The Syracuse Journal, Volume 1, Number 20, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 10 September 1908 — Page 6

* The Grand Canyon Z T of the Colorado River T

Congress, at its last ' session, was jßSked to appropriate money for a monument to John Wesley Powell, to be r , (erected somewhere on the rim of the 1 iGi-uhd' Canyon of the Colorado, which tie was the first white man to explore. His achievement differed from those of other explorers in that they followed rotjfes or trails more or less known io the aborigines, while his way was through a chasm so-tremendous, so ;>pf palling in its 'vastness, so filled with hidden perils that even ' the natives feared and shunned it. Until after Powell and- his companions passed through the terrific depths of the (t¥and Canyon what the world had knownVff it was mostly based upon mythical tales told by the Indians, or some hunter or prospector. Stories were related of Earties entering the gorge’ in boats, and elng carried down with fearful ve}<>.'!ty into whirlpools, where all were Overwhelmed. Others told of underground passages of the madly rushing

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riv. r. into which boats had been carried. never to reappear. Lt was currently believed that the river was lost under the rocks ifor scv :::1 hundred kniies. and that anjy al tempt to ride its surface meant curtain death. There twere stories of great eatraets, from •which the r-»aring|, mttsic of the waters t'ould be heard oil the summits of disItant mountains. land tiierq wore acImurits ts parties wandering on the trink of tlie canyon, vainly endeavoring to teach the waters below, fful. finally flying from thirst within sight and hearing of the river, wife li s. emed to mock their distress. The mysteries of the fcanyon were woven into the mouths of the religion of tile Indians. The Grand Uariyon of Arizona is withiii a g< vernmhnt forest reservation sixty by eighty miles in size. About tw-vthirds of it is on the eastern and the other third (>n the western side. The timber is in fairly good condition. There Was q bad fire two ybars ago which ruined several hundred acres of fine forest, but there is little danger of its recurrence because of the vigilance of the superintonilcnt and his corps of foresters. It is thirteen miles fr -m one rim of ill.- canyon t<> that, m the opposite fed", ami there are two trails by which the western side may be reached. One of them, Vue Bright Angel Trail, is opposite the new hotel, and although it is eighteen or twenty miles to the top the’

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climb is comparatively easy; It follows ; ■*a stream of clear, pare cold water . ? which comes tumbling down a narrow canyon on the [western side, and Major Powell during i his first memorable exploration of tiie canyon called’it the Bright Angel IRiver because it was gueh a grateful discovery. People are beginning to find their way to the Grand Canyon. Last year, whi'-ii -was the first, since the railroad was opened, albout 12,000 people came. This year, if the present average keeps up. there will be from 20.000 to 25,000 visitors, and every one who comes goes home a walk(ng advertisement for the place. Therej is nothing to compare - 'with it anywhere in the world. It is Impossible to exaggerate the grandeur, the sublimity, the impressiveness of the scenery; and its fascination cannot be accurately described. It is Impossible

for one milp to express his emotions to another./ , It is a singular fact that three/ fourths of the people who come to the canyon are women. A large number of them are well along in years, and the endurance and the nerve they show is extraordinary. Nearly every woman who comes Insists upon going down to the bottom of the canyon,- while only half of the men show that amount oi energy. ’ Were a canal of the size of the projected cut at Panama to be dug in the Grand Canyon it would appear hardly larger than a baby ribbon to a spectator bn the rim. It is estimated that to obtain enough earth to fill the Grand Canyon it would be necessary to excavate 20.000 Panama canals. The Grand Canyon is like an inverted ing a depth of 7.530 feet, with a series of depressions averaging 6.000 feet chiseled out of the earth by the erosion ot

ages. It is the generally accepted theory that this great chasm is solely the work o( water —of the floods that com< down from the mountains every spring and supimer—but Mr. Ordonez, a distinguished Mexican geologist, who came here not long ago, made a suggestion which may not be entirely new but is worth mentioning. ‘ It is his idea that, while the earth was cooling, the soil find the rocks- contracted and split a deo;> and wide fissure in the surface of the (plateau, and that its sides have since been worn down and polished by the action of the water. That seems reasonfible. , BORED AND PLUGGED. The Ijrnthful Story of a Ship Strack by Liirht ulng. “Ln puluth down on the docks soqie days ago' some fresh water Ancient Mariners were talking of adventures on th«i -ragi/.g main,” began an old steamship man. “‘Captain 11.,’ said one, 'it seems to me I’ve heard some where it hat your vessel was once st ruck by lightning; while sailing.’sailing over the bounding main?' “•Yup. twice.’-said Captain 11. ‘Happened pff Point‘.\ux Barques-’bout fifteen yijars ago. We were joggin' ’long when a thunderstorm overtook us. and the very first flash of lightnin’ struck the deck amidships and bored a hole ■i - i ■ .

