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OVER A MECIPICE.
Nerve Racking Experience of a
Hunter In the Tyrol.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Perils the Daring Adventurer Braved
to Rob a Golden Eagle’s Nest of Its
Young and the Anxious Hours He
Spent Dangling In Terror In Mid Air.
An Englishman who was spending
his vacation in the Tyrol learned that a
pair of golden eagles were ravaging the
valleys of poultry aud small game and
luund that they had their aerie on a
certain mountainside. Being of an ad-
venturous disposition he obtained the
services of several woodcutters and
started out before dawn determined to
capture the young eagle that was be
lleved to be In the nest
When the party ascended the moun-
tain nnd looked over the edge of the
perpendicular cliff they couid see a
ledge about 100 feet below them. One
of the party remained at the top while
the others lowered themselves to the
ledge by means of a rope.
Here they fastened a fifty fathom
half inch rope to the stump of a tree
fixed a block of wood against the edge
of the cliff for the rope to run over fas-
tened an iron hook in the crevice of the
rocks aud prepared to lower the Eng
lishman to the aerie which they could
now see far below.
A stout leather belt was fastened
round his waist with an Iron ring In
front through which the rope passed.
To the end of the rope a strong piece
of wood was knotted and the English-
man seated himself astride it.
With a rifle on his back a revolver
In his pocket a big knife in his belt
nnd a long pole in his hands lie was
ready to start. Five men took hold of
the rope while two others lay flat upon
the rocks rifles in hand looking over
the edge of tin* cliff. If the old birds
should attack tin? intruder bis life
would probably depend upon those two
rifles.
The descent lasted ten or fifteen min-
utes. ( Then the Englishman found him-
self opposite the eagles’ ledge. He
jerked the signal line ne was ten
or twelve feet from the ledge but with
the hooked end of bis long pole be
was able to draw himself in and 'pres-
ently was gazing cautiously over the
edge of the uest which to his sur-
prise. contained not one eaglet but
two.
fine of them not without a lively
utrug?e* he put into the canvas bag he
had bright for the purpose. The
other he finally managed to secure by
running a loose over its feet. He tied
the bag to the signal cord arranged
himself upon his wooden seat took thej
second bird 1) his left band nnd
the signal. Che inga. W* 'Atfe' ledge
above coutrary to TnStmottons gave a
vigorous pull that wrenched the pole
from his hands and sent him away
from the cliff at a frightful pace. The
return swing was likely to dash him
against the rock witli deadly force.
There was but one thing to do. and
the Englishman had the presence of
mind to do it. lie tilted the upper part
of his body backward and his legs for-
ward and struck the rock with his feet
with no worse result than a paralyzed
feeling in Ids legs And a twitching sen-
sation in Ids back and loins.
Just then a dark object flashed by
him. It passed in such close prox-
imity that the man felt the rush of air
produced by ils flight At first he sup-
posed it to he a falling stone but pres-
ently he perceived that instead of being
drawn upward he was quite stationary.
Oue hour passed then two. and still
he hung motionless at the end of the
rop. Ho could of course form no idea
of what had happened. The strange
Situation finally got upon his nerves.
He imagined that he had been aban-
doned nnd must swing there till he lost
his hold nnd fell to his death or until
the parent eagles should return aud
pluck out his eyes. To add to his mis-
fortunes a sharp thunderstorm came
on that wet him to the skin and nearly
blinded him with lightning.
At last when he had hung thus be-
tween heaven nnd earth for more than
three hours he felt a tug upon the
rope nnd In fifteen minutes was at the
top with his two prizes.
Then he found that the falling ob-
ject was the block on which the rope
had run. It had had to lie replaced
lest the rope should be cut by the sharp
edge of the rock and the long delay
had. been caused by the necessity of
sending the one man at the top down
to the base of the mountain to cut a
small tree and make a second block.
Buying Toa In Shanghai.
An American tourist in pricing tea
hi a Chinese store In Shanghai was
Surprised to find that he could pur-
rhnse five pounds of a certain kind of
ten for $2 but thnt if he bought ten
pounds the prtce would be $.V The
American argued with the Chinaman
that such an arrangement was ridicu-
lous. hut the proprietor of the store in-
sisted that logic was on his side. "More
buy. more rich. More rich more can
pay" he explained.
