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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1917)
SAW DEATH ANGEL Apparition That Appeared to Royal-Chlltlrcn. Otory Related by doverness of Rus Inn Princesses Czar and Czar Ini Dellove Supernatural Fig ure Really Wat Visible. Ormitl Uuko Ernest of Ilexmi hint it very pretty llttlo daughter by hln II rut wife, Princess Victoria Mnlltn of Great llrlliiln mill Cobtirg. now imirrliMl to drawl I)ul(i) Cyril or IttiNMlii. Thin lit tic Klrl'rt iiiiiiio wan Elizabeth, niul on iiccmiiit of her beauty and sprightly cleverness alio wan n universal favor niul tln only Ho between her par ents after tliiki!HtrmiKiiiiiinit, I'. Cuii lllfo Oweti writes In llio New York NVlil. While ntnylng with lie. undo mid ntint, tint prenent 17.nr inn) czarina, nt their il(:tnritsiini country neat In !' Imul, Hliti nticeumbeil when neven yearn old to poison ptomaine poison, nc curding (o nome, Imt according to oth ers drugs conveyed Into food or llrlnk by Hid MhltlMn for Hut purpose of Inking tliu lift! of Emperor Nich olas A remarkable account of tliu nffnlr n given by it it EugtlMt woman of tliu iiiiiiio of Minn Eager, who, after npcnd lut; a number of yearn In tho nervlco ?if tin' emperor mid empress of Hun nla an tho nurnery governess of their young children, published on her ru turn to England, with tho full author Ity anil approval of their mnjentlen, a volumo entitled "Six Yearn at tho Court of llufnda." According to her. little Prlncenn Elizabeth, or "Ella," of llcaao wan taken III line afternoon or night and died before) the following morning. Itetween nine o'clock and ten o'clock two of tliu little Klrlif of tb czarina, who were sleeping together In a room adjoining that of their seven-year-old coiixln of Hckmu, suddenly alaruieil every una within hearing by the wont frantic ncrvntun. When tho empress, Minn Eager nml the doctorn mulled In they found tho two little f-raud iIucIickkcm ntnndltig up im their beds, shrieking and nhnklng (with terror. It wiih some tlmo before 'they could bo soothed, and then they related that they hud neen a man with illowliiK robes nml hugu wings In their room. While they were mill talking tho eyes of both children Hiiililenly filiated with terror, and both pointing in tho name direction, they cried: "Look I Uxikl Thero ho In again. J lit ban gono Into Kiln's room. Oh I J'oor Kllal Poor Klin 1" Neither Minn Eager nor tho czarlnn. nor yet the pbynlclann, could nco any thing. Hut a few momeutn later Il'rlncess Ella mnldenly nut up In her bed, crying: "I am choking. I am choking I Send for mammal" Three Jiotira afterward tho child, who had Immediately after the cry for her mother fallen Into a Ktato of coma, panned away, In tho absence, of course, of her pareiitH. Miss Eager expressed her llrm con viction that the llttlo grand duchesses had neen a nuperuatural apparition and that tho apparition In inten tion wan tho angel of death. That tho czar and cr.arlna nhared her Impression In shown by the fnct that they had authorized her to publish the ntory In her book, an well an by tho clrctimstaneotliat bIiu retnlnn their favor anil good will anil Is In re ,celpt of tut annuity from litem for tho remainder of her dayn. . Not the Man. Arilttppc My lovo for you, dear Minn Hoxley, In it connuiiilng tiro that hurnn everything lit Its path. Minn Hoxloy Then I fear It would bo uiiwIho to cIiooho Hitch a liu.sbaiul to handle my money. New Duo Killer. A now piece of agricultural nppn rnttin ban been developed for tho pur pose of combating tho destructive bugs and undoHlrnblo vegetable growths ly an application of nteam to tho noil penetrntlng sonio distance below tho ,stirface. Tho mitchlno carries a ntentii generating plant and tltoves over tho nurfaco on a largo drum, tho periphery of which Is ntaggored with protruding stream outletH In tho nhapo of blades or opines. An tho iipparalus Is drawn over tho ground tho spines Imbed them selves in tho noli mid wlillo In this po sition tho steam Is released mid pene trates tliu soli for sonio tllstauco around tho outlet, killing tho worms, lurviio nnd bugs mid the undeslrnblo crop of weeds which seed tliotnselves from ono season to another. Four and a Half Ton Mirror. Tho 100-lnelHllninotor rollector for tliu Mount Wilson observatory In Cali fornia, which will ho Mulshed early next year, wltl bo tho largest mirror ever cast. It will bo 1!) inches thick and will contain, In ono solid piece, lY, tons of glass. ICnglneerlun Record. URINGS TALE; LEAVES FOOT Eskimo Arrlvea at New York With Thrilling Account of Encounter With Orlzzly Dear. Blubbering with Joy, Aswntuk, an Eskimo, to l;o known on