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ALTADENA! 2
Hotels and Lodging Houses

clean place, good furniture, rooms all
full. VIII sell or exchange for lots or
equity In cottage. r.. s, MARSHEL. 2O4
Grant bldg.
FOR SALE--SIXrY- ROOM LODGING
house, corner Main aud Winston SITS.
For terms, etc, sec KOLLE q BERN
HARD about II. German Real Estate
and Inv, Co., room 4Oi German bldg,
$1,000 HANDLES 29-ROOM RoOMING
house heart Of city. WlLBOuRN, Room
Rl5 Byrne Bldg, 80 and Broadway
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-17

lrists PsradseThe Hoeseekers Rofuge-Nner and Sum-
ResortMost Progressive City Of the Twentieth Century
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-11-02

When fully adult its color Is dark
brown, with white head. neck and tail.
yellow bill. eyes and feet. At least
three or four years are required for
the assumption of this plnmaSe.
younger birds being entirely brownish
or blackish.
The bald eagle inhabits nearly the
whole of North America, from north
ern Mexico and Florida north to I'm
gava and the Anderson river. west to
the mainland of Alaska. the Alcutian
islands and the Commander Islands,
Kamchatka.
Under most circumstances wary
and difficult OF approach, with an eye
open for danger and giving suspected
things n wide berth. this eagle. never,
theless. where not molested. is often
surprisingly tame and unsuspicious.
Unprovoked II rarely attacks man. nj.
though such instances have been re-
ported. II prefers tree for watching
and roosting, but in spriaS sometimes
desconds to ride the cakes OF ice In
the river, apparently looking for fish.
Though not grcgarious species. 1t
may at times be seen in companies of
as many as ten or even 10 individuals.
II is evidently not lacking in conjugal
affection, and the INST mating results
in an alliance. defensive and offensive.
that Is believed to last as long as both
survive; but when one of pair dies
the other, male or female. soon Sc.
cures another partner that at once
assumes the responsibilities of the
interrupted household. The notes of
the eagle are few, usually produced in
loud, harsh scream.
The flight is powerful, capable nf
)cing indefinitely sustained and Is ac.
.omplished now by steady wing beats.
Tow by soaring either on level
course or in great ascending circles,
as is the habit of most large birds of
prey. The bird occasionally makes a
Olunge from a great height, a marvel
ous feat performed with such velocity
that the eye can scarcely follow the
descent. In strength. the bald eagle
Is hardly less remarkable than in
power of flight, and 1t has been known
to carry lamb five miles fully equal !
10 It's own weight. 1t can readily be |
Kept in confinement, for 1t will thrive |
IN any kind of meat or f1h, and It
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LIBBY PRISON TUNNEL.
Description by One Who Made the
Thrilling Escape.

So many different stories In regard
to the famous tunnel OF Libby Prison
have been published that feel like
Mai. L. y. Williams. of the Seventy
third Indiana. in National Tribune.
How TO get out Of Libby was at all
times an absorbing topic. Every
means Of escape was studied over. dis.
eussed and carefully considered. until
at las, few enterprisins men came
to the conclusion that tunnel was a
practical scheme. and early In Jan
uary. 1864. commenced the work.
which required weeks of patient and
vigorous toll to bring To u practical
ending.
Col. Thomas +. Rose. of the Seven.
ty.seyenth Pennsylvania. organized a
tunneilns squad. consisting Of about
eight men who were known TO be dis
erect. with no ''icaky" qualities. and
could keep tn. secret from their best
friends. A general knowledge
throughout the prison Of what was
being done would have insured Its
failure.
The work Was begun one n!rht after
lights out b. making u passage In
the back Of the fireplace in the ki'ch'
en-. so as to reach the cellar below. by
dissinx downward through the ma
sonry work Of the chimney hole
large enough for man to descend
to n nuc on the opposite side. In this
fiuc they hung rude kind OF rope
ladder. by which the workmcn could
pass up and down with comparative
ease.
Every morning Jus; before daylight
the workmcn would come up and care
fully replace the bricks In the back
wall OF the chimney. so that all mp
pcaranec of an opening to the cellar
was carefully concYaicd. A cooking
stove sat In front Of this fireplace and
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. The Bald EAGLE.
King of American Birds
Holds Peculiar Interest Because 1t Stands the National
Emblem of United States.