as big as my right leg right down through the bottom of the-vessel.’" "‘And she foundered, of course?’ “ ’’No, sir. The water began rushin in. and she would have foundered, but there came a second flash, and a bolt struck my foreto’ gallant mast- It was cut off near the top, turned bottom end up, and aS it came down it entered the hole and plugged it up as tight a- j a drum. When we got down to drydock we simply sawed off either end and left the plug in the planks.’ ’’ — Washington Herald. Genteel Restraint. Judge—You’d better be careful or I shall commit you for contempt of court The Lady—Don’t be ’ard on me, yer worship. I’m a-dotn’ me best ter con ceal me feelin’s. —The Sketch.

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The first color photograph ever made by flashlight has , been successfully taken at Effingham, 111. For years color photography has been the goal that photographers- have been, striving to attain, and during . the cpast two or three years some successful experiments have resulted. But It was only dring the last six months that the first successful color photograph by flashlight was taken, and the news that it had been done came as a sensation at the recent convention of the National Association of Photographers held at Detroit, Mich. So far no method of printing photographs in colors has been discovered, but it is predicted that this will shortly be done. Meanwhile the flashlight pho. tograph taken by Prof. Raymer at Es-

CATTLE STEALERS IN AUSTRALIA Cunning Black Rascal® Who Are a Pest to Ranchmen. In Australia the ranchmen have to contend with native cattle stealers who ire so cunning and skillful that their forays result in constant loss to the farmers. They do not drive the cattle tway in droves like the old Scottish bordermen and the Texas outlaw, but creep Silently up to the herd and slay t number by throwing sharp spe;r> Into their flesh. When they have kill-'d several of the animals they cut off only the parts they wish for immediate use and leave the carcasses to rot on the

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plains. Next day when they want more meat they do not scruple to kill more cattle. In hurling their spears, which are from 7 to 10 feet long, they employ a throwing stick with a sort of sling. This enables them to throw the spears with great force incredible distances, driving the spear entirely through the animal.- The mounted police are constantly on the lookout for these marauders. —Our picture is from the London Illustrated News. MYSTERY OF LOST MEMORY. Sol M.n Cncomiuon Occurrence for Persons to Korsret Same*. A young Parisian actress who had for weeks held the. title role In a popular play, recently, it Is said. was. while on the stage, suddenly afflicted with forgetfulness and was utterly unable to repeat the lines of the last act, though she had successfully passed through the three preceding ones, says 1 the Indianapolis Star. It is not an uncommon happening with stage people, lecturers and-others. and seems more likely to occur when the matter memorized has been so often repeated that forgetfulness would appear impossible while intelligence remained. The same thing happens in a less narked and conspicuous way to a great number of people, its most common manifestation being forgetfulness of proper names. A name ordinarily familiar and just about to be spoken will vanish from the mind at the instant and be to the one about to utter it as if It had never been. His consciousness grasps at it in vain, and, as it were, beats against a blank wall. It is always a disagreeable experience? -this

flngham appears to lie about the latest development in the progress of photography. The picture itself shows some nine- colors,, with the various shades and tints absolutely true to nature. The ■ subject of the. photograph, a young woman, is seated in an oak chair, and . even the delicate -grain of the oak is faithfully reproduced. The young woman wore a red dress, with red gloves, 1 and a yellow, straw hat. with various ' kinds of flowers, and the -result was as ■ perfect as though it had been done by ’ a painter. Prof. Raymer is of the opinion thai ■ it will be some time before the process : will be so perfected as to permit of : printing the photographs. He states that the principal difficulty in taking : flashlike color pictures is the large amount of flashlight powder which must be used. The present pictures . themselves can never lie transferred tc ■ pajier. although-this problem is now i agitating the entire photographic profession.