tho Pennsyl vania farm, whlthor bo lm gone, by tho stern pntronytn of Morris Levy, wan released from Kills Inland In chargo of MUn Mitrthn Ltnlngur, a nurso at tho (Ironfall mission, In Inbrailor, nays tho Now York Herald. Anwatttk (until ho reaches Pennsylvania) linn only ono foot Tho othor, tho loft, was clmwod orf by a grizzly boar, wherein lion tho ntory. Anwntuk which mennn "tho chilly baby" Is nlxtoon yenrn old, but, ac cording to tliu ntory, lio'fl no brnvo that I.abmdor In probnbly rollovod to bo rid or hln daring nplrlt. Minn Lclnlngcr, who brought hltn back with hor, had trouble getting him Into tho country, but finally appeals to Washington wore answered, and Aswa tuk li off to tho farm. Hut to tho tnlo of that missing foot. On a cold, windswept night In Bolstor'n Hock, I.nbrador, llttlo Anwntuk and bin mother huddled about tho whnlo oil lamp, wondering If Papa Aswatuk, tho during fisherman, wan riding tho gnlo. Suddenly from outnldo tho igloo thero enmo n scratching nnd tho hoartn of Anwntuk and hln mother congcalod. They know It wnn tho dread scratching of n polar boar scratching bin way In to mnko n meal off them. Sundries In the way of drlocl moono moat and mission trnctn wore used to bolstor tho fast weakening wall of tho Igloo, hut-all in vain. Through n ragged nporturo gloomed tho horrid fnco of n grizzly bear. Ho yawned In anticipation of llttlo Anwn tuk n plump youth Junt ns'Aswatuk kicked with hln loft foot. Tho foot renchod tho open mouth Junt as It clonod, nnd Junt as Anwatuk's mother dropped tho whalo oil lamp on tho benr'n head. With a groan of pain and anger tho grizzly loped lightly away, blnzlng with wrath and whnlo oil. but ntlll clinging to Anwatuk's foot Aswntuk was taken to tho hospltnl nt fit. Anthony's, whero ho rccovorod nultlclently to bo brought to thin coun-, try. 80 gocn tho tale of Anwatuk ns told by hlmsolf. Preventing 80II Erosion. Soli erosion Is doing business dnnv ago' constantly, nnd fow pcoplo know how to apply provontlvo mensuros. In tho annual roport of tho bureau of soils of tho department of agrlculturo n altnplo method of hnndllng ono class of erosions Is described. This la tho cimo whero tho soli Is being washed nwny In gullies, and tho romody Is to build a dam across tho Incipient gul ly, through which a sower plpa Is pnnsod, connecting with an upright plpo situated at tho upper sldo of tho dam. Tho hollow formed by tho dam will fill with water In flood conditions until tho top of tho upright plpo Is renchod, when tho excess of water runs off quietly Into tho noxt field or Into another Impounding npneo bolow. Tho cutting current of tho draining wator In Htoppod and tho Bodliriont carried by it nettles nbovo tho dam, thus tend ing to ropntr tho damngo previously dono. A sultnbln tllo drain located under tho dam will dlspono of tho wa tor Impounded bolow tho oponlng of tho upright plpo. Realistic Maneuvers. Tho Turkish nrmy might possibly bo putting up a bettor fight Just now had It been trnlnod according to the meth ods adopted by ono of Its earlier com mandors. Lord Hroughton notes In his diary of Janunry 18, 1833, that be "mot Nahmok Pasha, tho Turkish ambas sador, at the lord chancellor's dinner tnblo. Ho gnvo us nn account of tho present grand vlzlor, whom ho de scribed as bolng very 'vlf when mnnouvcrlng his troops In shnm bat tles; so lively, Indeed, that ho tnndo them lire bulletB, and churgo with bay onets nnd kill ono another, although In prlvato Ufa ho was a tiitld man." 8nya His Wife Could Tell. MoBt men nro quoor, but somo nro quooror, especially In Now York. A prlzo wltinor In the second class drew tho oycs of tho entlro company upon hltn In umnzomont ns thoy sot around a tnblo In n downtown restaurant nt luncheon. Thoy had boon discussing npnrtmont houso llfo, when ono of tho party turned to tho man noxt to him and nskod: "Hy tho way, Jim, how many rootnB havo you In your Hat?" Now York flats nro so small you would Imnglno that any man who had to pay rent for ono could answer right off. Hut Jim said: "Hlossod If I know, my wlfo can toll you I can't. Nover countod 'em." "Wollt" whispered a mnn oppoBlto1, "Isn't ho n bird. Won der It ho knows how many lingers and toes ho has?" For 8oro Feet. Wnsh tho foot with soap nnd wator and dry thorn gontly, without rubbing. Thou dip n ploco of soft cotton in ntothylntod spirits and apply oxcopt whoro tho skin Is broken, Whon dry,, dust tho foot with a powder composod of equal parts of starch and boracli powdor. IN A KERRY THE historical and political Im portance of Ireland has cre atcd In the minds of many Americans an exaggerated Idea or the Island's physical proportions and tho density