Wherever eagles occur commonly
they are among the best known Of
birds. They appear frequently In the
language and legends Of ancient peo-
pies. and often have been chosen as
national emblems. since for size. pow.
erful Night and fierce nature they
have been celebrated from earliest
historic times. Though found In al
most every quarter of the globe
North America, South America. En-
rope. Asia. Africa. Australia. and the
East India isiands-thcy are most nu-
merous In Europe. Asia and Africa.
North America possesses but four spe-
cles. only two of whlch-the golden
eagle and the bald casie-are OF gen.
eral distribution and thus Of particu.
lar economic interest In this region.
The bald eagle. otherwise variousiy
called white, headed eagle. whitehead
ed sea eagle. and bird OF Washington.
Is OF particular interest to Americans
Ms tho national emblem OF tho United
States. TO which dignity Il was clc-
waited on June 20. i7s:. The name
bald eagle. by which the species In
almost universally known. originated
from the white head and tho crron-
cous impression of badness II gives
at distance.
This bird measures about three or
three and onc-haif feet In length. from
six To eight feet In extent OF wings.
and weighs from six to II pounds.
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mails. II sometimes kills fawns. This.
however, IL much more than offset by
sometimes even develops no little at
tachmcnt for It's owner.
Since the bald eagle feeds
largely on fish OF various kinds,
It of course destroys species
useful to man. and To this de-
gree must be considered injurious:
but the total amount Of this harm
would seem to be comparatively small
for much OF It's finny prey consists of
species not economically important
On the other hand the deSourins OF
vast quantities OF dead fiSh, that 10
left TO decay would pollutc the air.
IL a positive benefit. Its destruction
OF ducks. geese and other water fowl.
all Of which are available as food for
man. Is perhaps It's most serious b.
cause most frequent fault: but this
is TO a considerable extent local. and
confined largely to the winter and tho
seasons Of migration. II attacks Euiln
and other non game water birds n"
seldom that even were their economic
value much greater than II In there
would be little against the eagle On
this score. Upland game birds aro
not often moicstcd. and song birds are
evidently considered too small TO bo
worth pursuit.
Although not attacking large AMI
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The work was continued by flllns
going on. with the excavation until
the proper distance was reached.
when an opening Was made to IL,
surface.
Tuesday night. February .. was thu
time liked 10 try the escape. Abont
dark on that evening the plans began
to be whispered from one to another,
The order OF departure had been ar'
ranged. so that all who worked on the
tunnel were to 20 first. the friends
whom they had selected to 20 ncSs
In regular order. After that all others
ms best they could. II was slow
process. getting down the chimney.
crossIns the cellar and crawling
through the tunnel.
The first man passed out hbont
seven y. M. and after him NUMBER
OF others had succeeded In getting out
safely. by which time quite hn eager
crowd had gathered In the room I'M;
patlently awaiting their turn. when
some one, either maliciousiy or mis-
takenly. raised an alarm that the
guards we're coming. and stampede
occurred. supposed that all was DIS
covered. and was thinking of fe'irih.
to my blanket. but soon found that II
was n falls. alarm. and quickly gath
crIns my squad together. ". took ad;
vantage oi the quiet that followed the,
uproar. I led OF and got Into the
chimney and seized the rope. but In
my cagcTncss did not grasp II uch,
enough. and II slipped through my
hands and dropped To the bottom OF
the cellar, and Il seemed as ] went
down the chimney that II was 10 feet
deep at least.
We were soon u, the mouth OF the
tunnel. One man started In. ahd
quickly followed. In order To get
through II was necessary TO lie Nat
down and work ones self through In
that position. About the middle OF
the tunnel got fastened by my over
coat. which had rolled up Into as
small "a bundle as possible. getting In
by my side and completely wcdsing
III. fast. Ny only chance To get loose
was Ia back out few feet. and as
somr one was following close Mt my
heels I was compelled to give HIN
few vigorous kicks. when he retired
n short distance. and was relieved.
How Ions that place seemed. ] would
have said II WAS at least 100 yards
inatcad oI only about 60 feet. Thd
roar of the noise as We cFawicd
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,hruligh was to me Ike the sound OF
wagons In n covered bridge.
The opening from the tunnel came
up under an old shed with u plank
fence between the exit and the guard
line around the prison.
A vacant lot led from this shed
toward Canal street. with carriage
house to be passed through before
reaching Il. The sentlnels were on n
line with the front OF the carriage
house. and before going into the
street II was necessary to wait until
the guards turned their backs and
moved on In the opposite direction.
A large warehouse near this shed was
used to store hundreds OF boxes con
tanning clothing and provisions that
had been sent to the prisoners by
their friends. These boxes had been
repeatedly robbed by soldiers or cit
liens hanging about the vicinity.
1t was my opinion at the time that
the guards must have seen some of
us, but thinking II was u raid being
made on the Yankee boxes. paid no
attention to II. A lieutenant of the
guard afterwards corroborated this.
The author OF New Yankee Doc,
die" versifed this scene, as follows:
Through tunnel. patiently scooped out
Beneath the sentry's beat,
One hundred captured officers
Stand free upon the street
The rcbs on guard see dusky forms
Divcrglng from the shed.
Where Abc'S great boxes Of supplies
Were stored. they only said:
our boys are out again tonight
A-ConiisCatinE things.
And ere they turned again. the forms
Had somehow taken wings:
And on through lane and wood and
swamp
The scattered patriot band,
Hound-huntcd. sore and famlshed. all
Are headed for Gods Land"
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Diagram Of the Tunnel.

