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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03
Honor Was Left Unsatisfed.

Some years ago DR.. Virohow, the emil
nent man OF science, had been sharply crit
icising Prince Bismarck, who was then
chancellor At the end Of particularly
bitter attack Bismarck felt Himself per-
sonally affronted and sent seconds TO Viz
chow, with a challenge to fight duel.
The man Of science was found Ia his lab
oratory hard at work with experiments
which had for their object the discovery Of
a means Of destroying ttichina, which
were making great ravages in Germany.
"Ah," said the doctor, "a challenge
from Prince Bismarck, ehp Well, well!
As am the challenged party suppose
have the choice Of weapons. Here they
are
He held up two large sausages which
seemed to be exactly alike.
lone of the sausagss, - he said, sis filled
with trichina-it Is deadly. The other
is perfectly wholesome. Externally they
can't be told apart. Let his excellency do
me the honor to choose whichever Of these
he wishes and eat 1t, and I will eat the
other"
Though the proposition was as reasona-
BILE as any dueling proposition could be,
Prince Bismarck's representative refused
1t. No duel was fought, and no one ac-
cused Virchow Of cowardice.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
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a SEALED PROPOSAL.

EDWARD Ed"aras ana the lovely QUAKER
ess Who Didn't Open His Letter.
An amusing episode belongs to the his
tory Of the Gurneys Of Eartham, family
to which the beloved Mrs. Elizabeth Fry
belonged. Edward Edwards was devoted
friend Of the lovely Quakeress, and there
was time when be was tempted TO be-
come something more. He had great adj
miration for Catherine Quincy. and, al
though he was an extremely difldent man,
he did rouse his courage to the point Of
sending her proposal Of marriage.
Miss Catherine was busy woman, for
she had at the age Of II years taken the
entire charge of great family Of II BROTH
ers and sisters, and when the letter came,
being occupied with other things, she slip
ped it into her pocket and forgot all about
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

1heD, too, the guide will suddenly tell
you That the eagle has shifted his game.
and that means an hours march to an
other height. Butsthen theresis the sport
OF bringing down the bird, of seeing the
great wings flop their miRhtiest for a
moment, only to drop powerless imme-
dlately after with their dead weight, deep
down into the abyss. And then 1t Is that
the Alpine guide fastens his great ropes
to the rocks, and sinks almost out Of
sight. He gives an Alpine shout that
echoes back to us and we pull him up
with his prey. splendid load, and one
that will give the village an "eagle
hunt celebration. These are unique
affairs, and invariably supplement- to a
good days sport. The bird is put on ex-
hibition. the villaEer drinks 'Rood luck''
to the next days sport, and the younger
ones dance away the early hours Of the
evening.
1t was at one Of these celebrations that
I caught my first glimpse of the greatest
eagle huntsrlthe world has known-Leo
Dorm. He is a very Nimrod in face and
figure. Towering nearly six feet in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

