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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-28
CHAPTER XII,

CHAPTER XII.
How We Landed on the Wondrous
Shore.
A THOUGH our progress in The
"a water laden boat was slow. il
- didn't take us long to reach
the shore. which was there
nothing more than strip of SAND
perhaps 4 hundred yards across at the
widest part 1t was as bare of any
thing as the palm of my hand.
h1r,od The Foat up on it after we had
dSembarked and hastened to dis
charge its precious cargo The inval
liable powder and shOt had been kept
In cans and TASKS in air tight lockers
| forward and aft and were undamaged.
The rest Of her lading had been in the
water too short a time to be much
hurt 1t was all water soaked, OF
course. but an hours exposure in the
warm sun on the dry sand would make
1t as good as new. Spreading all out
to dry ! pulled the plug from the boat.
drained the water. from her and haul
ed her up well on to the sand.
A hasty glance assured me that the
Cliff was Of coral formation. jagged
and broken with many a crevice and
Granny. After we had made every
thing shipshape l suggested to Mis-
ress Lucy that we start at once ex-
ploring. proposed that we follow
the course of the sandy strip and see if
there was no: some break in the cliffs
whereby we could get to the top and
learn what was within the wall. And
20 refreshing ourselves and taking with
US some provisions, for we might have
10 go clear around the island, we pres
emily started out.
felt very easy in my mind regarding
any present peril from the ship, for
Knew that no boat she possessed could
run the reef as had done. and even il
she had had another like the dinghy
was confident that there was no mar
aboard her that had the strength anG
Skill to say nothing of the courage, tt
Drlng her through. , If there were M
natives or wild beasts to be feared W.
were at least safe for the time being.
mink you. Master Hampton" sai(
my little mistress. this is the island O.
"nlch my ancestor wrote?"
l am sure of it," replied.
he referred to it, if l remembe
!ight, as the Island of the Stairs dit
he not?"
ies." was my answer "YOu remem
DER ne indicated stairway about tn
middle Of the island"
Surely. if we are to get to the to-
ot yonder wall it must be by stairs O
Some Sort
1t would not be difficult to CHM
H. | assented, "for a man. that is
save for one thing
And what is that?"
These pinnacles Of rock are as shar
needles. 1t would be like 'climbin
broken glass. The climber would be Gu
"pieces before he had gone half way.
Then If we find no stairs we are
oad bS," she said thoughtfully. e,
~nlnlng the towering wall.
mere must be stairs" l answered
mere must be way. The latitud
.no longitude agree with your ance
s0Fs description and l make no dout
we snail chance upon them"
90 we tramped along, searching th
.uore and sea and finding nothin,
At'er perhaps an hours monotonou
wing when we had traversed abor
Z third Of the distance Of the islant
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-28
By CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY


we rounded a projection or the Gnu
ard there before rs rose the stairs!
What we saw was a gigantic stair
way. irregular. but made of huge
blocks of rough hewn stone. not coral
rock. but harder stone OF firmer tex
ture. like granite almost. | was not
familiar with the stone either. There
was no symmetry about it. some of the
stones rose perhaps three feet and 9TH
ars not more than as many inches. but
stairs they certainly were and they
surely had been made by man, and the
stones were most carefully fitted. be-
ing laiG up without mortar. the sur
faces so close that could scarce thrust
| knife blade between. The huge
blocks were of mOnstrous size. too,
much too great in bulk and weight to
be handled by any primitive mechani-
| cal means | thought l never could
conceive how natives or primitive men
could have shaped them. moved them
and finally laid them up in the form
of stairs.
Nor did the stairs alone awaken our
amazement and quicken our curiosity.
| They ended in a circling belt OF sand.
here little wider than elsewhere At
the bottom on either side. two gigan-
tic statues or busts of stone had been
erected. Their bases were buried in
the sand and they rose to quite twice
nv height above and am good six
feet and more tall These stones were
carved into the rough vet not unreal
likenesses of human faces.
WHY we had not discovered these
stairs from seaward was because they
didn't come squarely down to the wa
ters edge at right angles to the wall.
but lay. as it were. parallel to niche
within the wall so that they were
somewhat sheltered from observation
from the sea.
We broke upon them suddenly. there
fore. Mistress Lucy clutched my arm.
"The giant stairway she cried in
amazement II
1T is indeed said. lust as it was
set forth in the parchment"
And the great stone faces" she add
cd in a voice in which there was g
. touch of awe.
