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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

thornton, a we'll known citizen of Sc
attic and member of the Young
Mems Christian Association of that
Guy. He was one of the party that
maze up the expedition of Prince Lui-
81 OF Savoy to the top of Mt. St. Elias.
| rive other men were with Mr.. Thorn
ION When the beautiful mirage was
seen. The mirage city has formerly
Deen reported as having been seen
from the Muir glacier. Mr.. Thornton
and his companions saw it from the
Malaspina glacier. They had left the
expedition to return to the coast for
provisions. The mirage was noticed
at about o'clock in the morning and
lasted for thirty-tive minutes. Then it
vanished.
Inc first that was ever heard of a
mirage city in Alaska was in 1883. In
mat year Richard G.. Willoughby, a
prospector of Juneau, Alaska, came
Gown from the Muir glacier with the
assertion that he had beheld wonder
full city in the clouds. It was standing
out in the sky, in full view. There
were masses of tall brick houses with
sloping roofs, elm trees in the fore
ground and river with shipping in
the distance. From the midst of the
buildings arose two great towers sur
rounded with scaffolding. Mr.. Will
loughby infinitely described the mirage
and claimed to have seen it several
times. Changes had taken place in
the towers as if progress had been
made in the construction of the build
ing. The people heard the miners
story with wonder, but as no one but
himself had seen it no great import
ance was attached to the tale, until in
June of the year named he succeeded
IN, photographing the mirage and fix
Ing the picture upon plate. These
pictures had large sale, and in 1889
reveral of them found their way to
Chicago. A citizen of this city who
taw copy of the photograph declared
that it was a view of Bristol. England.
Others who were familiar with Bristol
verified the Identification and more
lately Prof. William H. Hudson of
Stanford University, California, rec
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party, who agree. perfectly not onlyain
their statement Of having seer the city
but also in the detailed description of

party, who agree perfectly not onlyain
their statement Of having seer the city
but also in the detailed description of
it.
All who have seen or claim to have
seen the mirage agree in several i'm
.portant details of the appearance. The
streets in the mirage are always de-
serted. The observers all say that the
architecture is not at all like the ar
chitecture Of an American town. The
houses are quaint, solid and old-fash-
Toned. Then there seems to be unan-
unity in the presence of towers and a
dome, as if of some monster build
ing and of at least one thin
church spire in the distance.
The accompanying illustration
ton is copy of one of Mr.. Willough-
by's photographs taken in 1885, In the
foreground are seen several houses, I'M
questionably of English architecture.
Ihere are the elm trees with leafless
branches. The main feature of the
picture is the lofty structure in the
middle, said to be the famous Episco-
pal cathedral of Bristol as it appeared
twenty years ago, when the building
was undergoing repairs. The shipping
and the river are not visible. The
strongest points made by Professor
Jordan in his article are found in his
indications of the nearness of the
house in the foreground and the leaf
less elm trees Gin midsummer). These
two things are certainly telling points
against the genuineness of the Will
loughby photographs. Even the small
tiles on the chimney pots are visible.
But judging by the tales told by Mr..
Thornton, apparent proximity and
clearness of detail in the foreground
are not impossibilities in mirages.
Are there two silent cities in the
skies of Alaska? If the Willoughby
photographs are genuine there must be
for the description given by Mr. Thorn
ton of what he saw in July does not
coincide with the photographs taken
nine years ago from the Muir glacier.
The vision, said Mr. Thornton, was so
distinct as to require strong faith that
it was not a real city. The principal
feature of the mirage was what ap-
peared to be two Chinese temples. In
the middle of the city was a huge
building with great columns reaching
from the ground. to the roof. Sur
mounting this was a great dome, Near
this structure was a group of solid
buildings which Mr.. Thornton de-
scribed as business blocks" Then
there was church with a tall spire
and then three buildings that looked
like factories He added that these
three buildings were only partly WISH
BILE, but that the city seemed to ex-
tend far away in that direction.
Three theories only are open to &C
count for all these stories. The al
legged observers are deluded and no one
ever saw a city, silent or otherwise, in
the Alaskan skies; all these stories are
pure fabrications and the travellers are
attempting to deliberately deceive
their hearers; or silent cities are seen.
in mirage from the Muir and. the Ma
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TOO ENGAGING YOUNG MAN.
Breach of Promise Suit Causes Him to
Change Brides Quickly.

