dealer In photographic sup plies , cut In sheets of desired size ; or It may bo obtained by the yard. The latter form Is preferable If ono wishes to print many pictures ; It is cheaper , and may bo cut to the size nnd shape best adapted to the various objects to bo pictured. This should bn idono In a room darkened with shades or blinds ; the paper would bo ruined by expo sure to light. A printing frame Is a great convenience , though by no means a necessity. It , too , may bo obtained of any dealer In pho tographic supplies. A board as large OB the largest picture desired , n pane of glass of the same size , and several thicknesses of flannel make an excellent substitute. The only objection Is that more care must bo taken In handling ; for a little misplacement dur ing exposure might ruin the print. Four clamps that will prevent this difficulty may be purchased nt any hardware store for a small sum. Fold the flannel smoothly and lay it .upon the bcaid , the folds should be of uniform size , and should just cover the board. Upon this place the blue paper , sensitive side up , then the object to bo printed , and lastly the glass. Secure nt the edges with the clamps ; or if they are not .used , be careful not to slip any of the parts from their orig inal position after exposing to the light. All this arrangement must bo done in a partially darkened room , as recommended for cutting the blue paper. Now , place It In a bright light outside. Good prints cannot bo made through a win dow. The tlmo required for exposure va ries somewhat with the different grades of paper , much more with the lUht * .o whloh they are submitted. It it much more rapIdly - Idly accomplished In summer than In vin- tcr. In the middle of the day than early or late. Good work may be done In. cloudy weather , but slowly. In some papers the change of color Is visible , and the print may be removed- when tho. desired shade Is reached , O'thers show no marked change until the print Is placed la water. Ferns and grasses nre among the mnst pleasing subjects for this style of work , tl'OUKh any delicately or distinctly cvit foll- ngo Is desirable. Interesting experiments may bo made with variegated Icaveo' the color of which will be brought In various shades of blue , according to their ability to transmit light. The white edged geranium Is a good Il lustration of this point The central por- Don't firinv othnro bv. your . risk voiir life by nozlectlng a cold One Min ute Coush Cure curw conehs. colds croup , grippe- and all throat mid lung t roubles. Svtiiiiiili ! > - In VMiratlnn , If IWP nlnrc 'two ' clocks on the Rnni holf nnd ndliiHt the-'r ' pi mlulum . to pwlnpr In ovttct unison nr-1 not onn of thPti to run- ! iln < T. wrlte1 * Prof Orav In the Tlmeo-Hpr- old. In the course nf Mm" the nthrr will P nrt up In cvirriitlitv ISich Found Imtiuls'o rnnpeO bv tlip vlbrntlon of the pendulum of tlir > clock lhn I * runnln-r lurommunlratrd to thn oiber pendulum. Kooh ficcps ! iv < > Itn. pulp I iddn to the Rwlntt of the Rvrrnnthftlo jimdulum. whlcn beunn In an oxcccdinclv Hma'l wnv at the vfrv flrrt stroke nf the other rw > n < liilum nml thin jrowi on till Mm SMTiTwthptle pendulum Is mnklntr HH full ptroks Pa with tbo symmthc'lp tunln-r tuning forks V > icli nlrwive that l sent out bv the Initial fork strikes | ) < A other fork nml raiis- nt first n/nllcht vibration wjilch ( irrumulitri * . because each Burcppslve nlr wnvo vtrlkps th i uvmiwthetlo fork Just nt the end of ltn mvlnir nnd works In harmony with the tmtiiral tendency of thn fork to vibrato The result U a co-ot > oratlon. Each holpM the other How much better It would 1m for the world If mon would take pattern after this law of physics. Sudden cliauues of weather rauso throit dlacaira. There Is ao more effectual rem edy for cougbi , colds , etc ; , , than Ilrown'a Bronchial Troches. Sold only In boxes. Prlco 5 coata , i\irf { oritn TKTO.V , f n Illrit-Vnimmn Through out the nintrltJC- jr MiniiKsiilultn. . The Tcton Ilangs.onnJe la dead , This caglo was A famous bird In ijaho , where the ranch men , telling of hl vrowcss , have ndded a tnlo weekly for up oio knows how many years. The stories are of ttoo picturesque kind mostly , relates the New York Sun , with whdt may bo called a little romance ndded to give coor ! > Nevertheless , the