Let us go nearer and ascend the
stairs" l said, taking her hand and
leading the way. and she was 50 pre-
occupied that she did not notice.
l observed as we approached the
stairs that the rock had been worn
smooth by the wind and weather, OF
maybe by the passing of many fee
and were quite practicable for ascent
: The angle at which they rose was
steep too.
The ascent was easy enough for me
: but hard for her, and several times
y made bold to lift her up the highe
steps, which she suffered without com
planning. She told me long afterwar'
that my manner toward her then AM
: thereafter had been perfect.
!. When we at last reached the to-
before us lay broad pathway rudel.
paved with the same hard stone Thi
: road led straight into the interior 0
the island of which we could see
:. vet nothing, because the wall here
= abouts was covered with dense. luz
urious vegetation. Progress was dill
cult even in the pathway. 1t woui
have been impossible in some place
but for my heavy cutlass with whic
!. | cut a path where the place had bt
come overgrown by trees and bushe
i which had forced their way throug
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-28

But the empty sleepless hours grew
bright
And the aroma of flowers filled the
room.
ENCHANTED HILLS.
The winding range of Cowee peaks
That bulwark the valley of the
Tennessee
And throw their shadows at eyeu-
Across Tuckaseigee's emerald breast
Were my companions when a child
Black Rocks crest combed with.
flint
Piled to a.heigh: Of five thousand
feet
With Wildcat Cliff and old White
side
Like solemn sentinels standing by.
Higher still were the northern
| peaks
HogDack, Yellow Mt, and Shortoff
Oh black mountain and lurkev
/ Knob.
linen We crop to Watauga Can
! Where the Gu Turnpike found it's
f. way
iAcross the way to the jackson
SIDE.
Rocky Face and the Cowee Bald
With the Iorbln Knob and Roar
in Hole
Made up group of giant heads
A4-at seen4>d to tickle the angels
feet.
l>eu Marble Gap is father West
Grouped with Junaluskas blue.
Ilsquitte hllob and Niger Head.
Washing It's feet OF those Hi ,hlands
lords
Are ribbon streamlets crystal White
Whose ivory cradles rock the trout
hat dart their shadows and their
deeps.
Buck creek and Ellijay
VALLEY River and old Brass Town
With Wataugas shaded banks
: Where in.life'ssmornin,I used to
sit
= With red-worm bait and shipnino
: hook
Awaiting the suckers lazy move.
> The interiors- peaks though not 50
high 4
Were Wrapped in glory's diadem.
Cartoogechaye and Picken's nose.
Wine Spring Bald and Copper Gap.
t Mt Satulah and Fodderstack
With old Fish-hawk and the Am
! mons.Knob.
/ There was Onion Mountain and
Rocky Bald
d The Lyle Knob and Woodland
Range
= Dodson's Mountain and Trimont
- Heights
$ With James Knole and the Corbin
- Cove,
e McIntyre's Ridge and Brendle Town
The roads are rocky, rough and
long
And up hill every way you 60,
But oft when lonesome, worn and
weary
"A Your heart brims over with keen
estsjoy
And Natures lullaby makes you for
!. get
The flinty way and the heavy
I'll load.
tn lis the charm and the thrill of.the
~ mountains breath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-19
Baseball, Today,
On Muster Field.

| Well it's a sure go! Hallewell fans,
ard semi-fans, and those just recent
" inocuiated with the germ and anx-
ious for more. may have their fill.
We are to have baseball, this year
That much is settled. Not ball that
we must go somewhere else to see. al
though Hallewell lovers of the out
door sport have always patronized lib
orally the games played in the other
cities of the league.
But baseball right here at home. on
eur own grounds, and with our OWL
team. Best of all, it's a team made up
almost entirely of our own home boys
and Us clean. goodloohing, gentlemen
ly set of young fellows as eves. repre-
scented any city. or trotted onto a dia-
mond anywhere.
Furthermore, they can play ball,
There's no question about that. Every
body. who saw the game, Wednesday
when they met the crack Winthrop
team out there on their home grounds
was proud of them. They certainly
played like veterans. Every man was
full of life and ginger and right in the
game every minute. for every ounce
cf vim and go in him
Considering that this was only the
second game, and that until then the
boys have bad really mo- chance by
playing or practicing together to de-
velop team work. or even to get used
to playing their individual positions
the showing they made was certainly
remarkable.
Give the team a few days of good
hard practice under the coaching OF
Capt. Sturievant and all of the nine
men will be playing as one, and work
ing together like well-oiled, smooth
running. automatic machine.
