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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
LIFE IN HELIGOLAND.
Houses Clustered Like SparrOws
on the Bit of Rock.
A TOY TOWN SET IN THE SEA.
only -Four Horses on the Island-Fish-
Ing the Occupation-The Ma
tionaf Costume.

HEtIGoLAND. Oct. 3-fSpecial Core
sFondence. Two hours out from Cux-
haven-atter delightful sail down the
river Eibe from Hamburg-a black dot
appears on the horizon. which as we ap-
proach takes on the shape Of great coffin,
ana which, TOR the want of better ex-
pianation, We assume TO be steamer, until
We learn that the object We see is our
point OF destination - the island of
Heiigoland. Nearer and nearer We
come, and the island takes shape and
form, the red cliffs standing up steep
from the waters edge, topped with grass
which grows sparely here and there
down the rugged sides like the hair on an
aged head. The houses on the cliffs gleam
white IN the sunshine, and the window of
the lighthouse tower, catching the light
full on the rettectors, sparkles like cluster
of brilllants. At the foot of the cliffs. on
the side that first meets our view, lies a
marrow stretch of sand, covered thick with
houses, clustering under the shadow of
the great rocks like a flock of sparrows
seeking shelter in a storm.
Lying there in full flood of sunlight
washed by waves which rival in hue the
skies above, the island makes bit of col
oring to attract the eyes of an impression
ist. The deep red of the cliffs, with their
irregular streaks of white. the green of the
fields on the Upper Land. the trim little
white houses-it looks for all the world
like an enchanted kingdom, a plaything
built for the fayorite child of fairy
prince. by an induigent, all-powerful god
mother, perhaps. Losing all sense of time
and space in these delightful imaginings,
We await with Impotence the moment
when we shall first set foot in the fairy
realms.
But alas! the operation of landing is
sufficiently prosaic and uncomfortable to
recall the workaday world and to place
fairyland, with all its Joys, far out of our
reach. The steamer stops quite distance
from the shore, and is surrounded by a
swarm of great clumsy boats rowed by
fve'or six men each. The operation of
gettingOurselves and hand luggage, with
out any assistance whatever, down steep.
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sweeps the plain for second view Of the
intruder. 1t takes only q second but in
that instant every sub-chief OF the band
has marshalei his members, every mare
has sprung 10 the side Of her colt, and as
the equine commander-in-chef gives a
neigh Of command and turns Tor the
Il CHIT, the whole band OF 800 horses follows
IN his wake, ana sweeps across the sandy
reaches ike a wh;rlWind, and they
swiftly leave the pony and its rider,
still ielsuTely pacing along, out of
sight in the rear. The cowboy lounges
IN lazy conteutment on his quietly graz
ing pony. But far in front Of the adyanc-
ing equine band its alert leader soon
sees second human form. Swallowed by a
spreading sombrero. With another com
maudlng neigh the general stops, and with
almost military precision the entire band
Oaeileuttv comes 10 rest IA his rear. 4
second only - Jos, IN hesitation and the
Troop = laundering over The sage brush at
r.-b- auE as - It's former course. In
about three minutes another co~ boy -
sigatc3 IN front hy the kacu-vlsIoned
leader and nOw, after another wheel, the
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rered him retainer as counsel "a a case %
great importance and tina; Coma 'is az
ceptad and won the case Business a. TX -
him very quickly after that. lie no iol. -
was Obliged To borrow looks from the IA y
library Of a friend. He moved into spaeionA
Offices on Wall street. He found tBas
although his career as q politician was
over his fame would notdie OFT, and when
be went TO Hartford, to Washington City.
and especially TO Kansas City, 70 try i'm
portant cases great throDgs followed MN
from his hotel to the court rooms that they
might see and hear this famous man. HIS
Tetainers. some OF them, represented small
fortunes. He was n the United states
senate fourteen years and his salary Tor a
part of that time was s. 90 year and a
part IS 900, and he received IN single re-
tainsr more money than he was paid Tor
his entire service in congress, extending
from 1859 To f@si. with the exception OF two
years. lie paid Ob;i cations incurred by IN
dorsement amounting TO $4,000, and IN a
single year earned what was up 20 that