ranch men would point the. bird out half a mile away to a tourist aid ray : "Thero he Is , stranger , tb-it eagle you'vo been hearing about. It's a great bird , that Is. See his tall ? llwt'a what you ought to hear Dill lleakman tell about. You know Ulll. He's the mnn who was over to Miller's ranch the time the Bannocks broke loose nnd he went out single-handed to get n couple If he could. He rode all night with six cowboys nftor him , thinking ho nas one of the Injunsshoolliig , too. Well , Ileak- man ho was up about ten miles north of the I3lg Tcton five years ago alter an elk. He was waiting by some scrub timber when that ( agio there come along , and lit onto a stone pretty clwt by. Dill know the bird , as every body did , 'causo he was such a big cuss. Pretty quick Dill .notices that In the brusti above the rock cti the hillside wns something uncommon. He couldn't junko out Just what. Then 13111 see what It was. A roaring big mountain lion was there , and before 1)111 could shoot the animal had Icuicd at the eagle. The eagle saw him Just In tlmo nnd ) with n yell to scare a dead antelope the bird . Jutr.i > cd. The lion got the three middle ! fentbcrs of the bird's tall , and that's what's the matter with the bird's loiks. Wo < xill I him Dig fcton "causo that's where he holds out. Dill killed the lion and Its hide was nine feet seven Inches long. He fetched the feathers In , too. Ho gave ono to an eastern chap who came out to write the country uij. " Hob Paterson tells n story about the bird. He says that one morning bo went out to get a kid antelope for his wife , who was sick nnd wanted som.e tender meat. Rob went to the long level above his ranch and hunted along sonic Of the little brushy hollows where He might got n very ypung.anlmal of the kind wanted. There was a considerable depression there nnd Patcreon went through It to a big "onion bed" of rocks. On the far side of this , as he circled around It , he Juirped'a ' doe antelope. Paterson had Just time to see tfoat In the doe's bed were two kid antelope of just the size bo wanted bay 2-day-old youngsters .when something zlipped over bis hold , casting a shadow. Paterson was astonished and that made him blink. When he got so ho could see straight he saw that U was the Dig Teton eagle that was after the lion episode. The bird swooped down on the two kids and did something- which no one ever saw * a bird do before out In that locality. It grabbed the iwo kids , cne In each set of talons , and , rising In the air , flew off. When the bird was eight or ten rods off Paterson cpened on It with his rifle and fired oeven thots. Ono of the bullets cut along the bird's back and raised a cloud of feather dust , causing the bird to drop both of the kids. Before either kid had reached the ground , however , the bird swocyed down an.l got one ot them and then flew off. The kid Paterson brought homo had the pnncturo marks of the eagle's talons on Its back. .As < Iarir.K a bit of strategy as over was recordol of a bird was told by < a Brltlfh touribt who coursed Jack rabbits In Jackflon's Hole , west of the Teton range. This Brit isher was Burton L. Whl'tcler. ' Ho had seven hounds with him , lean dog ? with sharp nouB , TUt fast as antelope. Whlteler-used to take the dog.3 out nnd follow them after ratlblts. Ono day , about 1 lo'clock In the morning , about the time an unsuccessful eagle IiuDtor gets hungry , the hounds Jumped n raibblt , and It was a ibenuty. which could run llko' any other Jack raibblt. Whlteler cried 'tho dcss on and was after them at full speed. The dogs were Just clcnlns on the frightened 'beast ' 'were within four Ut'RHIl AMKHIOAN HIYKltS. Onp I'lorliln Stream llin ( SIMMIIK Umlo- elilo.l Wlutt in On. F. IT. Spearman tells of "Queer American IJIverj" Ip February St. Nicholas. The nu- thor says : > Every variety of river1 In the world seems to liavo ft cousin In our collection. What other country on the face of the globe nf- fords such an assortment of streams for fishIng - Ing and boating nnd swimming nnd skating besldei hnvlnfi nny number of strenuiB on which you can do none of these things ? One can hardly Imagine rivers llko thnti but wo have them , plenty of < hcm , as you shall co. As for ( IshliiR , the American boy may tnst his flics for salmon In the Arctic circle , or nnglo