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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
WOMAN VINO LOVED MOT
WISELY LEFT TO MOURN
JAMES MCCORMICK ALLEGED HleAnlsr. DISCHARGED FROM
cusrooY-No PROOF OF FIRST MARRIAGE

James Meeufmick. the house
rAlRIsr who was - law been tried
in the Superior court to-day fa7
hlnansy. was released ffum the c0ua.
- gau yesterday afirfnogn. the ease
-.As-.->> 49, >.s.---> CORRESPONDENCE -
on the usottan q the afOaesutinx al
toFnNy.
Eyitenee sufficient 20 secure a
coavIction would not BE- obtained. a.
NO rfcurd roaia be fuund sc Ne
Cufmiek's marriage t. he wpmgh
wha claims o. BE his FIRST and ofsly
lawful Uifs.
II Vas thr same Ola story vtth
sad en4inE Tor the plain hard work
lnx Woflan who lived VITA Mecuf.
ntek FaF yeaaa and bare hi8 eus
child. sud n happy ending Tor Mes
Cusnisk. ahc experienced sos "a
Quaiua 81 conscience In transferring
his afsect.o "a the pssttf girl
Formerly Anna Mcclure. whnfa he
married last January
What Sili - upeu 20 AIRS Mr.
g'nfmsek No. Jour common istw
WIFE one n Mecsrmieke feliew
prisoners asked him na he waA
Whipping up hts extra shirt and
shaving outfit preparatory % lsNx-
ing tbs iAA-
AAH. EaA hAzANa anu a-aa =
care Ne answered. carelFasfy. 4
am suIag now 20 the sweetest little
gfrt in the world I never did care
for that woman. she thought Hhs
Was deucsd clever 90 charge ms with
bixsmy. disin't she
Mccormick came 10 Seattle saver
Al years ago with the woman Who
claims 20 ~ his first wife. and llvs3
here for a time. apparently YER
happy Last year. however. hs rnst
Mss Mcclure. and after visiting her
NJ her hofne several times. he So
cured the consent Of her parents 70
their marriage.
Then Ne began % live a double
life. dfvi1ing he time between Mrs.
MCCORMICK No l and Mra. meteor
rusek No : 80 fudteiousiy that until
hr took q trip 20 Portland the latter
part Of June. hlA duplleity was not
discovered.
.5as. - HGzs-s Eass each 4efuah
became aware % che others exist
euce. nnd met foe the purpose ~
taking the matter over. Zach be-
tne fuzzy convinced that Mccormick
had fooled them. thsY secured a
warrant for The arrest % their joint
lord and master. charging him with
having one wife too many.
He VAS arrested IN Portland. and
AZ his preliminary hearing before
Judge Cam. be claimed that the
marriage certificate produced BY the
wenan who called herself MrH. Nc
ceynick No yes forged
rpon lutestixatlon recently 4 was
fouui that no record ~ the mar
riaee ceremony Mrs Mccormick No.
I clalrued had beer performed IN
vannnuver, could - fatssd. ard
everything tended % show that the
certificate rredneed - her he's he@f.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