Breach Of Promise Suit Causes Him to
Change Brides Quickly.
Freeport, ILL.,, correspondence of St.
Louis Globe-Democrat: George Spear
en-, superintendent of the water COM
pany at Warren, and Miss Mary Schroe-
der, also of Warren, were married here
today under rather unusual circum-
stances. Spearen went to Warren about
year ago from Batavia, ILL.,, where
he had lived for some time, and where
he had courted and became engaged
to wealthy but not very attractive
young lady. Shortly after he went to
Warren, Spearen met Mary Schroeder,
who is beautiful and had just been di-
vorced in this city. The young en-
gineer at once fell in love with her, and
was soon engaged to her, but he did
not break with his Batavia sweetheart,
and their wedding was to have oc-
Cured early in the summer, but the
ceremony was postponed. A breach Of
promise suit threatened him whichever
hesitation, he concluded to take the
wealthy girl. he, therefore, left War
rem for Batavia, where he expected to-.
marry her tonight. Miss Schroeder
heard of his decision, and she came
here yesterday, secured a lawyer and
began breach of promise suit. When
the young man stepped from the War
rem train this morning he was met oy
the sheriff with a summons, and he
accompanied the officer to Justice Mar
wins Office, where he met Miss Schroe-
der. They made up their quarrel in a.
short time, and were married, leaving
directly afterward for New London, On
tario, where the young mans parents
live. They will probably stay there.
All preparations were made for the
Batavia wedding tonight, but the
bridegroom failed to appear.
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ognized the view of Bristol from the
noted Brandon hill.

ognized the view Of Bristol from the
noted Brandon hill.
In the June (1S97) number of the
Popular Science Monthly Professor Da-
vid Starr Jordan, president of the STAN
ford University, published an article in
which he charged that the Willoughby
photograph was a fraud, and said it
had been made from an old plate taken
twenty years ago. Professor Hudson
remembered that the famous cathedral
of the town was at that time undergo
ing repairs. An investigation into the
methods of photography used by Mr..
Willoughby which was made by an
officer of the Albatross was not salts
factory. The old prospector fatty re-
fused to disclose what sort of chemicals
he, had used or how he had developed
his plates. Professor Jordan took
high scientific ground in his criticism
Of the photographs, and did not hest
tate to say that so far as mirages in
Alaska were concerned, the Willough-
by pictures we're a rather poor and I'M
substantial guide.
Professor Jordan's argument would
be strong or even convincing from the
standpoint of circumstantial evidence
were it not counterbalanced by testi-
monial evidence, the validity of which
there can be no reasonable doubt. Even
if Mr.. Willoughby's photographs were
not genuine, the chances that he really
saw mirage city are very great. A
man named Bruce, we'll known in Alas
ka, testifes that he saw the city de-
scribed by Mr.. Winoughby. S. B.
French also says he was fortunate
enough to see it. There is an Indian
legend about Glacier Bay in which the
story of the phantom city is preserved.
Robert Christie and George Patterson
of Bartlett Bay aver that they, too,
have seen It. And now comes Mr..
Thornton, a man Of position in Seat
tie. and five members of Prince Luigi's
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mirage compared with the almost in-.-
credible effects Of refraction that are,
seen in Calabria and if Mr. Willoughby
had told OF mirage such at the Fata.
Morgana is : known to be he would;
probably be given a severer scoring;
than that which he has received at the
hands of Professor Jordan in the
Popular Science Monthly. But as Pro-.
fessor Jordan confidently predicted a.
new boutreak of the glacier city and
more newspaper stories concerning It,
he will no doubt feel more than justi-
fed for the opinions he has expressed
concerning the unreliability of the.
unframed observers. of Glacier Bay.
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THOUGHTFUL OBSERVATIONS