At the beginning Of the season, il
was not thought possible for us t.
maintain team in the Trolley League
The long trip to Waterville was ex-
pensiNe. and it was felt that the games
here with Waterville, would not draw
Lrofita BILE attendance.
Many had fear-and il was only nat
rral. that were we to enter the league
the financial experience of six years
ago, might be repeated.
Some few. although but very few
centended that there seemed to be q
lack of interest, this year
Anyway, at the time it was decided
to stay out. much to the disappont-
ment rot Only of lovers of the game
here. but in the other cities also. Be-
cause look at it in any way you will
there rs no getting away from the
fact that Hallowel is the third and alb
solutely indispensable link in the base
hall chain that now binds together the
four cities in the Trolley League.
And so, wnen Waterville decided to
drop out, the opportunity was created
for Hallowcll to again come in and
thus maintain the schedule.
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Skowhegan's Strong and Steadily
Growing lndustry---Skunk Farm.

have an old dog that has grown III
i'm the business and she will so ahead
of Mrs. Reynolds and when finding Il
skunk will set up a bark Mrs. Rey-
nolds will walk up to the scene and
while the skunk is watching the dog
she will grab the skunk by the iall
pulling him quickly from the erotind
According to Mrs. Reynolds the skunk
can do no mischief with his powerful
weapon IL his feet do not touch SOME
thing.
During the skunk season Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds defer their business To
the village until night time. They
live about miles from town and start
from home about dusk with the dog
and their team The dog will trot
along ahead trying to find skunk.
1t is very seldom that Mr.. and Mrs.
Reynolds do not gather in 6 or ! Of
the animals during their trip to and
from the village.
The Breeding Place.
On their farm they have u basement
dug under the ground something like
a cemetery tomb. They keep their
live skunks in this underground home,
where through the summer months
they breed their young, a female
skunk producing In a season s to 10
little ones. These are grown in the
fall large enough for the market.
About July they arc nearly as large
as a common cat They are fed upon
milk and occasionally eggs.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have found
that skunks are caught best with lam
terms. They are attracted by the Ian
tern light and will remain still until
a person with a lantern is almost on
to them Mr. Reynolds has now an
acetelyne lamp that he fastens on to
the breast of his dog and send; him
out hunting the animal. The dog cah
usually scent the skunk several feet
away and the skunk instead of run
ming away is dazed by the light and
waits the approach of the light nearer
to him. Mr.. Reynolds claims that lie
gets many more skunks this way than
by the old method, as many times the
skunk on hearing the dog will run
away.
Mrs. Reynolds realizes from $1.0o to
$500 for skunk skins.
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McClaye AIlege
Perjury by MuIhaII,

Washington, July 18.-S. Wood Me
Cleave, Republican candidate for Con-
gress in special election to be held
in the 9Th New Jersey district, next
Tuesday, came to Washington, to-
night. and told the Senate lobby in :
vestigating committee that Martin NJ.
Mulhall, late Lobbyist" for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
had perjured himself in his testimony
before the committee. McCleave de-
MED emphatically that Mulhal had
raised or spent money for him, had
managed his campaign CT had been
his close companion and associate
during his fight against William
Hughes for the 9th District nomina-
ton. in 1910.
Mulhall, the witness swore. came
unknown to him in his Office in New
York City in 1910, introduced himself
and said he wanted to help him.
1T looks as if you were going to
get the nomination." he quoted Null
| hall as saying, and | wanted to know
how you stood on public questions. "
McCleave said he replied that he stood
for protection and fair dealing to la
Dor and that Mulhall responded: Our
| organization stands for the same thing
and wants to help you"
He added that Mulhall insisted upon
hiring two rooms in Paterson as head
quarters but that he visited them only
few times and then saw only n few
newspapermen. MulhalI had letters
from Vice President Sherman, Cong.
Gardner and others, the witness said
1T was my first experience" he add
ed, and / supposed that a man en-
dorsed by such men must be all righ'."
The New Jersey man had been held
up to the committee by Mulhall, yes
terday as one whose meal checks and
| other expenses Mulhall had eontinu-
eusly paid and for whom Mulhall rails
ed and spent more than $500.
This McCleave vigorously denied as
absolutely without truth.
McGleave said he could obtain no
aid from the Republican National conf
mittee and that when Mulhail came
as the representative of the National
Association of Manufacturers. he said
he was willing to accept their assist
ance
What was the National Association
of Manufacturers to get in return for
the money it spent?" asked Senator
Walsh.