rather the reported death" said Hort
nutterWorth. through a san-iuslhW
ef At aprakvr he said that ha had
heard indirectly that the CID gen
tleman had died suddenly ha did
not know che eauHe of death. but
thought that Il VAS heart failure
ha asked me If u would be- ueceHs
safY 90 rvport the matter 90 the
eefauvr and I told him that n he
dill NOT know positively that the
man vas dead Il wauia not D. nee
nssary IA was decided that ! rhV0ld
send "a man 90 SEE the body II Air.
Atfakrr were really dead. taefoge
my mau set o. the lake ! WAS Huttz
fled that She body was AZ l.esc hi
park sud sent cut the dead VA sor
shortly hcfofe 80 u'elnck an az
tempt was made e. notify Cofpner
Hove ~ the death. hnl he was either
away fsom hts afnev of asa noe an
sver hts telephone have a death
certificate ana 1 nFmif hrlteys that
the fnsfice had a riHht o. hold the
maaeet The iaw save that Il ths
toFanrr g. absent the Justice ean
hola The naUest. aud uf, ftuye waa
certainly absent
Nv understanding II the law .
sHHHaA HHiAsH s#AHNaE ANU NHHN CIV ANNAH
morning Is that justice can hold
au inquest Qnly wheR the cnr0uer -
unable a. 90 - IN the case fn
question 10 not sre how. TIE Justice
could hold tbs INQUEST. stnfnurf
Hove waa able 20 IN 80 ard would
have done -. believe. II there was
cause for III"
"tfnul ~ NaFtia came fHta wN
afflee thm maFHlnE said eufHteF
Hove. Z bad nat been officially ne=
tifis1 ue the death which accufrs Z
Yesterday aftsRnann. shall GER
iaiuiv investigate THE ease on ncs
count ~ the peculiar nature - the
HFsssesitiHgH Thf Witnesses IA THE
ensa are in Seattle today ard [ viii
So them
The artisn - the tusiics has ~
heasfnr whatever on TIRE ease N i
finH nat a. inquest - nsrHssary I
shall huia 0ne and sttaresnra the ar-
lloa 81 Justice law
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
COUNTY JUSTICE
DREAMED HE WAS
COUNTY CORONER
FOR THAT OR SOME THEIR OBSCURE REASON
MAGISTRATE LAW OF BELLEVUE HELD AN
INQUESr-AurHoRITIEs scANDAnizED

WHY a Justice q the reacc should
heid an inquest when the county
pass CORONER % attend 10 such
matters. Is a question that eerOnsr
Hove and Prosecutions Attorney
swift ARE pushing okeF taiaY
u. X sprakvU a Seattle eaipen-
Ter, dfarpsd dsaa az Bellevue on thg
ezsst side 10 Lake Washington ysza
tentas Afternoon Justice ef tbe
tsaee law, without notify has Cor
oner Hove ot any % hla FepeeHvnta-.
uNes. lmHsneied hlfS and held an
tnaneft verdict that The de-
eeased had eeIue 60 his death fnam
heart FIXTURE vas rendered. 80
NutcrsN was performed.
tntH nr. Martin cf Bellevue
caile,i al the offier az the coroner
this ustfnius that official had not
beer natifiNd ol SpfAkera death.
lH. Martin was summoned 10 tne
house tn whleh Ms Speaker died at
Ter death Rad occurred
foc prueccdinE was the EtFanseat
thltt has hcru held Ia hinF c0uhtN
10 laUs tiiue. Bert nutterWofih.
e the undertaking firm witch uoW
mas ehnrxs % the badly. ssgs that
the tustiee of the peacc bad per-
ltat Niknt 70 huid the inquest bat
Prosecutor Scott said tbla maruiH 3
that tiiere H. 80 law which EiVes a
sOstice tbs rlsat 10 held an Inquest
exSept when the cUruner Is unable
70 attend 70 his dgfies
Crrcner NuYe protests that ne p
sill on earth ans SAYS mar unieas
he u either dead or ~ ~ that he
catnnet attend g. bis duilra Hahady
hak a r4Eht e. maArg his affiea.
erfAkgr had been ieaktuS Ter work
&C hehevue. White taiKiaG 60
friends IA the hosne ~ A. q Hoa-
kina be fei - the flaoF and died
within few minutes.
Justice of the Peace Law then held
tke Inquest
tro0Eht g. LeFcM PARK ard frurt
there taken to the HHtterwofth
norKue IA the dead waEon
I'VE first hfard % the death. or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
PANSY SAYS
ITS A LIE
MISS LITTLEFlELp SUES MRS,
7. NJ. PARKS FOR sLAEoER

