On a Chasm’s Brink ^

Awful Experience gf Men cm? Wife In the Bavarian Mou n tain*

Vf N the pufH-r* of ProfeMor Carl fl lion', m Ui-raian urilsi now d»-iH-oM'd. it mory of thrllUng IntiTe»t wr.s fuuud. Ii was tbe narrat'oM of a torriWe rxpwtencv that occun>it to t! •• [>rofv>st}r while he waa on his wedding lour In tbe Bavarian * mountains. He and his wife started one BneSepteintsT luurulue from Berebteagaden. near latte Konigsee. to climb to tbe .Vim. a sbv|iberds cottage 6.000 feet They were aocomivtnlfd by a guide and hist had to cross the Konlgsee by boat. After a four hours’ climb they n-ached ilu* Aim. Here the professor’s tale iH-glus: Our guide informed us that be eould give us two hours to look round before we alioi-.ld have to return. He himself spent this time In a well earned.siesta lu one of lIn- sheds. Dinner Dnlahed. we strolled uliout to insiH-ct our sur-

roundings.

"It is strange." observed tny wife, “that we don't get a glimpse of the lake anywhere." I suggested that wc climb tbe opposite crags. We kept on for more than en hour, the crags proving higher and Weeper than we had supposed. At last we managed to climb up on to a narrow plateau whleh stretched before us. I said 10 my wife. "Sit down until 1 explore this place.” She sat down on a knoll aud fanned, her hot face with her. handkerchief.

my wife was completely unnerved after si-elng the gulf b«-m»th us. To pro- ' coed Ni-etned quite as hopeless. Our ' p-isiiliiii was i|i-s|ienite. and only des-p'-rali measures eould anvc us. Jiesj.vrutely 1 lucked about for acme | means of etcape. Above us.stretched tin- towering height - Impossible to clin.trtviUi my wife In an almost fainting isitnUtlon — below us that awful gulf ntid the lake, and nil around the merciless rocks, where only a chamois or a goat might And a footing. By the instinct of self preservation I found .i way to advance nlung the path j -a tt.sk which could ussun-dly only be perriu iiiih) with the prospect of death j Kiiurriiig one on. 'Stn-leblng out my ' rlgM srtn along the rook I got a firm hold In a Assure. Then, with my left. I sttiTi'd my wife out on the ledge, my oiitstietched right arm furmlng a barrier to keep her from fulling. N« found n grasp for my left hand aud I advanced a step forward, my eye* I searching meanwhile for the next hand I hold It prexcnled Itself In a tough shruh growing In s crevice. “Keep your eyes shut, and for hcav- ' en'a sake don’t move.” I whlsperc j my wife Euty nerve in my body | drawn tense wlIJi sgnti}. for to reach | Hint little twig 1 had In let go of I flssur" with my baud and stretch out j unsupiKirti-d toward tbe si.rub . Would I It bear tbe strain upon It?

lo wriggle

THE HOKF8 WERE ON A NAKKOW LEDGE.

calling after tne chnffingly: "Be rare-

Wbat sbouid 1 do If you rambled a:ul I were left ben- alone?"

T found It safer lo go down on nil fours, and In this position I V-rept out ‘ra the very edge of Hie ledge and looked over. An eidamatlon of surprise and awe e*cni«l me. for the flat rock on wbleh 1 waa lying projected consid-

erably. and 1 found myself nlmoet

nendi-.! ,

id mysel

pended over the lake, whose black waters spread out at an immeasurable depth lM-neatb roe. framed by the aurrounding mountains. It was like look ing down Into a well. I turned round, fer my wife bad rls en and came laughing toward me. I called out to her to wait till 1 could help her: hut." unheeding, she went down on her feet and bands and came

ed deadly [rile.And J beard her panting violently for breath. Then abe burst out Into a fit of hysterical weeping. At last I calmed her. and we •tuned to retrace our way. Every one who baa climbed mountains knows It Is very much easier to get np than to get

feet gently forward towartf me. soon be over.” I an hi this encouraging-

wT

are going splendidly. We shall

iy. though in reality my heart was

•Inking at the awful Journey wbleh lay

a few yai

Its difficulties made It aecm like mlh

e ua. Though only a

It was an awful descent, and the' -—farther we got down the more per- j plexed 1 became, for I bad expected to ate tbe green slope -jt. which I he Aim was built. Instead of that it was

. my mind We were now on a narrow ledge which. slii-:i:in^. projected

i wall

.

from a wall of rock which descended perpendletilnrty beneath us A the lake. Where my -shppoaed path was. good

Bess only knows!