1T was going To get the represen-
tative in the American Congress. who
was in favor of protection TO Ameri-
can industries" replied McCleave.
He added that it had been said that
William Hughes, his opponent, now
senator. had received a $4,000 cam
paign fund from the American Fedora
ton of Labor and that he felt it was
entirely proper for him to accept aid
from the Manufacturers Association.
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But quick action was necessary. the
decision must lie made Immediately
Mr.. Campbell, who had been managing
the johnson Bros. team. WAS appealed
to. He knew that the material for a
fast team was here. Every follower of
baseball knows that the interest is
here Love vt good. clean, manly sport
and loyalty to our home city. all de-
mand that Hallowell seize the oppor-
tunity and he represented In the
league. And here we are.
The meeting, last Wednesday. so
well attended. and 50 full of enthusi-
psm. leaves no doubt as 10 the sup
pert, not only financially. hut in every
way that the team viii have behind it
under the bylaws and rules of the
league. Seven players must he local
men. and this in itself is insurance
against high salaries or team OF
paid outside players. This rule IS IRON
clad and is being strictly lived UP
IL, both IN letter and in spirit
Today Saturday. brings the first
game ON the home grounds. when we
face Cur old rival, Augusta. Sturtc-
want and Patten will be the home bat
tory, with the others playing The res
ulaf positions.
The boys have all beer putting in
some hard work, this week, and the
game will undoubtedly be fast from
start to finish.
The weather man promises Us q fair
day, so lets have the attendance a
record breaker, and start the game
off With a whoap, ut O'Clock sharp.
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WINTHROP CENTER.

Miss Louise Estaley and Miss Claire
Estabrook of ottawa, Kan. arrived,
Friday, and are guests at Longwood
Inn.
Miss Grace L. Little of Augusta was
calling, Thursday. on friends.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Elhridge Pack
ard and son Roland, who have been
guests in town. returned, Thursday, to
their home in Fitchburg, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Taylor and
sons Elmer and Clement are passing
their vacation with friends in Bath
Mrs, AGA NJ. f. Smith and Miss Floyd
from New York are guests at Mrs Ii.
F. Pixies.
MI. and Mrs. Southwiek of Provi-
fenee. r. J., who have been guests at
LongWood Inn, with party succeeded
in landing 81 fine fish from Lake Cob
boSSeecontee, recently.
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The charges grew out of the riot at
the Ipswich Hosiery Cos. plant at
Ipswich, last month, when a woman
was killed.
The suicide at the summer home at
Beverly, Mass, of Francis L. Amory
of Boston, of Mary A. Kilfoy, for
many years nurse and housemaid
IN the family's employ, became known.
Friday. Miss Kilfoy, who was 81 years
DID, jumped from third story win
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| honestly work for a corporation of
| that kind"
| The Citizens Industrial Association
of America, with c. w. Post as its
president, and many officers of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers on its list figured prominently in
todays PROCEEDINGS. Several letters
on the stationery of this association,
ana signed James 4 Emery, Seerc-.
tary" were read. and Senator Reed
suggested it was half brothers to
the Manufacturers Associa ton. One
of these letters said:
watson was not only the greatest
help to us personally. but ne repre-
scented all the forces that did help us.
and I personally believe we need
friends in Congress far more than
anywhere else. Mr.. Tafts labor
statements are not at all encourage
ing"
McClave was one of the men at
tackled by Mulhall as having solicited
and accepted general financial support
from the agents of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers.
Tonight. he presented a letter from
George Burke of Paterson, named by
Mulhall as on his pay roll, to the eff
feet that he had never received any
money from Mulhall and that if he
was on the payroll. Mulhall got the
money himself.
MeClayc n New y ark business man,
presented his case in a direct and
easy manner lie said that when Null
| hall pressed his service upon him he
told him to come back AFTER he (Mc-
| Claye) got the nomination and he
might let him help them. Mulhall did
return. he said. and showed the let
| ters from Vice President sherman,
Congressman Gardner and other con-
sressmen.
| The witness denied particularly
Mulhalfs statement he had spent a
great deal of money in the Paterson
| district in behalf of McClave in 1910
Il paid $50 to- the Bergen county
committee he said; $1,000 to the
| passaic committee; $500 to the Sus-
sex county committee: and borrowed
$1,000 for my campaign from Col. Der
| of Paterson, for which | gave collat-
| eral security. That was the amount
of my campaign fund.