I momentary failure of the memory, and I sometimes extremely embarrassing. Often it when,the victim is ( about an old acquaintance, or - when it is desirable to -introduce two : men. each of whom he knows well. | Doctors do not clearly explain this occasional defect in the mental powers. ' but those who experience it know that i it.’occurs when they -are especially I weary or overworked, and they may I therefore assume that it is a form brail, fag and as rea-iiiy tuivuniwl for as a lameness of arms or legs. That it i.< most often displayed in connection with proper names-is perhaps due to j the fact thAt these are each held in the

memory by separate ami arbitrary action and not through association, and are therefore most easily lost. But whatever the cause, the multitude of persons who forget names will have a sympathetic comprehension of the state of mind of the French actress \vhen she helplessly sought to nud the words of her play. Dollar Bills t>y Weight. . "Dollar bills are worth almost theii weight in gold,” a- bank president said the other day to a depositor. "Yes. I suppose they come in handy for change and are easy to carry,” the depositor replied absently. "No ; I was speaking literally.” the bank president said. “We got into an argument in the bank here the other day as to how much a dollar bill weighed. A twenty-dollar gold piece weighs 540 grains. We found that twentyseven crisp, new one-dollar bills weigh the same as a twenty-dollar gold piece We tested some bills that had been In use and found that it took but twentysix of them to balance the gold piece I suppose that twenty-six used bills gather an accumulation of dirt in passing from hand to hand that weighs about what one new bill does.”—Kansas City Star. Not to Be Expected. “Have you any idea how many pounds the shipments of tea received in this country in a year would total?” “Os course not. I’m not a tee-total-er.”—Kansas City Times. Nothing Else Counts. Bride (rapturously)—Oh, Jack, isn't everything just lovely. u Groom—Yes. darling; you are everything to me.—Boston Transcript

Civil War Stories

Battle ot Cedar Creek. During the civil war the Shenandoah valley was the scene of many a bloody battle. Men of the Noth and men of the South chased each other up and down the dusty pike that extends from Harper's Ferry to. Staunton. Here Federal. generals won fame. Here Stonewall Jackson marched and fought and Sheridan sent Early whirling out of it. Then it was the home of the guerrilla, whose occupation was stealing through the passes by night, and by day. capturing our pickets or shooting down the guard placed at the houses of farmers to insure their protection. The Fifth Michigan Cavalry boys will remember the fate of their comrades at Berryville. On the morning of Oct. 19. 1864. just before daylight. Early began his celebrated movement which resulted in a complete surprise to the Union army and afterward a crushing defeat for himself. A’ dense fog had settled down and this favored his designs. Three divisions had been massed at Fisher’s Hill, and these, were disencumbered of every accoutrenient except their arms and ammunition. They were not even permitted to retain their canteens. lest their clanking might advise the Federate of their approach. Just as the break of day approached the rattle of musketry on the extreme right gave notice of what proved to be a feint attack. Then along the whole Confederate line signal shots were fired from left to right. Immediately following three divisions under Pegram, Ramseur and Gordon came down the turnpike from Strasburg in solid columns, without skirmishers, and assaulted Crook’s position in front and rear. The surprise was complete. The Confederates, advancing by columns of regiments and firing rapid and terrific volleys of musketry. swept over’the works almost without opposition. Crook’s whole line gradually gave way, and of seven guns in the breastworks six were captured. Kershaw’s division in rhe meanwhile had crossed the north fork of the Shenandoah before dawn, and was closing in on the Eighth Corps, capturing prisoners in large numbers and seizing the batteries. At the same time Early. with one division, had moved up the pike toward our center and opened a hot fire with artillery on. the lines of the Nineteenth Corps. The cannonading. was followed up by the advance of the infantry across the creek. The third brigade of Grover’s division was ordered to swing out of position and meet the flank fire of the Confederates.. This was done, but scarcely had the men left the breastworks when the enemy was upon them, forcing Grover’s whole division back, with the loss of eleven guns. By this time it was broad daylight, ‘and the enemy had rolled up our left, captured eighteen guns, which were turned on our retreating columns, and was driving in out center. Nearly all of Early’s force was over the creek, and closing in on Emory’s left, who was flanked and driven away to the rear. Then a general retreat was ordered. covered by the Sixth Corps and the cavalry, which had sent forfrom the right, together repelling a tremendous charge of the Confederates and holding them in check. They were steadily gaining ground on the pike toward Middletown. In the retreat and in the effort to cover our wagon trains the troops suffered severely from the enemy, who pursued closely and with great vigor. The Sixth Corps continued to steadily cover our retreat, and by resisting the enemy’s advance gave opportunity for the formation of a new 1ine. Early had increased both his musketry and artillery fire to its utmost capacity, and the roar of the big guns, the sharp rattle of the small arms, the shouts of the advancing Confederates as they furiously .pushed us. back, and the dreadful carnage everywhere appalled the stoutest heart. The scene was awful Men were falling dead and wounded on every side, but on came the Confederates again in a furious charge. threatening our left flank and seemingly determined to drive us away from the pike, seize our trains and get between us and Winchester. The enemy pressed us so much more heavily on the left than on the right that the, cavalry under Custer and Merritt was sent for from the extreme right. When this order came the Michigan cavalry brigade wai massed in a piece of woods with an open field beyond. Just then a shell came screaming over them and exploded a dozen yards or so in front. Another and another followed, and then they came by half dozens, hurtling and crashing through the woods. The order was given to change position, and they gained the rear of a small hill, where they, were somewhat protected from the deadly missiles that were showered around them. They remained there but a short time, however, when an order came to move, and they rapidly went to the left to support the infantry. The change of position was executed with cool precision, although as they broke cover the very air seemed filled with hissing lead, and the gravel flew in showers where the balls struck and bounded over the ground. The men moved obliquely from their position, and as they crossed the open field the fire of the enemy increased in intensity. They swerved to the left a little, and bending over their saddle bows they rushed forward with bloody spur and loose rein. Another crash of musketry from the enemy came, but the bullets passed too high, and in another