The promoters of progress should
never forget the result Of experience.
Truth is mighty no matter how old it
may be.
If any one speak i'll of thee, con-
slider whether he hath truth on his
side; and if so, reform myself, that mis-
censures may not affect thee. y.
We must lie fallow before we can
produce greatly, and we must enrich
ourselves; inwardly before we can
spend generously in creative work.
The trde strength of every human
soul is to be dependent On as many
nobler as it can discern, and to be
depended upon by as many inferior as
it can reach.
A. fresh mind keeps the body fresh.
Take in the ideas of the day, drain off
those of yesterday. AS to the morrow,
it is time .enough'to consider it when it
becomes. today. -.
An upright posture is easier than q
STOPPING one because it is more natur-
al, and one. part is better supported by
another; so it is easier to be an honest
man than a 'knave.
1t may be, truly said that no man
does any work perfectly who does not
enjoy his work. Joy in ones work
is the consummate tool without which
the work may be done indeed, but
without its finest perfection. !:
It is said woman loves courage in
man., that he may protect her., No:
she loves courage which makes sacri-
fees. She loves heroism. She loves
protection, but from a hero's arm. It
is the virtue, not her own safety, she
loves. 80. .,..>.. 2>.. SEE S..' .-z
ITO. know great and inspiring men
who have surpassed us in our chosen
work, and also: others who have lighted
up paths which we shall never enter
will tend to make us both loyal to orr
own pursuits and sympathetic to 9th
ers. It will encourage modesty with
out diminishing energy, and will ena-
BILE us,to widen our outlook and ex-
tend our interest without losing our
selves. 81: I'll s s7t. 81. 7aa@5
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laspina glaciers in Alaska. It would
seem absurd to charge six men with
wlllful deception. Such a supposition
involves concerted action among them,
and six men of ordinarily good char
acter do not deliberately lie with no
especial purpose in view. Equally alb
surd is it to suppose that these various
witnesses were the victims of illusion,
delusion or hallucination, whichever
the scientific man desires to call it.
Even scientific men have been doubted
when they have made assertions con-
corning marvellous matters unsupport-
ed by more substantial evidence. The
only absolute truth of the proof of
these travellers tales will be, of course,
photographs taken under conditions
which will admit of no doubt of their
commences. Until this is done scien-
tific men will ridicule the stories, and
for that very reason, perhaps, it will
not be man Of science WHO will be the
first to obtain indisputable. evidence Of
the alleged phenomenon.
Alas a's mysterious city (if it be a
mirage truly, is of that CLASS of mir,
ages known as "Fata Morgana,', so
called because of the Sicilian belief
that the wonderful mirages of the Sea
of Reggie are caused by fairy (fata1
whose name is Morgana. The phenom-
enon seen in the Straits Of Messina is
most remarkable and beautiful effect
of mirage. The airy images take the
forms of grand architectural struc-
lures, magnificent landscapes, columns,
arches, towers, castles, palaces, ave-
nues, trees, and wooded plains, with
crowds of moving men and women and
animals, the whole scene being full of
the highest animation and changing
rapidly and marvelously in color.
These transformations are caused by
extraordinary reflections in the atmos-
phere. The silent city of the glaciers
is a most commonplace and orderly
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Taking Him at His Word,

1"h1"s HIN aC HIS Vorut
There is a story Of Bishop Barring
ton. and Philpotts, afteSrward Bishop of
Exeter, who was at the time Barring
toms secretary: The bishop said:'
IT wish you to'select for. publication
twelve of my sermons thats'you" think
will do me least >discredit..s:> ,::
Shortly after, when the: sermons had
been chosen, the bishop asked; :"Do you
think that these will do me credM?"
IT prefer, my lord answered Phil
potts, ito adhere to yfotahr, lordtship's
former EXPRESSION - +;
The sermons were not pub1ished.-
San: Francisco Argonaut.> :: - ~
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9-In the night the king makes his

. 99In the night the king makes his
Z: free will offering before Meradoch
and Istar. Sacrifice he Stays. 5
10-The lifting Of his hand finds favor!
with his God. 515 .
This version of the Sabbath, al;
though lengthier and much more se-
we're than that in the Bible, closely
corresponds with it. Wonderful as
these, recent discoveries are, they do
not shake the historical foundation Of
the book of Genesis. In fact these dis
coveries would seem to confirm, rather
than contradict, the statements of the
Bibles They, however, furnish addi-
tiona1 information that it does not give.
In this connection it is interesting to
state that DR.. Hilprecht, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, stated recent
ly that no discoveries had yet been
made that shook his faith in any his
torical statement of the Bible. DR..
H1lprecht is recognized as the most
eminent cuneiform scholar in the
world today, and is now engaged in
translating the wonderful tablets re-
Gently found at Nippur.
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that he is very anxious to try his luck
in Alaska, make fortune, become a.
good citizen and retrieve his good
name. He wants Auditor Seibert to.
intercede for him with Gov. Stephens
and secure him. a pardon. He; points
out in forceful language that If: he is
kept, in prison until, the expiration OF
his sentence. in 1912, the gold field will
be overcrowded, and his chances Of
striking a rich lead will be greatly di-
minished. :"
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-: sToo. Late. ]!