time believed 10 be the largest sum ever
received by New York LAWYER for SINH
lar space Of time, nearly $4,000. That
sum has been exceeded since then. Il being
understood that John J.. Parsons received
over S4p9. 90 for his services in organizing
what IL known as the sugar trust. Had
Conkiing not been taken away Dy accident
=
blizzard. il Is generally believed that before
old age reached him he would have gained
fortune approaching pretty nearly
81, 10000
Daniel Dougherty. the orator, better
known. perhaps, as a platform speaker OF
exquisite charm than As lawyer, who
died recently, was, 1t has always been be-
lieved, induced 70 open an Office in New
York partly by reason of the reports Of
Mr.. Conkling's success. Dougherty was
almost as famous as an orator as Conkling,
but, of course, had not his political career
as dramatic background 10 the story Of
his life. He was a man of infinite charm.
He was a member Of the Democratic party
as Conkling had been of tie Republican,
and when he decided 20 open an Office IN
New York the Democratic party had no
distinctive orator with tho exception of
Col. Fellows IN its local membership.
Bourke Cochran was then an obscure and
struggling lawyer, with his reputation To
make. The politicians d d everything for
Mr.. Dougherty. They asked him to nomi-
nate Hancock, and he made speech
which Democrats regard as quite q bril-
liant an effort as was that which Col. Bob
Ingevsoii made when he placed Blame in
nomination, and II has always been felt
that had Dougherty been as unknown as
Ingersoll was before the Pinned Knight 3
speech was delyed, he would have re-
ceived such sudden fame as came To In
eersol. Mr.. Dougherty's success IN New
York, while II ToGid have satisfied a
younger men, did not meet his own hopes
or the expectations of bis friends. He
did not duplicate Conk.ing's career.
No man, with the possible excep-
ton of ex-Judge Dillon and Gov.
Hoadiey, of OHIO, has done that.
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fresh horse. And so it goes for hour after
hour with relay riders.
The light of day, with its blazin fur
mace heat, fades into cool and shady
night. The hours of the race have raised
twelve and are going on into twenty -four.
The rising sun CLOVIS again across the east
ern hills on its diurnal earth-enclrcling
tour, but still the merciless pursuit goes
on and is never allowed to flag. Behind
the flying band is ever that Amazingly
fresh little pony and its determined rider.
All day long the grim messenger of
forcing the pace. which for the first twelve
hours the fleeing horses were themselves
allowed to set. The circle around which
they whirl is much smaller now and the
plains sand is heavy and deep from the
trampling of the former laps. The sitting
clouds, blood is mixed with the
tlecks Of foam now flung from tortured
nostrils, and the bloodshot but still
defantly cleaning eyes of the mettied
rovers of the range. All show thas it is
only the sturdy strain OF centuries eours-
ing through their veins which keeps ihem,
with their leader at the head, from rlung
ing into some convenient draw" to a
wild and suicidal death. But life is sweet,
and on they CO. 1t is forty-eight hours
now since these hated herders first dis
turbed their peace. and one can see the
end of the race is not far distant.
A little brown FLY from the flying band
falls, and is left behind, too exhausted to
rise.
"A-ha-a!" says the trailer under his
breath. A shot rings out and at the sig
nal two extras come riding up. The ami
NAL is roped. but Immediately leaps to
her feet, lashes out viciously, and in a
frenzy of strength tries TO break away.
Another hurting moose comes sailing
through the air. sinking over her head,
and she is led away a helpless captive.
More hours go by and one by one the
weaker fall behind, and after brief strug-
gle are tied up. The band is completely
broken down, and now. at the end of sixty
hours of continuous fight, can scarcely
stagger.
Then comes the massacre of liberty for
them. All the cowboys come crow ding
close around the helpless animals, which
make but feeble resistance. An audacious
cowboy even gives the lately proutl and
defiant leader cruel cut in the TANKS
with the flying tip of his lariat Is he
quietly steals up. But even this ind entity
ELECTS but a few spasmodic bounQs, so
greatly swollen have become the stifxened
muscles and so fiery the thirst in the cap
tives throat The weaker have sunk
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shooters and wild wavings of his big hat,