She Snubbed Napoleon.
Mme. do Chevrcuse a representative
of one of the noblest families lu
France declined the honor which Na-
poleon wished to confer on her that of
being maid of honor to his sister-in-
law the queen of Spain. The after-
ward became Josephine’s dame du pa-
lais. but always affected to look down
on the imperial court. One day she
went to a reception at the Tuileriea
blaring with diamonds. “What splen-
did Jewels!” remarked Napoleon. “Are
they all read?** “Mon Dlen. sire. 1 real-
ly' don’t know but at any rate they are
quite good enough to wear herel”
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AWORLDMYSTERY
Early Civilization of the Twin
Continents of America.
THE SECRET OF THE PACIFIC.
>A Riddle Still Unsolved Is the Origin
pf the Ancient Toltecs Aztecs Mayas
and Incas—The Enigma That Lurks
In Their Ruined Monuments.
*
“The Secret of the Pacific” is the
title of a book which deals with one
of the great mysteries of the world—
the origin of the aborigines of the Amer-
icas. The author—C. Reginald Enock.
F. It. G S.—answers his own ques-
tion. “What do we mean by the secret
of the Pacific?" thus:
“Set between the world's mightiest
oceans the Pacific aud the Atlantic
lies that greatest of all islands the
twin continents of America. A great
mystery still shrouds these twin con-
tinents. a riddle still unread for whose
solution the world may be said to have
waited 400 years. What is this mys-
tery ?
“History will have us believe that
until the end of the fifteenth century
these great sens had roared defiant un-
crossed by man. with the exception
grudgingly admitted of some shadowy
nortbmen from Europe and that these
great continents have been unvisited
ever since the world began. Yet scat-
tered for thousands of miles through-
out the forests and deserts of these
twin continents are the remains of civ-
ilized empires which once flourished
there—the ruined temples palaces
pyramids and habitations of peoples
and nations who rose fell and rose
agaiu ages before the caravels of the
vikings and the conquistadores turned
their prows toward the setting sun.
“What 1 have ventured to term the
secret of the Pacific is the mystery sur-
rounding the ancient civilization of the
Americas the homes of the Toltecs.
the Aztecs the Mayas the Incas and
their predecessors. What was their
origin? What was their connection
with each other? Had they any link
with the old world? Did they in old-
en times draw inspiration and knowl-
edge from Asia Egypt. Babylon? If
not. and they sprung unaided from
their own soil and created their own
culture what are or were the condi-
tions of their Independent develop-
ment?
“It has been my lot to traverse at
least in part those great regions of
North and South America forming the
western world which we have erro-
neously termed ‘new’—the ancient
^ojrld of America before Columbus.
My W "Is have taken me upon the
trails of Cories Acfl Piyarro. ^aila
which in some cases are almost as V’®-’
mote aud difficult today as they w^re
when first traversed by the white man
from Europe and the horse first ascend-
ed the Andes.
“But to these journeyings we must
add other incursions through spaed
and time both real and conjectural
which will take us from Mexico to
Egypt from Pern to Babylon from the
American shores to the strange islands
of Polynesia From those broad re-
gions where the Toltec. the Aztec and
the Inca flourished we must seek to
gather up those threads which some
have conjectured lead to Asia.
“What are the monuments left by
these ancient peoples aud what are
the evidences of their civilizations?
For 4000 miles or more they lie upon
the western American littoral and Cor-
dilleras and seem to extend in isolated
patches across the Pacific ocean in a
northwest path to Asia like vast step-
ping stones between the old world and
the new. In the rock ravines and
scorching mesas of Arizona and Cali-
fornia. wildernesses whose trails were
first mapped out by the bones of hardy
explorers are the abandoned habita-
tions of the cliff dwellers.
