Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1883-08-04
CURIOSITIES.
Few Interesting Paragraphs Given for
What they are Worth-Read and Draw
Your Own Conclusions.
A WONDERFUL CAVE.

town OF AQelSDurS, III AuStlld, dHoi
three miles from Trieste, is to be seen
the most wonderful cavern in Europe,
and possibly in the world, called the
Adelsberg Gave, and which has been
explored for length of nearly 5000
yards, as far as a subterranean lake.
This cavern consists of several grot-
toes, from sixty to eighty feet high.
The interior resounds with the noise
of water, as a little river rurs COM
pletely through it, forming many
cascades on its way, and being finally
lost to view in fissure. This river
continues its subterranean course for
about eight miles, and after time it
disappears into the caverns of Laase,
whence it energies as navigable
river called the Laibach. The en-
trance to the cave Of Adelsburg is
illuminated by hundreds of candles,
and transparent curtain composed
of large sheets of crystaliized lime
stone, is seen hanging from the roof.
The vast hall or ball room is about
$50 yards from the entrance. 1t is
800 feet long and 100 feet high, and
is adorned with transparent stall
actites of every kind Of fantastic
shape and form. Until the year
1918, this ballroom was the only
part known; but at this date the
wall of stalagmite was broken
through, and a series of chambers
exposed to view possessing a cathe-
dral like appearance, from the stal
actities in many instances forming
vast columns. by meeting the stalag
mites below. In the Adelsberg cav
ern, numerous specimens are found
of the proteus, kind of lizard that
dwells in the bottom OF the cavern
lakes.
THE HEAD OF RICHELIEU.
Cardinal Richelieu was buried in
the vaults of the Sorbonne. At the
Revolution the Sorbonne was pill.
LACED for five days. The magnificent
mausoleum of Richelieu was saved
with difficulty by the Intervention oil
Lenoir; but q certain NJ Cheval con
trived to possess himself of the en-
balmed face of Richelieu, which
seems to have been severed from the
back part of the head. For while
he boosted of his relic, but time
came when he was afraid it might
compromise him, and he beggea an
able called Armez to relieve him oil
it. The able carried it with him
into Brittany and gave it to his
brother, who, finding that the skin
which covered the face was likely to
decay, had it vanished with yellow
varnish used in bird stuffng So il
remained until about sixteen years
ago, when one day man arrived al
the Tulleries with a smell casket I'M
der his arm, which he presented tx
Napoleon I'LL, who found that il
contained the mask OF the great car
dinal. Finally, after so many vicis
STUDIES, it was restored to its place il
the mansoleum of the Sorbonne
Before this, however, a drawing wal
made from 1t, which is reproduced il
the Gazette. Very CHASTITY it looks
but still strangely lifelike, with tn,
long white mustache falling owe
compressed lips, and the shaggy eye
brows over empty eye sockets, ant
the Roman nose still giving an i'm
posing character to the face.
INGENIOUS wooD-cARvINa.
A remarkable specimen of wood
carving has been exhibited to the n
Y. Times by our townsman, z. w
Converse. It is a cane presented t,
Sumner Southworth of Williamstown
Mass, a friend of Mr.. Converse, b,
Alanson P. Dean of Oswego, and i
the work Of the latter. The cane j
of American lockwood, the handl,
being formed of the root Of the tree
Mr.. Dean has taken advantage of tn
natural curve by carving it into
symmetrical and artistic ornament
just below the curve is figure of
a lion destroying serpent, the lat
ter in its death struggle collin,
about the body of the lion. Furthe
down are carved the name of tn
recipient of the gift, the date AM
other inscriptions and the remainde
of the shaft is inscribed with maxims
such as Continued cheerfulness i
the most manifest sign of wisdom,
scripture texts and sacred and my
biological emblems. The whole i
most elaborate and elegant. and tn
extraordinary part OF it all is tina
the only implement used was an or
binary jack knife. We doubt if tn
equal Of this unique work has eve
been produced.
THE MARBURa ARCHIVES.
An interesting discovery has re
Gently been made in the Marbur!
archives, in the shape of thirty larg
parchment volumes containing tn
official documents relating to tn
employment of Hessian troops b.
British Government and to their par
ticipation in the American Revolu
tionary war. These volumes no
only contain the entire diplomat
negotiations between the Landgrav
of Hesse and Great Britain, but ais
the complete correspondence of thi
prince with his Generals in America
with excellent sketches and maps o
the localities of the Hessian head
quarters.
A West HILL man bought tire
dogs of q South Hill neighbor, prom