first eagle In the ALPS. Few Engishmen
come to this country for y real hunt, but
prefer their own SCOTCH Highlands or
their well-kept home preserves. But the
German and the American scent the ex-
element in the dangers that surround
one on all sides in the Alpine region, and
SO 1t Is that at this time Of the year
"the woods are full of them, 'colioquialy
speaking.
In all the villages Of the Alps, Soptem-
Der aud October are the months for eagle
hunting, and toward the close of October
shroughout November, and. In fact, until
the first snowfall. the hunter looks tn en-
rich his collection OF trophies.
But to those of US Amer icnDs to whom
the hunting In the Alps ia new the most
interesting preliminary phase Is in the
rare stories that beguile the nighs before
the start. You must listen carefully,
for this German dialect is not easily IN
derstood. They will tell you of the
record made last year by Count Alban
Won Quodt, famous German hunter,
who lay In hiding whole week to gst
single shot at a flne specimen Of an eagle
They will thrill you with the record OF
"the king Of eagle hunters" Loo Dorm,
chief forester OF the Prince Regent Of
Bavaria, and then they will suddenly
break up and inform you that the Arl-
berg is a good five mile climb and the
start must be at day broak.
So, at daybreak. we are of. These
guides know each possible eagle orag,
They tell yeu that the young ones car
fly at this season of the year, and to get
close would mean a battle with the older
ones. &c. it is always good policy to
await the fight of the older bird.
To say IL 10 an easy matter to get
shot at an eagle would amuse even the
best of Alp hunters. The king of tie air
seems to scont the danger, and with Its
mountain prey in sight will fly about tor
hours OF heights beyond the reach of the
hunters bullet. Even then in swooping
down for Its prey it will seek to chase it
as far from the hunter as possible, and
nine times out of ten will succeed in
avoiding the latter BY the lightning
rapidity of Its flight Standing on
narrow ledge with an almost fathomless
abyss yawning before you, and waiting
whole day for shot at an eagle is what
ia called real Alpine sport.
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diameter. Fifty-one inches think OF
shat. The largest telescope now In exis.
tenoe is the Lick, whose object glass has
diameter of thirty six inches. The
second largesd is at Pulkowa. r ussia.
with glass Of thirty inches. The third
Is at the University of Virginia, with a
glass of twsnty-six inches. Fl award las
the fourth largest, with twenty -four
inch glass, and the fifth in size in the
world belongs to Princeton College. At
the present time there is making in
Cambridge Mass, glass which has been
I,eralded around the world. 1t is for the
great Yerkes telescope, and it's diameter
will be forty inches.
Thus will the Paris Exposition tele-
scope eclipse by eleven inches the diane
ter of the greatest telescope object OF the
world.
1t will, 80 it is claimed, bring the moon
within one mile of us
The telescope ID to be lB0 feet long, and
Is to be rugged SO that 900 persons can
simultan eously view the heavens wit b
1t. The image is to be received on = level
mirror rs inches in diameter, and from
that reflected upon screen.
Tho revelations Of the starry mysteries
that this gigantic telescope Ia expsot ed
to make will thus be givan not to soli-
tary astronomer, to be by him sent forth
! to the world in his own good time and to
the benefit of his fame alone, but direat-
" to the public, and any of US may be
fortunate enough to be personally pre-
sent at stellar discoveries of vast impor-
tance.
These are the five great wonders Of the
Paris Exposition.
But it is four years off yet, and who
knows what those TO UT years may pro-
duce9 The Herald will doubtless yet tell
its readers Of othersmarvels equally great
or mayhap greater than these with which
the Capital Of Novelty will signalize the
close of the greatest century of the
worlds history. Paris may yet give us
seven wonders.
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lluetration from which to gauge the
taste of the worlds public during the
declining days of our century than the
scientific and engineering eocentricities
that will mark this exposition. We of
today are lovers of wonders. We Will
find enough in Paris four years hence to
tickle US to the end of our days.
Wonder number one will provide an
aerial journey more than 900 feet above
The earth. The scheme is to swing a
midair suspension railway from the top
of the Eiffel Tower to the summit of the
distant Trocadero, from which will be
hung by rollers hairs making the jour-
ney back and forth.
Think Of it The Eiffel Tower is 9S5
feet nigh. 1t will give you some notion
of what that means to recall that the
copper cap on the top of our Washington
Monument is only 555 feet from the
ground.
Imagine such a tripl Some folks found
the journey round the Ferris Wheel at
Dur World IS Fair a nervous ordeal. Com
pared with this aerial cable line, the
Ferris Wheel is positively ridiculous as
hair starter.
THE TELESCOPE POWER.
II shooting through the clouds in a
pa ne bottomed chair is not sensational
enough to stir the blood of our modern
novelty lover, let him enter the survey
ing tower. which will be built close by.
There Is nothing particularly startling
about the suggestion Of surveying
tower, you say. just wait till you hear
ALL
You will enter a leaning cylindrical
tower about fifty feet high and made of
henspsred steel. 1t looks like nothing
more imposing than metallic Tower of
Pisa. You will find circular seat in
side, capable of holding about twenty
pc: sons. You will sit down and proba-
bly, grasp the railing pretty tight, mean
time holdin your breath.
When the seats are all filed you will
kuddenly shoot up into the air for dis
tanoe Of two hundred feet.
You will then discavst that your tow
sr is made of oonoentrio steal tnbss that
telescope into eac other, and that you
are at the apex of the inermost-and
now uppermost section
But the big tower will not stand
straight up. 1t will bend over, rainbow
fashion, In long arc, with you dang
ling at the end of it, for all the world
like fsh at the end of swaying rod
Then it will revolve slowly from its base,
swinging you in a wide circle over large
section of the exposition grounds, and
finally land you on a stationary tower,
dawn which you drop by an elevator to
fine ground
The scheme of this tower was chosen
as the most startling Of 500 remarkable
suggestions One OF the rejected schemes,
by the way, was to baila temple of
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ffFrY CENTS,