“Ou the high slopes and tablelands
of Mexico are strange pyramids aud
mysterious courts and quadrangles
with carved stone halls altout them a
puzzle to the beholder. In the dense
tropic forests of Yucatan are the sculp-
tured facades of palaces and pyramid
temples of exceeding beauty and In-
genuity. ruined and abandoned or sur-
rounded hero and there by the wattle
huts of half savage Indians.
“In Central America sculptured
stelae of great beauty and peculiarity
protrude strangely from the jungle
while far away below the equator
nlong the scorching coast line of Peru
and amid the bleak tablelands and
snow crowned ranges of the Andes
are cunningly wrought temples and Im-
pregnable fortresses which could only
have been fashioned under the man-
dates of ruthless new world pharaohs
or devout American Solomons.
“In the Mexican desserts and by the
waters of the mysterious Lake Titica-
ca of the Incas the sun god and the
moon god held sway and centuries ago
unnumbered ancient worshipers raised
great temples to the ‘unknown God.’
“Deepening the mystery util! there
arise strange and grim upon solitary
seu girt Pacific islands In the track of
the setting snn colossal Images aud
fortresses whose origin no man can
conjecture nere. in brief are the
1 chapters written in stone of some
great and perhaps universal history—a
history which so far we have not been
able to inscribe in the general plan oi
human record. This then is the se
cret of the Pacific.”
—
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Something Wrong.
Mrs.—Am I still "the star of yoni
life” as I was when you used to write
love letters to me? Mr.—Of course
dear. Mrs.—I don’t seem to be draw
Ing a staV salary though.
)
WAVES OF LIGHT.
They Vary In Length and on That
Account Vary In Color.
OUR SUNLIGHT IS PURE WHITE
The Arc Light Is Its Closest Rival
With Its 10000 Candle Power Per
Inch—The Way a Human Being With
X Ray Eyes Would Be Handicapped.
Light travels at a speed of 186000
miles a second. The source of ail light
except the light from fireflies and their
kin is a substance raised to a tempera-
ture sufficient to set up waves in the
surrounding ether. Light waves vary
\n length between 1-33400 afld 1-65000
»f an inch the first being extreme red
and the second being extreme violet
Rays of white light have a length of
1-45000 of an inch. The sun is a gr^at
mass of white hot matter. ^
In an arc lamp it la tie white hot
particles of carbon floating between
the two electrodes which produce light
In the incandescent lamp it is the hair-
pin filament inside the glass globe
which when heated by electricity
gives off light waves. In gas and oil
lamps light is produced by the heated
particles of carbon in the flame above
the wick or mantle. The eye can
stand without tiring a brilliancy of
about five candlepower per square
inch of surface. The ordinary candle
flame gives from two to three candle-
i power per square inch while the sun
at zenith gives 600.000 candlepower per
square inch. The arc light ranks next
to sunlight with 10000 candlepower
per inch and the best tungsten filament
incandescents give about 1000 candle-
power.
The prism shows us that white light
Is composed of a happy blend of all
the colors of the spectrum. The sun
gives the only pure white light with
the arc lamp a close second and the
; metal filament incandescents taking
third place. Sky light such as comes
from the north on a clear day is bluish
white. Gas mantles give a greenish
light open flame a yellow light and
kerosene an orange light
In the dark no color exists. The
color of light depends upon the length
of the waves. The light source which
we know as red gives off only waves
of a length to produce that particular
color. A body appears red because Its
surface absorbs all the other waves and
reflects the red waves back Into the
eye. A thing looks black when it is
capable of absorbing all the colors at
once.
Light rays being in active motion
produce heat when they meet with re-
sistance in their path. This is why
black clothing Is warmer in summer
than white clothing the resistance be
lag on the surface of the white cloth-
ing and nearer the skin when we weai
black.
The eyes have only a certain range
weak enough at best As we ell know
there are times when all appears black
to us and yet animals can see. The
trouble is the faint light rays move
too slowly to be registered on the hu
! man retina. The X ray has proved be-
yond a doubt that there are light rays
which move too fast for human eyes
; to register. This light penetrates books.
