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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1913)
HOOD RIVER GLAULK, THURSDAY, AUGrST 7, 1913 A LEAPJDR LIFE. It Saved Him From ffie Bear, but Trapped Him In Midair. STILL HIS LUCK HELD GOOD. Swinging From Broken Cable, With Death Almoit Certain on the Floor of the Rocky Canyon Far Below, He Took a Desperate Chance and Won. Some persons have more than their fair share of adventure. Of this fortu nate or unfortunate class Is Mr. W. G. Gilbert, the hero of an extraordi nary experience told by Mr. K. D. Strong In the Wide World Magazlu. Mr. Gilbert had been exploring an unfrequented cave high up in the side of a deep canyon In Yellowstone park when he suddenly came upon a huge silver tip tsar that showed unmistak able signs ot displeasure at being dis turbed. The man dashed out of the den, with the snarling bear close at his beels. The face of the canyon was almost a sheer precipice. To try to run down it was certain death, for if be did not make a misstep and go tumbling to the bottom before he had gone a hundred feet the bear would almost instantly overtake him. Despairingly he looked about him. A short distance away was the plat form of an old aerlnl tramway that had been used to carry ore across the can yon to the other side. One of the big Iron buckets in which the ore had been carried still swung on Its two little wheels from the rusted wire cable eight or ten feet out from the platform Just out of reach. It offered the only avail able means of escape, however, and the hunted man took the chance. With a shrill cry, for the bear was al most upon him, Gilbert sprang for ward and, with every muscle set, leap ed out from the platform toward the bucket, the edge of which he Just man aged to grasp with his fingers. He struggled hard to raise himself and climb in. but for a long time the swinging bucket thwarted every effort Finally he got a leg over the edge, la boriously clambered In and sank ex hausted to the bottom. Balked of his prey, the angry bear began to claw and tear at the slender cable. In some way the animal touch ed the big wheel over which the cable ran. The wheel began to turn, and, as it turned, the bucket, with its human freight, ran rapidly down the cable, swaying and swinging as If about to turn over. Suddenly there was a tearing, snap ping sound, and several strands of the rust eaten, weather beaten cable part ed. The bucket sagged downward slckenlngly. Looking out. Gilbert saw that only half a dozen strands now sustained the weight of the bucket. If they should part he would be dashed down upon the rocky bottom of the canyon, fully 200 feet below. It was a serious predicament. The cable might part under his weight at any minute, or the bear might strike the twisted wires a hard blow, which would almost certainly break them. He could not pull the bucket along, for the guide cable overhead had dis appeared years before. Although there was little hope that any one would hear him in that remote and lonely region, he shouted aloud for help. Fortunately for Gilbert a party of men passing near by heard his call and hurried to his rescue. But when they saw his plight they were at a loss how to save him. At last one of them Jumped on his horse, dashed back to the outfit wagon and returned with several long fish lines and all the rope he could find. In a few minutes he had whittled out a rough bow and arrow. After tying the fish line to the arrow he shot the latter up and over the bucket. Then Gilbert pulled up the rope which had been fastened to the line and tied it to the cable. It was a desperate chance for life, but it was his only one. Carefully, without a single unnecessary motion, he stood up in the bucket, grasped the rope, clambered over the side and be gan to lower himself. Slowly, foot by foot, he came down. The hearts of the men below almost ceased to beat as he covered a quarter of the distance, then a half, then three-quarters, then all! As he reach ed the ground they gave a hearty cheer that woke the echoes far and wide, but Gilbert did not bear It. lie had fallen In a swoon the moment his feet touched the earth. Curioui Loan Clubi. Loan clubs have sometimes very pe culiar rules. One that flourished re cently iu north London had a rule compelling each member to borrow 5 every year or in default pay a fine of 5 shillings. Loans required the Recurity of twcTfellow members, and the Gil- bertian situation occasionally arose of a member being refused a loan for want of security and fined for not bor rowing the money. Loudon Tatler. Why Hair Turna White. The color of the hair is due to Iron, which Is picked up by the cells of the hair follicle in the little factory in the skin where hairs are made. As one gets older the little cells which work at manufacturing hairs grow weary, and they will not take up as much iron us they once did. St. Nicholas. 9 Woman Owner Says Baseball Team Is White Elephant T F ever a woman was left with a white elephant on her hands that woman was I when I fell heir to the St. Louis Cardinals of the National league," said pretty Mrs. Hel en Brltton at the New York hotel where she hud been attending the meeting of the National Baseball league, the only woman delegate and the only woman in the world who practically manages a baseball team. To look at this little dark haired wo man, dressed iu the most fashionable and most feminine of clothes, from the big taupe plush picture hat with curl ing plumes and her black velvet gown trimmed in heavy white lace to the tips of her patent leather shoes, one would never imagine that her occupa tion was that of owuer and manager of one of the greatest baseball teams in captivity. She says that she often wonders at herself. "I love my home and my chil dren, and when my uncle left this base ball estate to me I nearly collapsed with surprise, for I had never In my whole life thought I would fall heir Jo such a thing. When I really found myself In possession of It I began to realize that I certainly had an outside career on my hands with a vengeance. A Terrible Revelation. "Let any woman dissatisfied with the 'drab reality of home life and domestic surroundings' Just fall heir to a base ball team If she Is looking for 'an out side interest' a 'career.' Well, all I have to say is, that is the last thing I would wish to happen to another of my sex. It's been a terrible revelation Into the dishonesty and meanness of some men. "In fact, before I became possessed of this 'white elephant' I thought ev erybody was kind and that good nature and honesty were to be found every where among men, but this has been an eye opener. I have found to what Great works are performed not by strength, but by pef severance. Johnson. f u.. ' A. Mi ' a by American