moment they were under cover, and in comparative safety. Here the men were dismounted and prepared to go in as infantry. armed with the Spencer carbifie. As they went forward on foot the enemy opened fire with a battery planted near the spot they had but a few moments before vacated. Our ar tillery responded, and for a quarter ol an hour the ground shook with rapid discharges. Then our brave fel lows had to return, forced back by superior numbers, ami with their ranks thinner by many men than when they went forward. Ftesh Confederate troops were now pushed forward, and after another short and bloody struggle we were forced to give way, yielding the ground grudgingly, and finally falling back to a new position in the woods near Middletown.’ This dismal morning wore excitingly on. and at 9 o’clock we were figain making desperate efforts to check the e.nemy’s advance. The brunt of a fresh and fierce onset was borne by the Eighth corps on the left, and the Sixth in the center, with Custer, and Merritjj in the thick of the battle, cheering on the iiien. fighting like tigers and accomplishing wonders. Artillery and musketry were used on both sides, but the big guns of the enemy were brought to bear with greater effect, their batteries being fe-.euforced by those captured from us earlier in the day. Early's flanking column pressed us severely, and once more we were forced to retreat. The Sixth* ;corps in the center held the ground stubbornly, but unassisted. it could uot resist the determined advance of the enemy. The whole line gave way and the Uonfederates gained possession of Middletown. It was an anxious and terrible mo ment. The gravest fear pervaded every breast. Where would it all end? Was it possible that we! were to be driven back to Winchester, and sb down to Harper’s Ferry and out of the valley? We had been fighting against fate arid a.desperate enemy since early sunrise, and disaster had Overtaken us„at every point. The bravery and dauntless courage of officers and men counteti for naught before the furious orisets of the victorious <'onfederates. But where is Sheridan,in this tithe of peril? lie had arrived at Winchester from Washingtoil the day irrevioits ( IStii) and slept there that, night. On the morning of the 19th. without thought or knoweldge ‘of the danger menacing his army the ,front,, he started with his escort for Cellar Creek at a leisurely pace, But he had not proceeded far before he heard the distant .roar of heavy artillery-in the direction‘of Middletown, and then he urged his horse into a faster gait, lie began' to feel very upeasy as’the sound .of the guns came nearer.- Had Early ventured to attack the federal, position at Cellar Creek? Gradually as he rode along the . sounds of battle roll like thunder toward him, and then'he began to realize that heavy fighting was raging to the front and that the I nion army had met defeat and was rapidly being pushed northward. ! Then he drove the spurs deep into his horse’s side and dashed forward at a. mad gallop, unwilling to believe that disaster had overtaken the gallant army he had twiqe led to victory. Yet the bands of stragglers and camp followers he me; on the mad told him but too, truly that his brave men had hept beaten and were: in full flight. Galloping along far in advance of his escort he ditshed up to. the retreating arniy. horse reeking.with foam, and by his voice and presence infused new courage into the dishearteend men. All retreat was ordered stopped at once, and in a short time he had got his men established iii line of battle. The army of. western Virginia, .which had been so completely broken up and scattered, was reformed in a measure and put into position. In the. meantime the Confederates had moved up their guns in range'of the new position, and having got the troops again in hand, charged the federate again, but were driven back by the Nineteenth corps. Gen. Bidwell was killed in this attack. Sheridan. having made all preparations for assuming the offensive, ordered an ah tack with a view of regaining his old position at Cedar Creek. Gettys second division was in advance,■= the. Sixth corps in the center, the other divisions supporting. As Getty dashed forward on the charge, he was met with a tremendous fire of musketry and artillery, it seemed impossible for the troops to withstand it. The lines fell back once, broken, but were again reformed and the men pushtai on. Despite the bloody and determined resistance Newtown was carried and the discomfited -enemy driven out. The crisis of 'the day had arrived, and from that moment victory hovered over the federal army. On through Middletown and beyond the Confederates hurried and the I nion soldiers pursued. Charging right and left Custer and Merritt doubled up the flanks of the foe, taking many prisoners. slashing, killing. and driving as they went. The retreat of the enemy was continued back to Fisher’s Hill. At Cedar Creek Early attempted to hold the Unioil troops in check and planted his batteries on the opposite side to', hold the bridge and forks; but our troops pushed on,■’■swept away all obstructions, and drove him from tiltcreek through Strasburg to Fisher is Hill. The cavalry dashed through Strasburg to Fisher’s Hill and the victorious march .terminated. The main army bivouacked that night in, the old camp along Cedar Creek.—Detroit Free Press.