• It was Impossible to turn r climb back the way we had

1 and c, foe'

lly making use of projecting rocks, crevices and shrubs In this manner we advanced little by little toward our goat every second seeming an hour

my band, proved unsafe and came away from the cliff when I tried them. Then- was absolutely nothing else to lay bold qn—nothing but a smooth sur face of bore, pitiless roek! Tbe mere remembrance of that nw ful moment turns me giddy and sick at heart, and at the .time It was like a death sentence. My poor young wlf* seemed dsxad. She stood there In my embrace, pressed against the cliff, her eyes shut end her face looking like that of a corpse. Bo near the goa' and yet so far! For was not rll eternity l>etweec ua and that green ’ope only a few yards off? At tbni supreme moment my whole heart reoe. and I broke Into a cry for help to tbe One above. My prayer waa answered My fumbling fingers, wandering feverish iy over the rock, at last met with something—the twisted, ropcllke root of some mountain shrub. I aclted IL It held fruity. Summoning all my remaining strength. I grasped ray wife with my left arm and. hanging by tbe root, advanced along the ledge. A min ute Inter I knelt on that green grass sltqie by the fainting figure of my wife. Suddenly I heard n distant "yodel.' which I t%«cboed with all my voice. Slid soon our guide appeared He had been In-nide himself with fear our

STATE LEGISLATURE. (CO.VTJ.VTKD FltOM I IItKT I’AOE.) Petition Kavorlna Repealer. Senator Hudspeth on Monday presented n numerously signed petition urging the passage of the Meeker act TejK-uler. The judiciary amendments to the constitution pnssed last year

i given te Mont

Senator Hudspeth has objected to the reading of the bills by their Otjes on their second reading, as has been customary, and President Hutchinson said that they would be read In their

entirety.

A bill has been presented by Assemblyman GuUck of Mercer permitting first class boroughs to pay their mayors $260 salary per year. At present no salaries are paid. Tbe flrsj bills passed In the. senate were three companion bills by Senator Brown of Monmouth annexing North Spring Lake to Spring Lake. Antlplceoa ShoMln* Bill. The first hearing of the session was held by a bouse committee on Monday, when tbe friends and opponents of the anHplgeon shooting bill were given a chance to express their views on this measure. The committee room was crowded almost to suffocation, and the

hearing lasted over two houra. Anion) those who were lined up In favor of the bill were G. Wlsner Thorn and Colonel E. E. Edwards of Newark. Fred G. Burnham of Morristown, August Bonder of Orange and Professor H. I). Cornwall of Princeton. A forcible argument waa put up by Captain Samuel Phillips of Dundee, who favored the bill. He spoke of the cruelty of the

prac“

that as a

the

the ITeventlon of Cruelty to Animals had done toward stopping the slough ter of pigeons to aatisfy the deslfrs ol sporting men. The speaker cited mnuj Instances of cruelty to birds and told how frequenUy birds wounded and dying had been found a mile or two away from the sbooUng grounds. The bill was vigorously opposed by -ivsentatlves of trapshooting asso-

ractlce of shooting pigeons and said

t no man had a moral right

Union trunk sewer system; house No. S3, permitting a licensed attorney at law to act as a Justice of the peace and to practice before other Justices. Othoi bills that have passed are: House No. 20, providing for n nummary and quick review of proceedings In police and firs department cases, where a member of tho same has been dismissed; hi No. 1, validating clouded tTUes to real estate In Gloucester county; house No. 10, tbe Montclair firehouse bond bill; house No. 17, authorizing incorporated towns to issue bonds to build roads under state aid act; bous* No. 80. the Hudson county temporary loan bond bill. ■aansltr (lie Mother of InveBtloo.

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m all part the number of twenty-five or thirty. The principal argument was made by George S. Sic Alpine of New York, champion amatenr shot of the United States. Mr. McAlpine gave aomc statistics from the records of the Garden City Gnn club of Long Island, which showed that of 33,000 pigeons shot at all but 400 had been accounted for or returned. He argued that from this the cruelty of pigeon sbooUng was a small factor In the arguments of the advocates of the measure. He denied that any shooting club with which he hud been IdeuHfied practiced cruel methods on birds to make them lively, such as pulling out their tall feathers, running pins Into their bodies and administering "dope.” Others who spoke against the measure were J. H. Carstaris, president of the Klvertbn Gun

id Ha ige of

Carteret club at Westfield. It Is believed the bill will be reported to-

votably. If at all.