% flow in. as no method could be
adopted for successfully ventilating 1t.
Thus inch by inch the work pro-
gressed with the greatest secrecy and
caution. Careful watchfulness was
kept up night and day to see that the
plan was not discovered.
On Sunday night, February Z, an
error occurred which nearly proved
fatal to the enterprise. 1t had been
very difficult to ascertain the exact
width of the street, and for that rea-
son it was hard to tell just where the
tunnel should end. When. as thought.
the proper distance had been reached,
the diggers worked their way to the
supface, but to their dismay found
they were some distance short of the
proper place, and were emerging al.
most under the feet Of the sentry.
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frantically galloped with . view to
sale. we should be clear of the vilo
place: and knew that the +. c.
would not drag me there again.
Suddenly she stopped. "oh!" sho
cried.
What is it?' I asked.
BE careful! Don't look! That
article said Old Masters were quite
often bought here. On that stall
oh, do be careful!-there is Titan.
I'm sure"
At last she let me look. The head
was certainly dirty enough. the colors
mellowed almost TO obsc,rity. The F.
c. was herself again. She attacked
the man insidiously. asked the price
of endless rubbish, and finally point.
ed with contempt at the Old Master.
The F. c. thought the price he
quoted very reasonable.
She bore 1t of triumphantly, hug.
ging It face forward, hoping I think
that some big dealer would make
noble offer for It; and suddenly some
one did exclaim in surprise: "Hullo!"
We both looked UP. 1t was Mrs.
Fenton, smarter, II possible. than even
Mrs. Bardingham.
Been buying?" she smiled. How
original"
"Yes; I've got an Old Master" The
F. C. bubbled with pride.
Mrs. Fenton thought that she was
Joking, and laughed cool, ripping
laugh. VERY old!" she said. Il al
ways thought 1t SO marvellous how
Pears Annual could afford to do 1t.
Quite a gem, now it's varnished!"
(She laughed again.) suppose
there's nothing good here?" She was
gone.
shes envious!" said the F. G. "Of
course it's old. isn't it? I wonder IL
it's signed? No. Well, they weren't
alw- Yes, 1t is! Look! What Is
it? P"
Unhappily there could be no doubt.
Beneath the dim.toned varnish there
was still legible, in bold handwriting:
Pears"
Neither Of us spoke 1t: but the F.
c. silently turned the pictures face
towards her. Also she took hanson
home.
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n barrel usually occupied place near
the stove. both OF which assisted In
hiding the work.
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More Harmful Than Metal.

