Tillamook headlight., August 01, 1912, Image 3

Tillamook’ Headlight, August I, 1»12.
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One of the North Atlantic Traps
That Mariners Dread.
ROCKY, FOGGY AND DEADLY.
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I This Gray, Grim Menace to Vassals
That Cams Within Reach of Ito Ice-
bergs. Gales and Wild Currents Is
One of the Graveyards of tho Ocean.
In Harper’s Magazine George Hard­
ing describes Cape Race, that menac­
ing point of Newfoundland that la a
terror to tbe mariners of tbe north
Atlantic coast:
Every great trade route of the world
has In season some peculiar danger to
navigation which brings disaster to
vessels plying its lanes, in tbe north
Atlantic, for ships bound east aud weal
over tbe busy northern'roiite, the par­
ticular menace is Cape Race. In ibis
I neighborhood there Is an extraordinary
conjunction of perils. Fog. Icebergs,
submerged rocks, northeasterly gales,
a sheer shore and singularly trencher
ous current create a large possibility
of catastrophe.
Cape Race is a bluff. Jagged bit of
coast scarcely provided with strand,
and a multitude of submerged rocks
are scattered from the breaking water
at tbe foot of tbe cliffs as far to sen
as tbe Virgin rocks, which outlie nine­
ty miles. The polar current, "which
runs like a river” past tbe gray cape.
Is so variable In tbe direction of Its
flow that It may race southwest at
one time and flow northeast at anoth­
er. In tbe spring and early stiinmer-
and often as late as tbe fall of the
year—Icebergs come down with the
current and lie sluggishly off tbe eoast,
hidden from tbe sharpest eyes of the
ships’ lookouts in tbe dense seen mil la
tions of tog.
It is tbe fog. almost continuously
raised by contact of tbe polar current
with the warm waters of the gulf
stream, which for centuries has mude
a menace of this cape ot evil mime.
There is little relief from it. It Is so
continuously present, indeed, that the
cape foghorn is frequently blowu for
hundreds of hours st a stretch. » • •
The route of the transatlantic lines
from American ports runs past a hun­
dred miles to sea. and it Is the vessels
that go astray in the fogs off tbe beat­
en track which come to grief and give
the coaat Its grewsome name. In a
single month an Atlantic liner, crowd
ed with passengers, and four tramp
steamers were totally wrecked with
In twenty miles of one snot her And
once ashore a craft haa small chance.
Tbe stupendous cliffs, with deep water
to tbelr Jagged edges and excised to
tbe swells of the open ocean, bare al
lowed but one vessel of tbe seventy
that have been wrecked there In tbe
past twenty yeurs to be refloated.
The craft on the rocka is furiously
pounded to pieces by the first heavy
sea. • • • The Regulus. a tramp steam
er of near 2.000 tons, utterly mulshed
with the whole ship’s company be
tween dark and dawn, leaving her pro
polled flxed In tbe cliffs twenty feet
above sea level, where it remains to
this day.
Steamers have gone so close to the
cliffs tn tbe fog tbnt the fishermen on
the heads, unable to even discern an
outline of tbe blind craft- have clearly
beard that panic on tbe bridge when
tbe raptaln reversed the engine room
signals and in the same breath ordered
tbe lifeboats manned. After that they
have listened to the churning of the
screw, to tbe orders from the bridge
and to the gradual departí”» of the
vessel from her dangerous position.
Once, at a point beyond range of the
fog whistle, a fisherman beard from the
fog not only tbe orders to reverse the
engines and man tbe lifeboats, but a
loud command to one of the officers to
guard tbe liquor. Vessels often slip
past tn tbe mist, themselves unseen,
their presence, peril and escape from
disaster told only by voices coming
muffled from tbe obecurity at sea.
Sometimee skippers send boats ashore
to inquire the way. but often they go
by In care free Ignorance without tbe
faintest notion that they bare escaped
catastrophe by the miracle of a hair’s
breadth.
“I beard a feller go by today." said a
fisherman of Chance cove. “I allowed
he'd fetch up on Flab reef by the sound
of his course and waited to see. but be
•kipped her. and a close skim tooT
It la a coast to beware of. Tbe bet­
ter it U known tbe more It Is feared.
Tbe skipper ot a New Tork-St John's
liner, for a moment at a loss for a
reckoning In the fog. took no chances,
but Instantly turned tall and beaded
for tbe open see. where he lay for six
lays waiting for tbe fog to lift
It Is no wonder tbe deep sea skipper
•bakes tn bls sea boots when th« fo*
"•ptnree him In a treacherous current
off that coast. Some of tbe rested
hulls of Ma forerunners In predicament
»err* as landmarks for off shore fisher­
men. and on tbe wind swept borren of
'he beads. In gravee marked by cross
M raised by kindly hands and snugly
•towed away for good and all In tbe
little rruveyarfia of tbe set 11 ementa, lie
Me bones ot hundreds of
te»e been cost up by the as
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A WORK OF ART.