shooters and wild wavings of his big hat,
turns them back.
Soon a bronzed rider on a feet-footed
mustang breaks out from behind them and
gives pursuit. Now begins the work
which We are all determined shall know
no pause until We shall lead these creatures
of the plain captive for the use o man.
The buslness-like little pony in the DUST OF
the rear has been there before and snows
his business now. He has caught
the spirit of the sport, and while a
whoop bursts forth from his rider he is
laying off the furlongs over the homes of
the little prairie dogs in joyous bouods as
he gives wild chase 10 the fugitiyes. For
mile after mile the startled jack rabbits
and coyotes scatter on either side IS the
living cyclone sweeps down the stretch
1t is turned at the quarter by two riders
on guard at this important point, But
now the quivering sides of his favorite
pony-for which a cowboy will fght any
day-show the rider that his horse is be
coming winded. On nearing the next
turn a shot from his gun gives the signal
for relay rider to take his place with
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cending and descending this main stree

cending and descending this main street
of HeligOland.
Summer guests of every description,
from the officer of the guard, unmstak-
ably recognizable despite his citizen s
dress, to the excursions. come over for
the day from Cuxhaven or Hamburg, with
his lunch basket, and disheveled, painting
female convoy, mingle with the native
islanders, the broad-shouldered, high
booted fishermen; the women, in their
queer black sunbonnets. carrying pals of
water on the shouder-yoke; half-grown
lads-the island baggage express"-each
couple with a trunk or an assortment OF
hand luggage slung on poles between
them; children OF all ages, in all manner
of costumes-so they go past without
intermission, from early morn until
late at night. Now and then the Irregular
pattering of the many steps is drowned
by the steady beat of marching feet, and
the crowd divides at the sharp word of
command as company OF the Imperial
Marine guard, in their picturesque sailor
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course Of the band IS almost parallel with
tae oue ;aken IL starting. A. every turn
ROW n t!le horses approach tae IAN = Of
-" erea; circle there starts ~ 2 COW nov.
an rs ;ae band IN swinging around at
las ra--r- So starting point y e CLEAN
g.. 5eaanre flashes n The eye c.! Ire leader.
TIE treu2:ed animals tear uatiy on Il
their course, are turned a, eyerY 2. NJ IS
t.; "a and make another Lap o. the an
u- >uu50c human corral. clear around
a-2lu jA~F go. once Oh approaching the
i.ullt II -ae circle site uulu leader Y.lnges
~,-ssrst ahead - lead has tani - lba~.v.
sH. o.c ol The cowboys. vith = r@rl.-,,.
c-l4oa%1e vi sA0ts irol2 rs brace q sAx.
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EGLIPSE OF THE Sun.
Visible From $50 Until 10 O'Clock
Thnrsday Morning.

CHEHALIs, Oct. Ii. - Especial. l. There
will he partial eclipse of the sun next
Thursday, October %. The sun will be
obscured on the north limb, the points Of
first and last contact being in the first
quadrant OF the suns disk, counting from
the north toward the east. The following
table, computed by Orrin L. Harmon,
gives the.time of beginning, ending, po-
sition. angle, etc:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
LAKE wAsHINGToS.
IasAt ana shadow On thy surface,

Light ana shadow on tiny surface,
And ;ae misty mountains blue
Keep taeir guard around thy shore ling
t-a nights wings dlsrel DOR view.
Navc.e;s, suiashing, softly uu:Dur
A. the tales OF love they know,
seD1iu, hack IN scisest echo
Hear, VOWS pledged here, soft and log.
l. the solemn, deep WOO! silence
Nothing breaks thy low voiced song.
G-.ste1tnc moonlight lends us glamour
10 the scene we've y s;caed 80 long.
O. Thy sEars, dear Lake OF blue,
No dream. seen too uFlgat OF true
E1ry Barrf4 ia ~
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have been suspiciously shifting the air.
see little COW pony and rider leisurely
coming towards them over the hills.
This is enough.
The beautiful black stallion, king of the
band by reason of victory in many fierce
battles for supremacy of his kind. gives
warning snort and stands an instant
motionless-a magnificent piece of ami
mate statuary against the sky-as he
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Hairs Hair Remover Will keep the Ia. Y go.-
1us a11 As-4iay, All lstGI@L cQ49E.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