Bullets Of paper or tallow have been
found to be productive OF far great.
er damage than metal ones when
used for short distance firing. During
some experiments in this direction it
was proved that, whereas a metal
bullet penetrated a deal plank an inch
in thickness and left a neat hole. a
paste.board bullet had a far greater
destructive effect upon the target. A
paper bullet passing through six
pieces of tin placed at a distance of a
foot apart, buckled them up SO as to
be of no further use. whereas meta,
bullet merely left small round hole
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women lolled against the rails. staring
with iack'luster eyes at their stock.
in'trade-oddments Of rubbish In
every possible variety, The purchas'
ers'to-be. for the most part. displayed
an equal lack OF interest.
The y. e. WIS delighted. What q
fascinating place." she cried. hut
noticed that she kept her gloves on.
aud turned the fascinating treasures
cautiously with the end of her um-
br.lla. The sellers lowered ON her In
resentment. As "a dealer she did no,
convince. Mentally they raised their
prices.
sun she bought-boush,. iii ! was
laden-bought for the mere Joy OF
buying. The meat market might be
The Antiquary's Paradise" but this
Friday WIS clearly day on. Her
purchases included nothing In the
least degree heavenly. and not much
that was antique. She had got a
scent.bottic ito iit "a silver top ut
homep. u tabl~-beiI. u heavy frame.
and ! had dissuadcd her from a pair
holders would not deliver purchases-D
She was Just discussing an oi' hat.
designed for use on future expeditions.
Suddenly shc started back.
Good sracious' Who'd ever'd-:
What have you seem" ! murmurcd
apsionxiy. She was staring In hor'
ror down the lane OF rubbish. fol.
lowed her gaze.
II was Mrs. nardInsham. n few
yards off. sweeping along In the ca'
,rcmc OF fashion.
'She must have read the snnic arti'
cic.'' whispered. secretly rejoicing.
Mrs. BardinIhanl raised her lors.
ncttcx and scanned the =. c.'s cos.
tune coidiy. How dye do. my d.ar!''
she said. ian.uidiy. What n queer
place! I didn't nee your carriage
and sh. passed ON.
Cat" Missed the r. C.. II one can
hiss such words. Luckily I'm always
smarter than she ls. the old frump!"
Il think we'll 60 said the r. c. In
bcdrasIicd tones. Probably ] made
som. prctcnKc of resistance. but II
cannot have been too convincing. Ny
spirits rose as We approached tho
exit Once past the periious cross.
Ing. where halt horses wcrc being
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rather numerous. where other food IS
at times scarce, and where the do
masticated animals are easy OF ac-
cess: but the total amount of this
damage is. comparatively speaking,
not great. The bald eagle is, more
over. almost everywhere somewhat OF
a scavenger. trait that should he
set down to It's credit.
All things considered. the bald
eagle is rather more beneficial than
since much of its food Is
of little or no direct economic valne.
while the good it does more than ccm.
pensates for its obnoxious deeds; and
furthermore it seems not likely ever
to become abundant enough in any
locality to be sci 'ously destructive.
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DaTrci uhutHN VNNhpAeu a. Ft'N' "''
the stove, both of which assisted In
hiding the work.
A View Of Libby Prison.
After reaching the cellar an open
Ing to the outside was what was want
cd. and to accomplish this tunnel
under the street east OF the building
was commenced. The cellar was I'm
mcdia,ely under the prison hospital.
and was used only for the storage OF
boxes. straw, etc, and was never VS.
tied at night.
The tunnel was started on level
with the floor OF the cellar, which
made It about five feet under ground.
by picking the bricks and stones out
OF the thick wall until hole was
opened large enough to admit the
body OF good.sized man.
The work was continued by digging
with knives and chisel. the dirt car.
ried back into the cellar and con.
cealed under the straw. with which
the floor was covered several Inches
deep: large wooden spittoon was
used for carrying the dirt on. As the
work progressed ropes were fastened
to two sides OF 1t. SO that 1t could be
drawn in and out OF the excavation.
This work was necessarily very slow,
as the air would soon become impure
and candles burn but few minutes
at a time, the workmen being COM
PEELED to come out and allow fresh air
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One Woman Kept a Secret.

A woman who served throughout
the civil war in the cavalry branch
of the army has Just been discovered
in Summit county, near Akron, o.,
says the Baltimore (Md.) News. The
woman is Mrs. Martha Lindley, who
kept her identity secret during the
war. and since then very few have
learned that she was a soldier. Had
she not served under fictitious name
she would be entitled to pension.
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The Shaded Portion Breeding Eagle

it's destruction OF such more or less
uoXious mammals as opossums, rae
coons. ground squirrels, prairie dogs.
rabbits. rats and mice.
The complaints lodged against this
eagle for the destruction of poultry
and the smaller domestic animals.
such as pigs and sheep, seem 10 come
largely from the southeastern United
States. In localities where tho bird is
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.vEes
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THE ANTIQUARY'S PARADISE
By DESMOND F. T. COKE

Copyright. 1861. by Joseph II, sow,.sD
The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-15
SMOKE, SAYS M. 0. TO WOMEN.
Asserts Tea Wrecks Heart, But Cigar.
cites Provide a Remedy.