Taking up Mulhaiis specific charges
| that he had worked constantly with
McClave. that he had paid for their
| joint meals and that in the last three
| days of the campaign they had SLEPT
| together, McClaHe emphatieally de-
MED them. Il dent renall ever eating
Il meal with Cal ~ hall anywhere
during that campaign" he said.
AS to having slept with him, peris!
tie thought. | slept at home every
night except one. when / made a toul
of Sussex county with the candidate
| for Governor. Mr.. Lewis, and stopped
| at Il MOTEL IN Newton. | paid my OWL
way and | don't think Col. Mulhal
WAS within 100 miles of the place"
MeClave said that SO far as he knew
Aulhali had never collected a cent fo
his campaign or spent Il cent in it. ex
ccpt 10 pay for the two rooms i'm th'
| Paterson hotel which he had nimsel
engaged. Il had confidence in Col Null
hail. he said, because of the Letters
he brought me from prominent publ,
men. 1t was not until 1912 that | learn
cd her had been discharged by his EN-
| r,oyers."
He said. Mulhall had pleaded Will
him fu.t a letter commencing his worl
| in the 1910 campaign. He gave it. h
said. but later learned that Mulhal
| had not accomplished anything for him
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ALLEGED ATTEMPT
TO BRIDE GOMPERS.
Continued from Page One.)

from that man." shouted Mulhall
Further. ! want to tell the commit
tee that those men at that table have
kept some one there continually to
stare steadily at me, while | have been
on the stand. l think it is contempt
able trick. The ex-president John Kir-
by, Jr.) relieved Mr.. Emery at the
job a little while ago.
Members of the committee tried to
sooth the witness and Acting Chairman
Bankhead mildly suggested that Null
hall look at him instead of at his an
tagonists. Mulhall admitted he was
somewhat nervous, but insisted that
witnesses have been intimidated since
they We're brought to Washington out
side as well as inside this committee
rocm.'
Letters identified, today, covered a
wide range of activity, but conferred
chiefly about the campaigning in In
diana in los, when Mulhall, according
10 the documents. was working in
close cooperation with Congressman
James L. Watson and with National
and State Republican leaders. Null
hall told the committee he raised $4,000
for that campaign. One of the letters
referred to this amount and another
mentioned a list of manufacturing con-
Germs III South Bend. the proprietors
Of which had been visited by Mulhall
in company with Peter Kline, deputy
factory inspector for that district.
In an interview had with Mr. Bar
ry and other large business men of
THIS section, they clearly stated they
were jumping the law as far as cor
porations are concerned, subscribing to
our campaign funds" said Muhall. in
letter to Schwedtman from Indianap-
oils, Sept 26, 10S. There are hun
cred and one ways to get around that
and we all know that, and | cannot
see why Mr.. Van Cleave cannot go
around ii just as well as the large man
ufacturers here
Correspondence read, late in the
day, showed that the INDIANAPOLIS
News had identified Mulhall as con-
nected with the Manufacturers Asso-
citation, in September, and had
brought the matter into public discus
sion. Mulhall laughingly told the
commission that local, state and ma
tional campaign managers had con-
sistently denied that they knew any
thing about any work by the National
Associatio nof Manufacturers even aft
ter work had been going on for near
ly a year in Indiana.
In letter to John Kirby, Jr., from
indianapolis, Sept. %, 1908, just after
some of the so-called Archbold let
tiers had been made public referring
to Senator Foraker, Mulhal said he
stih had Faith in Ohio's great sena-
nd IT. h..
expressed surprise that Roosevelt was
stirring up the Standard Oil matter
and said the President is playing very
poor politics.
Instead Of gaining votes, he will
find on the third of November that
IT will be a losing game" said the
letter Even the Standard Oil Co.
has its friends. and | cannot under
stand why man of his stripe will
think it is "A crime for man to
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Saturday Special Sale of confeetion-
cry. We receive our confectionery di-
rect from the manufacturers weekly.
We have the best at low prices; 25c
buys good assortment of chocolates
in fancy boxes. Our Saturday Special
for 29c cannot be excelled for the mon
ey. Pine Ice cream in bulk and bricks
for home use. The business at our large
Soda Fountain is increasing veery day
and it is due to the high quality of syr-
up and crushed fruits used, also to the
quick and up-to-date service at Beanes
Prescription Drug Store. Open even
ingS.-AdV.