of Its population, two vital factors In England's task of sup pressing tho robclllon which had Its Inception in tho capital and largest city, Dublin. According to the Na tional Geographic society's bulletin tho whole of Ireland embraces aa area slightly less than the stato of Maino, but with a population almost six times as denso. In comparison with tho governing country, it Is throe-fifths ns largo as England and Wales, with one-ninth tho population. The Island Is ono of tho very fow soctlons of tho civilized world where tho population has shown a marked ilocrcaso during the last contury. The first census of tho Island, taken In 1821, recorded a population almost 50 por cent larger than at tho pres ent tlmo, wlillo tho census of 1811 showed tho high-water mark of more than eight millions, noarly twice tho prosont population of 4,375,000. This romnrkablo decrease duo largely to emigration, began after the famlno brought about by tho destructive dis easo which attacked tho potato crops of 1815. This calamity resulted in tho withdrawal of moro than a mil lion ncres from cultivation within two years. Incidentally tho potato, which has playod such an Important rolo in tho llfo of Ireland during tho last 300 years, Is not Indigenous to tho Island, but was one of tho food gold mines discovered by tho Spaniards in their conquest of Peru. Tho country Is di rectly Indebted to Sir Walter Raleigh TORC CASCADE; for Ub "Irish" potatoes, as It was ho who brpught thorn from what Is now North Carolina and planted thorn on his estato near Cork In 1585. Mountains, Doqs and takes. Irolaiid Hob on tho wostorn rim of what was onco a part of Continental Europe It has numorous mountains, tho highest bolng tho McQllllcuddy Rooks (3,414 foot), In tho KUlarnoy rgton, but thero is no mountain chain or olovatod "backbono," Thero Is a moro or loss well-doflnod contra! plain, howovor, tho distinguishing foa turo of which Is its bogs tho black boar producing tho famous peat fuel, BlBSJPJJJJJJJBJJJJBJPC.a hP1IJJuSBSBSB Pjssssssssspsr v vSBbB - H VILLAGE! differentiated from tho brown bogs of the mountains. If tho wholo Island were brought to a mean level It would riso 400 feet abovo tho sea. The lakes, or loughs, of Ireland are among Its most widely appreciated physical characteristics, tholr scenic beauty being tho Inspiration of poets, painters and musicians. Nor havo the Irish rivers been overlooked In ap praisals of tho island's beauties. The Shannon, which flows for 250 miles from the county of Cavnn In the northwest to tho Atlantic In the southwest, is the longest wntcr course in tho United Kingdom. It is navi gated by largo steamers for halt its length, and, Is connected with Dublin by means of tho Grand and Royal canals. Although coal is found In most of the 32 counties Into which the island is dlvldod, and Utoro Is considerable Iron oro, mining Is not an important Industry. Gold was being mined in a modest wny in County Wlcklow at tho tlmo of the rebellion of 1798, but tho works were destroyed and the sourco of tho metal has never been re-discovered. Industries of the Island. Agriculture nnd stock raising are tho chlof occupations of tho inhabi tants. At one time tho woolen manu factures of tho Island wore formid able rivals of English factories, but hostile legislation gnvo tho Industry a check from which it has nover recov ered. As tho Irish have raised flax for centuries tho manufacture of linen early became ono of tho important Industries of tho country. Irish whisky Is nn important article of ex port and ono of tho largest broworles In tho world Is located at Dublin. The Island's production of boer .is three and a halt million barrols annually. Shipbuilding In tho great yards al Delfast is one of tho most wldoly known of Irish activities, and tho doop scn nnd coast fisheries afford a live lihood for many thousands. Thanks to tho temperate Influence of tho west winds from tho Atlantic, tho thormomotor rarely reaches freez ing point in winter, whllo tho nvor ago for a summer day is 60 degrees. At Toor Head on tho north tho dis tonco to Scotland (Mull of Cantlrl) is only 134 miles. Tho Giant's Cause way, a short distance to tho eaBt of this point, is tho outcropping basaltic formation which in a former age Joined tho two islands. Water Seemingly Flows From Tree. At Mount Lowo, Cat, tho thirsty vis itor has only to turn on n faucet pro jecting from a largo troo near tho ho tol and wntor boglns to flow. No wa ter pipes aro to bo soon, and curios ity is aroused at onco. Tho lower part of tho troo is hollow, and the pipes are run underground and up through tho hollow part to a knothole, whoro a fnucot la nttachod. Around