Myrtle They say thateyou made q
regular fool of Algy Persons, at. the
islands, last week" Maud Mo-; they
are wrong. I might have done it; but
for one thing" Myrtle What, was
that?'' Maud Somebody had. fin
ished the job before got hold of him.
Leader.
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The IF" of 1t.

The Judge-"Have you anything to
say why the sentence of the court
should not be pronounced upon you?'
Teddy O'Reilly-"Faith, yer honor, OF
have siven distinct raisons, my wan
Of which would convince mesilf if Oh
was only yer honor" New York Tri-
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A Klondyke Struck Convict.

From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat:
who fired the prison and led the re-
volt in '83, by which 100000 worth OF
property was destroyed, and who has
since made several murderous assaults
on officers, is suffering with severe at
tack of Klondike gold fever. He has
written letter to State Auditor Jas.
M. Seibert, one of the prison inspectors,
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In. j A MIRAGE CITY
! HE WONDERFUL SIGHT WIT
MESSED IN ALASKA.
The Silent City in the Clouds-supposed
to Have an Original Somewhere on
This sphere-Lately Seen by Seattle
Man. -

NOE again "The
Silent City Of Alas
ka" has heen
brought before the
public with it's
mysterious towers,
its deserted streets,
its quaint roof tops
and it's quaint
beauty. The man
who describes it
this time is c.. w.
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Another Theorv.

The most curious thing about the
insane rush to Alaska is that the pro-
portion OF, fools in the rest of the
world does not seem to be materially
decreased. New York Tribune.
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His Works.

Wallace-"I want to show copy OF
my works." Ferry-"I didn't know
you had ever published anything"
"Who said anything about publishing
anything? I had an X-ray picture
taken. "-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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THE FIRST CREATION.
NEW STORY AS TOLD BY THE
NlNEVEH TABLETS.
The Effect OF the Ancient Inscriptions
- on the Bible, Story-Written Thous-
ands Of Years Ago. -J--..

r. HENRY MAS
ON BAUM, The ia
NOUS historical lee
'turer and editor of
Monumental Rec
otrdts, has furnished ri
the New York Her.
aid with further i1a-
ia on the finding
at Nineveh of tab.
let's pertaining to
the creation of the
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
FINESSE.
The Subtitle Weapon of Woman.

The kind % management some hus-
bands require. cultiva,es a skill AMI
finesse in tiei, wives that would fit
some OF them tor dipiomat!c positions
Il never intend 70 deceive Joln in any
manner but / find 1t necessary 20 d Ger
tain things for his good. buS without; his
knowledge. FOR instance. he hss been
subject 10 AK -peKs at times. that seem
to come from stomach and iive-. He rs-
fuses to leave OF coffee. o, which ne is
very fond. Yet know IL hurts him. 50
without his knowledge I nave one-is,t
Postum Cereal Blended with the coffee.
thus giving him a beverage mat !. aalt
liquid fooi and only halt the stinulznt
and narcotic as before. He of course
c01ld not tell the difference. ard some
mornings l served full PoStum Ce-ea.
Food Coffee AMI stsH ne iii not detect
the difference. The sick spehs have dt~-
appeared AMI naturally an delighted.
Tne day is soon coming 5ope Easn I
can tel 1ial 81 abou. IL ani s3oE ain
t1st his taste Il a. wei satisfied On
Postum as on coffee OF hal. c0ffs=. wi1sss
tie result in physical heaIth = bEy,ni
computation For The present ! am CON-
psllSd 70 conduct The work oy easy
stages. for men are curious c-eat1rss
-as suav-"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
GEMS OF SILK WAISTS