; wood paper and even human flesh
i With the X rays to assist our eyes
| we can see the bones in our arm witb-
j out bothering to remove our shirt. But
a man with X ray eyes would be sadly
handicapped In this world for he could
see nothing but solids such as earths
and metals and would be uualde to
see a board fence at all. To us all is
darkness beyond what our eyes will
register.
Light rays themselves are Invisible.
When they move through the ether
alone our eyes cannot see them; con-
sequently all Is total darkness. But
when they meet with the resistance of
our atmosphere produoing heat they
register on the retina and. liehold.
we can see. .As the atmosphere thins
rapidly as we go upward so in pro-
| portion the air resistance diminishes
and consequently the heat of the sun
seems to grow less. This explains why
the tops of very high mountains are al-
ways covered with snow.—New York
Tress.
Simple Directions.
i They were telling stories of the late
Andrew Lang in one of the clubs the
other night.
One man told a story of a dinner in-
vitation given by Mr. Lang. He was
staying in Marlowes road. Earl’s court
a street away at the end of that long
Cromwell road which seems to go on
forever. The guest was not very sure
how to get to Marlowes road and Lang
very kindly explained.
“Walk right along Cromwell road"
1 he said “till you drop dead and my
house is just opposite!*'—London An-
swers.
--
} . ■— • •.ucvOi UD t(10 vflTD*
j orldge car this morning had a dispute
with a passenger about his fare aud
lie kept exclaiming “Transvene trans-
vene!” What do you suppose he
meant? I’arks—That’s a new one to
me but for a guess he meant “Come
across!’’—Boston Transcript
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Only In Chemistry.
Tommy—Paw. doesn't precipitation
mean the same as dpttling? Mr. Figg—
It does in chemistry but in business
you'll find that most men In settling
don’t show any precipitation at all.
Unreasonable.
“See here my friend you must walk
more.”
“Walk more! Why. doctor I can’t
! afford to walk. I own a $5000 auto.”—
j Cleveland Piain Dealer.
Pity and need make all flesh kin.
Orre is no caste In blood.—Edwin
QUEER SENSATION I
How It Feels to Go Under the In-
fluence of Chloroform.
—
THE DIZZY DIVE INTO SLEEP j
And After the Surgical Operation Is
Over the Confused Awakening That
Brings Torture to the Patient From
the Terrible Thirst That Follows.
In the American Magazine a writer
vividly reports the sensations he had j •
at the time he was operated on for |
appendicitis. Following is his account ; j
of the sensations he experienced as he j j
went under the anaesthetic:
•“Don’t let them begin cutting too
soon.’ I have since learned that this in j
junction by the patient was not origi-
nal with me. They all say it.
“My anaesthetist assures that be
won’t.
“This is pleasant being chloroformed
—if only the chloroform would take
effect Evidently you are a hard sub-
ject to put under. You hope that they |
are interpreting the difficulty. Per
haps they are for they seem to l>e
working more persistently and the
wafty odors are somewhat increased
But all that is accomplished is to make
your ears buzz interfering with the
point of the funny story which your
anaesthetist is now telling to the
nurses.
“ ‘Sheel fleepy’ you warn. ‘Not
chlor’form though. Jus’ tired.’
“ ‘All right.’ responds your auaestho
tlst. ‘No hurry.’
“The little room Is very quiet With
out in the corridors are careless laugh-
ter patter of busy feet; but. within a
small silent circle is gravely watching
that wondrous and merciful trans-
formation of a quick and sentient be
Lag into a living corpse.
“‘Shleep minute. Wait-bit Not-
ready.’
“The buzzing is annoying; it gives u
dizzy sensation. Aside from that your
eyes and tongue together are delicious-
ly heavy and you simply have got to
take a little nap.
“ ‘G’by. Don’t-start Canfeelyet.’
“You will have to depend upon the
other persons in the room to keep the
surgeons away while you are helpless-
ly dozing. They will won’t they’
Meanwhile the blackness tiebind your
closed eyes is curiously scintillant with
flat sparks. The buzzing of swarming
bees in your ears is terrific. Aud as
you gaze and listen with sudden sick-
ening swoop you have slipped from
the pallet and headlong plunge down
down down through midnight space j
Struggling pawing fighting for a
way you rise out <ff the depths of the
Icariau dive aud break the surface.