The DAILY PRESS Is sent to any
address BY mali for 80 CENTS A
MONTH. It Is delivered by carriers
In Portland and vicinity attic same
rate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

MY poor cAraCInesrs must live some
how, their pay Is next to nothingr' replied
Cadiz custom house official Of position to
visitor who had complained that after
his luggage had actually passed examine
ton carabineer had potnoeA on ii, in
sisting upon Ii being Ee-examined. By
which he clearly meant Chat all inoonven-
fence and unpleasantnagS might have been
avoided by the tudicions outiay Of peseta.
The one consoling featnre Of the tipping
plague in Spain is that the Spaniard is
satisfied with a very little. The uniformed
official, whose counterpart ct homo would
not condescend to accept q tip, gives q
hearty muches gracias for couple Of reals
-fvepence. The extortion TO which the
visitor is exposed Is principally practiced
by the hotel keepers. Some sort Of excuse,
perhaps, may be made for the custom
among Seville landlords Of doubling their
rates during holy week and the annual
four days fair, but why Granada, long
days journey of, should follow suit, it is
difficult to comprehend.
Hotels have much improved In Spain
outside Madrid and Seville during the last
few years, although very much remains to
be done before strangers can be induced to
remain in such towns as Burgos, Segovia,
Salamanca and Valladclid for an hour
longer than it is absolutely necessary for
the seeing Of the sights there. But first
class rates are charged for what is nothing
more than third class accommodation, and
often for what Ia very much worse. In
very few cities, except the great centers OF
business and pleasure, Is there more than
one hotel at which civilized traveller can
put up, and the owners Of these hotels,
knowing the fact, gather in their harvest
Trains in Spain usually start at unholy
hours Of the morning, and the hotel land.
lords take advantage Of this fact to carry
out the national tomorrow" creed with
adroitness. Guests who intend to leave by
the 4 or a. m. train usually demand their
bills overnight, but some excuse is invari-
ably forthcoming which enables the land.
lord to present his bill the next morning
when it is half dark, and the departing
guest is but half awake, and the railway
omnibus Is at the door, and every minute
is precious, the result being that the vic.
tim pays just what is put down. unless he
chooses to argue the case and lose his train,
as often as not the only one of the day.
A rule which should never be neglected
is to have your agreement for prices to be
paid thoroughly understood beforehand
Generally it is advisable to write for rooms
ahead, SO that an answer in black and
white is received, which effectually checks
the extortion which will assuredly be at
tempted. -Chambers Journal
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The SENATOR'S STRING.
How Mr.. Payne Amused Himself and
the Galleries.
A CROWDED HOUSE TO HEAR A
SPEECH HE DID NOT MAKE.

Even the Grave and Learned Senators
| Have Their Peculiarities-An Interest,"
Description Of Some of Them,
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This is perhaps the most thrilling in
cident in his career, but his hair breadth
escapes have bean about az numelou as
his trophies.
These, by the way, fill one large room
of his cottage, and are not alone the evi
dences of his prowess az an eagle hunter,
but OF his skill on the larger game Of the
Tyrolsan Alps. Antlers line the walls
on all sides. Fully fifty of the very finest
makes Of guns adorn the cor ners and
make rather warlike. panels flanking the
trophies of the chase
But here this chief forester of tn
Prince Regent of Bavaria lives. and here
he receives his royal guests, each gene ra-
tion listening with added eagerness to
the glories of mis- prowess during the
forty five years Of his active career as q
hunter.
r. nj EMANN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