Miss PansY Litfiofteid, who was
named correspondent ~ the divorce
suit instituted last week - Mrs.
Efta Parks against her husband. nr.
r. 81 PARIS. has brought suit
against Mra Parks 20 recover $1,000
FOR the alleged loss q her good name
and reputation.
Or and Mrs Parks were married
last January A few weeks ago Mrs.
PARKS went 60 Illinois on visit
When she returned recently she
Chime to have found Miss little
field Installed IN her home.
Miss LitticfieidH attorneys and
fsf.oAH tssasst ftaA Afas Ia els@ - ssss-
rsasonah bis Jealous and that Hho IL
iaboriuR under q deluslnn IN regard
70 this young womau's intimacy with
hr. farka.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
MARINE NEWS

Norwegian ship Abyssinia arrived
last evening from Glasgow. itS days
out. with n cargo Of iteo tens Of pig
iron aud fire brick. Strangely enough
the most tempsstueua portion OF her
voyage. comparatively speaking. was
the distance Inward from Cape Flat
tcry. under tow 81 tht VIA Pioneer. II
took nine hours 20 make the run from
Port Townsend 70 Seattle. owing O. the
heavy noutherly sale that VAS blow
ing.
Y. =. & n Co.'S ship Amcrlea arrived
iast night from tho cQmpany'a Nush-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
CUT aArU WAR

Tns advent 81 the steamer Arrow
on The fTesusrten run has 81 last
grrctrtafsd a cut rate war which
may end no one knows whore. The
eattinF - far has only affected the
passengers Who are ssnpssysd IN the
United States navy yard The Fu-
NOR. however. that thr Arrow man
sEemant T. negotiating e secure n
freight steamer % run n caufuac.
tlon aith the Arfow. makes "a look
isksiy liisk ais passengers aaa freight
Rates will b. affected in time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
DAD nlLk

Warrants have been sworn out by
Fuod Inspector Mcdonald fnf thc ar.
rest Of ~ ~ Cadieu. proprietor %
the fselHonieo restaurant o. ".
Rice and T. ~ curtis. prppristora ~
the Zeta cafe. on Third avenue. and
It. u Miller. another restaurant
man. on charge % selling milk con.
tanning lees than the frquitsd Per.
centase Of butter fat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

Special valves In fsncy md plain
fabrics. wool isle. Inca mesh. cash
sarre. so ard ~g-Sis ffsfn - % 10
$500 a salt. King Bros. stt First
-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
Gertrude Elliott Coming

LONDON, sept. ii.-~AmonR the
players ~ usts departing this week
for the United States are Gertrude
Elliott, the beautiful sister % Man
iue Elliott and her husband, Forbes
tot eftsgu. Sir. and Mrs. Robert son
nave arranged with Marcus MAYER.
the American manager. Tor tour
Of tie United States this fail and
winter Ia THE LEht That Failed, "
the superb production which met
with such success IN London last
season. The opening Of their tour IN
America Is scheduled 10 take place
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
Orchestra Program saturday Evening s to II

6. Two atop. uun't Muks uen
HtaHdhiauH Eyes Rt hr .
..=........ ....44-.. Johnson
z Medley AN be- a Bunch s.
.#....z.. ............ uaWltt
Eslfa Vocal sHia a arleFtiag
from Wang. hy Mrs ida
tfnnnur1.
i Htcfueaaa. apauAteifa"
#..4fss sss.s 4tf..sssss Lorraine
3 waits. 4 iiasi1' .s..s.. Afdiite
IA March. #Ef Captain duusa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

steamer Humboldt Il scheduled to
Eail tonight % southeastern Alaska.
with about - passengers and fun
cargo. which includes 100 tons 81 fresh
vegetables for the men stationed At
lower Yukon river forts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

The Grand pgffettc Cafe. t4it
ard ave. has opened Tor business
ard in one nf the finest equipped
restaurants ia the city. Dinner
chants lunch Private dining rooms
French dinner daily from 10 =. m.
commencing sunday. Sept. ~. TIA
hies reserved BY phone, sunset t2tA
Ind. tB70. Banpucta and parties a
specially. go
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
LIcENees 10 WEp