Like butterflies the white caps anil
sweet faces of nurses flutter above
you. Your eyes refuse to focus and
wearily you must close them. What's
the matter what has happened where
are you and why? Why is a mouse?
You stammer with thick utterance ap-
pealing generally.
‘“Where’tu 1?’
“ ‘In your room.’
“This is to be digested a moment.
Then abruptly a poignant alarm as-
sails. The question quavers weakly
fearfully.
•* 'But they haven’t done it yet?'
“ ’Ob yes.’ Tlie nurse’s voice tinkles
| seraphic. ‘It’s all over with.'
“Thank God! And yon’re alive. The
lady who married you must be so in-
formed at once.
“ ‘What time is It?’
“ ‘Eleven o’clock.’
“Jerusalem! Four hours obliterated
—wiped off the mental map. leaving
trace of not even a dream! Impossible!
Or is this itself but a dream? You
would like to explore that spot to see
if the news is really true but you dare
not lest yon wake yourself up In the
midst of the operation. And as you
again open your mouth in sickly
babyish fashion the ministering angel
In white cap deftly inserts an ambros-
ial swab—icy cold wet and grateful
ns a drop of water to a Dives. When
you shut down upon It as feverishly
os a starving kitten she says: ‘Don’t
do that Don’t swallow any. It will
make you sick.’ This diverts you.
“ ‘Can’t I hare a drink?’
" ‘l'es. I’ll give you a drink.’ And
so she does—a teaspoonful of hot wa-
ter. which I am instructed to swallow
slowly.
“It has about as much effect on that
tarred and feathered tongue as a drop
of dew on a hip rubber boot
“This is a new occupation—waiting
for that teaspoonful of hot water which
arrives every half hour. One’s thoughts
dwell upon it and one listens eagerly
for the nurse’s step returning; one’s
mouth opens in advance like a nestling
birdie’s. To such a plane is reduced a
once strong mind.
“In the midst of this humilMrttaff Pas-
time the lady who married me enters
timidly half smilingly half tearfully
" ‘Dearest’ she’says ‘how are you?’
“ ‘Flue.’ I say. ‘Listen. Come closer
Let us sing “Little Drops of Water.” ’
"The nurse makes her withdrawal
j and she goes blanched beoauee she
deems me crazed by my experiences of
the past ten boors.
"The dose is doubled to twe teaspoon-
fuls at a time. Nevertbelees despite
this generosity in water rights the
w aking dreams of a human being dying
on the Death valley desert obsess the
brain."
At ths Musicals.
“How did you like Miss Kazozzle’s
aria at the musicale last night?” asked
Mrs. Oldcastle.
“1 didn’t notice It" replied Mrs. Got-
talotte "but I thought them back ear
rings sbe had on looked kind of
cheap."—Chicago Record-Herald.
CUT PRICES 1
.
I Cut prices on all Hardware and China.
Everything in these Lines on a Spot Cash Basis
and at Big a Cut from the Usual Prices.
I YOU CAN’T MISS
I Our 5c I Oc and 25c Department. An astonishing assortment
ment of Everything at Very Small Prices.
uch Will 10c Buy?
U; Can Show You.
BUGGIES. WAGONS AND HARNESS. •
We arc the only Wholesalers ind Retailers
in these iines in the Valley. 1 hat is why
we guarantee to save you $10.00 to $15.00
on each Buggy and 1 2 00 to $25 00 on each
Surrey and Hack
Our $38.50 Guaranteed Runabout is a
hummer. Dozens of other styles up to $200.
All kinds of Harness at Big Savings.
iture Department.
annot best them by at least 10 per tent do not
GUARANTEE.
ustomers in September inducing an $85.00 Circassian
I Walnut Bnlfct Oae Ticket with every dollars purchase or each dollar on account.
WE PAY ALL FREIGHT TO VALLEY POINTS.
l Walker Bros-Iiancock C >.
I 4
Wholesale and Retail.
i TWO STORES. TWO STORES.JJ
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■ School Straps and Bags 1
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