for sharks undnr n tropical sun In Florida , without leaving the domain of the American flag. Hut the fishing-rivers are not the most-curious , nor the most Instruct ive as to diversity of climate , soil , nnd that sort of thing physical geography , the teacher cnllsl' \ For Instance , If you want to get n good Idea ( it what tropical heat nnd moisture will do for n country , slip your canoe from a Flotilla steamer Into the Ocklownlm river. It Is us odd as Its lininc , nnd nppears to be hopelessly undecided as to whether It had better continue In the fish nnd alligator and drainage business , or devote Itself to rais ing ll\e-oak and cypress trees , with Spanish moss for mattresses as a side product. In tlilh fickle-minded stale It does a little of nil these things , so thnt when you nre really on the river you think you nro lost In the woods , nnd when you actually get lost In the woods , you nre quite confident your canoe - nee Is at last on the river. This confusion Is duo to the low , flat country , nnd the luxu- rlanco of n troplcnl vegetation. To sny thnt such n river overflows Its blanks would hardly bo correct ; for that would Imply that It was not behaving Itself ; besides. It hasn't any banks or , at least , very few ! The fact Is , those peaceful Florida rivers seem to wander * pretty much where SUN PHOTJOOHAl'HS. tion , thickly filed with green chlorophyll groins , iihutH out the llcht and appears wh'/to / on tb print , while the marginal , band of white , destitute of them , allows some llgl-t to pfnetnato. and Is consequently tinged with blue. The veins ot come thin leaves are shown distinctly , as In falec lily of the valley. Many flowers , especially emnll and dell- cato ones , mnko beautiful Impressions' . Ono of the most sa'tlnfactory ' Is the nweet pen , the standards of which , 'being ' ci thinner tex ture , allows fiome light to penetrate to the paper , and thus appears tinted In 'the print. The weird Indian pipes , which spring up miiHhtoom llko In a alnlo night and turn black almost Immediately after fliolng gathered - orod , may bo fairly caught 'by ' this method , also fkoletonlzed leaves. Dcforo ex-posliiR the prints to the light glvo 'them a bath In running water for twenty minutes , or If this Is not practicable , wprjh them In as many dlshps of clear water , . Then npronrt very ( smoothly between the folds i of a sheet and dry. A slight weight placed Vnon them durlug the drying process tends to prevent curling , Trim < and mount on cards oIn a blank hook kept for this purpose. TlniB the flovv- frs. fcrnf < mwse3 , otc , , which wo would gladly retain PS souvenirs of 1ho summer va cation , wnro It not for thethrlttlmrss nnd fondonrv to bwnnio tbo nrov of hi"-1virl" n P stp , may irony of tl'em bo easily drp'lcatoj ' In n moro surstontlnl form. BESSIE L. PUTNAM. .feet of It nnd had their nioiitbu open when n great bird , the cage ! , swept down fcom some onnjostlc cloud peak , brushed its wings acrons tlio noses of the dogs and turned them. The do.o followed the blnl'o course , nnd were soon after lost game In spite of Whltcler's orles ho hod no gun. The bird wheeled when the dogs wore well astray , and dived , with wings set , after the rab bit , cntchlns lit thirty rods away , and car ried It still kicking to a mountain oyrlo mllro away. Ot courro , no ranchman would believe such t yarn ns that. The Adams brothers laughed the Britisher In the face nnd raid all sorts of things about the man's story. Then ono day Bait and Wtt ! Adaim were out rounding up some colts that iiad got awny. They saw a coycto after a Jack eab- iblt. The caslo came down , flab.bergast&J the coyote Just as Whlteler said the hounds bad 'been ' , and the retiblt was killed. Tfto Adams fboya went ta , the 'trouble ' of writing an apology to the Britisher , and each got two ellvor-moimtod revolvers a couple ot jnontho later , The bird Indulged In the pastlmo of hunt ing Insects , Ono day a couple of cowboys attached to tho.IlclicMs ranch WCTO rldlnj ? over the dlvldo trail when they saw an un gainly sor't ' of creature waddling 'around on a beaver meadow 'aliiK the dlvldo brook , It looked BO curious , that the eo\Mbovs drew their revolvers nnd went over to take a clooor look at tbo thing , whatever It \\-av , It was tha easle , nnd It was as Interested