Senator Wakelee has a bill before the senate which exempts from taxation firemen In townships or boroughs the same extent that other flremoi exempt from taxation. Tbe towt or borough firemen must have served seven years as such to secure this ex-

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The Child Labor Bill. A child labor bill that Is likely to attract widespread attention was presented by Assemblyman Van Blareom. The bill Increases the age under which no child shall be employed In factories or workshops from twelve to fourteen, tbe deputy factory inspectors being given discretionary powers in tbe case of orphans, who may be permitted to work If they are over eleven year* old. As It is now orphans may be permitted to work regardless of their age. It la further provided that children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen may be permitted to work in factories and mills If they have a school certificate approved by tbe school superintendent or some one In authority. This section raises the limit one year. If a minor who is employed during the day can-

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ol a< attend that school unless a physician certifies that such attendance upon the evening school would be injurious to the child. The collection of penalties Is provided for as per the preaent law, the money after the costa are paid to go to the school fund of the municipality In which the violation occurs. It Is further provided that no child tinder the age of ten years may sell newspapers or periodicals on the streets and that no child under tbe age of fourteen

club, and Messrs. Houtnn and Hauler of the same club and Mr. Page of tbe

icu arc wnshlr

school hours. The penalty for the making of a false statement In the certificates required is a fine of $50. Any person continuing to violate the act may be fined $50. A parent permitting the employment of a child under tbe limits^ Age may be fined $20. An employer who continually employs minors after having received notification from tbe labor authorities la liable to a fine of not leas than $5 nor more than $20 for eac day. Failure on the part of employi to produce a list of the minors en ployed by him and their certificates < school and age may be taken as prima fade evidence that he has no suck list Tbe principal of the school who does not keep a Ust of children in the school t liable to a ten dollar fine, and parents

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during the last

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action use of Lucal years has made ry. It does not

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At Knerr's White Store. 0. L. W. Knerr’s White Store is popular place for the latest styles of millinery, dry goods and furnishings. The red trading stamps are given to all purchasers.

Foe Sals—Twenty-three acres of land between the turnpike and the iieach, in West Cape May and Cape May City. Will be sold in one tract on reasonable terms. Apply to Lewis T. Stevens, 509 Washington street Columbia Avenue Cottage For Sale. A handsome cottage on Colombia avenne, near Howard street, for sale. One of the beet located cottages in Cape May. Apply to Lewis T. Stevens, Atty., Cape May, N- J."

fined $20. while tbe publishers or agents of newspaper* or periodical* who may permit it are subject to a similar fine. «hj

Thomas H. Taylor, the popular boot and shoemaker, at 418 Washington street, does all repairing neatly, thoroughly and at reasonable prices. He has been doing business In Cape May for 11 years. Rips In uppers sewed by machine with ellk to match. Lost or broken eyelets or tyoks replaced. Wilmington Morning News. This pajier is the only morning newspaper published in the State of Delaware, and one from which Cape May hotel men get excellent results in advertising the houses. It has the largest bomiide circulation in the State. The publisher in E. M. Hoopea, who is wellknown to the many Wilmingtonians who come regularly to Cape May. Kates made known on application. tf

breezy, i'nirrt*lnliig artlcb em-d by illuxinitloiU froi

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Loan Wanted. Have clients who desire $400, $500, *800 and $1000, on first mortgage on bond. Address Lewis T. Stevens, Atty., Cape May, N. J.

Foe Salk—A splendid building lot on the north side of North street, 40 ft. front by 100 ft. deep. Will be sold on reasonable terms. Apply to Lewis T. Stevens, 509 Washington street.

Money to Loan. Money to loan on bond and first mortgage. Apply to Lewis T. Stevens, Atty., 509 Washington street, Cape May.

Lost 1 Lost I Lost 1 A diamond ring. Finder will receive liberal reward by return to “S-,” Hebald office. tf

SpealaU:—Cape May Cream Ice, Ping Pong, Cape May Goodies, Maplettes, ’ ixle Doodle*, only at Hogan's. Popular prices, f ree samples. panrac Mixed Candles, tbe new mix fancy shops, bard mix. fine flavor, usual price 25c pound, our price 15c pound to Introduce It, at Hugan’a.

Poultry. Game and Squab* killed and dressed to order at Chmpbc-Ua, 80S Decatur street.

Fruits aud N-ita at the cheapest possible prices. We give trading stamps, at Campbell’s.

Pop Corn, sbcllt-d for popping, sugarcoated with plenty of sugar, at Hogan’s.

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