ETE STRAIN.
“it Must Ba Indescribable, and It Meet
Be Inimitable."
I’ierre Auguste iteuolr's views oa
art are sbowu by Walter Each la
Scribner’s Magazine In thia question
to and answer by the great painter:
“There are things about your wort
that we should like to know. When
we find tbe colors In such perfect re­
lation to one another we wonder bow
you arrive at such a result When
you have laid In the first tones do you
know, for example, which others must
follow? Do you know to what extent
a red or a green must be Introduced to
secure yonr effect?-’
“No, 1 don't That is tbe procedure
of an apothecary, not of an »artist I
arrange my anbject aa 1 want it; then
I go ahead to paint it like a child. 1
want a red to be sonorous—to sound
like a bell. If it doesn't turn out that
way 1 put more reds or other colors
till I get It 1 am no cleverer than
that I have no rules and no methods.
Any one can look over my materials or
watch how 1 paint. He will see that I
have no secrets. I look at a tnula
There are myriads of tiny tints. I
must find tbe ones that will make tbe
flesh on my canvas live and quiver.
“Nowadays they want to explain ev­
erything. But If they could explain a
picture It wouldn't be art Shall I tell
you wbut I think are the two quali­
ties of a work of art? It must be In­
describable. and it must be inimitable.
Take a thing like tbe Eiffel tower, it
Is not art, because it can be duplicat­
ed by any one who has It described to
him and .who knows bow to make
such things. But you cannot make
any mere Titians, and you cannot copy
Notre Dame. There is tbe Pantheon
at Rome. They thought they could
make a copy of it In that votive church
at Naples opposite tbe royal palace,
but the Pantheon is a great thing, and
that church Is a dead thing. So when
they try to build like the Pantheon
they find that those lines which seem
so straight and regular and simple are I I
very subtle and hard to follow. The .
more they measure tbe more they re- 1
alize how much the Greeks departed
from regular and banal lines in order
to produce their effect
“So In our Gothic architecture—each
column is n work of art because the
old French monk who set It up and
carved its capital did what he liked,
pot doing everything alike, as results
when things are made by machinery
or by rules, but each thing different I
like tbe trees in the forest.”
Fret Fait Not In tho Eyaa, bat la the
Organ That la Weakest.
No human organ, except poaalbly tho
heart, u called on tor such bard and
continuous activity
Even tbe most
musical ear la never taxed beyond tbe
three or tour hours ot a Wagnerlau
opera and at the worst la rested by
frequent intermlsaloua. The brain,
even iu the case ot professional men.
la called on tor only six to eight hours
of work a day. But we use our eyes
in business all day and then all even­
ing In our amusements, in point ot
fact, the heart Itself Is less severely
taxed.
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Tbe eye bns, to be sure, a most mar­
velous streugtb. A b long as Its mech­
anism remains measurably correct it
seldom or never gives out, and Its vi­
tality is supreme. Hut when to tbe
strain ot near work in artitielnl light
are added defects in Its own niechau-
istD even this wonderfully adaptuple
and hardy servant gives symptoms or
strain.
The brain Is generally our first in
former, it automatically supplies the
energy that Hogs the lens muscle to its
ceaseless task, and It Is iu tlie closest
possible sympathy with tbe retina, tbe
sensitive plate on which all vision Is
recorded. The brain declares Its ex
baustlon iu headache aud vertigo The
masterful eye. so to speak, shunts off
its suerlug upon the uearest neighbor
Yet In many cases even the brain
gives no direct symptom. It la tbe
central organ, lhe highly vital and
complex master, of Ibe entire system,
and It also has a superior way of pass
lug ou tbe kick. Just bow it does this
oculists do not profess to know The
rule seems to be that eye. strain de
Clares Itself Hrst I d tbe organ which Is
nearest and weakest. The stomach,
the liver, tbe intestines, tbe kidney,
the heart or the membranes of nose
and throat may develop symptoms
while the eye and the brain seem nor­
mal.—Metropolitan Magazine.
WRECK OF AN ACTOR.
Macklin’s Last Attempt to Play Shy-
look as His Mind Failed.
Macklin, the famous English actor,
made bls last appearance on tbe stage
as Shylock. He came ready dressed for
tbe character Into tbe greenroom,
where all the performers were assem­
bled and prepared. Looking round, be
eaid:
“What—Is there a play tonight?"