In Its epcrt that 1ho men were within half a dozen rods before the bird saw them. The-n up the eagle Jumped nnd away It wc.nt , diving and dudslngiqs bullets whistled nlong It ? rides. The bird's death , was ns remarkable as anything ever told of It. BlK Teton flow over a stream which empties Into the Plotte river , about the first of the year. The diy was fearfully esld , tout very bright. Tha stream Is broken .by pools which neve- freeze and In , the/-o pool ? itho great trout for which Jackson's Hole it famous congre gate , stupid with the cold , at times. The caglo Biw a fish near the surface nnd dovet for It. The wat.er clung to Its fcathp'Q nnd froza almoet on coon as the ( bird was out of the stream , Although only 'the ' breast and legs of tlio bird were wet , the freezing of this water caved these partu In Ice and the .bird . 'became ' unable to use Its legs or talons. Frank Seyron found the iblrd frozen stiff , with a quarter of the fish In Its tntons. The lopi were coated with Ice nearly a quar ter ot an Inch thick. The iblrd was flvo miles from the stream , tout there could bo no doubt a.i to how it came to Its death. Do you want a good glass of Chatnpagno ? Cook's Imperial Is an extra dry wine with a delicious bouquet. they like over the pretty peninsula without giving offoiiEo ; font If Jack Frost takes such a liberty presto ! you should see how the people , get after him with weather bulletins and danger signals and formidable smudges. So the Ocklawaha river and a score of Its kind roam through the woods or maybe it Is the woods that roam through them and the niosii sways from the llvo oaks , Und the cypress trees stick their knees up through the water In the oddest way Imaginable. The author of the great inter-mountain streams , like the Yellowstone and the Colorado rado : They flow through landscapes of desolate grandeur , vast expanses compassed by endless - loss mountain ranges that chill the bright skies with 'never-melting snows. The count less peaks look down on the clouds , while far below the clouds wind valleys that the sunlight never reachcw. Twisting In gloomy dusk through thcso valleys , a gaping canyon yawns. Pebrlnft fearfully Into its black , for bidding depths , an echo reaches the tar. It is the fury of a mighty river , so far below that only a sullen roar rises to the light of day. With frightful velocity it rushes through a channel cut during centuries of patlenco deep Into the stubborn rock. Now mad with whirlpools , now silently awful with stretches erf green water , that wait to lure the boatman to 'death , the mighty river rushes darkly through the Grand Colorado canyon. No sport , no fun , no frolic there. Here are only awe-Inspiring gloom and grandeur , and dangers so hideous that only a hatidfui of men have ever braved them fewer still survived. Children and adults tortured by burns , scalds , injuries , eczema or f kln diseases may secure Instant relief by Using DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve. It Is the great Pile remedy. ciuto.vui.onicvi. ICIIAS. A. IVTV Inlc'tTNlliiu- l < 'i olN Alioitl UK - Yi-iir lit Willi-li Y\'f ArtLiving. . The year 1S98 comprises the latter part of the 122rt and the beginning of tlio 123d yearot the independence of the United States of America , says the Providence Journal. It corresponds with : The year GG11 of the Julian period , The year 7400-7407 ot the Byzantine era , the year 7107 beginning September 1. The year Cf > 58-5C50 of the Jcwlall era , tut year 5C5D beginning at sunset on Septcmbc 1C. 1C.Tho The year 2C51 dlnco the foundation of Homo , according to Varro. The year 2G4G since the beginning of the' era of Nabonassar , which has been assigned to Wednesdny , the 2Cth day of February of the 39C7th year of the Julian period ; cor responding , In the notation of chronologUts , to the 747th ; and In the notation of aatrono mcrs to the 746th jcar before the birth of Christ. The year 2074 of the Olympiads or the second end year of the CC9th Olympiad beginning In July , If wo fix the era of the Olympiads at 77516 II. C. The year 2210 of the Grecian era , or the era of the Seleucldae. The year 1014 of the era of Diocletian. The year 2558 of the Japanwo era and the Slat year of the period entitled Mcljl. The year 131G-131C of the Mohammedan era , or the era