Gilbert u Aunihai. o. and Grace =.
WAY. a bath o. Seattle. Rice y liar
rinatnn. H6. and Jane Server g. both
- south Tacoma. Edward Smith. s..
and Amelia Slime. q. both 81 Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
Geo. II. WOOdhOuse
Company
400 Second Ave.

aEak eauncrY with geoo eases 81 sal.
mon, 20 white fisherman and 30 chi
neso canncrymen. The body uf .
Chinese canuerv boss who was acci-
dentally killed aboard the tender Mary
=. Hume in May was brought down
and viii be shipped TO China Tor In
torment
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

Consult Florence Marvin, prophet.
ess, 1903 ist. 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

Tho Miles a Piper Go will sell sii-
verwafe ~ Is per cent reduction dur
ing their great Anniversary Sale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

Prank sslhrft Director.
I. Mauah. Ne lHahWitk Klein
q Waits. Hrfaftaae .... tirbsft
s. Overture. "IAe FiedsfmHuH
.......5.. ..#. Strauss
Entrt Vocal haio. Through All
Eternity. bi NrH Ida iiaH-
mum.
4 CauHicr. Creepy Creers .tsa
.......... a5.-5. iIiiY IaS inf
3 Aelea giun. +i'tluee af l'laseH
tbs feauesl ..zss.aas. tsutrin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
lronware

inch tgsagY urfadlss each ise
8.gnch Heavy uoctie iArNret
spiders cash =t.aa...HH gle
Iasiush tsoun nrtddieHs Nalas 49,
each sssfs.as4.s sstt = sssssr soc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12
Tinware specials

slneh seeliueed cake raa. value
- saeh .-.. 3e
fb-iueh wash uaala. So value
rAEh ssasstsssf Hat.asss HsHfs -
szhole Muffin ran - vai1e.
rseh =. .......=...4.... ss
esauart Mhk Pan. value Isc eagn
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-12

WpuiHna ieNrF Ribbed Pants
aud Vests fieerr iuad With
long sleeves. value IS. eseh
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Wumsna Part Wooi Pants ann
NeAgs. saiae fse. rsea SO.
Women's Hral Mant iioasa fast
BLACK 8ouhIe Hpls ana extra
hpliert hrsl Yaiur ass. i'aif
st.Hss. as+tt ettsftr st.fss 11e
KVunsn'a Fast iiaek ~ Tan
Hose. extra heavy foot alue
30. paAf ..ss.,ssstssstts isae
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
NO USE TO WHINE.
A Truly Medical View of a Very Dis
 agreeable Trait.

Medlcal IaIk-
 There isn't anything in the world more dis agreeable than a whining person. He whines if 1t Is hot. He whines if 1t Is cold He whines at this. he whnes at that. be whines at everything. Whine. whine. whine. It is just a habit he has fallen into There is noth- ing the matter with him. It is just a bad habit.
 The whiner is generally idle person or lazy one. What he needs is to be set to work at real hard work mental physical. Some work that will interest him and engage his whole attention, and he will not have time to whine. We know two women. One of them does her own housework and takes care of her horse besides She Is happy and singing all the day long. The keyboard of her life sounds no whining note. It is a pleasure to be with her-a good wholesome tonic to watch her The other woman is so situated that she does not have to work. Nothing to do but to amuse herself. She has no zest in life. interest in anything She Is a bunch of selhshness and whines at everything Whining has become such habit with her that her most casual remark Is tnged with a whine. She is mser- able herself and makes everybody else fin her presence miserable She Is %eakling, para site. a drag, a heavy weight on somebody all the time.
 Get the whine out of your voice or 1t will stop the development and growth of your body It will narrow and shrink your mind. It will drive away your friends; 1t will make you un- popular. Quit your whining; brace up; go to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
Disapnaarinr Islands