All were astonished, and no one •o-
ewered.
“Is there a play tonight?" he re-
peated.
"Why. sir. what is tbe matter? The
Merchant of Venice.' yon know." said
the actress who was to play Portia.
"And who Is tbe ShylockT’ asked
Macklin.
“Why. you. sir—you are the ShylockT
"Ah!” said he “Am IF and Mt
down in silence.
Every one was very much concerned
and alarmed. Tbe curtain went up.
however, and the play began. Macklin
got through the part with every now
and then going to the side of the stage,
lifting up his hair with one hand’and
putting his ear down to the prompter,
who gave him tbe word. He than
walked to tbe center of tbe stage and
repented tbe words tolerably well. This
occurred often through the play. Some­
times be Mid to tbe prompter:
“What la It? What do you mj T
From that time Macklin's great tai
ents were lost to tbe public. His mem
ory gone, ba epent most of bis time tn
sn elbow chair In bla home In Covent
Garden, where be died.— Kanaaa City
Bur.
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August at the Beaches
The beach season is in full swing. Go while the crowds go.
Enjoy the cool breezes now, while the best is so unpleasant
inland. 3athing, boating, hill climbing, fishing, hikes over
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TOOK HIM LITERALLY
And the Great 8culptor Houdon Found
His Name Changed.
Houdon. tbe famous French sculptor,
rendered great service to the tine arts
not only through tbe masterpieces he
left behind him. but also by perfecting
tbe casting of statues In bronze This
art. fallen Into disuse since the renais
sance, he revived
When he reached
bis seventy-third year, writes Mr C. H
Hart and Mr. Edward Biddle In tbelr
life of tbe artist. Houdou withdrew
from active work. As a means of
agreeable relaxation be began also to
frequent the performances at the Come
die Français
it so happened that in consequence
of certain alterations the building had
to be closed for a considerable period
On the day of Its reopeulng Houdon
came as usual, but a uew ticket taker
bad been engaged since his last visit
"Monsieur, your ticket, please!" this
official cried
“I don't need any," and the s-eneni
ble figure continued to advance
"Bui. monsieur, no one enters with
out a ticket"
“ITuive my entree, sir,” replied Hou
don. growing warm
“But bow do you call yourself?"
"How do I call myself? How do‘l
call tuvselfF Then pointinu to the
statue In tbe peristyle, which he him
self hnd made. “I'm tbe father ot Vol
taire"' he cried, mid he passed In tri
ucqphtiutly Tbe amusing purt of It Is
that the next evening ns Houdon imiss
ed ill tbe ticket taker turned to his as
slatnut and Instructed him to Inscribe
on the register of entries for the even
ing. "M Voltaire, le per»." It is easy
to Imagine the hilarious re< eption of
thia at tbe Coniedle. nnd for some time
after tbe old sculptor was referred to
by thia came exclusively
Ths Healing Laugh.
Mrrrlopathy is the science o' the
neat I ng isugh
Merriopathy is better
thuo iioineopatUy or allopathy for cur
ing all tbs glootn diseases sod grout li
complaints that -make life miserable
lbe wise physician well understand»
tbe tlieraiieiitlc value of tun and •
cheerful spirit
Medicine may be a
□eiessary and powerful agent In the
treatment of Illness, but It may fall
Ho Dined Out.
where rear sod melancholy Join hands
An incident took place In a restau­
with tbe dlsesse
Laughter is om- of
rant tn New York city one evening oot
tbe best medKInes in the world and
long ago that besides being amusing,
lengthens lire as well an urlgliteu» It -
was tbe cause of considerable thinking
Christian
Herald
on tbe part of three men who were
regular patrons of tho place They
Pointing the Path ot Duty
were seated together at a table when
“Don t you think wotueu ought to
they noticed that tbe waiter who bad
come to take tbelr order» was not tbe voter
"Ot course | do.' replied Mr Grow
one who usually served them
cber. “Man is oppressed by ecooonin
"Where la John thia eveolngr one
conditions which only women eno no
of tbe group asked.
demand What women waul to do i»
"He has had bls boars changed.“
to get together and legislate to prevent
tbe waiter replied. “He Is out for din­
bat shops from collecting 4*o tor a
ner now."—New York Tribune.
handful of straw sod a hum b or
feathers."—W asbingtou Star.
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A Blessing to the Farmer’s Wife.
Paid For His Flirting.
“I was behind yon coming op the
So Funny
street Jnst HO»." asserted Mr», Jolina.
“I wonder." «aio the brad of the fam
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woman you pssaed"
nt a family steed. “if be sill kk k "
“At every stylish woman." corrected
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