of the Hcglra , the year 131U beginning May 22. January 1 , 1898 , was the 2,414,291st day since the beginning of the Julian period. requirements arc perfectly met in Wool Soap. There may be more expensive soaps , but nuns bette , . / / is at > - 'solntelj'fitirf. For the bath it is pleasant , sooth Ing and delight ful.There's There's only one soap that won't shrink woolens , You must choose be- My Mama UoeJ and THAT THE FAC-SIMILE ASrcBcaWcPrcparation ( For As SIGNATURE similating thcFood andH tlng the Stomachs onilDowb of OF PromolcsDigestion.CJiccrful- ncssnndRcst.Contalns neither Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. IS ON THE NOT NAHC OTIC. it Sail' JlxJmna * RotfaUt Stilt - OF EVERY jtnittStcd t Jlm-imiot - JKmSttd - BOTTLE OF flimKfd 'Jumr ' iHntoyrvtnftaiw : Apcrfcct Remedy forConsllpa- lion , Sour SlomachDiarrhoea , \Vortns , ConvulsionsFcvcrish- ness and LOSS OF SLEEP. Facsimile Siynnturcor NEW "YORK. Oastorl.i Is pat cp in oao-fifeo bottles only. It ia not eolil In balk , Don't ' allow tinycno to cell yon anything else en the pica cr prcmlco that It le "just as gowl" and "will onaxrcr every pnr- poso. " -C Bco that yon fict 0-A-B-T-O-H-I-A. The fs , . EXACT COPYOF WRAPPER. tlallo W S/-- ' l " S5 y fr AUTIIOK OF "SIMi , " * ! * "KING SOLOMON'S MINUS , " ETC. , liTC. , ftft ft HAS COMPLETED ANOTHER STORY ENTITLED ftft ft ftft . T , ? ftft ft The hero of the story is a grandson of King Solomon ftft ft on nil expedition to the Golden Ophir of the Hiblc. ftft ft A Romance of I'rc-Historic Africa , Darini-ly Imaginative ftft and Full of Thrilling Action. ft if'- Story Will . .Appeal- a ? < > ii * The ftft . . > * ' na a Serial , in Ten Instalments , Feb. 13. * .v . . ( WITH 1LUISTKATIO.N8. ) i T T - . Tt * IN this story Mr. Haggard makes a new demon- eel I stration of his wonderful power in the field of j pure romance. He once more boldly lifts the [ curtain that hides the fate of nations dead and buried i ft in the ages of which no record remains , except in the . silent ruins of their cities. Zimboe , an inland trading city that flourished in the heart of Africa 3,000 years ago , and peopled by the Phoenicians , is .the scene of the story. To this 1 city comes Prince Aziel , a grandson of King Solomon , ; accompanied by Isaachar , a priest of Israel , and Metem , ; a Phoenician trader , who brings a caravan of mer chandise. ; In Elissa , daughter of Sakon , King of Zimboe , ; the prince meets his fate. King Ithobal , lord of many legions of savage warriors , is already a suitor for her hand. He sues in true barbarian fashion , seeks to t ? carry her off by force , and is foiled in the attempt by * * Prince Aziel. The story unfolds itself around the feud between the Prince of Israel and the savage King Itho- ; bal. Elissa has already given her heart to Aziel , and loaths the barbarian monarch. Isaachar , the priest , is determined that no prince of the house of David shall wed a heathen maiden , whose people worship Baal. As a result of his intrigues , Elissa is elected the high priestess of Baal. This fixes an impassable religious gulf between her and Aziel. Their passionate love seeks to sur mount all barriers. Meantime Ithobal draws his huge army of savages around the fated city , and demanding Elissd in marriage , prepares to destroy it if he is re fused. How Elissa violates her oath as high priestess and prepares to fly with Aziel ; how they are both dis covered and threatened with death by the priests of Baal ; how , to save each other , she , by her right as the high priestess of Baal , names him her husband , while he renounces his faith and offers incense to Baal ; how Ithobal's horde of savages storms the walls of the city , and both Aziel and Elissa fall into his power ; and how , at last , Aziel escapes with his life by Elissa's feigned submission to Ithoba' , she , in turn , escaping Ithobal by killing herself , is-all told in Mr. Haggard's most fascinating manner. The awful ceremonies in the temple of Baal , the weird rites in the sacred groves of Zimboe , and the barbarous battle scenes of that far-off time , are described with all the author's marvelous wealth of imaginative resource. It is a story that will surely rank as one of the ft great works of fiction of J898. In rfliG Sunday HGG ! Watch for It ! TlGad It I