submarine volcanoes are the cause of many deep sea phenomena. Among the most curio,;. or these are islands that come and stey awhile, then vanish in a night as comrIsteI, as though the earth had swallowed theno--o, the sea, which is really the hungry nnaw which opens up to gorge itself upon these lost A. lantises.
 In IS3l an island which received the bant,s. maj name of Julia appeared off the south coast Of Sicily. After an earthly existence of iust two months 1t was again received into the deen which had given and then taken away. Sound ings which were taken at the spot showed a depth of fifty metres.
 An island called Sabrina appeared in IalI near the Azores and disappeared the sam. year. Here the depth sounded afterwara was very great. an enormous Assure being trace able having depth of at least thirty-five hun dred metres. These eruptions generally occu, in shallow water.
 The island Georgios. in the ArchipeIaro n, Santortn. Is comparative infant in land an nals having made its appearance so late A, lS66! About two years ago. in September 1901. the tiny island of Bermuja. in inc southern waters of the Gulf of Mexico, sudden ly disappeared.
 A well known French hydrographer. M. Thornlet, says there are two great zones of volcanic activty-the terrestrial one running through Central America, Mexico the Antilles the south of Spain. Santorin. the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. to the Malay ArchipelaRo: while the marine volcanic zone traverses fhe .S Stlantic. near Tristan d'Acunha, St. Helena. ascension, the 'Canaries, the Azores and Ma deira.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
WISDOM OF KING SOLOMON.
How He Exemplified It to the Pres
 ence of the Queen of Sheba.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Here is the legend of the visit of q Queen of Sheba to King Solomon" said q Pascagoula Diogenes in the rotunda of ti Great Southern Hotel Gulfport Sunday ri Queen reigned over a people that lived on ts border of the Red Sea, who were the richS in Arabia. They were represented leading idle life, owing to the abundance of natlhl produce of their country. which afforded Il sustenance of life and also frankincense, myrll cinnamon and balsam that gave them an q tensive commerce with other nations.
 The Queen, owing to the splendid reput ton of King Solomon. whose power and VI dom had spread to the remotest parts of t. world. visited him at his own Court. Preser ing herself at the foot of his throne, in ca one composed of natural the other of ar had exquisitely emulated the lively hues of r ture, so that at the distance 1t was held the Queen to exercise the sagacity of the mo arch for his judgment it was deemed impC sible for him to decide which wreath was production of nature and which the work art. Solomon for moment perplexed. to be vanquished by a woman irritated pride.
 f"An expedient presented itself to the Ki by A swarm of bees on the outside of W dow which he ordered opened. The b' rushed into the court and alighted on one the wreaths, while not single one nS on the other Sheba was baffled and was ct vinced of the wisdom of Solomon. Such IS story handed down that the bee only re m the natural beauties and never fixes the painted flowers, however inimitable color may be laid on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

entire mountain of timber except few trees and brush wood. which survive only on the more inaccessible precipices.
 rev years ago great stories were told or q mountain in New Guinea, over 10000 feet high, but later explorations have proved that this was merely . sailors romance. The cul- minating point of the big island is Mount Victoria, in the Owen Stanley range in British New Guinea, first ascended by the Austrian explorer Martin in Jes8
 AS the traveller approaches the south cen- tral coast of Sumatra he sees the isolated peak Of Gunung Korintja, also known by the name Of Indrapurs, rising above all the other mountains. Vapors are almost constantly emit ted. and Veth and Van Hasselt have described its crater as very wide and several hundred yards deep.
 Fujiyama.
 All the world knows of Fujiyama, the high >est mountain in Japan and one of the most symmetrical in the world though very se- were earthquake some years ago partly de- stroyed the symmetry of the upper part of the cone.
 Formerly worshipped by one of the Buddhist sects. 1t is the everlasting theme of poetry and art. and often reproduced in rather conventional manner on the porcelain and many other artistic articles of Japan.
 Shows cover its rounded crest for ten months every year. It completely dwarfs all other eminences within the horizon and exceeds some 5000 feet most of the other Japanese volcanoes. Sir Rutherford Alcock was the first European to ascend Frjiyama, in lSoo. ana the not very difficult feat has since been per formed by hundreds of travellers.
 Perhaps Mount Erebus. the great volcano oI oeI Antarctica, discove d by Captain Ross in Is4I will never be ascended. It is covered with snow and ice from its base, and as |. . stands on the edge of the sea. Its entire heish' of over I2,ooo feet is fully revealed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