leg Or q srun. ana keep ne easy as0eS
ing, AID occasionally hsg forty poana-
er knocks aas sst Of bed sad ! wake ~
ca the foor. Bal tlAls isEt ~ b~s - La
jim Jams
The great srsSkss cane when ]
went aeEs. / wesl9Et 90 eses - ia
cid neigh borhood l wss very sens.
tive on ths question ~ loSing that foot
came west AID fsr good MANI years
had pretty good luck. OF course. IA
down noN. bat IA be up sgsia-th@i
Is 10 say II eoEt get the grippe sx
not ss stroag ss ! WA and sm not "a
clipper ss bird. but l'Is none 81 yen
graaeior.
Way don't you apply for pensisag"
asked the colonel
''Great Scott. ask for . pension 81
that foot; ssk nay captain ID testify a
20 how l loSt II; ask the boys % tel the
story o. what they saw that EsorEing'
Wouldn't do Il fer sll the noDey 3ss
Gould ever had No ar. 40 pension foa
me I've tod lies about that foot foi
prcssica Is that lest ii In sene snealr
Ing. uaasrhandce way. and that doc {
care 10 talk ah.ui IL loa see il had
stood still ana 81 that blalaed csEnos
ball strike me Ii would have been al
right hut di1st 20 that ] met ~
thing helf way was like the lnonses
that pat his tail = the Swapping tsrlle'I
mor;h. did 4 fool thing, and cot n,
reward In aboet hss second
"D.ia't yoa sses Lave trouble Will
the lsrae leg? Boat yor have trouh-s
now
Always have had. always viii lave
I. gives lie enough trouble - keep sp'
from being lonssosnc. Every onss a
awhile there 5 : sharp pain in tar bis
toe that ism. there. yoG know. Nov,
what in the Ba.-os can fellow daI WIKI
a big toe that re eaa't get al, bGi here
comes tA- lady aal ! viii now put IN
the coal" Aa2 - tie colonel i@Tned
away the one-.oo.e1 han stood str- lghs
and at attention aaa gave tie salute.
The colonel Returned the salute, LOOK
In ~ glance the number OF tie hoasc
and the lady who had stopped TO talS
10 his new acqusistsnce aad passed
on.-In,er Ocean.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30
aIau UP In THE AIR

Towering four full stories higher
than the ,sllest building in this city
the proposed Oddfellows' Temple will
be the most conspicuous structure in
Grand Rapids. The new temple will
not only % the mos. ornate and beau
tiful in the city but j. will be the lof-
test aud most Inspiring pile Of masonry
and steel IN Michigan. Think of It!
Fourteen stories extending one above
the other skyvard until the coping of
the last story is kissed by the clouds.
What . monument 10 the enter
prise of our oddfellows; what
a tower of greatness and re-
nown for the ethyl IL will become
one of the greatest a,tractionso of the city
and state, beside which the ten-story
building Of the Michigan Trust COM
pany OF this city and the Hammond
block Of Detroit will be like plgmies
eloas SIDE giant. The new Temple will
be as high az the Trust building with the
Towsr block put "A top Of Il. The
plans aud elevations for this matchlcss
Structure are now "A the hands OF the
committee on building. which will meet
Monday night to approve and adopt
them, and also TO agree upon site.
The site has not been selected, but II ~
practically decided to accept an option
on q tract IN the business centre
Of the city. or closely adjacent
thereto. Exclusive OF the site
the structure viii cost upwards
of $500 900. Every modern convenience
will pa introduced INTO tbs building to-
gsther with means OF quick commrni-
rstea and . perfect system Of veutila-
ten. The floors viii be divided INTO
stores aud offices. sumptueus quarters
will b provided for the FIVE local
lodges. and . large drill room Will be
rsssrv.d for the Csntons- With the
addition Of this building the city will
tax. Its place with Chicsgo - the home
Of tsaanted sky -scrapers.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

otssr words there 10 zone - per es3t
more sork dons each yea inzn tea
years ago eas the pay i less per capita.
Congress sin not hesitate 70 listen 20
the appeal made for . new elsss:fics-
ton. nor vii tue petition for more pay
pass unnseded. Ii IS 10 the postai
clerk that We are primarily indebted
for prompt ana aceuFste delivery OF
our mail. Twenty ye4rs ago letter
from New York delivered ia tEis ely
laree days after its deposit IA the
poSLsEtles Tiers was a TemArkaDls IN
stance of rapid mali Transmission. To-
day the sss York newspapers printed IN
,ns evening ~ q o cioex are Al our dssrs
the following noon. Tnls change hAs
been brought about by RAPID rail-
transit. bat the mail clerk has kept
pace with the increased speed. The
only in peril 10 that OF the engineer.
The work demands ni-n OF ability,
good memory and quick movements.
As . ciAss. the postal clerks ara good
citizens, majority, men Of families.
They are compelled to work at night
while others sleep. and in many WAYS
endure hardships OF which those not
acquainted with railway life are ixnor-
Ant. So far 40 their demands are just
and reasonable, 80 far congress ought
TO 70 TO grant them.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