tho faucet tho holo is pluggod up with content which looks liko tho troo ltsolf. Wise Practice of the Incas. Tho Incas, anclont rulora of Peru, woro ono of tho oarllest nuthontlc ex amples of tho high ougenla dovolop mont of tho human raco, Tholr ays torn of choosing each year tho flnost physical spoclmons of young woman hood from all classes to bocome "brides of tho sun," or wlvos of the rulor, having qulto an opposlto effoct to that of tho limited and unfortunate matrimonial customs of present day royalty. ALL CHARGED UP TO BROWN Janitor Had tost Nothing and Had Made Something of a Reputation for Urbanity. Ono day Drown lost his temper and determined to discipline tho Janitor. "Whr Is It," ho said, "that every tlmo anybody in this building loseJ anything you ask us If we know what has becomo of It?" "Because," the Janitor replied, "you are tho only folks that nover lose any thing." Next morning Drown shouted down tho dumbwaiter shaft: "We're short a bottlo of milk; where Is It?" "I don't know, sir," tho Janitor an swered humbly. "I'll sco It I can And It" "Why," said Mrs. Drown, "wo got our milk." "Don't worry," said her husband "Of course ho can't find it, but It will do him good to stow around a little." About 15 minutes later Drown was summoned to tho dumbwaiter. "Here's your milk," said tho Janitor. "I'm sorry I made a mistake." Drown was bewildered. Wow, where on earth did tho fellow get it?" ho said. "He has taken it from ono of the neighbors," wailed Mrs. Drown. Next day Drown complained of the loss of a package of sugar, which, though purely Imaginary, so far as the Drowns were concerned, very soon materialized in the bands of tho re sourceful Janitor. Even Drown got uneasy then; but being bent on ven geance, he subsequently reported as lost bread, a head of lettuce, and a bag of potatoes, all of which were Im mediately produced by tho Janitor. When Drown paid his grocery bill for tho month, Mrs. Drown, who Is a systematic housekeeper, scanned the account "Why, they , have made a mistake," she said. "They have charged us for milk and sugar and things we never got." Drown went back to the grocery to Inquire "It's all right." ho said; upon his return. "We got the Btuff. The Jan itor ordered It" Activities of Women. Russia has over 3,000 women physi cians. The Woman's Trade Union of Amer ica has over 65,000 members. Three out of every four nonagena rians in Berlin, Germany, are women. Miss Jean T. Moeblo, an automobile saleswoman, recently showed that-she could handle machinery as well as sell cars. In a leather apron and blue Jean coat she stood on a platform In a New York salesroom and dismantled and assembled a motor taken from a car sho had driven over ten thousand miles. The wearing of a. skirt which was so tight that it interfered with the free use of her limbs caused Mrs. Delia Wilson of Kansas City to lose her suit for $5,000 damages against the Chi cago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad. Tho Jury contended that ajpklrt which was only u2 Inches wldcTwas entirely too narrow for free uie of the feet in boarding a train. Wonderful New Resistance Alloy. A now alloy for use in making elec tric resistance was put on the market in Germany shortly before the war and la said to be of great use in case the resistance wires or strips need to be worked at a high heat?; for the new alloy of chromium and nickel can be run at even u bright red heat without suffering damage, and such heating doos not make the metal brittle upon long use. Specific gravity of tho alloy is 8.25, and it has a specific resistance per meter length and square millimeter section of 1.10 ohms. It can support a temperature of 1110 degrees C. on constant run. Tho melting point la 1400 degrees C. The Exception. A noted English suffragette said tho othor day to a Now York reporter: "Your idea of ub militants Is that we are vixens, tartars and man-haters, but, as a matter of fact, we have In our ranks some of the most elegant and fascinating women In London so ciety. "No, tho militant Is not like Mrs. Blanc, who said to her daughter one day: " 'I am certainly easy on shoes. Look at thts pair of elastic sides. I've worn them threo years and they're still as good as now. I'm easy on clothes, too. There's my tweed Just as fresh as tho day I bought It seven years ago. And hats, gloves, stockings in fact, I'm easy on everything.' " 'Except fathor, eh7' said tho daugh ter, without looking up from her book." topked Pretty. Patience Polly said they had a highly-polished hardwood floor up whero she called. Patrice And did she say tt looked pretty?" "Why, of course. Sho said sho could see herself In It"