Checks, stripes and fancy plaids stand
out prominently in the assortment Of
imported silk waists, the principal color
being pink. red, green, blue, beige and
violet in various effects.
Satin forms the foundation OF waists
for evening wear, plain or embroidered
chiffon being drapped over. The colors
of the soft material are black, yellow,
pink and white, and lace appliques cover
all or certain parts.
velvet belt and collar with buckles
finish many models; on others are seen
plain or flowered sash ribbons, with tiny
puffed chiffon edgings, forming belt, ro-
sette and long ends at the back.
Although as a rule all those semi-even-
ing waists are ihigt, at the throat, with
baggy front and quite small sleeves, a
few have the square or slightly V-shaped
neck.
On the silk and Chiffon designs some
exquisite handwork appears. Where
black lace insertion is "let in IN disk
or crescent form, showing the lining
and edged with spangles, gold cord or
beados, the effect is very lovely, in
deed.
More practical models are Of figured
taffeta with pleatings Of plain-colored
silk and frills Of chiffon. Rows or puff
ed chiffon are beautiful trimming.
One sees square yokeS, surplices,
fronts with a folded vest of second fab
ric, tiny jeckets, collars extending into
eqpaulets and baggy fronts in the newest
models that meet the eye a. every side
in the lareg, literally filed show rooms.
The fashionable 'shirt' is Of satin Or
OF plaid or striped taffeta. with cuf
sleeve and linen collar. yoke back. and
full front. While ii is a belt OF ribbon
on metal. ard natty tie. TIE sale OF
this design is very successful
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
Proposals For the Construction of Cinder T
Walks.

Bids will be received at the Office Of the
odty clerk until p. m, Nov. %, 1897, for
the construction OF the following cinder
walks:
Five-foot wide cinder walk on west
side Of Laura avenue from Douglas ave-
nue. to kellogg street
Five-foot vide cinder walk on north
side OF Pine street from Sycamore to
Martinson avenue, West Side.
Five-fcot wide cinder walk on both
sides OF Campbell avenue from Mulberry
street to Chicago avenue
Five-foot wide cinder walk on east
side OF Fourth avenue from Lincoln
street 70 Harry street.
The said walks must be constructed
according 10 plans and specifications on
file in the office OF the city engineer.
certified check for SO must accom-
p2ny each bid, payable 10 the city Of
Wichita, Kan. or order. which check
Will be a forfeit to the city OF Wichita in
case the bidder receiving the award shall
fail TO execute the contract; otherwise
to DE returned 10 the bidder. The city
reserves the night 10 accept or reject any
and all bids F ROSS. Nsvo-
Attest-H. T. KRAMER. City Clerk.
15I-St
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
The Value of q Reason,
By VIM. Woodhouse, Jr.)


In a town not thousand miles from
New York is an advertising manager
who insists that whenever bargains are
offered good reasons for the lowering
Of the prices shall be inserted in the
advertisement The proprietor is with
him heart and soul, and always insists
that the real reason shall be given.
If goods are cut because they are
shelf-worn, he says so: if because
they are out Of style, he says so; il be-
cause he simply wants to get rid of them
he says so. Whatever may be the reason
that reason Is stated. There are mer-
chants in that same town-successful
pnes, too-who differ with him. They
say It's best not to advertise defects, but
advertise the bargains, and let the peo-
pie find out the wherefore when the store
is reached. These merchants are honest.
I am positive. and would not defraud a
buyer out Of a single cent. They simply
are afarld il they advertise the defect
that people won't buy.
And that is just where they are
wrong.
There are always buyers who will
Jump at bargain, and who are smart
enough to know that there must be
some good reason why the prices are
lowered. They don't care If the goods
are a trif1e mussed, or shopworn, or
out Of style; they're not sticklers for
fashion, and a good reason for the price
cutting satisfies them. The before
storekeeper are just shrewd enough to
know this. The consequence is that
whatever bargains are offered are ssld
sold quickly, too, as a rule. There
isn't a store in that town so entirely
free from has-beens and out of dates.
nor one that possesses firmer friends.
Whatever store news it prints is believed
in implicitly.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-10
L. r. DELANEY. Agent
wHITELAw REID's DISCOVERY

Hon. Whtelaw Reid. OF the New York
Tribune. spends nearly every winter
with his family at Phoenix. A.iz.,
where ne finds the climate Unexpectedly
agreeable. In letter 10 The Phlladei-
phla Times he s3ys: Eastern folks viii
nave 10 form new ideas of Arizona I
am keeping house here with great COM
fort. Ny residence has hot and cAd
water. electric light and telephone. ana
the climate is really better than tha, Of
Cairo" Mr.. Reds healih has greatly
improved since his Wits % the South.
Anyone Who wishes 20 become fuliy IN
Termed regarding health resorts in tbs
Salt River Valley should address W. j.
Black, G. p. A. A. T. & S. +. Ry., To-
peka. Kas, or c. A Higgins. A @. p.
A, Chicago.