Press Association. MBS. HELEN BRITTON, BASEBALL QUEEN. degree of meanness men will go to take advantage of a woman whom they look upon as a novice in the business world. "I have found how little chivalry and loyalty there can be in some men. I have learned a lesson which, after all, is such an unfortunate lessou for any woman to have to learn. '"While I have made a success where failure might have been made, I have done It at demands upon my femininity and my optimism. It has not really made a cynic of me, but it has made me feel that life for a woman left with an extraordinary Inheritance need not expect to depend on chivalry and upon her status as a woman for a fair deal. "I know there have been a good many stories going out of how I have handicapped the Cardinals by my per sonal interference that I have blocked deals. I did not block them. Men who have been too cowardly to come out In the open and tell the truth when I have been accused are responsible. "I will say there was one deal and only one deal I did block, and that was when Bresnahan tried to trade Muggins to the Cincinnati team. I cer tainly did block that, and I know ev erybody knows that I did right in the interest of the Cardinals," said the lit tle Cleveland woman, with flashing eyes. Mrt. Brush Sharea Honor. Mrs. John T. Brush, owing to the death of her husband, who was the presldeut and principal owner of the New York Natkmal league team, now shares distinction with Mrs. Britton ak a baseball queen. Mrs. Brush owns the controlling interest In the Nww York club and virtually has all the execu tive powers of her late husband. She has not become as active by far, how ever, as Mrs. Britton in taking up base ball engineering. Her son-in-law, Har ry N. Hempstead, Is the active presi dent of the club. If Mrs. Brush ultimately takes an active part in the affairs of her base ball team It is likely she will have big ger problems than Mrs. Britton. In firry aouM trot death. thert ISRAEL SPARED, CR PASSED OVER Exodus 12:21-31 Aug. 10. "The Bom ot Uan earn mot to t mlnitttrtd unto, tut re miniitrr, and to giro Hit lift a Rantom fur many." UattKnc 10. It. CHE tenth plague upon the Egyp tians for their persistent injus tice toward the Hebrews was the death of their first-borns. In every home there was death the Brst-boru sou or daughter. The terror it such a night can better be imagined than described. Iu Scripture death is always repre sented as the enemy of man the pen alty of sin. The death sentence came upon our first parents because of sin, and by the laws of heredity has pass ed to all their children the human family. The Bible tells us that the only hope for recovery lies in the fact that God has made prepara tions for the satisfaction o f Justice through the death of Je sus; and that during Messi ah's reign the curse of death shall be re moved. What God brought upon the Kgyptians in that night was, therefore, merely the same penalty that has been against all mankind for six thousand years. The first-borns, retiring in good health, were corpses before morning, the death sentence coming upou them more suddenly than it otherwise would have done. This plague did not touch the homes of the Israelites. Their first-borns were passed over, spared, by the Al mighty; hence the name Passover. By Divine command the Israelites made the anniversary of this event histori cal. Every Israelite shows his faith In God and his confidence in this record of Divine deliverance of his forefa thers, when he celebrates the Tassover. The Pateover's Real Meaning. Israel's experiences in being passed over were allegorical. As a type they represented the experiences oik God's Elect-Spiritual Israel, God's saintly people, gathered from all nations and denominations. The chief members came from Natural Israel, but no na tion can lay exclusive claims. It Is an elect class, chosen along the line of character alone. Spiritual Israel was represented in the first-borns of fleshly Israel, passed over In that night. The next morning Israel went forth under the leader ship of the first borns, who subse quently became the priestly tribe, typ ically representing the Boyal Priest hood, whose Royal High Priest Is the glorified Messiah. Just as the first-borns of Israel were not the only ones saved from Egyptlnn bondage, so the Church of the First borns (Hebrews 12:23) will not be the only ones saved from the bondage of sin and death, symbolized by that Egyptian bondage. The preservation of the First-borns Implies the deliver ance of the remainder. "Israel My First-Born." Since deliverance from the power of sin and death was of God's grace, and not an obligation of Justice, He had a perfect right to determine long in ad vance that His blessings should reach mankind through Abraham's Seed. Unnoticed by the Jews, the Lord Indi cated that Abraham would have two seeds; one a Heavenly, the other an earthly. Thus He said, "Thy seed shall be (1) as the stars of heaven, and (2) in the sand of the sea shore." God, In His wisdom, did not explain to Abraham the significance of this figurative statement We, however, are permitted to see the meaning even of tills feature of the Promise. The stars represent the Heavenly Seed of Abraham Messiah and His Church. The sand of the sea shor represents the vast multitude who will ultimately be saved from sin and death, and recovered to Divine favor and everlasting life In the Messianic Kingdom. God's providences were to the Jew first as respects spiritual priv ileges, and will be to the Jew first as respects earthly privileges Restitu tion to human perfection. First-Borns Blood-Protected. Let us not fail to note that Divine favor toward the first-borns of Israel was uot without blood. Indeed, the whole lesson of the Old Testament Scriptures is that "without the shed ding of blood there is no remission" of sins. The Israelites took a lamb of the first year without spot, kill ed It and sprinkled its blood upon the door posts and lintels of their houses, and ate the flesh within. As the Passover was typical, so also were the lamb and the sprinkled blood. BoHnklinn in. Hood. The ,amb repre. sented Jesus, the Lamb of God. nis death was for the sins of humanity. Christ died not merely for the Church, but, as the Scriptures declare, for the sins of the whole world. The Church Is passed over In this night of stn, especially saved In ad vance of the others, through the mer it of the Blood That the Blood cov ers more than the First-borns Is shown by the fact that In the type It was sprinkled not merely upon the first-borns, but upon the house, as in dicating the Household of Faltb. Trade Discount Checks given on all Charge Accounts if paid in full on or before the 10th of each month. 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