Syrup ' Cleanses the System E ually; Dispels Colds amlfleudaeries due to Constipation; - A.cts naturally, acts trujy as a Laxative. ipi.n Best ana I nucr ren-Vonngand Old'll) get its Beneficial Effects , Always buy the Genuine which lias the full name of the Com'"CALIFORNIA Fio Syrup Co. by whom it is manufactured, printed on the front of every packageSOLD BYALL LEADING DRUGGISTS one size pnly, regular price 50t per bottle. He Wanted to Raise Some. What will the Congressman with a rural constituency do now? is the question that Mr. Burbank-and his school of disturbers of nature will shortly be 1 called upon to solve. At present, according to a correspondent of the Boston Herald, the matter is a perplexing one.. Two Representatives—one from lowa, the other from Massachusetts—met in the corridor, and the following Conversation took place. “I received this morning one of the funniest letters that ever appeared in my mail since I left the bench,” said the lowan. “Tell' me about it.” said -the man from the Bay State. “Well,” continued the other, “a constituent wrote me that he understood the Department of Agriculture had de-' velop'ed a seedless tomato, which, to h’s mind, ought to be a mighty good thing. He wanted, to raise some of them right away.” “Well?" j “Well." rejoined the lowan, “he said he wished I would send him some-of the seeds by return iPMi!." A TEXAS CLERGYMAN Speaks Out for the Ben sot Suffering Thousands', Rev. G. M, Grayy-Bapt rm man. of Whitesboro, Tex., says i .ut' years

ago I - UTereo misery with lutkibago. Every m ■- ■ " was one Los p;i ■<. Draffs Kidney Pilis ' ed the whole ditfictflty after only a short .time. ' Although I do not like to have my name used publicly, ,T make an excejkion in this case, so that

other sufferers from kidney trouble may profit by my experience.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. The Alphabet. The great Phoenician alphabet, the parent of every form of European writing and of the scripts of Persia, Arabia and India as well, owes but little, to Egypt. It is true that ip the construction of their alphabet the Phoenicians macle, use of certain hieratic characters found in their trade dealings with Egypt, but this fact in no way detracts from the glory-of the invention which. belongs to-the "Yankees of antiquity?’—New York* American.- . The greatest length of time which any bottle- ! has been known to remain afloat is twenty-one years. A bottle containing a message, which ' was thrown overboard by an Am.erj.ean sea captain off Newfoundland in 1878. was- picked up off the west coast of Ireland early in T 899. Red Cross Ball Blue Should be in every home. Ask your groe«r for it. Large 2oa package, 5 cents. ” The quartz lamp is the latest electric lighting apparatus. It is a mercury-va-por limp with a quartz tube iu a-glass globe, and resembles an arc lamp in general appearance. It is to be used as a single lamp at 220 volts, and has fl rating of 3.000 candles, consuming 0.25 watt ppr caudle power. Its life is given at 1,000. hours, aail an advantage claimed for it is that ilrTs unnecessary to replace any electrodes. A patent for paper waistcoats has been taken out iu Switzerland. They will cost only 4 cents, and are said to be warmer than a woolen garment. Sleep Walking;. “Tiresome preacher,'that Dr. Ninthly.” “My goodness, yes I Why. the vestrymen had to advertise for somnambulists to act as ushers.”—Cleveland Leader.

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