height he bears his sixty one years won
derfully well. His long, white beard
gives him q; venerable appearance, al
though his hunting togs would hardly
suit an American or Englishnian. They
are made Of the very ooarsest material,
and are almost ragged from wear. HIS
shoes ara the old HOLM nailed affairs, with
never a sign Of sock underneath. Yot
this Is the man who has killed sixty-f1ve
eagles, record never even approached by
the best Of hunters.
When he began to tell us Of his achieve
ments there WAS a sparkleEin his eyes and
smile on his lips but never word in
praise of himself. 1t was simply the
story of each long, daring achi evement,
told without establishment, and In the
peculiar dialect of HindeIang, where he
lives the greater part of the year.
His last eagle. brought down this yoar,
not alone broke his own record as to
number, but exceeded In siza any of his
previous trophies. 1t measured eight
feet from tip to tip of the wings. Dorm
had started early on the hunt after this
specimen for his spyglass had given him
many fine view Of the great bird. But
he had at last ascertained where the
eagle had its eyre of young ones, and he
had outlined daring method Of pro-
cedure, differing from anything he had
previously attempted.
He watched for the flight Of the moth
er bird, and then, when he had seen her
disappear completely from view. had his
men drop him into the canyon, aud
with his great Alpen stock pulled himslf
into the nest The young birds tore his
hands SO that he still has the marks to
show, but he finally succeeded in tying
them to each other Ly ropes. He then
tied himslef to tree iutting out from a
cFag near by, and with just barely
enough room for his feet to rest, awaited
the return Of the big eagle. Time and
again tho mother bird was seen soaring
in tho sky, bearing it's booty. Then,
with the speed of lightning it would
shoot into the nest, out Of reach of his
gun. He followed the same tactics for
nine days in succession. The rope had
lsft bloody scar about his body, and
he was nearly exhausted. But finally,
on the ninth day, the eagle scared its
last, for Dorn's bullet had found vital
apot.
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! tulb sudIb 10 l,OUU 1c6U. IL WILL D0 1lBuk'
ed from top to bottom.
One will pass through all ranges OF
temperature in descending this deep pit.
1t is promised that every sariety Of
climate, from torrid to Arctic, will be
encountered, though just exactly how
| by the management.
Frequent stopping places are to be pro.
vided so that you can nnger in any tenn
perature that fancy dictates, and at these
points attractions consistent with the
| temperature are to be provided. The
lover of geology can hero get the most
exact data pertaining to his scientific
hobby illustrated in the most effective
possible manner.
The construction Of this big hole will
be one of the gre atest feats, from scien-
tiflc point of view, Of the Exposition.
The most distinguished mining engineers
in the world have been engaged, and the
problem of ventilation is likely to cause
no end of trouble. E
1t is not as an engineering feat, how
/ ever. that the shaft will appeal to the
biggest public. Taken in connection
with the Eitfel Tower, the wonder-lov-
ing will be enabled 20 travel two thous-
and vertical feet within the period of An
hour and without olim bing one step.
But the fifth and greatest wonder OF
the Ex position Ia to be telescope.
| Need 1t be added that it will be the
largest telescope in the world?
The object lens of the Paris Exposition
telescope will be four feet three inches in
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03
The Seven Wonders Of the Ancients
Tame in Comparison.
HOW HUMANITY is TO BE BE
WILDE2ED AT PARIS.
A Trolley Ride Up Among the Clouds-A
Revolving Telescope and the Big Spy
Glass Which Brings the Moon Nearly
to the Earth.
(New York Herald. }

Let Antiquity cease its babble. Its
Seven Wonders of the World are wonde rs
no more. Its fame is collapsed. Hera-
after, or, at least, till the century ends,
let Us talk only Of the Five Wonders OF
Paris. For at the Partisan Exposition
of 1900 We will see quintuple of extra.
ordinary devices that will put memories
of past marvels out of existence.
Novelty Is the note. 1t would be bard
indeed o provide posterity with better
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

Innsbruck, Tyrol. Sept. 25-The
American who is accustomed to hunt on
the created preserves Of the Adiron-
daoks, in the Rockies, or along the inlets
Of the southern coast, does not realize
what sport is until be has shot down his
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03
TIPPING IN SPAIN,