population approximately as San Fran cisco, has just three times it's police force. The latter has 400. Dublin HOO. The constabulary through the rest of the country number 12,0O0. or about the same for a crimeless rural population as for crowded city. The cost to the Irish peo- pie of this valuable body Is over $5,O0O. 900 annually. One-sixth of the number would be ample for all practical purposes, and the $4,00O.0O0 expended on them would more than maintain the whole indigent population now supported by the Irish rate payers from their small earnings. The cost of the constabulary is much greater than the whole amount now spent on public education in Ireland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

work. be something; stand for something; your place in the universe. Instead of whlnii around. exciting only pity and contempt. ia about and make something of yourself Req, up to the stature of a strong. ennobling ma hood, to the beauty and strength of a supe womanhood.
 There is nothing the matter with you. Ju quit your whining and go to work.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
HIGHESTPOINTS LAND
SEVEN GREAT PEAKS YET TO BE
 ASCENDED BY MAN.
One, Mount Mckinley, Highest on This continent-Another, Mount
 Everest, Highest on the Globe.

Physical geographers say that if all the mountains and plateaus of the world were lev elled so that the whole land might present an even surface the height of all the land above the sea would be just about 2, 2o6 feet says The New York Sun. As 1t is. thousands of mountains and mountain ranges and wide areaS of plateaus rise far above the sea level.
 High mountains are always conspicuous, and we invariably find in descriptions of the con- tinents and islands mention of the eliminating points of those lands. This table gives the names and heights of the twenty-four great mountains of the world which are the highest points in all the continents, and in the most important islands, arranged in the order of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

I'm surprised to hear your wife likes the house so much; it's so small" Yes but there are lots of closets in it." True, but they're extremely small. too" That's just 1t. My wife is satisfied that not one of them Is big enough to hold burglar. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
By Right.

Town Topics. v.
 twisting the Tigers tail in New To didr,t nut him out of business.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15

New York Special to St. Louis Republic.
 George B. Mcclellan, Mayor-elect, by and with the advice" of Charles F. Mur- phy. leader of Tamany Hall. will have many plums to alstribute to the Tam many politicians who have been out Of once for two years. Already the scram- bIe has started. The total amount in sal- aries is estimated at s1o,0oo.ooO.
 Among the good things" to be given out from the Mayors office on January 1. 1904, are the following:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
Murphy the Leader.

There is a general impression that Tam many Hall is an organization that fol- lows leadership after the manner of a
 herd of sheep. As a matter of fact. it is an organization that can be controlled
 only by a man who knows the feelings of the thousands who make up the rank and
 file. When Charles F. Murphy took the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-15
Mount Everest.

Tn March, lSO2, a number of distinguished mountaineers went to India to attempt the as- cent of Mount Everest. the giant of the H. malayas and the highest known mountain of the world. The party included the English men, Crowley. Knowles and Eckenstein: the Austrian Alpinists, Dr. Flannel and Dr. wess- ely. and the Swiss. Dr. Jacot. They sent Swiss guides on in advance.
 The difficulties of getting to the mountain are enormous. and 1t was not expected that actual work there would begin for about a year. It is not yet known what progress they arc making in their formidable undertaking but 1t will not be surprising if their first at- tempt meets with failure.
 It is perhaps natural to suppose that because Everest is the highest known mountain in the world its appearance must be of surpassng grandeur. This is not true. however. at any point of view from which the mountain has yet been seen by white men.
 It stands in a circle of giant peaks. some of which are more conspicuous and completely dwarf the greater mountain. No would suppose that it was as high as some of the other mountains if the facts had not been scientifically ascertained