prcnouss these exsfs dIpntl a.
IN gpel .sxly stated the fast 20 drs-
Csrpentef aad drove st c. tas
once OF the tas q of hea IN ia tbs city
hall and Iuforn ilr. bxzinsl5. the
healsh officer, OF the cAss- he sug-
gesfed that | take auo.Aer paysiCsAa
With the 10 eonfIn ny dlzgaos.s aud
he would NEST ns there, and 4 & were
diDhIhefla NE would al once remove
them 10 the city hospital. I called DIR.
ID. ). Sinclair. Who confirmed my dag
nosis aud the patients were immediately
the cases from tue city hospital 81 the
suggestion OF the health officer, DIR.
bEaalield. The statement that Treated
these cases three days before reports &
is false, unksna and unjust. Inc hrst
case was reported within twenty-f0u
hours after FIRST saw her. The second
case ~ ~ reported witnin six aours after
| fret saw her. Both cases were re-
ported within one hour after diphiherls
diagnosis Was certain. | wouli there
fore ask you 10 correct the statements
published in your issue OF today. My
statement herein can be corroDorated
by Mrs. Carpenter. proprietor of the
Warwick; DIR. Bradheld, health officer,
AID Or. ID. ;. Sinclair, VINO WAS my
counsel on The cases. In conclusion
would say that the report OF the death
of these patients was entirely I'M
founded. Both were doing very nicely
al 1879 n. m. today.
w. DKLASo. NJ. ID.
In response TO the above 10 - but
necessary ~ say that the itsm was pub
lshed in good faith. as legitimate news,
in which The public has a greater inter
est then the parties directly concerned.
Ii is satisfactorily represented that the
Warwick is now perfectly safe. The
microbes or bacilii Of diphtheria have
been destroyed by proper means and
there is no existing coniagion present
The practice OF covering up the pres
ence Of diphtherla IS an evil and cannot
be too strongly condemned. The pubic
has the unquestioned right 20 know OF
It's existence that 1t may avoid contact
with II and take precautionary meas
ures against contracting it. That II
exists IN . public house IS one OF tho
strongest reasons why the public should
know of il and is not . warrant for con
ceailpg 1t.
No intent TO injure tho private busl
ness of the prOprietors of the Warwick
in publishing the Item was present
there were eases Of diptheria therc,and
that the house has been thoroughly
fumigated. will prove 10 be much more
desirable than to have idle rumors con
corning the contag!on atioat.-Edl.or..
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

That there 10 need for . wise distribu-
.ioa Of food. fuel and clothing among
sns deserving poor of this city will
scarcely admit . doubt upon reading
ths appeal OF the Rev. W. A. Frye.
Alr. Frye 10 one of the few OF Gods
noblenen who vislt the homes Of the
poor. the orphan, the widow, and the
uck, 10 minister to their sufferlngs.
he not only cheers with words Of hope
out ais purse strings are freely loosened
and nsaay desoisse home has been
frightened by his unselnsh charity.
as appeals 10 tho benevolent Of this
city for aid in relieving the distress of
those whom the city poor director can
not or at least does not reach. He
docs not cry out for relief because
destitu:lon IS widespread, but having
stood in the presence of the sick
father. surrounded by family CT Ill
clad, lifted children, with the last stick
OF wood IN the stove and not morsel
10 eat in the cupboard; and having
moved amid other and equally dis
tressing scenes. he feels it his duty to
do al in his power to alleviate their
sufferings. The city devotes $50, 0C0
annually 10 the poor. $500 of which
goes TO pay Mr.. Kruse. the director.
The balance, IS expended largely At
naphazard, or al best At the within of
the Director. 1. does not reach al the
meritsrious cases. Even were the
sum twice a. large 1t is doubtful If 1t
could be distributed by . competent
director 80 a. to relieve many cases now
kept IN the background through mod
esty, or = proud spirit. Mr.. Frye has
nominated The HERALD TO re-
ceivs such donations A. may
TO made and offers himself
20 make the distribution among the
needy. TIE HERALD accepts the NOM
NATION and is now open to receive and
acknowledge ell donations. II your
hearts 20 out in sympathy for the
pinched and wan faces OF hAlf-starved
children; for the naked limbs and
trembling bodies OF those huddled
about firciess stove IN An empty, mis-
cradle howell, where the sunshine never
piefces to di.pel the gloom, send THE
HERALD your contributions today that
these places may be frightened tomor-
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-30

r. vas . cold dag. but the coIoner
was comfortable in mind and BODY.
Business had gone well with him He
had had a rood breakfast He was
making trial trip in . new overcest
which vas ~ vel suited TO biusssry
weather a. any he Rad ever worn A
he stood At the corner waiting for the
ear be was NJ Art amused and then in
t.rested in the movements Of rn.n
whe wore 40 overcast who had Only
one foot, and ~Ao was making believe
that ne was net cold The colonel
finally said; "Yes seem rather shivery.
ry friead~ o1sex ss fash came the
reply Il an ks-. no more blood
thaa . geese bat there are worse
things than shiverieg aronBd waiting
for . ;os. szd | Az not ~ cod ss