The System There Has Developed Into q
Positive Curse.
Extortion is rife, and the tipping system
has developed into positive curse, al
though for this we who tip must be held
primarily responsible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03

literature out of bricks composed of the
compressed pulp of rejected manuscripts
The idea appealed strongly to the imagi-
nations Of the managers, but the sena-
tional featuressof the telescope tower pre-
vailed.
ROUND THE WORLD IN SIXTY
SECONDS
The third wonder has already been pic
tured and described 1t is the great
globe, 100 feet in diameter, that will ex-
hibit the entire geography OF the world
in the minutest detail.
The exact means by which the visitor
Ia to be brought in front of any particu-
lar spot on it's surface he wishes to in
vestigate is not yet finally decided. The
latest plan Is to encircle it with rail-
road, upon which will run regular
train of cars.
It is calculated that this train will en-
able you to Guido Phineas Fogg's marvel
GUS feat with very large margin to
spare. You can go round the world In
sixty seconds!
TO THE BOWELS Oh THE EARTH.
Marvel No. is an inverted Eiffel
Tower.
In other words, 1t Is an enormously
deep hole in the ground. This will lie on
the opposite side of the grounds and ita
bottom will be reached by series of ele-
vators.
The depth that it is proposed to sink
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-03
HUNTING THE EAGLE.
Dangerous But Exciting Sport in
the Alps.
WAITING NINE DAYS FOR
SHOT.

The Champion Hunter Lived on Crag,
Tied to Tree, but at Last Bsgged His
Game.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29

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last brought to the beloved and loving
maiden. The youth was no longer
such, for time and trouble had altered
him not little-and the true-hearted
maiden did not at first recognize him.
Thinking that he was some new sutton
she once more pretended to be seized
with epilepsy. Soon the scene changed,
as the pleading lover recalled the troth
plighted in the wilderness with the
we'll as witnesses. No room was left
for doubt as to his identity. Here, at
last, was her rescuer and lover! Mu-
tual explanations and confessions fol-
lowed, and all Of the sad experiences
OF those years were told to loving ears.
The maiden and the youth, no longer
young In years. but rejuvenated by
loves happiness, were speedily mar
ried. Blessed by happy family and
ever increasing prosperity they found
full compensation for all of the sor-
rows which they had endured, and that
sweetest Of love rewards, true and un'
changing love!-Philadelphi Inquirer
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Ripening Hogs.

The ripening period should be before
and after the hot season. Avoid, if
possible, excessive cold, for, as the
writer says, too much feed needs to be
consumed to maintain the normal tenn
perature, while during the heated peri
cd not sufficient food will be consumed
to materially increase tho size Of the
carcass. The nearer We can come to
securing an average daily increase,
the more successful our effort. In this
earlier fattening process we must not
lose sight of the fact that we realize
much sooner on the capital invested,
and a reinvestment may be made at
once. The cheapest meat is made
from the young animal, much less
food being consumed in supplying the
wastes of the system. The earlier the
marketable product is reached proper
tionately lessons the loss by disease.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
Lawn Billiards.

Lawn billiards is the latest sugges-
ton for the popularization of garden
parties. The game is, as yet, so little
known that it merits word or two Of
description: A ground about the same
size as that used for croquet is rolled
as smoothly as possible, and it's bound
aries banked up a few inches in imita-
ton of cushions. Croquet balls can be
used, and holes in the turf take the
place of the regulation pockets. The
b and balk line are marked with white
chalk and for cues a broad-pointed i'm
plement is employed with a small
roller at the end on it's underside to
enable it to run with ease over the sur
face of the grass. No STOPPING is re-
quired, and those who have tried the
game with appliances made to their
own order and lawns prepared by
themselves are convinced that if the
requisites were easily procurable and
grounds upon which it could be played
more numerous, lawn billiards would
attract to garden parties many who at
present attend them more for duty
than pleasure-London Telegraph.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-29
A Profitable Ghost.

We both admire and respect the Els
sex rector, who, having discovered a
miraculous face" in his chancel win
dow is determined to make the best
of it. The explanation, as he frankly
tells us, is quite simple. Some years
ago he had the window stripped over
with transparent paint to soften tile
glare of the sun, and that paint is now
taking off, thus revealing the faces be.
low. But if the faces themselves are
not miraculous, the "f1aking off, of the
paint at this particular moment is, he
maintains, obviously providential
GAS many visitors have been focllins
to see the so-called miracle, l am now
utilizing it toward helping to pay of
some heavy debts on the church and
schools Of this poor agricultural parish
and if the result follows l shall look
upon the pictures as q gift from God
and thankfully receive any help to-
ward the above objects"
This is indeed putting the miracle
on sound business-like footing. We
only wish other exploiters of miracles
were equally Observation-Disclosures Re
view.