Cleveland.-Dr Martin Friedrich,
health officer of Cleveland, advises
women of the smart set to smoke
cigarettes if they would preserve their
complexion and escape heart disease.
Tea, of which society women are so
fond, causes heart disease, he says,
because it stimulates the heart with
out feeding it. Nicotine is required to
counteract the effect of the beverage.
The doctor has declared war on the
pink tea and green luncheons. He
says there are two kinds of COM
plexions here-natural and premedi-
tated.
81 care not for the latter" he said
81 presume the owners will look out
for that 1t is the former which may
be ruined"
DR.. Friedrich believes that Cleve-
lands bon-ton belongs to the former
class and seldom separates itself from
its complexion so he proposes to make
an investigation of society's pink tea.
He has received complaints that tea
and ice cream contain unhealthful
coloring matter.
Tea is harmful enough in itself and
doubly so when adulterated or
colored." he says.
Cleveland women do not know that
theian, the active principle of tea,
stimulates the heart without feeding
II" he said. Women here have heart
disease without knowing the reason.
1t is the tea they drink"
And the doctor is not without ex-
pedient. Would Cleveland women
defy the danger of heart trouble in the
tea cup? Then let them smoke cigar
cites.
You see, it's just like this" he said.
"Theian stimulates the heart nicotine
depresses it. Do 1 advise feminine
cigarette? Now don't quote me that
way, but you may draw your own con-
clusions, though"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-15

what will Mi Lady's fall hat be made
of, made of,
What will Mi Lady's fall hat be made of,
Plumes and wings. and ribbons galore.
And that's what Mi Lady's hat VIII be
made Of"
1t will of course cost a pretty
penny, but then generally when a
woman is buying a bonnet she doesn't
count the cost until after the bill
comes in and then with sweetest resig-
nation she let's dear hubby do the
worrying.
A point of special note in reference
to the new millinery is the extreme
length of the plumes seen on many
of the dressier styles of hats. Some
are almost two feet in length and
made to look longer by the manner in
which they are placed on the hat,
Instead of being curled around the lat
ter, they are put on almost straight,
thus showing off to full length. Some
are ostrich, although fancy effects are
seen.
AS to colors, white and black will
be strong factors in the situation, but
the other shades will not be neglected.
Brown in the entire range will be used,
while green and blue effects will be
seen, also certain shades of red, par
ticularly of the raspberry order. A
new shade also will be introduced,
known as princess blue, which is sim
liar to royal although a triie gayer
Ribbons will be much in evidence,
and solid color effects in lighter
shades on the body of the hat will be
particularly good in soft lustrous
weaves, while warp prints in light ef
yects will be used for very dressy hats
These ribbons will be manipulated in
4 variety of different forms, such as
The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-15

decorative-to outline the broderie
with rufIled frillings of Valenciennes.
For a dress for cooler days one of
the fashionable checked voiles may
be made up into the faithful likeness
of the one shown in our sketch, sap
phire blue, with contrast on the bod
ice of black and white, and the soften
ing finish of some ivory toned lace be-
ing one of the most effective color
schemes. Or, if made in a fine sum-
mer cloth in black and white check, it
could be worn right on into October,
and In this case the waistcoat fronts
could introduce some touch of coior
old rose for example, would look
specially well with borderings of black
and white.
For the grown-ups already the p,et-
tiest of foulard dresses are being made
up, to serve a double purpose-that
of finishing out the outdoor season,
when it is possible to wander around
minus wrap of any description, and
an event more important one of being
used for house dress.
Paris has openly declared her belief
in foulards-but they are always the
new foulards, which have come under
the chiffon influence and find them
selves as soft and supple. and al
most as rich in way as liberty sat
ins.
Only the simpler sort of house
gowns can be made of them, but they
are stunning. Red foulards, sprinkled
all over with tiny white dots, are
made up in fascinating ways that
show skirts shirred on cords, unique
plaitings and tucks and plain shir-
rings without number. OF course,
there is trimming, and it is usually
of lingerie type-a sheer white yoke,
perhaps with undersleeves to match,
or at least with some sort of frill
or of an elbow cuff to match.
Like crepe de chine, a foulard
doesn't require a silk lining, which
makes it appeal even more strongly
to the majority of women.
The combination of dotted foulard
with plain foulard of the same shade
is most effective of all when 1t is car
ried out in new blue, lighter than
the usual shades, as soft, in its way,
as is old blue, yet much stronger
shade and one that utterly lacks the
peculiar milky tone that character
ICES old blue.